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Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12

Old time medical writers harbored
the fancy that skin eruptions indicated
bad blood" The popular delusion to-
day is much the same. There is a
vague notion that impure blood Is
bound to announce itself in rash up
on the face, whereas il is notorious
fact that the worst blood disease of all
! is often present in a person with a
| clear complexion.
The pimples OF youth are almost
physiological. Young persons of either
/ sex who are in the very best of health
will grow sturdy crop of pimples at
[ tributable TO nothing else than super
abundance of vitality in the maturing
! cells of the skin. The technical name
/ for pimples developing in young peo-
pie who have "blackh heads"-clogged
oil ducts-is acne. There are several
degrees of acne depending on the
amount of Inflammation around each
blackhead.
Until recently much stress was
placed upon fats and oils in the diet
as predisposing factors of acne. Vic
tins were counseled to avoid pastry,
fat meats. butter. fried food, and all
sorts of wholesome nourishment. Why?
Just because the sebaceous or oil
glands of the skin appeared TO be over
active. OF course this theory was
wrong. The restriction OF diet never
accomplished any appreciable benefit
anyway.
The Way to Find Relief.
II there is any digestive disorder
n suitable diet may be prescribed by
the physician; not for the pimples, but
for the arrangement OF digestion.
Skin troubles. like other conditions,
may be treated by general as we'll as
local measures. Regulars hot baths
tend TO aid the skin in its functions. A
dash of cold water should always fol-
low the hot bath, and the face and
neck should be bathed in cold water
as often as convenient a brisk soap
and water scrubbing TO the degree of !
irritation every second or third even |
ing is advisable. This may be followed
by the application OF a stimulating. |
antiseptic ointment 10 and around each |
infiamed pimple. such as per cent /
mercury salve.
The blackheads should be expressed !
by gently pressing them out with a
soft clean handkerchief over the in
dex fingers Cent massage of the
face is useful. Exposure to direct
sunlight 10 the point of moderate sun
burn is very effective in many cases
is a great germicide. and the
cause OF the Inflammation and pus for
nation in pimples is. OF course, the
pyogenic pus-producing) germs that
are always present on every skin.
In obstinate or chronic cases Of acne
-acnae indurata-the administration
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
SIGN FOR 1900 BLOCK.

The Argus regrets that it cannot
coincide with the views OF some OF
the others in the 1000 block who de
sire TO stretch an electric sign across
Second avenue at some point between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets.
The block has a settled policy in re-
gard TO signs. having been the pioneer
in the movement for and the first to
accomplish results in abolishing swing
ing or projecting advertising devices.
After having shown the way in this
respect, it would hardly be consistent
to take the step proposed.
Hanging a sign across the avenue
would make the block resemble a
midway, cutting it off from the bal
ance OF the business district. This is
also out of line with the aims of the
association, which has done such cred
table work in pushing the section of
the city TO the front. The 1000 block.
while seeking TO establish individ-
uality. IS cooperating with the other
blocks in the business part OF the city
and the aim should be TO discourage
extremes of all sorts.
II any further expenditure is to be
made now IT would be wiser to carry
out the original idea and employ a
white wing TO keep the avenue spic
and span than TO invest in more over
head illumination.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
THE PRESIDENTS ANSWER

