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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
THE RIGHT Spirit.

It is gratifying, exceedingly so, to
note that the republican leaders, in
the senate at Washington are disposed
to stand at the back of President Will
son in his Mexican policy in ike man.
ner as did the democrats in the ma
tional capital uphold and sustain Nc
Kinley in the crisis preceding the
Spanish-American war.
This is no time for small politics or
jingoism. 1t is a time for patriotism
and loyalty To the head of the nation,
regardless Of what he stands for po-
lltically.
When the trouble arose with Spain
the democrats were President McKin.
ley's best aids. They were his chief
l!eutenants in congress and his lead.
ers on the sea and in the field. They
won the nations greatest battles
Dewey. Schley, Evans, Philip. Wheeler
and Hobson were among those who
won the laurels of the war and all
were democrats.
The republicans who are holding NJ
President Wilson's hands now are pa
triots, not politicians.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
JAPAN'S HEALTH RULES.

The japanese government has is
sued 10 rules for the preservation Of
health which it urges all the mikado's
subjects to religiously follow. There
is perhaps nothing in these rules that
has not been advocated at some time
or other by American physicians or
promulgated by municipal health de
partments, but as q whole the rules"
are so good that they are worth re-
producing. That they will have much
influence on the Japanese because
they have the official stamp of govern
ment endorsement goes without say
ing.
There is no man or woman of any
nationality who would not be the bet
ter for following most Of these rules.
The only one to which we can see any
objection is that advising everyone to
take one day Of absolute rest each
week and on that day to refrain from
even reading or writing. To refrain
from reading on the day of rest would
hardly suit Americans. nor do we con-
slider it at all beneficial TO the body,
let alone to the mind. If the right kind
Of literature is selected, reading on
the day of rest is a mild recreation,
calculated TO take the mind off the
cares of life and soothing to the spirit.
Here are the 10 rules:
Il. Spend as much time out of doors
as possible Bask much in the sun
and take plenty of exercise. Take
care that your respiration is always
deep and regular.
"2. AS regards meals, eat meat, only
once a day and let the diet be eggs,
cereals and vegetables, fruits and
fresh cows milk. Take the last named
as much as possible. Masticate your
/ food carefully.
! 80. Take a hot bath every day and
a steam bath once or twice a week if
the heart is strong enough TO bear 1t.
"a. Early to bed and early TO rise.
IS. Sleep in a very dark and quiet
room, with windows open. Let the
minimum of sleeping hours be six or
six end one-half hours. In case of wo-
men eight and one-half hours is ad-
visable.
&c. Take one day Of absolute rest
each week in which you must refrain
, from even reading or writing.
az Try to avoid any outbursts OF
passion and strong mental stimula
tons. Do not tax your brain at the
occurrence of inevitable incidents OF
Of coming events. Do not say unpleas
ant things nor listen, if possible to
avoid it, TO disagreeable things.
= IS. Be married, Widows and wild
overs should be married with the least
possible delay.
: 80. Be moderate in the consumption
OF even tea and coffee. and shun to
bacco and alcoholic beverages.
40. Avoid places that are too warm
especially steam heated and badly ven
ulated rooms"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11

are to investigate present systems OF
marketing and distributing farm prod
ucts, to aid producers, manufacturers,
and consumers in devising and main
tanning economic and efficient systems
Of storage, transportation, marketing,
and utilization; to devise methods for
reducing or eliminating the wastes and
unnecessary expenses of present sys-
tens of marketing and distribution,
and to assist, so far as lies within the
authority of the department of agri-
culture, in the organization and eX-
tension of cooperative production, mar
keting, distribution ana buying.
The Office of markets is as yet only
in process of organization. The United
States civil service commission has
just held examinations to secure six
specialists in marketing perishables,
in organization, transportation, cooper
alive accounting, etc, and it is expect
ed that the investigational work of
the office will be gotten under way in
the near future. No publications have
yet been issued, and the Office has no
representatives Of any kind stationed
outside of Washington Information
relative to marketing conditions in var
ious parts of the country is solicited
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
IMPROVEMENT IN SOUTHERN COL

