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The Washington times., 1914-10-09
ITCHING ECZEMA
IS DRIED RIGHT
UP WITH SULPHUR
Use like cold cream to subdue
irritation and clear
the skin.

Constant or intermittent irritation
producing itching and red, angry Ecze-
ma patches on the skin Is readily re-
lieved with bold-sulphur cream. Tho
moment it is applied the itching stops
and the healing begins. says a noted
dermatologist.
1t effects such prompt relief, even
in aggravated Eczema that II Is a never
ending source of amazement to ply
sicians.
For many years bold-sulphur cream
has occupied a secure position In the
treatment Of cutaneous eruptions BY
reason of its cooling. parasite destroy
ing properties. 1t is not only para
siticidal but also antipruriatic and
antiseptic and nothing has ever been
found to take its place, in overcoming
irritable and inflammatory affections
of the skin. While not always estab.
fishing a permanent cure. yet in every
instance II instantly stops the agonizinr
itching: subdues the irritation and heals
the inflamed raw skin right up and 1t Is
often years later before any Eczema
eruption again appears.
Those troubled si ould get from any
pharmacist an ounce Of bold-sulphur
cream and apply 1t directly upon the af-
fected skin like you would any ordinary
cold cream. 1t isn't unpleasant and the
prompt relief afforded is very well
come, particularly when the Eczema in
with itching.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1914-10-09
TREAT IS IN STORE
FOR LOVERS OF ART.
Fifth Biennial Exhibition OF
Contemporary Painters Be-
aims Here December IS.

washington art lovers and artists re-
oefv.d with interest today anhouiie
n,ent that the fifth bienniai eAniu,' vi
Of contemporary American oil pain''"s
will open at the Corcoran SaIers VI
AT on December Is, and close IanuaE' :
81 ~
gorr,e- Senator William A. clark OF
Montana has offered money prizes ae-
,,eratins 5000 to be distributed 10 the
four successful exhibitors. The firs'
pr,ze will be. 500 and the CorcoraA
,o,d medal: the second, $500 and the
corcoran silver medal; the third, A'W.
and the Corcoran bronze medal ana
~. fourth $500 and honorable mention
EVERY effort will be put forth by
IN. management OF the gallery 10
maintain the same standard as mas
characterized the previous exnio'-
ton. and to make the exhibition as
representative as possible. The ex-
hih,tion will be confined to original
OF, paintings, by living American
artists. not before publicly exhibited
in Washington. Pictures must De
suitably framed and In condf''on 1or
exhibition when received
The jury will not be limited as to
the number Of pictures which they
may accept Every picture accepted
by the jury will be exhibited.
The jury invited by the gallery to
select paintings for the exhibition.
to serve as the hanging committee.
and to award the prizes will be con-
stituted as follows: Edward W. Red
neJd chairman. Edmund C. Tarbell.
Ralph Ciarkson, Robert Henri, and
Emil Carlson.
The Washington times., 1914-10-09
Delinquency Checked
By Mothers Pensions

CHICAGO, Oct s.-Mothers pensions
legislation checks Juvenile delinquency
and operates to prevent crime. Prof.
Robert H. Gault. of Northwestern Uni
versity, editor Of the Journal Of Criiri-
nal Law and Criminology. today re-
ported to the municipal crime commits
sion. for which he has conducted an
investigation for several months.
Juvenile delinquency is checked or
entirely disappears where the family is
enabled to support itself WITHOUT its be-
ing necessary for the mother to be
away from her children at work all
day." reported Prof. Gault Mother
love and mother care are the best cure
for Juvenile delinquency. and. therefore.
q powerful preventive OF crime"
Prof. Gault based his conclusions on
q study OF two groups Of 100 families
each.
The Washington times., 1914-10-09

