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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17
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Too Tired to Sleep.

As a matter of fact, unconditional
I measures will bring sleep to the in
somniac more certainly and more nat
urally than any drug.
Questions and Answers.
Answer TO Discouraged: We are
sorry you did not feel free to give
your name and address. but you should
know that ninety-nine out of a hun
dred young men are in the same boat
with you, and that you are In no way
an exception. Some conscienceless
crook has been working on your ignor-
ance
The Perfect Woman Again: Please
give the measurements of a perfectly
developed woman and oblige.-Physi-
cal Culture.
Reply-Sixty-five inches tall, weigh
ing 13S pounds. not counting her cor
set. fve feet five inches from tip TO
tip OF her wings, bust "a. waist 20.
upper arm Is, wrist 6. calf 1454, not
including her wooden socks, thigh 20,
ankle inches. II is no part of her
stomach's functions holding up petit
coats. She should be able and will
ing TO turn few somersaults each
day IN order to keep in good form.
Her short ribs should never know the
feel OF steel or whalebone. God gives
her good muscles
Malaria From a Pond: Would a
flow from the pond IN park pre-
vent danger of malaria? There is al
ways flow into the pond. but no flow
out OF It during several months of the
year.
Reply-Stagnant water favors mos
quito breeding. be IT In a pond. brook,
or old tomato can. II the condition IS
the water should be reg
ulariy treated with kerosene oil to
Kill on the developing mosquitoes, and
this Is a duty OF the municipality. OF
course. you can't get malaria unless
you are bitten by the Misunderstanding
breed Of mosquito.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17
THE LARGER MINORITY.

Presifenf wilson might have gore
further than be did when he told his
audience AZ Indianapolis that The re-
publican party 10 stiii more OF q minor
isy party tha- the tenocra,io. and that
as between the ntnorff.es ! thirk ne
can claim TO beicas 90 the larger nj
rorfty.-
tho ofncfai vote for representative IN
congress In November. These returns
show that The dcmocrattc party poiled
= larger percentage % the total demo
crassc-republtcAn-prc vote than
70 pooled - 1917. and that the repge-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17
U. S. TRADE BALANCE UP
$40. 32O,6O7 FOR A WEEK

Washington. ID. C. FEB 15.-For-
eiEn t.Sde during the week ended Feb.
- Melted the United States a favor
able balance Of t5o.32O,6o7.
The returns from tho - principal
customs districts were announced yes
tsrdaI by the department OF com
nerce.
Compared with the preceding week
the total showed a decrease OF ss,s13.-
SO IN the balance.
Exports last week were s5iiss.i3o
ard imports So. ss5.s2s compared with
sss.5si.ios and s2s.44s.sso respectively
for the week Of Feb. O. Cotton ex-
ports amounted TO ss5.s4s bales. max
Ing the total for the last 10 weeks
:,s0I.3si bAlsA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

In financing = live stock campaign
TO be conducted among the farmers Of
the northwest james J. Hi has put
himself IN tho nay OF being a great
berefactor 20 mankind. especially N
view OF the encouragement which the
hoof and mouth disease IL proving TO
ra;se-s OF farm animals. AZ the sane
time he - helping 90 insure dividends
for the railroad Stockholders OF the fu-
turs-for I've stock makes business
for the transportation companies
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

