Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 2

2. ALTON EVENING FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1915. THE WAR A YEAR AGO TODAY RESIGNS AS ins nun icfln nuu IUUAI mRECTORt Sept. German army strengthened between Berry-au-Bao and Argonne.

French advanced In the Woevre district. repulsed attack en Ter- monde. fled before Ruaalcmt toward Cracow. General Rennenknmpf blocked flanking movement by Qermani. Austrian shelled Semlln and Belgrade and were repelled by Serb artillery.

German fleets In Baltic fired on each other by mistake. Prize courts established In England. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Will Give an Entertainment One Night In Spaldlng Auditorium for Pleasure of Delegates to State Federation of Labor Meeting. 'At Ilio regular meollriK lust evening In their rooms In the Spaldlng building, the Knights of CoUimbun decided to help entertain the visiting delegates to the Staio Federation of Labor convontlon which will be held in this city the week beginning October 18. There will be an entertainment given one night during the week for the pleasure of the visitors in the Spald- infftftiditorlum, find some of the many fun-makers among the Knights will the program.

Thomas Mlqueeny w'lll Have Charge of Band a00 Continued. At a recent meeting of the Famous Forty fi.ind of Wood Uiver, eommiiSi- icatlon from Dr. A. Don Stocker was road In which he tendered hla resignation as director of the hand. Dr.

Stocker haft instructed the band since its organization some three years ago, and felt that he would like a rest from band work. The hand will accent Dr. Stacker's suggestion to continue their work under tin; direction ot Thomas Mill- (luoeny, who la the solo cornetlat of the organization. The bund consists of workmen at the Wood River refinery chiefly, dud it holds rehearsals under difficulties. About half the men are on each two Hhlfts and It Is seldom possible to got Die whole band together at a rehear- 1 sal.

UPPER ALTON it: Columbus Day-- October which IB now a legal holiday In Illinois, will bo observed appropriately by Alton Council, but just what form the observance will take has not yet been decided. At a later meeting, the matter of reorganizing the famous Knights of Columbus minstrels will be taken up, and Is the belief of the chief boosters that a fine minstrel organization be effected, and that some good entertainments will be given by It, during the winter and spring mouths. The iippeurnnco of evil is harder to live down times. than evil itself, some- yj GRAPTON. Miss Ellso Amburg after spending the past two months, at the home of her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. J. M. Am- Burg, returned to St. Louis Wednesday evening.

Miss Ellen O'KeOfe departed noaday evening for Mlshawaka, after spending several days with home folks in Graf ton. Mrs. Albert Freeman and daughters, Misses Zitaand Latltla; son, Raymond, and dauglitor-ln-law, Mrs. James Freeman, motored to Alton Wednesday (evening where they visited relatives. Miss Agnes O'Keefo has gone to St.

'Louis to visit friends for the remain- der-ot the week. Misses Rogers and Lota Grubb, ars. and Robert Thorn-' ns attended the dance given at the Blankenshtp hall at Portage Wednesday evening. Wm. Wadlow of Alton is spending a few, days with Graf ton relatives.

IritUo Miss Violet LeFaivre, who has been visiting her grandmother. In Portage, the past month, returned home yesterday. Messrs. Robert and Edwin Warner, sons of Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Warner, have gone to Alton where they will attend Bhurtleff College tho coming winter. 'Mrs. Nellie Schafer vlalted with her Bister, Mrs. John Crow, In Alton. Rav.

Father Fanning has returned after oi short visit with Alton friends. Mrs. Ueorgo LeFaivre, 'Who lias been ut the Missouri Baptist Sanitarium in St'. 'Louis for two weeks, where slje was. operated upon for a goitre, returned homo Wednesday evening.