dollar for article choose let them have 80 cents
Why should this that you about put effect
imposed such articles used and
almost entirely by the people of this country? refer hon.
est medicines and that class toilet
remedial agents. You that the manufacturer these
You abong under Misrepresentation The manufacturer
will the of the goods the retailer and the retailer
must the price the public hes exist The general
that big profits made drug radically
false Our profits lower than retail business you could
Our large you had any guarantee
that this would fall the manufacturer there would proba
bly, be justice your action but retailer of years
perlence know that falls and have fall
the public who afford stand it. If finally pass
this taxation the items mentioned above guilty in
the of living which this administration has labored
reduce Those who have should be the give
who have should be further bent with burden of higher
cost of living which the greatest evil the and
which as one believe in alleviating and increasing
have thousand friends the drug business
section of the United States that will in this
protest and with the motive and honesty that
address this letter refer thousand Rexa stores
of which there practically every and of any
reputable druggists minded and patriotic citizens and who
beend the untold which not have
nzance Of Very truly yours,
James ODonneL 9O4 St., and Other Rexal Stores
The Washington times., 1914-10-09
Dear Mr.. Senator:

lay the following facts before you from the standpoint of
public spirited cten-one who appreciates the honesty of
on and who having spent his life Washington
wish to do that which the best thing for friends the
public while at the time doing your honorable duty
behalf of government Let that the
facts am about supplied with any
part of giving business publicity any other motive
except that know the truth before take that
may afterwards be regretted.
Every citizen of these United States knows that
ment must additional hundred million dollars by
taxation Each loyal and patriotic enough this
where be least fet and your duty
people that the great aggregate working
who contributing their efforts the great development
country do Remember that the general welfare your
community which centeed these stake and knowing
that DO class an but have the whole
hearted desire place taxation which be
borne, by those who can bear it WE'LL
have been Washington for twenty-five years and have
contact with thousands of good people, The pnci
pies of business have been accord with appreciation
what few aborng folks At the sacrifice
profits myself have repeatedly taken the side of the
those people who must not only fight their battles with lower prices
the necessities of living but have fought them the
have The Supreme Court the United has upheld
that the public to paw
The Washington times., 1914-10-09
Bow Shot in Wrist.

Daniel Alexander. aged fourteen. Of
Alexandria, is a patient To-Day in Emer-
gency Hospital with. a gunshot wound
OF the left wrist. The boy was injured
yesterday afternoon when a shotgun ex-
ploded at Four Mile Run, Va.
The Washington times., 1914-10-09
Breckenridge Home From
Europe; Here Tomorrow

Assistant Secretary Of War Brecken
ridge, who has been directing Govern
ment relief work In Europe. will return
here tomorrow. He reached New York
on the Lusitania this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19
MORATORIUM.

This word IS used in the telegraph
dispatches relating to financial con-
ditions in England and has created
considerable discussion II is legal
term denoting an emergency legislat-
i've act of executive decree suspending
ordinary provisions of law relative to
the payment of Indebtedness. When
a government, acting for the welfare
of all its subjects and in obedience to
the souudest advice II can get, de-
cfdes 10 delay or rather to postpone
the date when commercial obligations
must be met according to customary
rules of honor and of law, it does it in
conformity with a higher law Of con-
servation, arising from the need Of the
hour, If the structure Of credit is to be
upheld. Once the exigency passes and
courts, national and international,
come to review proceedings taken un-
der MIGRATORY laws. they usually are
deemed valid. Arbitrary they may be,
but having a constructive purpose and
a general application 10 all debtors
caring to take advantage OF them,
they serve their end in the realm of
thigh finance" using that expression
IN the best sense of that term.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19
MAKE OCEAN FERTILIZE LAND

washed into the sea from the land, the
volume of such waste increasing an
nually and rapidly.
SeaW eed is not an untried fertilizer
for farm lands, and even when crude
ly used has proved of value. Gath
cred along the coast as it is washed
ashore, piled in heaps. allowed to rot,
and then plowed into the soil it is
utilized in many lands. The recent
development on a commercial scale of
the kelp industry, based on the extrac-
ton OF potash and iodine from sea
plants. has aroused further interest in
the fertilizing possibilities of the sea
and its products. An insight into
these possibilities is given by the
yield OF potassium. In the case of the
Pacific ocean seaweeds, each ton of
air-dried kelp gives up minimum of
500 pounds of pure potash salts and
three pounds of iodine, besides other
by-products.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19