1887 We have purchased 2l1,31S tons
OF amor, paying the armor ring an av'
erage OF S44O.O4 per ton. or a total OF
S95. SIS 24O. believe I am well with
in the bounds OF conservatism when
say that II all this armOr had been man.
ufactured IN n government plant at
least 5000, 900 would have been saw
ed 20 the American taxpayers, and
armor IS only one OF the things being
purchased by the army and navy I'M
der similar conditions.
Take powder We have purchased
$500 700 worth OF powder from the
trust since 1905. paying for # all the
way from SO cents 10 so cents per
pound. We are manufacturing pow
der in government plants now for 80
cents per pound. and the officers in
charge state that the more we manu-
facture. the cheaper we can produce
Il. There IS little doubt but that from
eight 20 ten million dollars Of the
twenty-five million dollars paid the
powder trust could have been saved
by government manufacture. Secre-
tary Daniels has asked congress for
an appropriation for a government
armor plate factory. but thus far CON
gross has refused him.
II the government builds an armor
plane and a paddock is placed on its
doors as soon as II IS completed, and
Il IL never used. Il will. in the opinion
OF Secretary Daniels. pay for itself
simply by enabling him TO obtain fair
treatment from the armor manufac-
turers.
To depend upon private contractors
for munitions in time of war Is TO
place the government nj the mercy OF
proven eXtortionists.
Army and navy officers generally are
opposed 20 complete government man
ufacture OF munitions OF war. taking
the position that Il Is the part OF wis
dom for the government 20 encourage
private manufacturers to operate
plants so that they may be available in
time OF war. Experience has shown,
however. tliat instead OF periodically
coming to the relief OF the government
IN time Of war. the war traders take
OF the necessities OF the
government. which is at their mercy,
md boosts its prices. For instance,
when war with Spain was imminent
he armor manufacturers practically
ssued an ultimatum TO the govern
neut that they would not manufacture
/ single piece OF armOr plate unless
he government should agree 10 pay
them 500 q ton more than the price |
ixed by congress after an investiga- /
ion as a fair price. And It is also |
worthy OF notice that their patriotism /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17
The World Wide War Trust

, did not prevent them from selling
arrnor TO Russia for S249 a ton. while
they were asking their own govern
ment ssIs ton.
That the Du Pont powder trust prac-
ticed similar extortion during the
Spanish war would seem TO be indi-
Gated in the following question and
answer on page 50 OF the Fortifications
bill hearings OF 1908:
Question. How was Il during the
war-did they (the powder trusp put
up the price tremendously?
Gen Crozier. That is little hard
to say / think we paid 81 pound,
and then the price was reduced TO so
cents"
We are now manufacturing powder
In government plants for SO cents
pound. every conceivable overhead
charge included. and paying the trust
So cents a pound.
II the armor and powder trusts once
overcharge the government in time
OF war because they have It AT their
mercy II IS their fault, but II they re-
peat the performance because they
are a second time permitted 10 have
the government at their mercy. IT will
be the governments fault
There appears TO be no real COM
petition between the armor manufac-
lures OF the various countries. Once.
In 1893. the American armor ring made
a noise like competition, when it sold
arrnor TO Russia for s249. while charg-
ing the United States 1915. and for a
Il
the ranks of the war trusts of the var
ious nations.
But during this period the armor
manufacturers of the world met IN
Paris. and since then there has been
little or no competition worthy of the
name. The armor manufacturers ask
ed themselves why they should cut
each others threats and why it would
not be to their advantage TO receive
$500 or 5000 a ton instead of 5000 or
$500.
In his report OF. Doc, vol. SIS, p. p. 1
54th Cong.l secretary OF the navy /
under Cleveland, Hon. II. a. Herbert, 1
in commenting on the question of a 4
trust says:
Il am informed upon authority .
which I believe to be good that about, .
or perhaps before. the time of the last
contract OF the Bethlehem company
with Russia there was a meeting in
Paris of the representatives of the
If not all. of the armor man
1facturers OF Europe and America"
This was in 1S94: and commenting
upon the prices charged in Europe
and America, he says. on the same
page:
These facts seem 10 lead to the
conclusion that there is at least
friendly understanding or agreement
among the principal manufacturers OF
he world that prices shall be main
aimed at about the same level"
Here We find EVIDENCE 20 years old
81 a worldwide armor plate trust.
In the naval hearings for 1914. page
;21. the present secretary of the navy,
Josephus Daniels. used the following
language in referring to an advertise
nent for bids for armor plate for the
Pennsylvania:
When we came TO the armor We re-
ected all the bids. and were then alb
In a situation from which it
there was no relief Though 1
'ou can not establish ii in black and
White. there Is no doubt of an armor
,late trust all over the world. That
5 10 say. the people abroad who make
Lrmor plate will not come here and
ubmit bids. because they know If they I
10 our manufacturers will go abroad ]
md submit bids. They have divided
he world. like Gaul. into three parts"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

concerning armOr.
Let II be sufficient
in passing 10 say
that the govern
ment purchase OF
armor has been a
scandal from start
10 finish. The con-
duct OF the armor
ring in dealing
with the govern
N Q Mt averages
thro ug h on I at
least so per cent
rotten
There have been
nine official esti-
mates as 90 the
actual cost OF the
manufacture OF a
ton OF armor plate
The average esti-
mate is S247.I7
per ton Yet since
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

