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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
AN ALARMING DISCOVERY.

4 Chicago professor has made the
disconcerting discovery that babies
that suck their thumbs irreparably in
jure their singing voices He has as
certained that this form Of infant re-
taxation causes malformation of the
upper Jaw and destroys some Of the
oyertones that are so vital part Of
musical speech This is something
else for the fond mother to worry
about. When she hoyers over her pink.
fat -jowled oniest only. pug-nosed
lambkins as it makes vain endeavors
TO swallow its dimpled crubeen she
viii be obsessed by the thought that
II can never be a Carus0 a John Nc
Cormick. a Chauncey 0ic0tt or Mel
ha, Patti or any other kind Of warb-
Ter that has won fame, fortune and a
divorce court record. 1t is hard 10
break Misunderstanding babies OF the
habit The only effective method would
be to amputate hands at the wrist and
then they may not turn ont to be good
singers. At least while they are en-
gagged in this pastime they are not dis
turbing the peace. and professor has
not as yet discovered that baby that
sucked its thumb, he it the proper sex.
or either sex docking into the future
of woman suffrage) that would be bar
red from becoming president Of the
United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

organized. II is splendidly equipped
And it is carrying forward its work
with q thoroughness and with an indif-
ference to cost which may we'll chat
leng the curious interest Of the Ameri-
can people who are being asked to ap-
prove of vast expenditures on the ma
tional defenses." the implication being
that our shores are menaced by some
powerful oppressor.
The ramifcations Of this lobby are
widespread. Scores Of leagues, socie-
ties, clubs and associations have been
formed to push particular phases OF
the general campaign. There are ma
tionai security leagues. national rifle
associations, national areo clubs and
national organizations of various sorts
designed TO arouse the country 20 some
impending peril and to bring it to
realizing sense of what is expected of
it in the way Of funds for buying bat
tieships, cruisers. dreadnaughts, sub
marines, destroyers, air craft, powder,
war material and equipment and for
the increase Of army and nary to a
war footing in time Of profound
peace Schools, churches, political or
CARNATIONS, the magazine and news
paper press, chautauquas, the lyceum
everything which contributes to the
molding of public opinion, is being
utilized by this lobby as far as pos
sible in spreading the gospel of pre-
paredness and in dragooning popular
sentiment into an acceptance of the
fantastic notion that preparation for
war is a guaranty of peace.
The president might we'll turn his
attention to this lobby. The one driven
by him from Washington two years
ago was praiseworthy by comparison.
There was little false pretense in that
'insidious' aggregation which haunt
| ed the halls Of congress and hesieged
| the departments of government in
pursuit of favors. But the lobby of
which the Army and Navy league. the
National Security league, the National
| Rife association. the Areo Club of
America and scores Of similar organi-
cations are the visible expressions, is
| OF the very essence of false pretense.
| 1t is great masquerading in the vest
ments Of patriotism. 1t is militarism
cloaked in the garb Of peace II is sell
fish ambition posing as disinterested
public spirit. It is imperialism of the
sordid sort whose democratic habil-
iments do not conceal the iron hand or
| the two-edged sword. That it should
infinitely pursue its sinister work un-
challenged seems unthinkable The
president and congress should both
call it to account and force revela-
ton of the secret sources of supply
And the country will be much disap-
pointed should the president aud con-
gress fail 10 turn on the light
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
ANnrHFR SIS sIpENrs- LOBBY.

