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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

As The Argus predicted before the
election. the resumption of activity in
the factories is even now beginning,
despite the fact that the democrats
still control the national congress.
The industrial concerns cannot longer
remain idle or in partial idleness with
out mourning losses which even the
benefciaries of a high tariff are IN
willing to entail merely for political
expediency.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06
The Haunt of the Syiph.

Inc Tdunt OF the SyIpn.
The Call of Excelsior Springs, Mo-,
has made a marvellous discovery. 1t
says:
Has Excelsior Springs the secret
of perpetual slenderness? Apparent
ly it has. For if you look around you
will discover that the number of girls,
and their mothers, too, who run to en-
bonpoint is almost negligible. In
other words here in Excelsior Springs
is the true and natural haunt of the
sylph. Here all the girls are slender
and willowy, and as they grow into
maturity they lose none of their
lissomeness. There is so much truth
in all this that visitors here often
comment on it as one of their first OBJ
servations.
"'Why, this is the town that poets
and artists have dreamed of ever
since there were such things as poets
and artists, said an observant tourist
from Chicago today. After had been
here a day 1 began to wonder if there
was something wrong with my eye
sight. Every woman or girl met on the
street seemed to be lissome and slim.
The next day my observations were
INC oeiiiC- ACh bCSdA " pOhuCi.
Can it be, 1 asked myself, that the
wonderful hills of this town and the
mineral water, too, are a combination
that prevents the accumulation of
fat?
well, give it up. Maybe some
body else is smart enough to give the
answer. All 1 know for sure about it
is that if you want to find the home of
the perfect thirty-siX' come to this
town. Some day they are going to
ask the Venus de Milo to hand in her
resignation and the Venus de Excel
sior Springs is going to get her job
This is the way the average visitor
comments on the femininity of Excel
sior Springs. Why wouldn't it be a
good idea for the Commercial club
when exploiting the many advantages
of this city, such as its beautiful seen
cry, its healing waters, its great ho-
tells, its golf course, etc, to say: Elk
celsior Springs will prove of excep-
tional interest to the ladies because
here they never grow fat Some I'M
known influence whose happy secret
perhaps never will be discovered keeps
them in a perennial state of supple
beauty"
WE'RE glad to see Will Rockefeller |
loosening up. He actually condescend- |
ed to permit the New York newspaper
photographers to shoot him while he
was ON his way to court to answer a |
indictment. Money has
been so tight of late that it's an en-
sign to find a mint like |
Will thawing.
WANTED - Spirit-filled pastor,
church, Kansas City, |
Kansas. Address Minister" $40 Ann
and Presbyter.
1T is said Missouri is not kicking
about the war, now that she is selling
SO many of her mules to France and
England.
1T takes a woman to make a quick
change. Just a month ago Christabel
Pankhurst was trying to pick a fight
with England. Now she says she is
ready to go to war for her.
Hen Hicks Says
A woman may be afraid of a mouse,
but the average old bachelor fears a
baby more.
The man who talks least usually
lays more than the one who holds up
he busy end of the conversation.
A black eye, you have probably
loticed. will tell about as quickly as
flood will.
j. NC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06
Nov. 6 In American
History.

lSlG-Gouverueur Morris. nnaheie ),
the American Revolution. o'eS
Morrisania, \. y; born lio-' "a
1860 A braham Lincoln eleF'fu MI
dent an the Republican ~ sler
slavery ticket. receiving lso aaso
toral Votes. leading az VI"
nents by twenty eight. .,soa
1855 General Benjamin h ~
elected twenty third presi1e"
the Cuited states. ,o.tsS
1890 Wtnkm Mckinney r.
president of the United S1a'sS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

How fast must an automobile travel
to cause a sufficient rush of air to
blow the hat from the head Of police
man riding IN the car? This is ques-
ton which is causing much profound
discussion among tri-city motorists
since the accident to Traffic Officer
Carey on the boulevard the other day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

The commander of a battle ship
squadron in a modern war is com
PEELED TO spend much more time plan
ming maneuvers on the defensive than
to preparations to injure the enemy.
1t looks as though the days of the bat
tIeship were numbered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

Those old friends of the common
peepuI' and erstwhile. lame ducks,
Cannon. Mckinley and Rodenburg,
and other men made millionaires
through a republican system OF leg
islation. will be back in congress TO
offer such resistance as they are able
to the constructive program of Presi-
dent Wilson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06
JUST AN OFF YEAR" ELEC
TON.
darlington Gazette.)