/ Pins, it is said, have saved countless
| thousands of lives by not being swal
lowed. BY a similar process of invert
ed reasoning, says the New York
Times, we may affirm that our reputa.
/ tiOn for justice. impartality and wis.
/ dom has been conserved by the innum-
cradle blunders which the president
/ did not commit in his reply to the Ger
man and Belgian representations con-
cerning atrocities. Pitfalls yawned
on every side. There was the obvious
temptation TO address to the German
emperor a homily on the advantages
of peace; time might have been gained
by asking for a detailed presentation
OF the evidence; Mr.. Wilson might have
given offense 10 both sides by inquir-
ing how he could be expected TO make
up his mind when the testimony was
so conflicting.
He did nothing of the sort. To the
German emperor and TO the Belgian
committee the president gave an an
swer that IS faultless in its language
and in its substance. II would be un-
wise. II would be premature. he says,
for any one government Ito form or
would even be Inconsistent with the
neutral position OF any nation. which
like this. has no part I'm the contest"
Very appropriately he reminds the en-
perOr that the nations OF the world
have. fortunately, By agreement. made
q plan for such a reckoning and settle
meut." The Hague Tribunal can hear
and determine cause OF this nature,
and the opinion OF mankind. THE final
arbiter in all such matters" will sup
ply whatever is lacking in any deci-
sion that may be rendered at The
Hague. Such a reply TO the protests
made cannot fail, as the president
says. 10 commend itself 10 the com
plainants "as a true expression OF sin
cere neutrality"
When war is over a day of account
ing shall come. and the president takes
ID f0- granted that then the nations OF
Europe Will assemble 10 determine a
That is an assurance TO |
he American people and a reminder I
70 the powers now at war that the ira I
Hilton and the practice which we have /
observed since the founding of this re-
public still control our actions. With /
he political concerns of the European
nations, with their agreements and |
heir disagreements, we do not concern
ourselves. We are deeply panied when
hey make war. We rejoice when they
make peace. The terms of peace are
heir own affair, not ours. II is a
source OF great comfort and satisfao
ion 20 feel that in such a time as this
We have 4 president who knows so
veil how TO do and say the right thing.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12

Development of American electric
railways in recent years is set forth
by Frank r. Ford in the issue of the
Electric Railway Journal which, in
connection with this months annual
meeting of the American Electric
Railway association, brings up to date
the status of these properties. Mr..
Ford says:
doubled in ten years and now reaches
the enormous total OF S5S5,93O,511
The increase in transportation rev.
enue, however. from 1907 to 1912 is
only S129,9OS,426. compared with the
increase from 1902 to 1907 of s154,-
279.342. The percentage increase of
the later period of 1873 per cent is ap-
proximately only one-half of the in
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12

In a great plant, controlling 10000
horse power, many millions of pounds
of carbide of calcium are produced, an
apparently porous stone, which in
contact with water evolves astonish-
ing volumes of acetylene gas, whose
special uses as an illuminant in half
a million of miners lamps. in thou
sands of automatically lighting and
self-extinguishing buoys along the
coasts. on myriads of motors on sea
and land. etc. have revolutionized
many once accepted conditions, writes
Edward T. Williams in the National
Magazine. Most remarkable of all,
perhaps, is its tremendous thermal
power in conjunction with Oxygen gas,
the resultant flame reaching $500 de-
grees Fahrenheit. With this flame the
hull of the Maine was cut in two at
an immense saving OF time and labor.
and IL is said that it will cut its way
through an eight-inch square armor-
block. dividing it in 60 seconds. In
welding massive articles of bronze.
cast iron, aluminium and other metals
it is equally effective.
Aluminium, only 80 years ago so
rare and costly that Napoleon III
made a present of few ounces to an
English institute, is turned out annu-
ally to the amount of 10000 tons,
forth S5.OOO,OOO. The Carborundum
company manufactures from sand.
salt, coke and sawdust, some 13,OO0.-
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
A LAND OF WASTE.

One OF the Belgian delegates 70 this
country. whose mission was 10 arouse
the sympathy of President Wilson in
behalf OF the misery inflicted by the
war. was greatly astOnished AT what
he saw IN this country OF the reckless
waste OF our opportunities. He said 10
a Chicago newspaper man:
"On our ride from Montreal 10 Chi
caSo we saw hundreds OF miles OF fer.
tile lands lying fallow. We saw orch
ards and fields with uugathered pro
ducts rotting on the ground. We saw
miles Of young trees being destroyed
by fires started by engine sparks and
left 20 burn unno,iced. Everywhere
the farms and residences we're diyfd-
ed with wooden fences that contained
enough lumber 10 build the homes OF
an empire.
The waste Of America IS not con
fined TO materials. Never can a Euro
pean believe the magnitude OF wasted
labor IN America unless he visits the
cities. Hundreds of thousands Of men.
whose energy might be applied 10 pro-
ducdon. remain in enforced idleness.
I'm the country, wasted lands; in
the cities, wasted men. On the trees
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
The Pesky Ford.
Viola Enterprise.)