Mrs. LoFralvre is greatly improved. W. J. Brower of the Rlppley Stoel Boat Mfg.

departed yesterday for HurtuKtU'ld where ho will taku charge feed cooker exhibition at the State Fair. ICIIjah MuthewB and son, Homer, have gone to county whuro thoy will remain several weeks picking apples. (loargo LuFulvre was a business visitor In Portage yesturday. When Jphnny Takes a Bath. A pupil at one of the public schools --no UBO locating it too told to write description of water, ni)d here is what ho put on the paper: "Wutcr a white liijuid thut turns completely black the minute you put your hands In It." like John- nio's, cf course, and like and JJIck'H and Tom's and In fact like the moHt boys who are in good lumHh uud "An apple a day" won't "keep the doctor away," as the old adage tells it If the apple Is a one.

Two women can love ouch other mighty hard, according to the Chlca- go'News if they are about 200' miles apurt, i There is a brand of cigarettes called the Fntlma, and there is a brand ojf young fellows in Alton who persist In calling them the Pat-emma. HOw are you going to get a word to the wise when, most of 'em talk all the time, and are sure their wisdom thus scattered is alb that makes the world go 'round? There Is no such thing as a safety pin-aole for fame. 'Slips and tumbles are bnlng tnktm from the heights daily by all of the fellows hunting a in the- sun. ff Stinay Old -Town. An Alton drummer says that; yqu not only will he refused all kinds of wot goods In Jacksonville, but you will not be able, fon.lova.jjr money, to get any goods either.

i Oliver Franklin, Missouri side, captured a $20,000. Pearl, ono dfty this, week when ho married Miss Alice Pearl, who has thnt much moi)oy In her own right. Whether Q1(ver-''getB the in'onqy as well the Peftri is another story. But They Don't Remember. "Mobbe," said Uncle Ebon, "of everybody could remember dat everybody suffers f'um do heat same us everybody else, a hot wave wouldn't be de signal foh everybody to make hlsse'f more or less disagreeable." No Desire to Be Ray of Sunshine.

"These signs on the order of 'Keep 'Cheer give me a largo piiln," aald Sockvlllo McKnutt, who has a very sombre cast of countenance. "Did you ever see picture of Abo Lincoln that" had a smile on It? And did you ever. see one of George Washington with a broad grin? I am proud that I resemble Lincoln and Washington. City Star. Said to Be Favorite Foods.

According to Ueorgo Qoeken tho following are favorite foods of the persons mentioned: Policemen beets; ateaks; Jewelers carrots; chickens; hunters preserves; burglars crackers; dates; comedians capers; critics rousts; plumbers leeks; Burgeons apuru-ribn; alienists nutti; girls; Johnnie cakes; lovers Christian Endeavor Society at Neighborhood House. The Clirliillun Kndeavor Society of tho Upper Alton Presbyterian Church have been holding Friday night prayer meetings this month at the Neighborhood House on lOast Second street and the meetings havfr been most enjoyable to all who attend. The mooting this evening will bo of great Interest. Next Friday evening will bo the last one under the auspices of the Christian Endeavor Society and it will be conducted by Rev. C.

N. McManls, the pastor. W. D. W.

Barnard From Son. Will Barnard, has written his father, W. D. W. Barnard, the Upper Alton druggist, that he Is getting along splendidly In Chicago, has entered the art school and he enjoys his work there more and more each day.

The young man hns secured ft good job, as a side issue In a drug store where he works from 7 o'clock nntil -10 every evening. He tells in his letter of a couple of young men coining into the store a few evenings ago and, calling him by name, ordered; a couple of ice cream sodas. He, did not know the boys but it oped they were former students Western. He says he has already made with his boss on aceoun of his skill, in "throwing soda wa tec." Stocker Going To California; Mrs. Lucretla Stocker will leave next Tuesday for California where she will remain an indefinite length time and will probably make her horn there.

Mrs, Stocker's daughter, who formerly lived, at St. Louis, has re cently moved to'California and will go to visit her daughter. Mrs Stocker's friends are delighted tha she is to-have such a fine trip but they are very sorry that she Is going because they are confident that shi will stay when she gets there. He son, Charles Stocker, will remain in Alton. Mrs.

Stocker has. almost re covered from the stroke of paralysii she recently experienced. Dust From Dry -Penetrates Business Houses Business houses.in Upper Alton arc obliged to keep their front doors shu a good deal of the time these days, be cause of the dust. The sprinkling man quit the first.of the month time there has need street sprinkling than there was dur entire summer. The, 1.