There II no occasion for the demo-
cratic party to weep over the loss of a
Few congressman. AS result of
Tuesdays election the democratic ma
jority in the house will be cut about
hity votes and in the senate the gain
Tor the democrats IS four. With the
almost utter collapse OF the progress
sive party the showing thus made by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

The new chairman Of the county
board has been chosen already, II
seems. The best the public can hope
for is TO be let in on the secret along
about the time the supervisors meet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

Japan joins the "buy-a-bale" move
ment by buying $4,000 bales Of cotton
in one shipment from San Francisco
last week This, with the $4,000 bales
shipped during the same week from
New York to Europe, shows that cot
ton at present prices is considered a
profitable investment even by specula-
tors ACROSS the sea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

Aided by the opposition OF the
American Flag Day association the
fad OF displaying the American colors
on women's stockings promises TO be-
come quite popular.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

7 And now let US list a few of the
diseases which are positively pre-,
vented by the personal efforts of
your family doctor:
Smallpox-by vaccination.
Rabfes-by Pasteur treatment in
your own home
Blindness of the new-born-bv
prophylactic drops in the eyes of the
child.
LockJaw-by administration of the
anti-tetanic serum Immediately after
the injury.
Typhoid fever-by prophylactic
immunization.
Finally permit us to say: What
can't be cured need no longer be en-
dured.
Mote to the Antis-Be brief; be
temperate; be honest; but don't be
so anonymously
Questions and Answers.
H. ]. w. inquiries: Can YOU tell me
whether compulsory vaccination has
ever been passed upon by the Su-
preme court? And what is your own
opinion about it?
Reply.
1t has been held by the supreme
court of the United States that a
statute compelling vaccination is con-
stitutional jacobson " Mass, 1877 u.
s. I)-but nevertheless, notwithstand-
ing, and purely between you and me.
l don't believe it is constitutional, al
though believe in vaccination.
Rebel writes: We have a plague
or mosquitoes about our dooryard this
season. Is there anything we can
use to get rid of them?
Reply.
Yes. Use your eyes, and make sure
there are no tin cans, old paint pots
or dead pools of water in your neigh
borhood. Where there are mosquitoes
there is stagnant water nearby-and
stagnant water can always be eliminat-
ed. Mosquitoes breed only in stagnant
water. Find the breeding place and
destroy it. That will rid your premi-
SEES of the plague.
Footsore inquiries: Is salicylic acid
good to apply to burning. sweating
feet? And in what strength?
Reply.
Yes. Half an ounce in half a pint of
alcohol Or in powder form, half an
ounce salicylic acid thoroughly mixed
with four ounces talcum powder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

TERMS-Ten cents per week by car
rier. in Rock Island; IS 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 havs
paper discontinued. as carriers have M
authority in the premises
All communications OF argumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for pubiiea-
lion. No such articles Will be printed
over fictitious signatures
Telephones in all departments Cen
trail Union. Rock Island 145. 1145 and
a45.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

The victory of Rye in Tennessee and
of Gass in Missouri does not necessar-
lily mean a fresh vfndication Of the
time honored methods of campaign
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

General Won Kluck is also rumored
TO be dead, again showing that this is
the greatest season for rumors that the
world has ever known
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS =

WE'RE glad to see John 7. Nc
Cutcheon back at the front again. But
this time it's the front page, where
his cartoons are one of the real joys
of our national life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

ZION City has a new overload. He
is an inspector of the state board of
health. Smallpox is the reason for
the change in the head of govern
ment Faith healing appears to have
been a fizzle in this instance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

Apparently Arizona has repudiated
irrigation as applied TO the human sys-
tenn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

AMONG those to be decorated fol
meritorious service in the battle o
Illinois is Captain w. A. Rosenfield o.
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

ZAPATA is coming to be the real
hero of Mexico. Today he is claimed
by both the Carranza and Villa fac
tionS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

MEN are so inconsistent. Chicago
an called his wife scrub woman be-
cause she stuck around home and
did her own homework, and she has
won a divorce on the grounds of cruel
ty, with 500 per month alimony. 9th
er men have been known to make the
fact that their wives refused to stay
home and do their own work cause
for divorce action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06
Heard at The Empire.