H. geuxressEzan =, W. Bailey
II 1918. soon after taking Office.
President Wilson electrified the coun-
try and started a stampede out of
Washington. when he charged that the
capital was infested by an 'insidious
lobby" which he was determined to
smoke out. The hegira which followed
this presidential warning left Wash
ing hotel men to mourn the good old
times. There was never before such a
hustling to get out OF. the City Of Mag
nificent Distances.
But the "insidious lobby" of 1913
was a negligible force in comparison
with the more insidious lobby which
now infests the capital. The lobby
which challenged presidential atten-
ton in 1918 and which fed before the
scourge which the White house
brought into view was frankly selfish.
1t made few if any pretensions OF pat
riotism. It was not buttressing our
shores against a threatened invasion.
I It was not particularly anxious about
the flag. II was troubling itself little
with the yellow peril or the German
DOGGY. II was there merely to get all
that was to be had for the railroads,
| for steel. for sugar, for glass, for ship
yards, for powder mills, for gun fac
| tories, for lumber and tor all the other
pets of privilege which republican
| ism had been nurturing for so many
years.
/ The word from the White house
gave this lobby a great shock and &C.
casioned unconcealed alarm in many
quarters but it was highly effective
The hotel business in Washington was
never so poor as it was in 1918 and
| 1914 But it must be improving now
For there is another and an infinitely
more dangerous lobby infesting the
/ capital of the nation today It is a
purely patriotic" lobby, lobby which
mas wrapped the flag about it, lobby
profoundly concerned over the welfare
tof the nation and the perpetuity OF
our sacred institutions, a lobby which
is in deadly fear of some imaginary
/ foe, lobby that thinks in terms OF
air ships, submarines, dreadnaughts
16-inch guns, torpedoes. shells, a huge
standing army and navy greater than
a Hobson ever dared to propose.
Even the railroads when carrying
forward their successful campaign tc
force the government to permit an
/ increase in freight rates, flooded the
mails with no such deluge Of litera.
iture as that which the preparedness
lobby is today disseminating. Never
before in the history OF the country
has an equal activity in any behalf
been witnessed. Evidently this lobb,
lis richly endowed. 1t is magnihcentl1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

The Hague. Woman's suffrage has
been made an essential part Of the gov
ernments program in Holland A
bill making suffrage possible through
an amendment Of the Constitutional
law OF the Netherlands. has just been
brought into parliament
The bill involves also other changes
in the organic law II proposes to
extend the right of voting TO al male
citizens who have reached the age OF
% and are not excluded by certain
disabilities, and also to female ciu-
zens who have reached the same age
It is stated that the passage OF The
bill will not Of itself bring suffrage
into being. but viii only pave the way
for it. a further revision OF the e1-
listing electoral Law will then he in
order, putting into effect the prtn-
ciple thus embodied in the eonstiu-
ton
The new constitutional amendment
also Introduces proportional represen-
tation in the different representative
bodies, the second chamber or house
,of representatives the provisional
councils, and the municipal councils,
The members of the senate, or FIRST
chamber, are elected by the different
provincial councils.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Opinions of Another.

Happiness is less apt to be a case
Of luck than pluck
Adversely lifts up many man whom
prosperity has knocked out.
II man is married TO q good wo-
man he may not think it necessary TO
so to church,
Long before a woman acquires any
Jewels she likes to worry for fear
they may be stolen
The man who knows enough to at
tend to his own business knows
enough
Don't think because a man wears A
large hat that he is the head of the
house
1t may be easier to coax woman
than to drive her, but it's lot more
expensive.
ANY crooks biography ought to
prove conclusively that he could have
acquired a lot more money as an hon
est citizen.-Chicago News,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

One day George Tibbins was at an
auction sale where a number Of wax
figures intended 10 show women's dra-
perry were being sold. and, fancying the
expression on the face of one OF them,
he bid trifiing amount en- 1t just FOR
fun, he said To his surprise the figure
was knocked down to him. He or
dered 1t sent home and when It came
carried it up to his room. His sister,
Fredrica, stood looking on wonder
struck.
Permit me to introduce my wife,
he said, with mock impressiveness-
Let's dress her up 10 see how she
looks
Fredrica assented. and the figure
was properly attired There it stood
in d corner, and every time George en-
tered the room he was greeted with a
smile
by ioye," he exclaimed, 81 wonder
il this isn't better than the real thing!
No scowl, no curtain lecture, no jeal-
ously-all smiles"
One Of Fredricas former school
mates came to visit her. George on
being presented regretted that Mrs.
Tibbits was indisposed and not fit to
make an appearance to welcome the
new arrival.
why" said the guest TO Fredrica,
Il didn't know your brother was mar
ried.
George gave his sister a look. and
she turned the subject
A few days later the guest, Miss
Eleanor Trevor, asked George how his
wife was getting on.
Poorly replied George. "The truth
| is the day OF your arrival fire was
/ built on the hearth, and it was too
hot for her She is disfigured | fear,
forever" The last words were said
/ lugubriously.
What a pity, Was she badly burn
ed?s
Her nose is all gone" He wiped
away what was supposed to be a tear,
Notwithstanding this misfortune,
! George at times was very cheerful. His
sister asked him what he was driving
at with her friend. and George said
that he wished TO win her sympathy
Just now it was on account Of his
wife's misfortune By and by it would
/ be on account of his being tied to a
disfgured woman. He told Fredrica
that if she would keep mum he would
give her something pretty.
One day George came downstairs evil
IDENTIFY much excited and reported 10
Fredrica and Eleanor that Blanca
that was the name he gave his wife
had fallen against the corner of bu-
reau and one Of her eyes had been
knocked out.
Poor fellow!" exclaimed Eleanor
Il mean, poor woman"
I George looked at his sister, as much
as TO say, Didn't I tell you so?'
! The next day George came to Flea
nor. looking almost heartbroken. She
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
The Daily Story
Blanca By Eunice Blake.