A ladies are afraid it is too late in the season to Attempt to arrange fdYBtree sprinkling before weathei arrives. Off For State Fair. John S. Gulp of the State Board Agriculture, left Ifist, night for. Spring field, to attend to his duties at fair Prank B.

Gulp left this am will assist his father on' the fair grounds as he year. Owen Will Have Kindergarten Assistant Mrs. Elise Owen, the kindergartei manager, will open her school nex Monday and will have an assistant The school will have a good attend ttuce and will be the largest that she lias hud so far. lllss Theodosia Tay lor will assist Mrs. Owen In the work Notes.

Mrs. B. S. Horsback and daughter Miss Miua, are spending a few days this week visiting among friends a Dorsey and Moro. They will verj probably be home to-morrow evening Mrs.

Brokaw of Washington, avenue ami Pine street, has been confined to her home several days by Illness. Miss Dorothy Hubbard of East St. Louis is tho guest of Upper Alton friends. Mr. and Mrs.

George H. Rold of Mt Vernon, 111., arrived to-day and are guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. L.

Reid. The couple will go to Champaign after their visit hero where both will or.ler the State University for the yeuv. housekeeper immediately. Call Bell 'phone 877-W. iWit --A-.

1 it a nt Pbst Office visits East'Alton to Look at Sites. O. J. offlro Inspector, Was In East'Alton today looking over the sites offered 1 for a location for the East Alton pest office. The closing time for bids was Wednesday night hnd it is understood that the K.

G. Cooper site near: tho village hnll, and the ChosHen site on the levee were, submitted. In case the levee site is ctipson, T. Jf. Phllbrlck will still retaW his position as mall carrier from the.post office to the depot.

Thero will be no need, for hiu cervices if office is located In the B. a. Copper site, within 1,300 feet of the depot. Being Removed at East Alton Stock yards. The large at the stock yards, in East Aitipn; are being taken down and to be shipped away.

The -veterinary surgeons Jn tho pf the English Remount Commission, have been away and with the exception of a few huu- WOOD RIVER P'vn dred which uro left at the tsite appears pretty well, OLD LADY WITH MEANS GOES TO COUNTY FARM. Keepers of' Niuiii'olli Homo 1'oor Ov'orseftr to Take of Mwi. Vogel. BingvlUe Briefs in Peorla Star. JVIru.

Martha Tucker entertained the members of tho Ulngvlllo Sewing Sir- klo last Satterday, from 7 u. in. to 6 p. this HOHhlal funckshlon bus on the talk of the town over sinut. nln't VI.T.V oll'en Hint a soshlal event liliiKvlllo lastH from 7 a.

in, to fi p. in. As a result sonic of the hulles Invited went to the mooting of the Hjrkle without no breakfast, uxpucl- Intf that Mrs, Tucker would give 'em their hreukftist, but thoy wore disappointed. Mrs, Tucker put Vin to work doing her Hewing, for which hus tieou iicc'OQiiuiIattut; for (iviir a yr, Hlch MB mondtng her her luisbniut'H own cloiliua, too to nmiilciiloii. MI'H.

Tiiclior only slvo her nbuut mlnnltu 'o (tit; Ihulr lum'h, Hint nil aim had doughnuts ten, thun Him put 'din to work iipln and worked 'urn hard until p. when she aont 'um homo all tired out without a bltu ot tapper, Tin) mombvru of tho ulrklu (Hiking of oust Ing Alrw. Tucker from tho Hlrklo. Jusptti' Turhell hud to on him lust but Jasp utiys he duiino ililu pig lusted Tho authorities at the Nazareth Home refused to care fur Wrs. Wll- helmina Vogol, of Bethalto, any longer, becaus of the trouble they alleged she caused them.

She Is over (id years of age and persisted in screaming and making noises so that those in charge of the Home appealed to Supervisor Jos. Hermann to huvo something- done In the matter. Mrs. Vogel's case Is a peculiar one In that she is not. a poor charge by any means.

