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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

New York Dispatch TO Washington,
D. a., Tines.
Further light was thrown ON the
vast project under way by Standard
OH banking interests for the dnane-
ing of Russis's war needs, the pur-
chasing of Russian war supplies OF
rbls side of the Atlantic from COM
panies controlled by those interests,
and the project Of the entrance of the
Industries Of this country into Rus
sian commercial trade under the guil-
auce of those interests both during
the war and after.
The war plans of the Standard Oil
banking interests will in no way con
fict with the work which is being
done by the interests represented by
-. u. Morgan & Co. she latter inter
est5 having been aware for some time
of the projects Of the Standard OIL
banking group the two great banking
interests having come TO an under
standing on the course which each is
TO follow
The Morgan group viii remain tbs
dominant factor with regard to meet
ing the requirements in this country
of the British empire both in fnano-
ing and in purchasing and manufac-
turing of supplies. and at the same
time will give frea rein TO the Stand
ard OH group in the )atter's efforts
along similar lines with regard TO
Russia
The opinion prevails in banking
quarters that with the work pro,
r7edinE along The lines now outlined,
the manufacturing capacity Of this
country available for the purposes Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31
JULYs PORTS AND Elk
PORTS

Figures made public by the bureau
Of foreign and domestic commerce.
department. OF commerce, show a
slight decrease In imports and q large
gain in exports during July and the
seven months ending with July. 1918.
when compared with those periods
e last year, July Imports totaIed
az. 099s6z0 this year. against S15s.-
1921 a year ago July exports
ere the largest ever recorded for
that month. being for this year $751;
9Ts,9a0, compared with S154,13S,947
Tor Jaly, 1873. and SI692s0.77S Tor
July, 1918. when the month made q
new high record.
Or tbs July, 1913. imports 64.6 per
cent entered free Of duty. against 81. .
per cent In July last year.
During the seven months ending
With july, imports this year totaIed
81 SOS .a09s44I. against S1s140B93,375
in 1915, decrease of rs per cent.
while exports aggregated s1sss, 1877
495 In 1915. against 81 .2oo,SS2I62 in
1914. a gain OF So per cent.
For the month OF July. 1915. there
was an export balance OF $l24.S ,370.
as compared with an export balance
Of sass 44 in Juiy. 1914. and an ex-
port halance OF $21,e29.00S IN July.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

swamp alligator and the stream>con-
fined fish.
Here all the centuries-long process
OF the sinking of the land and the ris-
ing Of the waters was enacted in a fas-
cinating natuFe-drama of few
months. Gatun Lake. at a surface eIe-
walton of IS feet, is estimated to cover
1854 square miles. and extends not
merely over the previously existing
swampy ground Of the Charges val
ley, but it has risen so far above the
floor Of the lowlands as to extend
for miles between the hills, forming
estuaries. lagoons and ponds, turn
ing rapid, UnnavtgabIe streams into
deep sluggish rivers. and converting
hilltop@ into beautiful islands, some
Of them miles in length while thou
sands Of acres Of flooded and fallen
timber, into which stretch or circle
narrow uecks Of land practically
defy any accurate estimate OF the
so-called shore line Of the new lake.
AS the lake swelled from a pond
into a sea, the Indians OF Panama saw
all their notions of inland navigation
swept by the board. They had been
accustomed to polling or padding in
the sviftest streams IN their cavuca.
or dugout, but they found that no one
among them knew haw to handle the
canoe under the new conditions
brought about by the lake
THE Indians, however. were the
least sufferers caused by the magic
appearance Of the lake. There are
forests Of fine trees slowly dying. as
is luxurious mass Of jungle plant
life. On many OF the trees are pend
ant termite nests filed with restless
ant like creatures doomed to slow
starvation. And besides. many ami
mails have suffered the fate of being
marooned and slowly starved. The
coming Of the lake has worked con
siderable damage upon the life that
was there before, but, unlike the
changes wrought IN European geog-
raphy, this change will be perma-
nent, its utility, its comfort to q read
tusted plant and animal world. and
its tropical beauties. In all Iikeli-
hood. will be lasting on through many
rearranzements of boundaries"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