IMPROVEMENT IN SOUTHERN COL
LEGES.
In 1900 only three southern colleges
had standard requirements for en-
trance; this year 100 announced stan
dard admission requirements. Thus
Miss Elizabeth Avery Coulton, secre-
tary of the Southern Association of
College Women, sums up the advance
ment that has taken place in higher
education in the south since 1900, in
a report distributed by the United
States bureau of education.
Not only in entrance requirements,
but also ia libraries, laboratories.
buildings and equipment of all kinds,
as well as in the extremely important
matter of the training and ability of
the faculty, Miss Coulton notes mark
ed improvement. She attributes the
advance chiefly to two agencies, the
Carnegie Foundation for the Advance
ment of Teaching and the general edu-
cation board. The former did its most
valuable work through publications
which revealed the wide variation in
college standards that prevailed in the
south, while the latter has been es-
pecially helpful through the founding
of professorships of secondary educa-
ton to aid the high schools in their
relation to the colleges.
Together with the betterment in en-
trance requirements has come a decid-
ed increase in the amount of college
work represented by the degree. In
1904. according to Miss Coulton, the
A. y. OF only two southern colleges
represented four full years of college
work, while by 1914 graduates of at
least % colleges will have completed
four years of standard college work
Although emphatic in her declara.
ton that great improvement has taken
place, Miss Coulton declares that
much still remains to be done. Each
of the 367 institutions in the south
bearing the name of college or univer.
sity," she says, firmly believes that il
is predestined to become the leading
institution for higher education in its
| community. Nevertheless, with all the
/ education boards, foundations, associa
tions, commissions and conferences
working directly or indirectly in behalf
| of the southern college and the devel
opment of its efficiency, there remain:
the hope that many sham colleges ma!
| within the next 10 or II years be in
duced TO stop comforting degrees anC
become good preparatory or industrial
schools; that others may die from lacl
Of patronage; and that the righteous
remnant may thus be encouraged Il
continue tD strive after ever enlargen
ing ideals of standard and of service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
Capital Comment
BY CLYDE H. TAVENNER
Congressman from the Fourteenth District.

and should be addressed to the Office
of Markets, Department of Agricui-
ture, Washington, D. C.
The first case that has arisen since
the food and drugs act was held to
apply to meat and meat food products
resulted in the seizure and confisca-
ton in Chicago, H., on July %. 1913,
OF 1850 pounds of hog castings, shipped
to that point from ne s-a:e of Iowa.
Tho seizure was made on the allega-
ton that the hog casing was unfit for
human consumption.
Owing to a misunderstanding of
press dispatches, announcing that the
department Of agriculture had sent in
spectcrs TO study meat conditions in
South America and Australia, many
people have gained the idea that the
purpose of this mission is to encour-
age foreign producers to bring their
meat into competition with the local
product.
The primary object in sending these
! specialists abroad is neither to encour-
! age nor discourage the export of meat
to the United States, but to supply, if
! possible, the data by which it can co.
operate effectively with the secretary
Of the treasury in keeping out of the
| United States all meats produced from
diseased cattle, all meats slaughtered
in unsanitary establishments or inn
properly refrigerated, packed or ship
! ped, and all meat products prepared
abroad tunder conditions that would
not be permitted in the federally in
spected establishments Of the United
States. This foreign inspection Of
meat has become very necessary, FIRE
| spective of changes in the tariff or
meat for the reason that since 1905
the total domestic production of cattle
has been 80 per cent less than the
actual demand. The department i:
using every effort to increase the do
nestle production of meat. In the
meantime, however, with the demand
for meat greater than domestic supply
it is only a question of time wheI
economic law will cause foreign pro
ducers to seek a market in the United
States. The department, therefore
wishes to be ready so that it may joil
with the treasury department in ez
Guiding all diseased, unwholesome ant
undesirable meat offered for entry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11

