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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01
THE DANDELION.

BY all the common standards OF
beauty the dandeIiOn ought TO appeal
to the artistic sense of mankind. but il
doesn't. II it were as hard to pro-
duce as the chrysanthemum it would
be esteemed a lovely flower. but as
matters stand it is a blur on the land
scape and an abomination Those
who have fought its presence year in
and year out, preventing it from seed
ing on his own premises only to have
a fresh crop each season for seed
blown from his neighbors' lawns will
appreciate the following from the Bur
lington Gazette.
The person who will devise a
plan whereby dandelions can be
exterminated and forever Danish
ed from the landscape will rank
among the real benefactors of
mankind. especially advocates of
the city beautiful. The dandelion
is a most prolific bit of vegeta-
ton. You retire at night with the
yelvety surface of your lawn as
unmarried as q newly swept car
pet. In the morning the place
looks like 1t had the yellow jaun-
dice. The dandelion is a sneak
Its roots extend far into the earth
and when the teudrils force their
way through the soil surface. in
stead Of standing up straight and
giving notice that they are on
hand and ready TO give battle, they
writhe close to the ground like a
snake. not betraying their pres
ence TO the casual glance until the
yellow blossom appears. The in
sidious plant has then gained an
advantage. The person who would
have a lawn unsecured by the dam
deiion can obtain this boon at the
price OF eternal vigilance A vir-
tIal fine tooth comb search is nee
essary 70 discover the first signs
OF dandelionitis. And when the
weed appears attack it at once
with trowel or knife and when re-
moved from the ground, like the
tares IN the parable. cast II into
the fire lest its seed blow broad
cast and SOW the pest on other
lawns. You have 10 give the dan
delton a hand 20 hand battle. No
notes or representations are eff
fective in subduing IL, and Il never
knows when ii IS whipped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01
BY Ruth Graham.

nam fell Ill with a lingering disease.
An old friend, an author. whom Cor
ham had launched on a successful ca
reer by his appreciation OF his literary
works and who had accumulated A
small fortune provided an income for
the old couple. which was barely suffi
cient TO keep them in a small house
and provide them with food and cloth.
ing. When Gorham fell i'll he needed
medical attendance and nursing. which
he could get only at a hospital lie
was removed TO one and his benefac-
tor paid the additional expense
One day John Mason on calling at
the hospital found his old friend in
great mental misery. The man who
had been paying his way had died sud
denly, and his widow had refused TO
continue his benefaction- Mason Of
fered to stand In the place OF the bene-
factor. His offer was q great relief 70
the invalid, who asked him TO 20 and
see his wife and tell her the good
news.
Mason had not happened 70 meet
Mrs. Gorham when she had called 70
see her husband. He acceded TO the
old mans request and. visiting me lady
in her humble abode, begged her not 20
worry, assuring her that he would con
ttnue the income she and her husband
had been receiving.
From the moment Mason entered
Mrs Gorham's presence her eyes were
fixed upon his with a singular expires
sion. He accompanied his offer with a
smile, which intensified this look on
hands and her eyes st the same time,
she exclaimed;
"Oh, heavens. how Ike Harry
Naturally Mason asked who was
Harry and was told for the first tine
the story of her lost foster son. Mason
listened with an interest far more In
tense than might have been expected.
At the end of his recital he said MT
singiy:
Can it be possible that
He paused and on being asked 70
finish said that his mother had married
without her fathers consent. when a
baby be had been left at a founding
asylum His grandfather, after his
fathers and mothers death, which had
occurred in quick succession, had trac-
ed him 10 the home and from there 10
the people who had adopted him. Fear
ing that be would not be given up, the
grandfather employed persons TO kid
nap him.
Mason had no sooner told his story
before he was clasped in his foster
mothers arms.
The next day there was a great
change in the condition of the Cor
hams. They were removed to John
Mason's home. where they received
every comfort. attention and luxury,
for John Mason had inherited large
fortune from his grandfather. which
ne Iavished on them without stint
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01
New York Tribune)


The Rock Island finance is indefen-
sible, but st is necessary TO keep in
mind why and how it became so.
There are many contributory causes,
but the chief ones are not those which
are made TO bear the brunt of the
scandal. The road should not have
lost ten millions through the ST. Louis
& San Francisco operation and six
millions through the Chicago & Alton
operation. Those who made those
mistakes have admitted their errors,
and no one defends them. But the bas-
ic cause is that the service performed
did not return the accustomed profits.
II the road had received the rates
charged when those undertakings
were made, IL it's taxes had not risen,
and If the work done for the public
had returned the rewards to which the
railway world had become accustom-
ed the company might have endured
even the exploits in finance which
now are referred TO as the sole cause
of it's embarrassment. The reckless
financing rightfully condemned on it's
own account was only based upon the
railroad itself. like an inverted pyra-
mid, and largely represented shares
issued on faith in It's future. For the
shareholders that faith was disap-
pointed. and their paper was worth
less, but the physical property went
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

Oertel undertakes 10 so improve
the circulation that the fat once
eliminated shall not be reformed. Ger
tells system of treatment is especially
useful for those cases of obesity in
which there is evidence of weak
heart and anemia The patients suffer
breathlessness on slight exertion.
A daily allowance of a maximum
Of two ounces Of fat is included in the
diet. but the amount of fluid must be
restricted because, Oertel, believes,
the blood pressure is thereby reduced
and the tissue oxidation, so essential
in reducing the weight, greatly favor
ed by a better circulation
The Exercise.
This feature of the Oertel system
consists OF carefully graded hill
climbing A prescribed distance is
covered each day. with the definite
purpose of increasing the strength
OF the heart by improving its mus
cular tone. 1t is a well known fact
that mountain climbing is one OF the
best heart tonics in the world IL reg
ulated by an intelligent appreciation
of the individuals natural limitations.
Auemia is counteracted by the aibu-
minous and vegetable elements of the
diet
In order TO promote the activity Of
the skin Oertel suggests that the pa
tient should have a hot pack bath
twice a week.
The OerteI menu is something Ike
this
Breakfast
Cup of coffee or tea with q little
milk. Three ounces Of bread.
Noon Meal.
Four ounces soup, eight ounces
roast meat, a salad or light vegetable.
an ounce Of bread or rice pudding
three ounces, three to six ounces fresh
fruit. The less fluid the better. but
six or eight ounces of water may be
taken in hot weather.
Five O'Clock.
Cup of tea or coffee and bread, as
in morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01
METABoLISM OF VEGETA.
RAMS.