and how did Miss Broadhead spend
| her evenings?"
Missy Broadhead she put de chiuun
to bed 4"
About what time did she &c, the
children to sleep
Dunno, sab. nebber see her up
but oncet
What was she doing theu?n
Missy Broadhead went to do library
where Mars Willard was sottln' read
in a book"
We'll, what happened between
them?"
Missy Broadhead says, says she.
I'm gwine 70 run oyah TO Missy Cuth-
bert's 70 a few minRtes II any Oh ID
chullun wakes up I'll be back in time
so you won't be boddered' And mars
says. Dat all right; don't hurry yo'-
self I was gwine 10 Miss Cuthbart's
myself TO see her cullud gal. Peggy. so
I follered Missy Broadhead as IA az de
crossroad, and she turned on de cross
road. Since she wasn't gwine 70 Missy
Cuthbert's 7 list think I'd see whsr
she war gwiue. so I follered her down
de road, and she met De Obersesr."
This was evidence that the attorney
had not bargained for. He would have
stopped the testimony, but he knew
that the defendants counsel would
call it forth anyway, 80 he felt obliged
to let JEFF go on. The. darky resumed.
DE oberseer TUX Missy Broadhesd
n nd hn-rI -r---.-f- Hss
de report oh a pistol"
After the laugh that this evidence
elected had sHbsided JEFF continued:
Deem dey walked toEedder on de
road, taldn' I bein' black as de night
de white folks couldn't see me. but I
could see de white folks. and, climhin
ober lie fence, I trabeIed Ia de field
alongside OBJ dem heern Missy
Broadhead say dat mars had a heap o
money an he'd rudder pay than go
into cout Den de oberseer he say,
'Yo hain't got uottin TO to hire a law
yer And Miss Broadhead says, says
she, I nebber thought o. dat And de
oberseer he says, says he, 7 furnish do
money 70 de lawyer and TO- de court
And Missy Broadhead, she says says
she. IF yo' DO dat I glib 20 half"
Naturally every one IN the court
room listened to this evidence with
wrapt attention except the plaintiff
and her counsel. When JEFF had finish
ed the Judge dismissed the case, and
the defendant threw his arms around
jeff and Rugged him Plaintiffs counsel
gave notice that he would appea. the
case on the ground that a slaves tes-
tfmony was not admissible, bat the
appearance of guilt in the plaintiff at
hts testimony indicated that she would
not press her complaint further. and
she never did.
Trevor offered JEFF his freedom, but
JEFF had been born and sSed on the
plantation so years and said his mas
ter might as well pull up a tree by de
roots and throw 1t into de road"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31
THE INTERESTS BACK OF THE WAR TRUST

the allies will he worked 10 its high
est degree of efficiency
Announcement is that the Csnad-
ian Car and Foundry company has
booked a 81 100000 order for the
manufacture Of shrapnel and high
explosive shells. This is one Of the
Canadian companies in which the
Standard Oil banking interests are
understood to have obtained & con
trolling interest in their plans for eH-
tering into the war supply business on
a vast scale.
Details of the order provided fur
ment on war work between the Nor
gan and Standard Oil groups. The
contract in question was negotiated
for the account Of Great Britain and
France. and was placed through the
firm Of J. p. Morgan & Co. Meanwhile
another huge order is being negotia--
ed with the company for the account
Of Russia, and viii go through other
hands.
How juicy 9 plum the Standard oil
interests have acquired in taking con
troll Of the Canadian Car and Foundry
company is shown in the fact that
with the orders mentioned and the
order placed with the company for
S83,000o00 Of shrapnel some months
ago by the Russian government that
company will have received the Iarg-
est war orders placed with any com
pany In America with the exception Of
the Bethlehem Steel corporation AMI
the CrucibIe Steel company of Amer
iCa, the size Of whose orders has been
due to the fact those companies are
ordnance manufacturers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