While on a hurry call to see a sick
person Saturday morning. Father
Devine of Rock Island and Father
Welsh OF Aledo met with quite an
auto' accident. They were driving
west in a Ford roadster, and going
at 4 good rate OF speed as they want
&c 10 get back to Viola in time for
the mission service which were held
in the church here. They were near
ing the c., B. & Q. railroad crossing
when dog attempted to cross the
road ahead of them, but unfortunate.
ly Tor al, each misjudged the speeL
OF the other and the ear struck the
dog broadside. upsetting the car and
badly injuring it. Father Devine was
thrown clear of the wreck. while Faith
er Welsh was pinioned behind the
wheel. Fortunately both occupants
escaped without the slightest injury.
and they say the dog was uninjured.
1t was very narrow escape ana an
experience they viii not care 10 go
through again.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12

and plants, ungathered food; in the
Centers of population. hungry people.
These are the economic elements OF
American life. Why do not the states
men here address themselves to bring
ing about an adjustment that will
cure these evils.
''If any country in Europe had such
bounteous natural wealth, such limit
less land area fit for cultivation, and
such unused labor energy. II would be
quickly transformed into prosperity
beyond dreams Why, in Belgium
even our dogs work. Every city lot is
cultivated and most of our garden
truck IS raised on less ground than
Americans waste in unused back
Yards"
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
To Avoid Floor Mlxups.

Chicago experts have begun the
task of standatdizing the new dance
steps to avoid mixups on the floor
According to one of the teachers
countless comedies such as the fol
lowing have been enacted since the
modern dances came into vogue:
Scene-A ballroom floor. Cast OF
characters-Man who has just learned
the new dances from teacher. Girl
who has done likewise from another
teacher. Man asks girl to tango, and
they start to dance as music com
mences.
Man Clicking girl in the shins)-
Pardon me. you're not dancing it
right
Girl (jamming her heel onto mans
pet bunion) me, but l am.
You're the wrong one in this party.
Man (wiping his right foot on girls
slipper)-Far be it from me to con
tradict a lady, but you're off a mile.
My dancing teacher taught me to do
it this way-one, two, one, two
Girl (biffing man in the left instep)
We'll, your dancing teacher was a
low-down cheat Mine taught me this
way-one, two, three, four
Man-Look here, my dancing teach
er is better than yours-I paid him a
dollar an hour.
Girl-And 1 paid mine dollar and
half an hour. Go dance by yourself
I'm through.
exit both, glaring at each other).
AT Pottsville, Pa, a man took
jail sentence in preference to return
ing home and living under the same
roof with his mother-in-law. Any re-
marks?
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
ELECTRIC RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT

crease of the earlier period of 65.4
per cent. This decreased rate of in
crease has been due to the financial
depression following 1907 and also TO
the general recognition of diminishing
profits of the business, resulting in a
smaller rate of expansion and invest
ment.
Maintenance charges have increased
more rapidly than revenue, which in
dicates better upkeep; transportation
expenses have increased in about the
same proportion as revenue, while gen
eral expenses, including management
and accidnts, have increased much
less than revenue and are only slight
ly larger than 1907. Taxes, however,
have increased at more than twice the
percentage of revenue increase.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
MODERN CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