The republicans have organized the
state house % representative but g.
took quite q number % democratic
votes TO enable them TO do f. Other
wise ~ - probable that the only way
90 have broken the deadlock would
have been % hold another election
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17
Feb. II in American
History.

1SO1-Thomas Jefferson's election as
president OF the United States de
cided in the house of represents
tives on the thirty-sixth ballot.
1s15-Treaty of Client. concluding
peace between the United States
and Great Britain. was ratified at
Washington.
Observation-Disclosures evacuated their de-
fensive lines before Charleston.
s. G.
1913-Cincinnatus Heihe Miller goa-
quinn, the poet Of the Sierrns,
died: born 1S41
1914-Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson.
widow of the noted author. died
at Montecito. Cat.
All the news all the time The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

Since "a has been put up 70 the
diplomats themselves whether they
shall remain In Mexico 10 IS merely a
question whether they val1o their Jobs
more than they co their personal con-
fort and possibly their lives The
common sense Wow IL that an Office Of
this kind terminates automatically
when there - no government left 10
deal with and that seems 20 bo the
situation IN Mexico today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

Ex-Consui r. ,. Thompson. 20 SET
tie the var. proposes a peace com
mtzsiou with the two ez-prssidents q
tho United States a. leading members
Hs-inE been abroad for 10 years there
=. some excuse for this break % Mr..
ThcI1psou'a. Otherwise he shows a
great r1aay strange synptoms-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

The Iowa senate graft committee
has recommended wedding out IS
committee clerks and other supcrnum-
erarics on tse payroll % that body.
The real test viii come when the re-
port Is Up for adoption Then the In
dividEai senators whose friends r. II
PROPOSED To dccapi,ate may have some
thing To say.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

One might pardon an ambitious
actress for sDrinsinE q diamond rob
berry story but for Henry Barrett
Chamberlain. mere newspaper man.
TO lend color 10 the Impression that he
hal 5000 worth OF clothing for thief
to steal-it - too much
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

The passing. BY the national house.
of the Palmer bill 70 bar products Of
chiId labor from interstate commerce
IL TO be commended Though u is a
radical method OF effectinE reform.
the difficulty Of handling the question
by states seems % justify national
action
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

Flags are 20 be- flown in Chicago on
primary day. Not bad idea II ever
there IL n time when patriotism ought
10 abound u - when there b an cleo
ton In prOgress- There ts no harm IN
90 least sxperimeutiuE 20 see whether
theoretical and applied patriotism viii
mix
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

n viii be- hard 10 convince the aver
age skeptie that the eastern firm
which turned down a $4,000 war or
der for Humanitarian reasons did
rot have another reason somewhere IN
the background which. II Il were trOt-
ted out. would make the humanity plea
look Ike the proverblal soiled deuce.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

ChtcasO police have found a fellow
Who has been giving the ms&nest man
n rub Tor his iAurels- This party has
been making counterfeit nicksIs AID
passing them on neWsboys
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17
AssuredIy WouId.

Even if Colonel Roosevelt and Pro
fessor Taft had Inadvertently per
mitted themselves TO be put in the
same picture by a Boston phOtogra-
pher most people would have regard
ed the result as a nature fake-Wash-
iugton Star
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