Site owns several houses in Bethalto and has money in the bunk, Tho only thing that could be dono with her, as she has no relatives of her own that would care for her. was to send her to tho county hospital where she will pay her board and She was taken to ICdwardsvillo this morning by Supervisor Sho lias been suffering tima with paralysis of hmbs, Hermann. fOI' the HOtllU lower It dido of. JHHII ulnu miyt) Its for pork, but tlmt 'Stock Buyeiw-'Opme to -Purchase War Horses. Quite number of stock buyers from distant towns In Missouri and Illinois Atton yesterday bifl on.

the horses which were ndvertised to be -sold at the Alton stock yards. They read notices of the. sale without getting to see that it was recalled and made thjplr trip to find that the sale had been 1 called off. A number came from Morrisonvllle, 111., and Moberly, Mo; Notes. JesSe Jones who recently sold his 'home place in Silver Ridge is having another 'house built.

His place was iwrchase'd by Lee Bracken, who w.lll mpve inttf It when Jones vacates it. Cooner, Ben and Len for to pitch a a hunting and (j is home in at his charged with assault on Jampaldwln, was set for this, afternoon, fcefor'e, S. Q. Cooper. The casiB was from Wednesday.

A concrete sidewalk, is being put in front. Of the atore in AHpn, carrier on Route No. 1 is talcing h.ts vacation and Cllf- fqrd carrier. Is working in, his place. on.d Mrs.

-Lee Bracken, rind 'Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bracken, wore visitors In Bethalto yesterday. Ben. Picker a business trip to St.

Louis yesterday. An all day meeting of the ladles of the Mite Society held yesterday 'lu the East AHoja "Baptist Church, Wm. Perrettet entertained at 'her home a few' days this week, H. Shank of Upper Alton. Mr.

Shank was on way Bast, where he will enter the Boston University. Washington Prize, Court Protest Ready. By t'nltf-0 Washington; protest against British interference with commerce IB practically completed. SecretoryLanglng would not predict when the protect would be forwarded. Umaing discussed the ize court cieciulon with the President today.

The-Adminifitrution wants to know how the nrUse knows the goods were Intended for Qerrnaus and German military use. Grading South i of Wood River Started. Work has btjen started on the grading anil leveling of road running south from. Wood RlVer boyontt the state aid road. The Alton Hard 1 UOads Association recently took up the matter and decided to do something tb.e improvement of Louis road beyond where the state aid road wW built.

Router, Brothers Sow Wheat on-Flooded Tract. The Reuter brothers ot Wood River yesterday broke ground for the sowing of wheat on the large tract of land between the rellroa.fl tracks and the Bast Alton and Wood River short road which was recently flooded by the breaking ot the Wood River levee. Tho ground-was put in corn and all of the corn was, damaged by the flood watery. Commission Makes Settlement With Mayor Benbow, The attorney fu the. English Uo- mount Commission yesterday made a with, Mayor A.

E. Benbow for the damage caused by the.recent of horses from the stnulc barns on the Benbaw, wheat; field. A great deal of the wheat crop stamped out and. Mayor' Benbow put in a claim'for this damage. He was have the misfortune of having the field stamped since a later flo.pjd ruined, the entire crop that was for the flppd, damage he will receive no compensation, Two Bridges in Wood'River In TWO tbfi road: in West which cross Wood River creek'are in bad condition and signs have been up notifying all who de- clre to cross that only light loads can be taken over the bridges.

The bad condition, of the two bridges makes it almost impossible 'for one to drive the St. Louis road straight north through Benbow City arid as a result the traffic is deflected around past the Standard Oil refinery gate, and through East Wood River. Notes. JThe Jewish people In Wood River have gone to St. Louis to the J.ewjsh.New Year, and the Jewish business houses' have been closed.

A week ago the Jewish Christmas was celebrated. Andrew CrandaU', who been is much improved. Jjrs. Verne Hurley and two children, went to Bast Alton to-day to visit with mother. The work.on the cindering and repairing of the short road between Alton and Wood River is progressing nicely.