600 pounds of carborundum, rlVallihs :
the diamond in hardness and many
gems in the beauty of its tints ana
refracting facets II has pracucaiiy
replaced the impure and costly-miheu
abrasives. just as they in their turn
had made obsolete the old and danger
ous prindstones in use for so many
centuries.
Besides carborundum three other
abrasives are made and known to the
trade as alundum and aloxite, these
being evolved from bauXite, the MINER
al base. of the aluminium manufacture
of today. Both these abrasives are lar
harder and more enduring than car
bor1lndum. Crystalon, a near neig n
Dor of carborundum, is also largely
made and distributed. Ferrochrome'
for hardening armorplate and steel
projectiles, itself formally declared
contraband of war. and therefore a
precious resource in case of foreigL
complications, metallic silicon used by
the iron founder to remove all gases
from the the fluid metal. thus improv-
ing the castings and adding at least
one-fifth to their lasting quality and
ferrotmgsten, said to double the life
of steel rails. are also manufactured.
Most of these products before the es-
tablishment of great electric furnaces,
were at best painfully and slowly pro
duced in small quantities, in the hope
that some day they would come into
their own.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
William Brady,n.D.
The Pimples of Youth.

of series of bacterial vaccines pre-
pared from these pus germs will give
relief
If there is anemia, the internal ad-
ministration of a suitable hematinic
Is sometimes of service in bringing
about a permanent cure
Questions and Answers.
Mrs. +. L. c inquiries: What is the
cause of white spots. appearing on
hands and body (not brown or liver
spots)?
Reply.
! Leucoderma, also called vitiligo and,
"piebald skim is one cause of white
! spots; it is due to a disturbance of in
nervation of the skin. Other possible
causes are a skin disease called NOR
[ phoea, in which the spots are white
and harder than surrounding skin; and
certain constitutional diseases may be
followed by the appearance of white,
supplemented spots.
T. b. writes: Six years ago was
very ill with pyonephorosis Gan alb
scess of kidney, but recovered after
two years. Now l have considerable
pain in liver region, and through to
back l fear l have gladstone. An
N-ray negative showed two dark
spots the size of a dime in the s,tua-
tion of the gallsac. Was operated on
for appendicitis two years ago. The
A-ray photograph was taken to see
the condition of the kidney. VIII YOU
please give me your opinion as to the
advisability of an operation for gall
stone? Also, about olive oil and seid-
litz powder treatment?
Reply.
or course your own physicians
opinion is the one safe opinion. About
90 per cent Of gladstone cases are evi- .
dent in the X-ray negative - only
stones having a considerable propor- /
tion OF calcium in their makeup will
give a shadow. The shadows in your
negative may be gladstone, or they /
may be kidney stones, or encapsulated /
foci OF pus. or calcified lymph nodes I
tmesenteric lymph nodes). A normal .
person taking a large dose of olive oil. /
followed by seidli-z powder or other .
alkali, would pass humps OF saponifed
or hardened oil, and these are fire.
quently mistaken for eallstones. How
ever, the treatment will do no harm If
you want 10 try it. and no good except
what any laxative would do. in nv
opinion.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
Three Sophie Guessea

Three girls on a street car were
discussing Sophie Tucker.
VT there ever was a German, she
is one. Look how fat she is"
You never saw a German with as
much nerve as she's got. III bet she's
Irish"
You're both wrong. If I was max
ing a real guess 1 would say that the
first time she went to church sne
saw a rabbi"
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
Mechanical Genius.


There is one man who has been
running an auto for the past five
years and yet has never had a pune.
ture nor n blow out. This man is. s.
NJ. Ladd of this city. Mr. Ladd states
that in all of the thousands of miles
ne has driven his two automobiles
this has never occurred. He is care
tul mechanic and keeps a strict watch
of his tires. and knows the condition
OF them all of the time. His is Ger.
tainly a remarkable record, yet he
says anyone may have the same rec
ord by doing the same as he does.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12

Probably the nations business
down in Washington is getting along
Just as well with Senator Sherman
here as if he were at his place in the
senate, but here he IS away from his
Job, trying to convince the voters
that they cannot get along without
his services.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12

II the republicans are no more sue
cessfuI this evening than they were
before in getting out a crowd they
might try the plan being followed at
Sioux City, Iowa, where they sand
wfch in their talks between acts in a
vaudeville theatre.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12

Starting today Senator L. Y. Sher-
man proposes to visit and speak in
no less than Isl Illinois cities and
villages in a period of nine days. To
accomplish this he will be called upon
TO expend as much energy as a full
term IN the senate calls for.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12

Senator L. Y. Sherman is every
where repeating the assertion he made
when here recently that the south is
ruling the nation and running every
thing into the ground. Somebody
should remind him that the war ended
so years ago.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
Oct. IL in American
History.