tinent in few days show New York
and San Francisco closely connected.
Distances around the world are looked
upon with less concern than distances
across this continent were contemplate
ed only few short years ago.
Trains are moving faster, steamships
travelling more rapidly, airships fit
ting about like lightning from center
to center-thus have a few years revo-
lutionized all travel.
This record Of So days for a trip
around the world, marvellous as it is,
will not stand long.
The next stunt will be to fly around
or tunnel through and establish tube
system Of transportation so a person
may take seat in a tube, press a but
ton and land in China or Japan in q
few hours.
Aything's possible now. Verify, II
is a wonderful age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11

They say the farmers git 1t all,
They claim we live in princeiy style,
But still my incomes purity small,
Though keep workin' all the while;
The Sunday suit I have to wear
Would hardly please a millionaire.
They're blamin US because they pay
So much for meat and other things;
To Judge by what they have to say,
You'd think the farmers all We're kings,
And yit 1 have to scheme, my friend,
To git out even at the end.
Ny wife amt wearin' costly furs,
And on her hands no Jewels blaze;
I'll tell you honestly that hers
Are pretty much all busy days;
Yes, 1t is true that eggs are high,
But so are all the things we buy
There may be farmers who have learned
The knack of layin' by bit
From what. by workin' hard, they've
earned,
But I am not Croesus yit,
And wouldn't you want burned good pay
To be a farmer. any way?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
Looking Ahead.

What are you thinking about, Jonn-
ny?" asked the teacher. You seem
to be greatly worried"
Il was reading an article in one Of
the magazines last night about the
danger of our forests bein' destroyed
unless something was done to stop the
people who are cuttin' down the
trees
Yes. Forest denudation is a thing
that ought to be prevented. But
wouldn't let it worry me if I were in
your place"
Il can't help thinkin' how sad it
would be if / grew up and got run
over by the cars, and the forests were
all denuded, SO there'd be no chance
for me to get wooden leg"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
Premature Badness,

Little Harry's father was premature
ly bald. Frequently the child had
heard the matter mentioned and many
times had he heard his parent expl.in
that he had lost his hair before he
was thirty years old.
One day Harry was sent away to
stay for a week or two with his grand
ma. When he was taken home again
he found there a little brother. He
looked for a long time at the baby
and then, turning to his mother.
asked:
Mamma, how old was he when he
lost his hair?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
HOW SMALL THE WORLD is, AFTER
ALL.

John Henry Mears, representing
New York newspaper. has just COM
pleted a record-smashing trip around
the world, covering the distance in 80
days and a few hours. The previous
record was 80 days and a few hours.
made in 1911.
Just think Of it-around the world
In 80 days!
This is marvel Of modern achieve
ment It shows how fast the world is
moving. Fast trains, fast steamships
and fast automobiles today are bring
ing the various parts of the world so
close together, the world is rapidly
losing its magnitude. Trips to Eur.
ope are no longer considered of much
consequence. Trips across the con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
The Daily Story
SAM JINKS-BY F. A. MITCHELL.
Copyrighted. 1913. by Associated Literary Bureau

So. Ss,SS--Ss was an abnormal maj.
vidual. 1t was uncertain whether he
was man or boy. He was understood;
he had only few stray hairs on his
face, but there were as many gray
ones in his head. He spoke-when he
did speak, which was seldom-with q
squeaky, high pitched voice.
Sam lived by doing odd jobs in the
settlement. How he came to be there
or who he was no one knew. The set
tiers usually gave him the jobs out of
charity. They gave him, too, their
CASTOR clothes. which were not only
threadbare, but altogether too big for
him. He went about everything he
did with great solemnity, and it. was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11

congress dppIOpII-
ated the sum of
$4,000 Ito enable
the secretary of
agriculture to &C
quire and difuse
among the people
of the U n t e d
States useful in
formation on sub
iects onn e cite d
with the market
ing and distribu-
ton of farm prod
ucts.Y Under this
clause the Office of
markets, establish
ed in May with
Charles J. Brand
as chief, is being
organized in the
department Of ag-
riculture. The pur-
poses of this Office
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
They Both Knew.