asked him what new trouble had come
upon him.
1--WE been cruelty deceived, he said
by whom
Blanca. She never told ME she had
glass eye. It was knocked out bv
her fall. and found it on the floor
That's too bad said the sympatne,.
ic girl She was thinking what a saa
case IT was for George TO be tied IN IN
woman whose nose had been dis6v-
ured and who wore glass eye. Blu,
the worst of it all was that the poor
boy had been deceived.
Eleanor was curious to see Mrs. T{A-
bits, but George declared that she
would see no one unless a new nose
could be spiiced on TO her face. and
since the accident she had not been
able to wear her glass eye. He seemed
inclined to console himself with Miss
Trevor. and Miss Trevor had not the
heart to refuse to console so unfor.
! tunate a man. Eleanor lold Fredrins
that she feared she would be blamed
in the matter, bat Fredrica assured
her that she was perfectly right to do
what she could to alleviate her
brothers misforutues.
! George grew devoted TO Eleanor in
proportion as his wife met with new
misfortunes. One day the poor wo.
man eliminated one of her cheeks with
hot curling iron; the next she burned
off lot of her hair by getting too
near a gas Jet. Indeed, it seemed that
presently the only pretty thing about
| her would be her name.
Then Blanca was stricken with
smallpox, and the last agony in this
series of misfortunes came one even
ing when George announced in brok-
en- voice that Bianca's pure soul had
gone to heaven. Eleanor did not stop
to think that a woman with a glass
eye could hardly be called a pure soul.
She put her arms around the widower
TO comfort him, and somehow or other
Their cheeks grazed. Fredrica SAYS
their lips met.
You may see her" said George.
Her disfgurements make no differ
ence now"
With his arm around his comiorter's
waist, Fredrica behind stuffing her
handkerchief into her mouth to keep
from laughing aloud the three went
lup to Georges room. There on the
bed lay Blanca staring up al the cell
ing with her remaining eye, her face
much melted away by too close con
tiguity to various fires. Eleanor dis
engaged herself from George with an
angry look on her face. but Fredrica
put her arms about her friends neck
and pacified her,
To tell the truth, pacifcation was
not needed Eleanor had suffered her
self to become attached TO one she sup
posed to- be a married man. and the
finding that he was free was a great
relief, In a few minutes she was
laughing with the others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
HEALTH. TALK
William Brady,n.D.
The Treatment of Goitre