A third crop of alfalfa is beinj cut this, year the Standard Oil retinory. The Original MALTED MILK you say 1 you may got.it Fall Trade September 29-3O be some day ift tiiif cibf, for the an. nouncements. going to the bigg e8t doings the Alton tyfto to your wants, ever started. i A.

K. Whiteiaw, will, few days for Champaign to resume his studies in the University. A meeting of the Wood River Ath-' letlc' A'isoela'tTSn was'beM fast'litghTnf which resolutions of respect for the deceased member, John read. Herman Wuestenfeldt. who has been 111 for several days, is much bolter.

R. Carrlngei 1 is expected to return from flayomu), N. where ho has been for several weeks. A. K.

to St. Louis yesterday on business trip. Mrs. Hi E. Paul of Alton guest of F.

Manning yestiuS. day. mind this warm weather; weather will soon be here. If yini haven't yet ordered your winter coal do It now, You will get it at the lowest price of the year. Place orders? with W.

M. Gotler Coal, Ice and Feed" Bell phone 30-W; Get our price'! before ordering elsewhere. 1 ASTORIA For Infants and Children In. Use For Over 3O Years Always bears Signature, of 'PLANNING, tflty to pevote. All His Time 1 'Projects, Meneefprth.

To the city ccntrating his attention tho for Shields brandt ftjid. Pia.aa,0r4«)c,b|g Se 8 May, or induced, tlie aldermen tp that thay wwild have any smaU 'engfineerlng, dona by the ejifihieer, M. Long, fib that ffingfn.e<^v!4ndon could de' vo(0-his 4 nnd time to planning out. the tVP, big sewer systems. The that th6 city his mind and fline 8ree for, he had in hand and tor that rea'son 4hey would mqke nil their demands for help on the asalat- ant 'ciiy engineer.

Austro-Wungariane Warned by Consul. -Pittsburg, Sept: statements, in Vienna that the Aue- trian government'is not seeking to American Industries, Austrian and Hungarian newspapers today printed warnings that imprisonment from 10, to 20 years is the penalty of any Austrian or Hungarian serving munitions factories in America, making ammunition for enemies The Ambassador. o.t Austria admitted he caused publications. An Easy Ona. do yfln-misa most since moving, out town?" delphin Ledger.

Must Pay Police Court Costs. Bipllce Magistrate Magulre began today enforcing his recent ruling that the is a court and must not be used as a plaything to enforce ruflawfty husbands to go back to their the services are paid for. George Hethcote was brought in on the cmirge of abandoning his' wife and three children preferred by hia wife, Clara Hethcote, the wife wanted the charges dismissed as her hushband promised to be good. The, Police Magistrate demanded that tho costs be paid and when she did not have the money, he refused to dismiss the case. He informed theius-.

b4tkd'and wife that the were paid the case could 'not be dismissed in a legal way and: the charge against the husband will stand. In the meanwhile he is in jail while the wife is making an attempt to raise the money for the costs. We Are Forced to Quit Business Forever Cut Price Store If you travel seind the Telegraph along with you fqr, conicauy. Some people have an idea that a paint that's right for in- good f(jjj; outside and vice versa. It's a mistaken-idea; De- vpe Lead-anfl-Zine Paint is for any sort of paint- n'g; it surface )er gallon anp does it Uettea 1 lian ordinary paint.

1 land-mixed pafnt dobsn't begin, to 'the work so tiiirOll, no matter how good tho painter. For nil pulntlue uBv lid Inhtiti on Duvoo Load-anil- ilnc 1'ftlnt. C.E. i I of the Beginning Saturday, September 18 i Gti fi Fall oi floor The goods are all up-lo-the-niinule, expressly niamifacluced coming season. UIIM UCIVUtQ JLtUlKVWCllO.

Uave a tremendously big stock on hand to dispose of and you will find great variety to select from. -Our time is getting mighty short and we are forced to dispose of the stock and iixtures at any price. Some goods almost given away, PI COJHB! The most desperaie, dai-ing merchandise crash ever known. 1 lie-daily crowds have heen a true test of our greatest ba'rgaijj I i fV' iiuf 21 Street, Alto'nf X. )u "(' FOR THE BIQ RED SIGNS Bji 1.