-'he fool said one day in the kings
presence. Il am the k;ng!' And the
king laughed. for he knew that his
fool was wrong
A week later the king was angry be-
cause of an error he tad committed
and exclaimed. Il am a fool" And
the fool laughed, for he knew that his
king WAS right
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
Eeeentrieitles of Genius.

81 wonder" said the beautiful grass
widow, ''if it is true that all geniuses
are eccentric?"
Il suppose it is" replied the young
man who had succeeded in getting a
four-line poem published III a maya
zine. Zone of my own pecuIiarities is
that l never can eat without first
rubbing my fork with my napkin"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11

Mrs. De Butt Cmaking out list of
invited guests for dinner)-Can you
think Of any others?
Mrs. Won Setter-There is Mrs. Kun
bac.
Il had thought of her, but she lid
not try to smuggle" Philadelphia
Ledger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
The Cause.

$50 they are going to celebrate
their crystal wedding?"
yes. Neither of them has ever
been willing to surrender the children
TO the other"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11

In burning the tea PAVILION at the
Abergavenny cricket field the English
suffragists just about reached the limit
of irreverence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
Johnny's Plans,

"Our Johnny has saved up Sc which
he is going to spend for fireworks on
the Fourth of July"
Il suppose you expect Johnny to go
put in blaze Of glory"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11

Just TO save time, the powers might
insiG: that any Balkan wars remaining
on the schedule be played off as dou-
ble-headers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11

What a blessing is modern inven-
ton, The country's cold storage ware
houses contain 65,OOO0OO pounds of
butter waiting for higher prices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11

The governor of Massachusetts is
not yet qualified to judge whether
having a strike on his hands is worse
than having congress there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
Generally.

Generally the man who tries, by act
ing in an eccentric manner, to appear
70 be genius is merely initiating an.
Dther's faults.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
Monday, August II, 1918.

Now if they can pull off a few stu
dents riots against the United States
IN Mexico the situation will be COM
plete.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
Fortunate Mary.

Mary had a little lamb,
She snapped Il for a pig:
The price OF bacon and of hal-
Makes Mary's fortune big.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11

Mexico's minister of foreign affairs
appears TO assume that nothing can
occur in Mexico contrary to Mexicos
desires.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11

Having had more or less TO do with
a corpus deficit or two, Senior Huerta
couldn't be expected to balk at casus
holt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11

Especial Correspondence Of The Argus.)
Washington, Aug. 9.-In the appro-
priation bill for the current fiscal year,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11

80 TEHMs-Ten cents per week by car
rier. in Rock Island.
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made 10 the circulation department
which should also be notified in every
instance where It is desired to have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority IN the premises.
All communications CT argumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for purllca-
ton No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones IN all departments: Cen
tral Union. west las. 1I45 and 2i45.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11

slrup.'
Never mind. We make a profit of
80 per cent on each"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
Aug. IL in American
History.

1S07-Robert Fuiton's pioneer steam
boat in Hudson river. the CIer-
mont. sailed on her maiden voyage
from New York to Albany.
1S6T-Sensational acquittal after
sixty days trial OF John II. Sur
raft charged with completely In the
assassination of Lincoln.
1s9S-Amcrican attack on San Juan,
Porto Rico. repulsed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
THE ARGUS.

Published daily at 1924 Second ave-
nue.. Rock Island. Ill entered at the
rostofice as second-ciass matter)
Rock Island Member OF the Associated
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11

Moderation Is the silken string ren.
ming through the pearl chain Of a.;
virtues.-Eul!er.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11
I'M MAT ERlAL.