Every laxative has its day At
present purified petroleum oil enjoys
the vogue which castor oil never at
tanned in it's paImiest days.
There must be 40 different brands
Of petroleum oil marketed TO meet this
big demand for q laxative. In the
matter Of favor It may be that some
brands are Dleasanter 10 take tha1
others. but SO far as the effect goss
one is as good or bad as another.
so-calIed Russian" oil is in no
sense superior 10 out-and-out Ameri-
can refined petroleum -- but you
know how It is, anything imported
seems higher class than plain home
made goods, to some people.
The virtues Of mineral oil as
laxative which make it preferable
in some cases to other Iaxatives are,
first. that IL increases the peristaltlc
or wave movement of the bowel
without being absorbed and produc-
ing other effects simultaneously. as
many laxative remedies DO; second,
It is apparently not habit-forming,
as some laxatives. not all undoubt-
edly are; and third. it IS supposed
to absorb a certain proportion Of
the toxic substances in the bowel
which make the constipated person
feel so wretched. This latter virtue.
however. must be largely theoretical,
for the maximum quantity of toxic
material mineral oil could possibly
absorb in the doses usually employed
would be something less than a drop
in the bucket.
Anybody who feels jmpelled 10
"try" purified mineral oil liquid
paraFin. liquid petroleum., aIbolene.
Russian oil, OF any Of the IaXo thus
OF that trademarked brands on the
market. would do we'll to take it an
hour away from mealtime, and rafh-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31
PUBLICITY FOR SCHOOL
NEEDS.

IAsf
Frank publicity IN securing the CO.
operation oil the community in the
work OF the schools is urged by "
s. Deffenbaugh of the United States
bureau Of education. ia a report on
School Progress HI the Smaller Cit
les, Just issued
School boards that are managing
the schools ably and honestly do not
fear 80 turn on the searcHigbt.' de-
claras MI Deneu baugh. THE seuti-
meuJ is growing among school boards
that the public should know how it's
money is expended. In the most pro
gressive schools the board and the su-
perinteudent are presenting facts TO
the people either in printed reports, in
newspaper articles. or by both
Some school men. however, object
to furnishing the newspapers with
school Information on the ground that
they are already advertising them
selves. a superintendent who was
complaining about lack OF interest
among the parents In the schools Of
his city was asked whether he report
ed the progress of the schools through
the local papers. He replied that Be
did not believe in advertising himself
He failed to grasp the idea that school
news is not for the purpose of boost
ing a operintendent; besides being
legitimate news, it calls attention TO
the needs of the work Of the school
SO that the school may become more
efficient
I'm several cities, as Fredonia.
kan. there is an educational issue of
the local paper. In some other cities
there are daily school news notes
On the whole the public is becoming
better informed regarding the schools
than It was a few years ago. The
tendency is toward greater publicity
by means Of printed reports and news
paper articles.
That the schools ear work to adj
vantage through women's civic i'm
Provement clubs and through parent
teacher associations has been thor
oughIy demonstrated in many Of the
smaller cities. Such clubs are often
instrumental in the introduction of
kindergartens. manual training and
domestic science. The superintendent
Of one school utilized the women s
clubs Of the city by asking that each
club give some consideration TO the
question, What can be done 70 I'm
prove the efficiency Of your schools ?
Each club discussed the question and
sent a representative TO present to
the teachers the ideas Of the club. In
the opinion Of the superintendent of
schools in that city the plan aroused
interest among the women OF the city
in better schools
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31
The Mineral Oil Craze.

er two or three small doses daily
than one full dose.
II is perhaps most frequently pre-
scribed for those who have food
srasis-a sort Of new mode in con-
stipation-and especially in cases OF
ptosis, or sagging Of the alimensary
canal IN the latter condition, which
the x-ray photograph OF digesting
bisnuth-meaI shows to be much
more common than appearances
would indicate, pure petroleum oil
is believed to facilitate the passage
Of the slimentary stream over the
various kinks and hills which Ptosis
causes
After ali, we suspect that the old
time mixture Of SIENNA leaves and
chopped figs, or aromatic syrup Of
rheubarb, or cascara, or phenolph-
thaleiu 1.-THE laxative IN many lax
this-and-that tablets or wafers). and
several other physics-always ak
ceptIng the crude and harmful aioes
and aloin-containing pills-are in
effect "tust as good. though not SO
expensive and fashionable as the
novel petroleum. However, as the ".
k. old lady said, every one TO his oWn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31
THE COMMON WAsHRAG.