Italy does not have enough time BE-
twe@a earthquakes % concentrate rs
rsasOninE faculties Upon ths question
whether u really wants % take a hand
In the var game
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17
Sidelights on the European War

the electric light works in London had
received instructions to turn of all
current, public and private, on the APP
proach of hostile aircraft, is denied in
a statement given to the trade jour
nal Electrical Engineering The state
ment says
AS a matter OF fact our instruc-
tons are exactly the opposite We
must maintain the supply of current
and keep the lights going. Theatres
and hospitals, for instance. would oe
in a serious predicament IL their cur-
rent was suddenly stopped. II
theatres were suddenly plunged into
darkness panic would inevitably en-
sue Hospitals would be in a terrible
plight and there would be loss Of life
in almost every operating room.
Moreover, If our electric light
works were TO switch of their cur
rent. large quantities Of steam would
have 20 be immediately blown OF into
the atmosphere. and the noise would
probably startle the inhabitants OF the
darkened town far more than the e1-
plosion OF dropping bombs. More
over, the rising steam would offer an
target for the Zeppelin.
bomb might be dropped on the Bank
side electricity works, and II the range
finding was inaccurate, II would par
haps hit St. Paul's cathedral, Black
friars bridge. or the Central Telephone
exchange"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

THE only criticism that might be
made of the lazy husband bill" pend
ing before the Indiana legislature, is
that the penalties are not severe
enough. They are a $500 fine and six
months in jail for the husband refus-
ing to support his wife. Down in
Posey county years ago offenders Of
that class were publicly horse whipped
by vigilance committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17
Proteot Public Also

The plea of a congressman for an
official badge that will prevent gam
blers and others when raided escaping
by impersonating statesmen does not
go far enough. Uniform the legisla-
tors so that the public also may be pro-
tected.-Pittsburgh Dispatch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

Congressman Tsvennsr nov seems
not only % have the ear OF congress.
but pretty much everybody IN the
United States
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

COUS Wilhelm says Uncle Sans
note to him was more vigorous than
that he sent TO Cous George and Cous
George says the same about the one
that Uncle Sam sent to him. What
Uncle Sam would like to do is put both
boys across his knee and give them
sound spanking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

Nov that ., - finally organized the
Illinois house probably viii sailOp
through n lOg Of important business 70
make up for lost time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17
CHORDS AND
DISCORDS

ACCORDING to an Austrian news
paper. $4,000 more Russians have bit
the dust Gar Nick must have few
lighters left.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17
FOR ALL we SPEND AND GIVE

FOR ALL WE SPEND AND GIVE
Life brings us few returns
For all we spend and give
So cries the heart that burns
To live and more than live.
And yet through all its burst
OF antic grief and tear,
Down deep amid the worst
That happens to us here
There's always some sweet share
OF laughter and of cheer
To compensate our care.
It's true we give is much
Our labor and our CLEAN
But though in vain we clutch
At substance or at dream,
It's well in that long end.
Or brief career. to know
We had perhaps one friend
Whom it were good to know;
And maybe knew an hour
or perfect peace and joy
A morning with flower,
Or romping girl or boyi
Life brings us small returns
Instead of few-perhaps.
II all the spirit yearns
We're poured into our laps
Our stated hours would fly
So cloyed, we might not feel
That honey of the sky
Upon our palates steal
AS now with flavor fine
II does in little drips
That tastes of heavenly wine
On our so mortal lipsi
THE BENTZTOWN BARD.
THOSE who have insisted that
Becker had been put to death in Sing
Sing doubtless will be surprised 10
learn that he has come TO life and is
about to petition for new trial For
those of short memories 1t might be
added that Harry Thaw also is still
alive and that Lincoln is dead
DOUGH you or dough you not ap-
prove the rise In the price OF bread?
This is horrible, but We are printing
{ TO satisfy regular customer.
AN actor has received an egg from
, girl with her name and address
written on II. After he has ascer-
aimed the age of the egg he probably
will be IN better position to appreciate
Ter intentions.
BILLY Sunday puts sawdust on the
rail to the mourners' bench so as to
prevent slipping en- route.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

THERE is a young lady of our
town who viii be very much confused
If a certain young man of Jennersville
should happen to get strayed next
Sunday afternoon and not be able to
find the large town of Chesterville.-
Ayondale, Pa, Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17
10.
ENNER

tspcciai Cgrresponeence % The Argus)
Washington, d. C.. Feb. lit would
require several volumes 70 cover all
the transactions deserving publicity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