True to our promise, we continue
the subject of goitre, indulging in a
few morbid remarks about remedies.
Our preceding discussion diyulged
some of the mysteries of symptomatol-
ogy of goitre and disclosed our utter
ignorance of the cause or causes of
these common ailments.
We described three kinds Of goitre
IN Simple goitre; 90 exophthalmic
goitre; 81 cystic goitre.
The treatment of simple goitre is.
we regret to confess, summed up in
one dangerous word, iodine. Danger
Gus for this reason: il, perehance, one
should use iodine locally or internally
in any form as a remedy for exophtal-
mic goltre one would be likely 10 do
much harm. And ii one should use it
for cystic goitre one would probably
be wasting good iodine. But for SIM
pie goitre when vou are quite sure it
is simple soIs.e, the a1aring use of
iodine is the remedy,
While a painting Of the swelling
once week or once in 10 DAYS with
weakened tincture Of iodine is usual
~ helpful, perhaps the wiser plan is
the internal administration of some
suitable salt of iodine by the family
physician. What is one patients rem
edy is another's poison, and no one but
the physician is capable of deciding
what is best for a given case of goitre.
One patient will require 10 times more
iodine than another could safely take.
regardless OF the size or duration of
the goitre.
We still have with us the mystery
loving medicine man Tor woman, who
delights in strange and shocking rem
edies Amber beads. snakes. toads
lizards, spiders. lamentations and the
magic touch are tried on MANY cases
Of goitre, all without avail, except the
last mentioned measure, which is
usually quite satisfactory TO the prac-
titioner who employs it, drawing out
all the way from 50 cents to $50 from
the victim. We donb. II even our I'D
friend grandma woml6 have any pa-
thence with these aosurdities nowaaav,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
As TO NEXT YEAR.

Victor Murdock's parting shot at the
old parties, particularly his former re-
publican associates, is characteristic
callg pungent and picturesque. But
he will find few TO agree with him as
TO the part the progressive party is
likely TO play in the great contest Of
next year. The pragressives seem
destined To repeat the experience of
thirs. parties from the beginning Of
party government in this country.
with the single exception of the repub-
hean party. which was called into ex-
istenee because OF slavery and was
able to gather to itself SO many diverse
elements as 10 elect Abraham Lincoln
In 1860 Whig and democratic biunis
ers made IL possible 10 fuse these in
eongraous elements and defeat III
vided democracy The republicans, ii
Is true. may biunder grieyousiy in 1915,
hu. they have been ehastened by de-
feat and they are not likely 10 knock
down and drag out every delegate who
supports plank acceptable to the lib
erals. as they did in 1912 Dissatis-
fed republicans will generally go 10
Wilson rather than to any progressive
candidate I. will be an old-fashioned
stand-up contest between the tive his
toric parties, with the odds overwheln-
ingly IN fasor Of the democrats. saws
the Springfield Register. Air. Roose-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

not if grandma is the woman we are
led TO believe from our correspond
ence with her.
Besides the tincture of iodine fdi-
iuted with alcohol, one part Of iodine
to three or four of alcohol and the
internal use of iodine salts OF one sort
or another, there are various ONT
ments or oils containing iodine and
It's salts which are successfully used
for simple goitre, But the secret Of
success is moderation-usi too lit
lie rather too much
The treatment OF exophthalmic
goitre will be the subject of the next
article on goitre.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Selected by Tavenner
To the Readers Of The Argus:

The Argus generously agreed to permit me 10 she
regular contribution under this head TO use the space
AZ II fl we're my own left free make my seectlon
from where will, whether II lis timely or millinery 10
search the highways aud the byways for what may I'M
press me as of interest and value to the people
/ assure nay readers shall TO make the most OF
the opportunity must forget thar party hnes
exist and will Just az wish It might be PRACTICAL lot
them not to exist and that the principal issue on eec
ton day might whether candidate belongs TO THIS
or political party but whether be is Wiling 70
the masses Of the people or the few who exploit them
In ether words my idea is to submit Information Or
a Thought that I would give to the world IL myself
edited newspaper, the only mission OF wnlch Was 10
serve mankind; to do this and nothing more
When / personally write the contribution, "ia sign
IT, and when present the thought and work. OF others
viii 50 indicate CLYDE H. TAvENNER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

veit is spent force, and those who
had not already sci him down as dan
gercua leader have learned this Iaet
since fhe outbreak of the European
war. Even under similar conditions.
ne could not repeat his performance
Of 1912. His campaign will pass into
history as the nlost remarkable OF its
Kind, but conditions DO not favor its
speedy repetition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

The ladies who have been making a
tour from San Francisco in All auto
bearing petition signed by 50000 VS.
men asking for suffrage amendment
TO the federal constitution have finish
ed their journey aud will present their
petition TO the president on Dec. s. As
the president will be rather busy with
the opening OF congress, he viii not
have time to scan each name on the
petition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

fargomaster Langehaus OF Keep
eniek. Germany, that man at whom the
Whole world laughed in 1915, has been
promoted by the emperor to the posi-
ion OF mayor of LoInza, Poland. He
was the butt of a criminal joke per-
petuated by shoemaker. William
Vo'ght, who donned captains uni
form, placed himself at the head of a
squad of soldiers. arrested Burgo-
master Langenhaus, sent him to iail
aud made away with the town funds,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Saves Editnr's Bacon.