Heard at The Empire.
Burke-"I met Murphy this morning
and he told me he had lost his job at
the docks after working there for AZ
years.
McDonald-1 told Murphy the
morning he went to work there that it
would not be a steady place"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

Footsore inquiries: Is salicylic acid
good to apply to burning. sweating
feet? And in what strength?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

THE prime joke in "The Little
Cafe" a musical comedy just revealed
in Chicago, is: IF you called on {
sick friend you would steal hi:
grapes" Get it?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06
Reply.

Yes. Half an ounce in half a pint OF
alcohol Or in powder form. half an
ounce salicylic acid thoroughly mixed
with four ounces talcum powder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

MRS. Thompson is asked by a
reader if poets are paid good salaries
The average poet on entering a news
paper Office, instead of expecting pay
for his contribution, is disappointed
when he is not electrocuted as he
steps over the threshold of the editor
ial sanctum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

BY THE J. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

Rebel writes: We have a plagu,
OF mosquitoes about our dooryard thi!
season. Is there anything we car
use to get rid of them?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

The man who talks least usually
says more than the one who holds up
the busy end of the conversation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-18
A New Iron Center,

New York City is developing an ambi,
ton to rival or surpass in the production
of iron and steel from the ore the pres
ent well.known centers of that industry
Pittsburg, Birmingham, Chicago and
Philadelphia. The Merchants associa.
tion has been making an exhaustive in
vestigation of conditions favorable to
such development and has reached the
conclusion that the time now is, or short
| ly will be, opportune for putting its con-
victions ON this point to the test. One
of the expected advantages for launching
the industry on large scale are the
prospective facilities for securing the raw
material at a comparatively low rate.
There are three factors which enter into
the equation to so large an extent
as to have determining influence upon
the minds of those who have given the
question study, the new tariff, the open
ing of the Panama canal and the enlarge
ment of the Erie canal, when that work
shall have been completed.
Lake Superior ore is the main depend
ence of the Pittsburg furnaces, but the
cost of bringing ton of this raw mate
rial from the mine TO the works is 5000.
The cost of laying it down at New York,
through the barge canal, will be Sl.75,
or 2s cents less. But the New York iron
producer has a much more general field
to draw upon and great stress is laid
upon that fact. The Adirondack or Lake
Champlain deposit, with reserve of
quarter billion tons, according to the Of
fetal survey, is pronounced exceptionally
fine and the cost of TRANSFORMATION 10
New York would not be over so cents a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-18

ton and might be less, while coal could
be carried back as a cargo on the return
trip. To get that coal to Pittsburg BY
rail would cost dollar and half more.
Then there are the Cuban ores, more
than three billion tons of them of de-
clared fine quality, that can be brought
TO New York for dollar a ton; Orinoco
river ores for a dollar and half, and
that is the whole cost of transportation
New England would be hopefully looked
to for a market, getting the finished
product from the metropolis instead of
going to Pennsylvania, as at present.
But probably New England might also
find it profitable to build up an iron and
steel industry for the same reasons that
seem to appeal so powerfully to New
York business men. Perhaps the South
Boston iron making industry may revive
again. Another factor entering into the
calculation is the removal of the duty
on scrap iron, which win make it profit
able for ballast from Europe and other
countries to which we send large cargoes
of food supplies and manufactured prod
ucts. All this may read somewhat like
a promoters dream or the literature of
the prospectus, but there is little doubt
of the comparative cheapness of trans.
portation. New York has the room for
any number of plants, especially on the
Long Island side, and she is supposed to
be rich in the enterprise that would be
needed to accomplish the rest.--Boston
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-18
Girl Tries to Climb into a
Rowboat and 1t
Upsets
ACCIDENT ON
NATICOOK LAKE
Mother and Two Children,
Sister and Niece All
Drowned