Students of economics have repeat
eddy warned that some day the fer
tility of the earth will be exhausted
and the human race perish for lack
of food. Attention is being given by
constructive thinkers, however, to the
problem of finding somewhere an in
exhaustible store of fertilizer with
which to restore plant food to the
soil. According to an article in the
September Popular Mechanics Maya
zine, TIE latest suggestion is that the
Sargasso sea, that strange marine
meadow of interlaced sea plants COW
ering a vast area in mid-Atlantic be-
tween the Antilles, the Azores, and
Cape Verde, may be made to renew
the vitality of the farm lands of all
the world.
The algae and various other forms
OF water vegetation which abound in
the Sargasso sea are rich in nitrogen,
phosphoric acid, potassium and mag
nesium sulphate, essential constitu-
ents of plant life. Besides this sea-
weeds contain sodium. chlorine, iodine
and other materials beneficial to GER
tain crops, and cellulose in quantities
estimated to be greater than that OBJ
tainahle from the combined forests of
Scandinavia, Russia. and Canada. All
these salts and substances have been
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19

sight have saved his country from an
evil day. lie made IL feasible to bring
to bear the entire power OF the govern
ment, as well as the concentrated pow
er OF commerce and finance. to meet
the abnormal situation. He made II
possible to work out the energetic pro
gram by which American interests
will be taken care OF in the war zone.
The nations facing panic stretch out
their hands TO us for gold; we shall be
called upon TO feed the hungry. to do
many a gracious deed TO those need
ing the Offices of the Good Samaritan,
perhaps TO mediate between bleeding
and exhausted foes. And we are in
position TO respond to these appeals.
TO preserve IOO.OOO.OOO of our own
people in prosperous security, because
our hands are clean of blood and we
are at peace with all the world.
Suppose we had been engaged in a
war of subjugation in Mexico, with all
its colossal economic waste, when we
were called upon TO sustain the totter-
ing business structure of the world.
Suppose. today, the whole of South
America were one red blaze of indig-
nation because OF our invasion OF the
territory OF a Latin-American people.
Suppose our financial structure. along
with the strain OF the moving of
enormous crops and the incidental
disturbances from overseas, were
weighted with the necessity of financ-
ing a cost war. with all sources of
credit dried up. Sup
pose there we're no abode OF high
civilization on either continent, no
single nation OF wealth and power to
whom the hope of mankind might turn
as the abode of peace. Is it not time
to give thanks for the patient wisdom
of the president?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19
Drady,M.G
Are GrandmotherS Passing?

The Smithsonian Institution needs
two good specimens of grandmothersr
old-fashioned and modern. The old
fashioned grandmother has already
become extinct, and the modern kind
is rapidly following in her predeces-
sor's footAteps. We would say a rev.
erent word for the old-fashioned grand
mother; the modern kind generally
speaks for herself.
We are indebted to grandma for
many of our most useful wrinkles in
sick-room practice. She never sug-
gested a remedy that could do harm,
and in this respect, we fear, she differ
ed from her modern successor. The
modern grandmother is too fond of
running to the almanac or the drug
store for her remedies; the original
granny relied upon her own recipe
book and her own cook stove for every
cureall.
Grandma Militant.
The genuine granny was Grandma
Militant. from a sick-room standpoint.
The modern type is Grandma Meek
Grandma Meek is easily pushed back
IN a corner of the hearth. Grandma
Militant did things when things need
ed doing. She was a woman of few
words and quick action.
For instance, when a counter-irritant
was required, did Grandma Militant of
the old school send little Willie with
a quarter 10 the drug store for a box
of hotstuff? She did not She kept
the two shillings in her stocking and
mixed I'D a good stiff mustard paste,
which did all the good hotstuff could
possibly do in any event And If the
sore place seemed to need drawing"
did the resourceful woman purchase a
pot of medicated mud at six shlllings
and use as directed? No. thank for
tune. She cooked up a fiaxseed meal
poultice, which retained its heat and
moisture Cthe sole virtues OF a poul-
tice) longer than any canned imita-
ton known to commercial pharmacy.
Safety First.
Your old-time granny knew exactly
what to do for coughs and colds and
bronicle trouble" Nary a drop of
dope did she put in her
"seerup" yet It did the business a
shade better than the ready-made
cough cure' with its inevitable mar
cotic ingredients. Grandma Militant
didn't believe in knocking out babies
with opium-laden soothing syrups, nor
did she deem II good practice TO choke
of headache with heart-depressing
coaltar pOisons. Her remedies were
on the safety first prin-
ciple. She CLEANED her knowledge from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19