Mrs. Mary A. Duncan met the Graph
ic editor in the meat shop last Friday.
OF course, she could easily tell from
our maneuvers that We were intend
ing to stand the butcher off for enough
meat for dinner. so she advanced us
80 cents upon her subscription Clio
verdale Qnd,l Graphic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

Surely you did not miss reading the
reports from various cities printed III
The Argus of last night telling of the
business boom sweeping over the
country. These reports we're written
by Associated Press correspondents
and can be relied upon The Asso-
-ciated Press is regarded as a conser-
vative news agency.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

Larry Magill has hung up his Christ
mas stocking early, expecting Rock
Island county to kick In with $4,000,
which he says is due him III fees earn
ed while he filled the Office of states.
attorney. Perhaps this sum Ia coming
20 Larry, but he must first show his
books before he can expect any serious
consideration OF his claim.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

A man locked up in an Omaha jail.
charged with murder, decided to atarye
himself 10 death, He held out pretty
well on his resolution until they
brought some roast turkey TO his cell
Thursday, and the hunger strike was
on Many diet list slaves fell from the
doctors order wagon Thursday from
the same temptation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

Roosevelt has made an attack on
President Wilson's preparedness pol
icy. The colonel has been so long
trailing with the minority in this conn
try that he would he uncomfortable
anywhere else. SO It makes little diff
ference what his position is on any big
question nowadays
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

Hamburg is rejoicing that bread at
least il declining rather than increas-
Ing in price. The authorities who con
troll the bread and -four situation have
just ordered that the maximum price
for rye bread be reduced from so to 4
pfsnnings. and for black bread from
SIS TO 81 pfennings. Further. the week
If -four allowance per person is in
creased freu $50 10 25o grams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Shop Early

Buy your Christmas
presents earIy-EarIy in
the day and do it now. That
will be your biggest gift of
the holidays to the work
ers behind the counters
and on the delivery wag-
ons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

A blind man shot girl and then
killed himself in an Alabama hamlet,
owing 10 jealousy. lie made thor
ough job Of it by bringing an ambu-
lance to the scene OF the shooting. 1t
now appears we will have to put blind
people in The safety FIRST division
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS

ADD current events: Electrical
prosperity week.
]. II. c.: I'm glancing through The
Argus OF last evening observed that
the Rock Island Baby Carriage com
pany was in operation on First ave-
nue. and Sixteenth street 20 wears ago.
Am ! to understand that this was one
Of the city's infant industries27
IS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

KaBkakee. H.. has decided to have o
community Christmas tree. The mayor
leads off with $25 donation towards
the enterprise What is Rock Island
going to do?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Rock Island-Frou River to
River

England admits a total casualty list
of 100000 since the beginning of the
war. And it is likely that this does not
tell more than balf the story.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Sidelights on the European War

Of the antiquarian order. For Kirk
wall is environed by the psst-catbe-
dral, palace and castle are all Of the
middle ages, and nearby are great
forced leisure nor better sightseeing
Stonehenge circles of an even remoter
era Nowhere are the ancient remains
better preserved. Reminders Of Scan
dinayian rule are found in the place
names, kirkwall itself being cor
ruption Of kirkjuyagr, the Bay OF
the Church"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

Captain Percy B. Coffin, president Of
the Chicago civil service commission,
seems to be dead in earnest in his fight
on the police slush fund.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

HAVE went with him three years
and he has not perposed yet, says
one OF Mrs. Thompsons readers seek
ing advice in a love affair. One would
imagine what this girl really needs
most of all is a spelling book.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

THE evening was spent in SHINING
and dancing" says the Omaha Bee
We1I9