The United states public health
service and the various state and lo-
cal boards Of health have taken ade-
quate measures for the abolition Of
that distributor of disease germs, Jhe
common towel Now cones the news
thas the common Washrag - even
gester menace 70 health. The hotels
and public hoste}ries have recognized
ghis for some time. and have supplied
their guests with steriii8ed wash
cloths in Individual sealed packets.
The damp "sour" smelling waEhraE
stuI exists, however IN many private
bath rooms Tnparfeetly washed out
after use, frequently not wrung Ou1
at All, f. So often hung over "a rack
or a radiator near su open window,
there to collect dust and dirt. Ere
quantIy the same washTaE IS used
by the entire family. thus affording
an easy means OF transferreuce Of
mouth secretions from person TO per
son In many households each indi-
viduaI has his own wash cloth and his
individual towel. but these hang so
close to one another that there is
ready interchange Of bacteria Each
individual should have his own wash
cloth Il should De thoroughly wash
ed out with clean hot water after use
III should be then wrung rs nearly dry
as possible. and if possible hung in
The sun TO dry. 1t should not coma
i'm contact with other wash cloths In
the Investigations tie United States
public health service is conducting In
+ regard to the prevalence Of trachoma
+ SC has been found that common towels
probably acted as medium Of distrL-
button of the germ of disease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31
THE HUMBLE MECHANIC.

The organ Of the combination is now
assuming credit Tor the slogan River
20 River" lust Ike It 20 overlook the
humble mechanic who submitted it 10
the committee appointed so select a
slogan for the city over three years
ago-0rgan Of obstruction.
The humble mechanic" who pre-
scented this slogan 10 the committee
was none other than Captain ". A..
Rosendeld. of the Rock Island Bridge
& Iron works.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31
ASK THE FANS

The combination organ has said
gae wori We are to have baseball
next year Fine. II has given its
consent. But why have we been de
prived Of the sport for SO long-having
S s25 600 municipal park. too organ
cg obstruction
The Argus all along has merely vote
ed the feelings Of the fans who pre-
feTred to do without baseball rather
than submit 70 me yoke Of the friend
e the organ Of obstruction, Al Tear
ney
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

Identification tags which transact
,antic passengers on beiligerent ships
are wearing lately may give a certain
mouruful assurance TO the wearers.
but It IS difficult TO understand why
people Insist upon placing themselves
in position to use them when there are
American ships travelling the same
routes which can give a reasonable as
surauoe Of safety
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

II have read with great care the his
tory OF all the European countries for
the last 100 years and have read all
tae state documents issued in connec~
lion with the present war. but con
TESS freely that ] do not know why
this war is being fought" declared
Vice President Marshall in an address
recently. This ought to save the rest
Of Us 3 lot Of trouble and mental ef-
tort
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

Under s law passed at t>s last ses-
sion of the legislature townships are
authorized TO establish public parks.
This offers q convenient meaua Of s0Iv-
ing the embarrassing question 10 Mo
line OF disposal Of surplus township
funds. Rock TeIaad never has been
burdensd IL thfs manner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31
Aug. 81 In History.

l6SS--John Bunyan, author Of "Ph-
grim's Progress died. born 1925.
1s1l-Theophile Gautier, novelist, botn
in France; died 1872
1856 - Earthquake caused 100000
property loss Ia Charleston, S. c.
Sixty-one lives were lost
lS13-Paciic end Of Panama canal
opened by explosion Of dynamite 90
the waters Of the Pacific ocean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

THE Chicago Daily News is offering
800 for the best answer to the ques-
ton, What shall Bud Fisher do with
his yearly salary Of S78,000?" AS
starter, he might cut off any portion
that he chooses and forward it to the
conductor of this column, and we have
some friends who, with coal bills ap-
preaching, doubtless would not mind
going TO Buds relief.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

Labor day this year falls upon the
anniversary c2 Lafayetta'8 birth and
thus is afforded an opportunity for
Americans to paT tribute to the mem
CRY Of the man who gave concrete evi-
dence Of The sympathy of France with
the struggle Of the United States for
freedom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

The immense shipment Of gold AZ
tons. which has been delivered in New
York TO pay for British war supplies
a DaItry $4,000 geo, enough
% conduct EugIaud's end Of the war
game for enly q few days. BelHger-
ents in the present conflict could well
afford to shoot golden bullets If they
could SCORE q hit in one shot out of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

let us be on the square with the
meu who pay the bills" admonishes
the organ Of obstruction Very we'll
why mot start By permitting them to
select their own paving material.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