I have no time TO waste in wondering
What C. B. Shaw is doing or intends toi
I do not care how Spain may treat her
king;
to;
am not one of those who take delight
In sitting IN dark corners, softly coo.
ing:
My steady occupation. day and night,
Is finding out what Mary Gardens do.
ing.
do not try to keep up with T. R..
Or understand what he IS advocating:
I have no fond desire to travel far,
Mid ruins where wise men are excavat.
ing;
The price of bacon never makes me fret,
do not care what course Taft is pur.
suing:
I'm busy. whether Il be dry or wet,
In finding out what Mary Gardens do.
Ing.
Let ships of state be wrecked and king.
doms fall,
Let hurricanes and foods spread devas
tation;
Let Wall Street slump or princes humbls
crawl,
suffer not the slightest agitation;
1t matters not to me that strikes occur.
That peace prevails or that wars may
be brewing:
Infer what 1t may please you to infer
I want to know what Mary Garden,
doing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19
Eyeplass Lenses.

All lenses used in making eyeglasses
by manufacturers in this country are
formed from imported glass. which is
secured principally from Germany.
This glass is OF texture and transpar-
ency so far above the products of
American glass plants that the optical
companies use it exclusively for their
high grade work. Each blank is about
two inches square and nearly one
eight inch in thickness. In appear
ance IL IS not unlike an ordinary piece
OF plate glass-the edges are rough
from the molds. and Il has no magnify
ing properties. This is the work of
the optical manufacturer, and It is for
him 70 grind the glass and form II
until Fl magnih1s or refracts the OBJ
ject before it-CoIumbus Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19
Touched at Last,

What beautiful hair you have" he
said.
Still she declined to let him see thai
she was greatly pleased.
What a glorious complexion you
have"
Her manner remained cold.
How beautiful your lashes and youI
eyebrows are"
She was impassive.
Your figure, 1t seems to me, is pen
feet"
She stared at him without indicat
ing that his praise had given her any
pleasure.
you have the most beautiful teeth
I have ever seen"
The case seemed hopeless, but he
decided to make one more effort
What beautiful, tapering fingers
you have" he said.
Then she sighed deeply and gladly.
Her fingers were her own, just as ma.
ture had made them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19
Capital Comment
BY CLYDE H. TAVENNER
CONGRESSMAN from the Fourteenth District

But the European diplomatists by
this time have probably ceased to
laugh at President Wilson's kind OF
diplom acy. The laugh seems to be on
this side of the ocean. But there is
no laughter. The same doctrine of
morality and righteousness which
President Wilson applied to the Next
can problem will later be offered to
Europe in an effort to bring about
peace.
Price of cattle going down. price
of beef going up" This was the head
ing of a newspaper dispatch printed
in u Washington newspaper last week
and which was read by President VIII
son and members of congress.
The fact that other commodities
controlled by combinations and trusts
are also mounting skyward in price
aroused the president to action. Pres
ident Wilson has made a ten strike
by calling the attention of the depart
ment of justice to the present situa-
ton and demanding that every legal
means be used to protect the ultimate
consumer. The public should prepare
itself for the cry that the administra-
ton f. attacking business" That is
true. 1t is attacking dishonorable
business. 1t has been attacking dis
honest business for some time and the
men who have been crying calamity
and declaring that Wilson should
withdraw his antitrust measures and
that congress should adjourn are the
men who today are forcing prices up
ward and using a fake war scare as
a basis for the boost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19
MUST THANK PRESIDENT.