Great heav-
ems" cried the
drug clerk.
"W h a t 1 8
wrong?" asked
the druggist.
Il gave that
boy hair tonic in
stead of cough
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-11

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-12
THE IMPERAT0R SAILS
German Liner Bound Hither on
Maiden Voyage.

Hamburg. June 1.-THE giant steam
shin Imperator Of the Hamburg Ameri-
ca line. started from here on her maiden
trip to New York at o'clock this after
noon One Of the most severe storms
which have occurred this season and
which tore the Osterrif lightship from
her mornings during the night drove all
except the biggest craft to shelter in the
harbors along the coast
The Imperator started from her anchor
age i'm the open roadstead as she is too
big to lie at the regular pier.
Among the prominent passengers are
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Fulton Cutting and
their two daughters. Rear Admiral Her
bert Winslow. Alexander. Won Stalewn NY
MIR and Mrs c. a. Chaplin. Mr.. and Mrs:
Horace NJ. Gilbert and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. c. Goff. Mr. and Mrs J: +. Har,,
rls. Mr.. and Mrs Crawford HILL Colonel
Clarence w. Murphy and Mr.. and Mrs
Edward H. Story.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-12
SCOTTISH LABOR UNREST
Shipbuilders, $4,000 Strong,
on Verge of Great Strike.
- rnhln te The Trlhnne /

London. June IA further confer
ence OF the Shipbuilding Employers
Federation and the standing committee
Of the shipyard trades, representing
10000 men, was held in Edinburgh yes
terday. No settlement resulted, but an
offer made by the employers which
practically meets the wages claims OF
eleven Of the unions will be put TO an
aggregate vote OF the men. Until this
vote is taken all strike notices are sus-
pended. although the position Is still
serious. the boilermakers notably being
dissatisfied. AS the bolermakers are
independent OF the other unions their
decision will be Of the greatest impor-
tance.
The unskilled laborers are also acting
INDEPENDENTLY and their demands are
double those made by the men in the
skilled trades.
In the event Of crisis the men will
agree TO the selection Of a neutral
chairman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-12

are Of the opinion that the yacht has
simply been temporarily detained.
The probable situation in this case
was thus explained last night by well
known yachtsman. who has done con-
siderable cruising abroad:
international maritime law re-
quires." said he, that all vessels,
whether yachts or merchant ships,
shall enter and clear through the
custom houses of the ports they visit.
At a small port. such. as l understand.
Wakayama is, there is probably no
custom house. and vessels flying for
eign flag are probably detained until
their papers are examined by a coast
officer
Her crew and passengers meanwhile
would not he permitted TO go ashore.
This may not be for any hostile rea-
son. but simply for the protection Of
those on shore from contagious dis
case. For example. some years ago
nearly the entire population OF the
CAPE de Verde Islands was wiped out
bv yellow fever, brought there by Il
.steamer from a South American port
Since then no person has been allowed
TO land at St. Vincent until he has
been inspected by the doctor and his
staff. II this fear of disease by the
natives IS the cause Of the Columbia's
detention she could soon obtain clean
bill Of health and those on board per
mitted TO land if they desired.
A merchant vessel. including yacht
is subject in a foreign port TO the
Jurisdiction Of the port. unless exempt
therefrom by treaty. Thus. while the
Columbia would doubtless be afforded
every courtesy I'm the large ports Of
Japan. such as osaka, NagasaH and
Yokohama. her unexpected visit 10 this
small port may have caused some
alarm. especially as she has much the
appearance Of gUnboat. She was. in
fact. built i'm 1899 at the Crescent ship
ward. I'm Elizabeth. y. j., from designs
made with view n converting her
into a war vessel II need be. the gun
mounts even being installed at that
time.
Captain Ladew's party on board the
Columbia are Mr.. and Mrs. Ladew.