1!I5-Dr. Lyman Beechcr. father OF
the Beecher family of preachers
and writer's. born; died iSGI
1S64-Chief Justice Roger Brooke Ia
ney, United States supreme court
died; born I777
1S1o-Robert Edward Lee. distinguish
ed soldier and Confederate nero
died; born 1907.
i91l-Celebration at Allentown. Pa. OF
the two hundredth anniversary OF
the birth OF DIR, II. NJ. MuhlenberG'
German merican church founder
All the news all the time-The Argus
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12

Before the worlds series began
Catcher Gowdy OF the Braves denied
that he intended to be married after
the struggle with the Athletics Pos
sibIy the odds on this proposition may
also have changed.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12

There was an average Of trifie
more than one murder q day in Chicas
20 last month. In a years time the
total at this rate will be as great as
that in a pretty stiff skirmish between
opposing armies.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
Hen Hicks Saws.

When he's broke even a dienerlied
teller IS likely 10 timber up a bit.
Every feller that has a red beak
isn't guilty.
The average man would be all hun.
ky dory if he wuz only haIf as perfect
as he figgers his neigibors orter be.
j. NJ. c.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12

In suffering the loss OF his property
which has been destroyed by the Ger
man shells President Poincare OF
France IS but meeting the fate com
mon TO real patriots VINO hold public
Office.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12

The Montenegrins have captured
Grog Hi1. II the rest OF the allies
had known there was such a place
doubtless II would have been invested
long ago.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12

The republicans promise TO have
some OF their 42-centimeter guns mere
this evening. but the democrats have
shown no disposition to take 10 The
cyclone cellars.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12

outbreak of the war and later was pro-
NOTED to the rank of noncommissioned
officer in a regiment of Cossacks.
Among his exploits were the capture
of a German armored automobile. the
seizure of a supply train and the tax
ing of a quantity of arms and ammuni-
ton. Also, while the Russians were
nearing Suwalki. Miller, disguised as a
peasant, entered the German lines and
obtained full details regarding their
forces.
Professor W. S. Taylor of Houston is
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
JEW WINS FIGHT HONORS

Officer Recommended by General Rem
nenkampff for Bravery.
London. Oct. 12.-Because of con-
spicuous bravery shown in the Russian
campaign in East Prussia a Jewish
noncommissioned officer named Miller
has been recommended by General
Rennenkampff for decoration with al
most the highest class of the Order of
St. George. This is related in a dis
patch from Petrograd to the Reuter-
Telegram company.
Miller enrolled as a volunteer at the
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
BY THE J. w. POTTER co.

TERMS-Ten cents per week by car
rier. in Rock Island: 50 per year by mail
IN advance.
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made to 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 Of arsumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached Tor publica-
tion. No such articles Will be printed
over fictitious signatures
Telephones in all departments Cen
trail Union. Rock Island las. 1145 and
2145.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
Small Fry.
Nowa CITY Rennhlica

Qowa City Republican.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Fry announce
the arrival of ten pound daughter
at their home since last Sunday eve
ming.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS

SIGN on n Second avenue cigar
store: Queen of India, in three
new shapes" That ought to make the
rest of the girls jealous.
EDISON announces he is working on
submarine for the United States
navy. This item doubtless will be o.
more interest in Europe than on this
side of the ocean.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
I. c. asks: What is the normal
reaction of the urine?
Reply.


Working Woman: Either of the
remedies you mention for a teethinc
baby Is dangerous. They are morphine
mitures. Don't use them
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12

Tomorrow is the first day Of regis
tratiou.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12

Professor W. s. Taylor of Houston is
urging Texas to raise more cattle.