with practically all Of Europe plung-
ed in war. with the worlds commerce
and finance paralyzed, with a domes-
tic situation existing in consequence
which requires the utmost cOnceutra-
.tion OF the reserve wealth, resources
and energies of the United States. the
full significance of President Wilson's
success in avoiding a war with Mexico
Us now apparent.
Throughout the country, ludeDend-
ent thought comedies that the nation
is under an obligation TO the president
so UNNECESSARILY huge that It cannot
be computed in figures or definite
terms.
II the United States were engaged in
bloody and costly war below the Rio
Grande, could the crisis OF the past
Few days have been met without a
crash OF credits which would have set
the nation back 20 years?
II this country were at war would
Il now be possible, as has been done. TO
iproner American statesInaushfp 10 me
idiate the differences which have en-
quilted Europe IN q maelstrOm OF de
yastating strife?
If-but why amplify?
The answer is obvious and Is being
echoed IN the press from the Atlantic
10 the Pa-.fc President Wilson's cool
ness, courage. fore5esrance and fore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19

The state highway officials OF Iowa
have Issued a notice to the effect that
the posting Of advertising on highway
bridges will be no longer permitted.
This IS illuminating now that the Rock
Island city commission has been Of
fered free paint for the Milan bridges
by an enterprising local concern which
asks nothing in return but permission
to place some advertising on the
bridges. The commission. If il is wise,
will continue to do bCsiness Of this
sort or a cash basis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19

situation was at
its most critical
point. II was eX-
pected that Theo-
dore Roosevelt
would have some
thing to say about
President Wilson's
Mexican policy.
lie did. He did
not even wait I'M
til his ship landed
in New York, but
in South America
he made the ut
terance that our
new \ NJ G ri a II
diplomacy was the
laughing stock OF
Europe.
Things h a V e
happened s i n c G
then. The Ameri-
can diplomacy of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19
a Lost Opportunity.

why are you so sad?''
Mrs. Hawkins was buried today"
WAS she? 1 didn't know that you
and she were friends?"
Eve weren't, but If I had known
about it in time it would have been
such good chance to see what they
have in the house"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19

II the Norwegian peace monument.
which has just been dedicated, comes
through without being knocked OF its
Foundation by a shell, the peace advO-
Gates will have some slight cause to
be thankful
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19

The boycott on eggs is likely to find
many supporters. while that on veal
Will be almost unanimous, but when
it comes down TO parting with our old
friend. the bean. affection will give
principle a battle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19

morality and righteousness inaugural
ed by President Wilson prevented war
between the United States and Next
co, although war seemed inevitable
The refined European diplomacy, the
sort admired by Colonel Roosevelt.
has plunged all of Europe into war
Thrones will totter, and some OF the
diplomatists who Colonel Roosevelt
said were laug.Tg at our diplomacy,
will find themselves out of jobs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19

If the United States can keep out
OF the European war and retain its
resources at home it should in a few
years be in position to issue decla-
ration of commercial independence as
sweeping as the famous document OF
'7e
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19
lnsuIted.

Here is an amusing instance OF his
trionic conceit. An interviewer. hav-
ing obtained access to the presence of
a famous actor. asked the great man
II he would be kind enough TO describe
some OF his early failures.
Sir" snapped the tragedian. II new
er had any! James-the doorg
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19
A Better. BRIGHTER World.

ct believe the world is better to-
day than it has ever been before"
We'll. l guess you're right about
that. Our baby has finally succeeded
In cutting the tooth that has been
bothering him for tho last two
weeks"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19
Time for a CHANGE.

Il am the master of my fate" de-
clared the man with the baggy trous.
ers and ragged cuffs.
Well" his weary wife replied, as
she went on trying to find something
in the pantry that was worth cooking,
Il wish you'd put some other boss on
the Job"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19
Change.

She used to shed a gracious light
Along the way he went;
At least he used to tell her so,
And what he said he meant.
Today he sits back all alone,
A bitter brew he sips:
She sheds no light upon him now,
But has him IN eclipse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-19
Susnected.

"Oh, pshaw. ma" she said at the
breakfast table the next morning,
there's no use talking about him any
more. He's a lemon"
Il thought when 1 seen you squeezin'
him while l was watchin' through the
keyhole that he must be something of
that kind"