London.-( Correspondenc Of The
Associated Press. while az break
fast, NJ. Duquesne, a Belgian actor who
has been playing with a company of
Belgian refugee actors at one of the
London theatres, read IN a FreneA
newspaper of the death in action OF
his son, a young French officer, and
also of the death of his former wife,
the officers mother, who died after
hearing of her sons fatal wound.
NJ Duquesne dressed and went TO
the theatre as usual. but broke down
suddenly when he had to speak the
line "If only had my revolver / would
take my revenge" and left the STAGE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

IF the price of wheat keeps on sky
rocketing it would not be a bad idea to
go out to the barn and get a few point
ers from the horse on eating corn
Philadelphia Telegram.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17
~ rig ). W. POTTER co.

TEEMS cents per week. ~ car
rf-r. IN Rock Isizae. 81 per yszr - Ezan
IN a6ys1cG
conptaint- q dsiiv-ry service saosid
b nnsas g ~ elreal&u9a department
-nsrh sho,4ia siss - nS,iasd IN every
iase~nr- -ns-s 20 " desired 20 havs
PAPER et-~y.zfazse- - carriers havs nc
ssfhSrfsy IN TIE premises
An egrs7unieatioEs % arsun sntativ-
ersrasrs- political ar religious. must
ssvs real nzrs attached for pubiica-
uon- SO seen Articles VII % printed
over r~,ftioGs signatures
TsisDk0na- fn ali department.. Ger
trail Ualsa- Rock fsiana tfs. iIfs All
ans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

SOAA4N
ST. Louis woman sued for divorce
because she says she discovered her
husband thought more of his COW than
he did of her. Not any worse than
loving a dog, at that.
MISSOURIAN declares Roosevelt
owes him $4,000, 900 and Taft 100000
coo. Yet there are folk VINO oppose
a law to prohibit the sale OF dope.
HAVE you picked your candidate
for mayor? Here, too.
HILDA Waffle and George Scrip,
Iowans, were married last week. It
was reported to have been very
sweet affair.
DAVE Shanahan has been in the
Illinois legislature long enough TO be
able to read the minds OF the members
while they are asleep.
"OH. yes; we have seven laundries,'
SAYS w Kee Maxwell in the Peoria
Journal, commenting on a paragraph
we printed last week in which we said
the fact that one of the mayoral can
didates in the Distillery city was run
ming on a cheaper water platform was
chiefly because of the fact
that folks in this locality had been of
the impression that water was not
used there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

BILLY Sunday puts sawdust on the
trail to the mourners' bench so as to
prevent slipping en- route.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

AN actor has received an egg from
girl with her name and address
written on IT. After he has ascer-
tanned the age of the egg he probably
will be IN better position to appreciate
her intentions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

London, Correspondence of The
Associated Press.)-The report that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

DOUGH you or dough you not ap-
prove the rise in the price OF bread?
This is horrible, but We are printing
It to satisfy regular customer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

ITO Be Continued).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

All the news all the time The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

HAVE you picked your candidate
for mayor? Here, too.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-04-01

Some of the brethern OF the press
OF the state. in their apparent zeal to
safeguard the interests of their re-
spectiye communities, would attempt
to dictate to the church going people
in relation to employing evangelists
to stir up the dry bones of religious
inactivity. While We may not all coin
eide with the views of the local people
in this matter of paying large sums for
spiritual enlivenment. in the face of the
fact that all communities in which
these evangelists are sought, have a
full complement of paid ministers who
are supposed to direct the sinner and
the saint in the straight and narrow
path, yet 1t would seem to be mat
ter with which these people who are
minded to contribute are entirely con-
cerned. We OF Fort Morgan and Brush
are about to witness the invasion OF
Pastor Bulgin into these communities.
through the invitation of the church
people The expenses will be paid
likely by those who are in sympathy
with the movement; and it would ap-
pear to be without the pale of others
to belittle the effort to uplift he spiri-
tual system that prevails, so long as
the evangelist confines himself to such
uplift without attempting to also die
tate to other creeds or denominations
as to the proper methods of attaining
the desired results.-Brush Republican