Ia the FIVE months since q naval and
an army reserve have been established
fy act Of congress there have been but
08 eulistmeuts Iu the former and even
less In the latter This may be taken
70 fairly represent the rel war spirit
in the country. or in otuer words, to
show how many there who want war
ard want 20 serve il IT as common
nrivatss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

A. X. asks. Els it proper for d
Young lady who is engaged to set the
date for ehe wedding, or should she wait
until the man to whom she is engaged
asks her to set the date"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

Chicag0's uew city directory shows
there are 10000 JoanaouH in the city
What, indeed, is there ia q name uu-
der such circumstances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31
Rock IsIaud-From River TO
River

II is TO be hoped that August will
.ake the trouble to warm its hands
4ua feet before Is returns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31
Nhere HeroIsm Is RecogniLed.

After finding him in a hospital she
nursed him back to health and they
were married recently in Paris. AT
ter the ceremony Maurice was dec
GRATED for conspicuous galantry-
News item from Paris.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31
OUEsTNOs AND ANSWERS.
Rackaehe Of Invalid in Bed.

Can you suggest anything TO relieve
or prevent the backache suffered fire.
quently by one confined to bed? She
has to sleep on her back, and some
times the pain is very troublesome Al
night,
Answer-It Is due TO relaxation Of
the joints between base of spine
(sacrum} and hip bones (ilium)--
the sacro-iliac joint The doctor
might strap the pelvis with adhesive
plaster. or the patient might wear
a small pillow or pad strapped 20
the lower spine a good massage of
the back by a strong nurse helps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

A faw such mornings as these and
county officers Will begin looking up
prices Of fur coats and felt boots for
ONCE wear
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

JACK Cardiff, former weIterweight
pugilistic champion, has turned fnan-
cier also. He was converted by BIZ
Sunday and is now conducting re-
vivals
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31
Bright Savings Of Children.

Little Oswald, aged 4 months. was
asked which he loved the more, his
mother or his father. Oswald re-
piled. "Shush- FANNIE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31
When Pain is Painful.

George Fenton has been confined to
his home since last Saturday. He has
been suffering from rheumatism
which developed very painful pain and
he is unable TO put any weight on his
limbs. He is greatly missed at the
barber shop.-Girard, III, Citizen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Cantreu are in
Chicago this week. George taking ad-
vantage of this opportunity TO show
his new hat and pink Benton
IIl Standard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

VITA England also bending 10 the
demands Of America, Wilson's stock
as the greatest president since Lin
coin is surely rising
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

Rotterdam Correspondence Of the
Associated Press announcement is
made that the British government has
consented to allow 1.-THE expectation Of
plants and bulbs from Belgian nurs-
cries through Holland 10 the United
States, The announcement means
much to the Belgian nurseryman, and
the Chamber Of Belgian Nurserymen
has passed resolutions expressing its
gratitude to the British government.
and also to the Dutch Gardeners com
pany which was instrumental in OBJ
tanning the concession.
With the outbreak Of the war the
Belgian nursery industry began to suf-
fer severely, and the extension Of the
British prohibition through the au-
tumn season would have meant ruin
to most Of the Belgian growers.
The consent Of the British govern
ment is contingent on payment for the
goods being made into a bank In Eng
Land and an agreement through that
bank that the money will not be with
drawn while the German occupation of
Belgium continues except under IL
cense from the British government.
A permit for shipment from the Brit
ish consular officials in Holland will
also be necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

THESE are the days when Willie
is trying 10 decide whether he shall
endure another year Of book slavery
or declare his independence and 90
west and fight Indians.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

For Sale-Fine buggy horse Cen
tie enough for any lady to drive.
Fer Sale-Famiiy mare. only seven
years old; saddle. buggy surrey, har-
ness, blanket and fly net.-Quincy
Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

WAUKEsHA, Wis.-I have had the
pleasure Of shaking hands with Sher-
if John Sleep here and beg TO report
that he is a wideawake officer.
3. ". z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-31

THE Germans are apparently pre-,
pairing for Thanksgiving They have
already taken Brest.