Manchester, n H., July ls.-The at
tempt of Miss Annie Burrans, a student
at the New England Conservatory OF
Music in Boston to climb into rowboat
in which were her sister, Mrs. Minnie
Mills of South Merrimack, the latter's
two children, and four-year-old niece,
Dorothy Burrans, of Utica, n. Y, caused
the drowning of all five yesterday.
The accident occurred on Naticook
lake, also known as Reeds pond, in South
Merrimack. The home of Mrs. Mills adj
joins the lake.
The party had gone there to give Miss
Burrans an opportunity to swim and al
low the children to wade. Miss Burrans
had been swimming some time, while
her sister and the children rowed Miss
Burrans grasped the stern of the fiat
-bottomed boat to get in. She had diff
Guilty in getting over the side and forced
the stern down. The children became
excited and ran toward her, their added
weight causing the boat to settle fast.
All were thrown into the water. Miss
Burrans two brothers swan out, but
were unable to help. One almost lost
his life and was saved by the other. Miss
Burrans swan within five yards of the
shore when she succumbed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-18
TELLS OF QUARRELS IN
WAKEFIELD TRIAL
Some Evidence Ruled out--Had to Do
with Plew, Who Was
Hanged.

New Haven, Conn. July ls.-Quarrel:
which J. Plew had with William o. Wake.
field in the tenement occupied by the
| Wakefield family in Bristol, and espec.
tally the last dispute on June %, 1918
the night before the murder, were retold
! by George Gillett, the upstairs neighbor,
in the course of yesterdays session of
the trial of Mrs. Bessie J. Wakefield,
charged with murder of her husband
Some of the evidence was ruled out bv
Judge Reed as it had chiefly to do with
Plew, who has been hanged Some other
feyidence, the court told the Jury, was
only TO be taken to show Plew's particle
patton in the crime. Gillett testified
that on the day before the murder Mrs.
Wakefield, referring to her husband,
who was then in a path outside the
house, remarked: Il wish he was dead;
then | would get another man"
That night, Gillett testified. he heard
scuffiing down stairs and Wakefelds
voice, LET me up, Jim!" The witness
had never seen Plew He knew Wake
fields voice. After Wakefield disap-
peared his wife stayed several DAYS with
the Gilletts and once she asked the wit
ness if he could identify her husband if
he had killed himself. Gillett said he
told her that he could for three months,
at least.
On cross-examination by counsel for
Mrs. Wakefield Gillett said that Mrs.
Wakefield had told him that she fire.
quently quarreled with her husband but
they generally made up.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-18
RECEIPTS OF
CATTLE DROP
Poor Showing Made at the
Kansas City
Market
DECREASE OF 10000
HEAD THIS YEAR
Prices Are Highest Known
for July--$9.85 a
Hundred

Kansas City, Mo-, July lS.-Thus far
this year 100000 fewer cattle have been
marketed in Kansas City than in the
same period in 1913, the receipts being
the smallest of any similar period in 20
years. The decrease is attributed to the
drought in the Southwest last summer.
Prices are the highest ever known for
this month. The demand now, cattlemen
and meat packers say, must be supplied
mostly from grass fed cattle. Another
crop of prime corn fed beeyes cannot be
made, they say, until the corn crop of
1914 is available, probably not sooner
than the middle Of November.
II August prices for corn fattened
steers are as much higher than the July
level as they were in 1912, next month
viii see prime beeves bringing 81 hun.
dred pounds in Kansas City. Beeves of
the sort mentioned sold here Thursday
at $685..
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-18
Rabbit Not Pussy.

The members of an automobile tour
ing party from Washington to Baltimore
stopped for the night at certain cara
vansary at Hagerstown, in Maryland
Since the food supplied them was exc
cradle, and since their kit furnished the
necessary implements, aside from the
raw material, they determined TO have
a Welsh rabbit. Accordingly two were
deputed to proceed to a corner grocery,
there to obtain the cheese and crackers.
When the old chap that kept the place
came forward one of the two said: Eve
want a couple pounds of cheese and some
large, square crackers for Welsh rab-
Bit" The old man seemed doubtful. Il
got the cheese all right" said he, ~but
amt got no large, square crackers.
Won't your rabbit eat the small onesi"
--Harper's Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-18
ENORMOUS CROPS
BOOM BUSINESS
IN MIDDLE WEST
Railway Officials and Merchants With
Headquarters in or Near Chicago
Testify to Revival of Trade.

! Chicago, July ls.--Business already
has begun TO feel the upward push o.
the enormous crops to be harvested by
the American farmer this year, accord
| ing to statements given out yesterday
by railway officials and car manufaetur.
ers with headquarters in or near Chicago
The traffic department of the Santa
Fe issued a report yesterday showing
that l06,62T freight cars have been load.
ed on the Santa Fe system and received
from other lines during the past month
In the same month last year but 1922 99
cars were loaded showing an increase of
3.72 per cent. this year. Burlington Off
cials reported that general merchandise
and miscellaneous freight business shows
an increase OF to per cent. over last
year.
In explaining its reason for put
ting 300 men back at work in the
freight car department, the Standard
Steel Car company, at Hammond, Ind,
announced that the New York Central
bought more than 1000 freight cars in
June; that the Illinois Central has or
dered 5000 all steel box cars and that
during the month of June orders for l6,-
055 new freight cars were received as
against s,l54 for May.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road announced that it had increased the
working time of 5000 men in its Mil
waukee shops this week from TO Sla
hours. The Mobile & Ohio, according TO
President r. V. Taylor. will spend ST.
10000 for new equipment. besides
spending s5,000,O00 for new bridge
across the Ohio river at Cairo, III. The
Rock Island, Illinois Central & North
western have begun rebuilding with steel
about 10000 cars.
In its weekly trade review bulletin is.
sued to-day, the John V. Farwell whole
sale dry goods company of Chicago, one
II the largest enterprises of its kind in
he country. says:
Road men travelling in agricultural
iistricts are securing many orders which
,srlier in the season merchants would
rot place. owing TO the uncertainty of
,rops and general conditions. A better
ceiling is also being manifested in man.
towns, especially where car
hops are located, due 70 the increased
all for cars TO move the TREMENDOUS
'rOps."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-18
The Queen of England a Great
SeamStresS

In the August Woman's Home Com.
panion appears a most interesting and
intimate account of the king and queen
of England. Queen Mary, according to
the author of this article, is vital in.
fluence. She has tremendous capacity
for work, both public and private, and
great ability as business woman and
organizer. Following is a brief extract
/ from the article:
"The queen will not allow freedom OF
tone or conduct in those about her, and
she will not put up with 'vagaries.' Dis
liking cards, she occupies after-dinner
hours, even when visiting at great coun-
try houses, in sewing In private apart
ments occupied by the royal family she
has in each room an unfinished piece of
needlework. which she takes up in odd
moments. OF dancing however, she is
very fond and at court balls, which will
probably be more numerous when Prin-
cess Mary comes out. the queen never
misses waltz or qusdrille.
Life is much simpler az the palace
than il was In King Edwards time.
Regularly once month all bills are ex-
amined and paid a plan quite different
NUN Aiit Nhf HAArANA III Ait
reign, and, indeed. by the British aristoc-
rrcy in general
Herself a practical cook,--for she
learned in her girlhood in the kitchens
Of White lodge and Kensington palace,
she still finds time now and then to
make cakes and knows how things should
be done.
Fond Of the needle and accustomed to
the sewing machine. she taught Princess
Mary 70 help darn her brothers socks;
even the young princes have learned "a
knit socks and mittcns as part Of their
contribution 20 institutions. In a wear,
for single charity the queen makes a.
MANY As 60 wooden garments. and re-
members in their making that people
who are poor love pretty things ~ much
as do the rich. At Balmorsl after din
ner in holiday time Queen Mary. for in
stance. Is busily knitting for some needy
one