The vegetarian propaganda, hereto
fore based in many instances on NOR
al, religious or sentimental grounds,
has of late turned to the science Of
nutrition for a justification Of its
claims. There has been a frank at
tempt on the part of the advocates to
abandon sectarian and fanatical views
and TO seek recognition for a vegeta-
rian diet both as q rational dietary
and as a curative agency. The ex-
tremes or definition are being aban-
doned. In the words Of a recent advo-
cate, for all intents and purposes a
vegetarian is one who does not habit
ually make use of flesh foods, in con
tradistinctioo 10 the habitual user.
Vegetarianism now frankly aims to
emerge from n sentimental idea into a
scientific truth.
When advocates Of a system of liv-
ing are willing 10 submit their claims
to the test of scientific experiment,
says The Journal Of the American Med
fcaI Association. a reasonable ground
for discussion is afforded The debate
becomes one that involves facts and
records-results that can be duplicat-
ed at viii, rather than unreasonable
prejudices and counter-claims. II is
frequently asserted that a vegetarian
regimen may bring about exceptional
endurance and capacity for work. Il
is doubtless true that the vegetarian
custom leads TO habits of abstemious-
ness in diet from which beneficial re-
suits may accrue to the individual.
This is not equivalent however, to
saying that the vegetarian works at
the expense of less energy or in a
fashion that is mysteriously econornf-
cal from che standpoint of the ex-
change of matter in the body. Using
the resources Of the nutrition labora-
tory of the Carnegie institution of
Washington and the Battle Creek sani-
tarium, Benedict and Roth have made
observations on both men and women
who had subsisted on a vegetarian diet
for considerable period of time, ex-
tending. on the average, over several
years. The results indicate that the
nutritional processes of vegetarians
are essentially like those Of uonvege-
tarians. Thus a comparison of the
heat production per a hours showed
that the men vegetariaus produced 25.5
calOries per kilogram and thenOnvege-
tartan men OF like height and weight
26.4 calories. On the basis of the heat
per square meter of body surface per
p hours, the vegetarians showed 79S
calories as compared with S2S caIories
for the nOnvegetarians. With the wom-
en- the corresponding values per kilo-
gram of body weight We're 24.6 caIor-
les for the vegetarians and $50 calor-
les for the nonvegetarians; and per
square meter of body surface 753 cal
cries for the vegetarians compared
with 766 caIories for the nonvegetar-
ians.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01
THE PLIGHT OF THE ROCK ISLAND ROAD

on increasing it's capacity for ser
vice. Between 1908 and 1913, the tons
carried rose from seventeen millions
sign of inefficiency But the rate fell
from o.94 to 0.S6 cent For the same
period the taxes rose from S2,270 ,S64
TO S3,315.i32, General expenses rose
similarly, not for this road alone, but
for all roads. An increase of a mil
lion dollars in taxes is alone more
than interest on the loss in the San
Francisco & Alton incidents. The old
rates on freight would have restored
the earnings. The work has been
done, but it is not self-sustaining
even though the speculative future of
the railroad had been less fantasti-
cally capitalized
The bankrupt property is actually
earning more per mile than before its
expansion, but il is not earning its
expenses, where before it earned a
profit No doubt its finances and its
expansion were errors, but they might
not have been fatal errors if the old
experience had been continued To
turn the lesson to its best account It
Is necessary TO separate from it the
specific and accidental and learn what
is general and important. The Rock
Island succumbed to influences which
stronger and better roads have surviy-
ed. but which are generally operative.
and which il is desirable to check
before they embarrass roads less de-
serving of reproof
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01
A REASONABLE REGULA
TON.

The first step of the new city COM
mission in the regulation OF the jitney
bus doubtless will meet with general
approval. although IL is but the begin
ming OF systematic control OF public
conveyances OF all descriptions. The
evil Of permitting these vehicles to
travel both ways on Second avenue.
often turning at the busiest corners.
has been made apparent to all. 1t Is
entirely reasonable to require them
70 pass west on Third avenue and
back on Second. Neither is ii asking
too much to route them as far west as
Fifteenth street. even though 1t makes
q few more blocks for them TO travel.
It lengthens the distance in which they
make their stops. besides being a
greater convenience to the public
which desires to make use Of their
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

Petrograd - Correspondence of
The Associated Press.y-Among the
relics of Przemysl, there has been dis
/ covered a complete file of the Kriegs
Nachtrichtung, a local paper issued
daily during the entire time OF the
siege under the supervision of the
Austrian commandant. General Kus-
manik. Up to November IA, the date
when the Russian investment was re-
sumed-Jhis Przemysl paper received
its dispatches from Vienna BY tele-
graph: after that it had TO rely upon
brief wireless messages, bolstered up
by military comment OF the Austrian
authorities.
This paper shows how the spirits of
the men were buoyed up by deceit and
false hopes to the very day OF the sur
render. There is not in single issue
OF the paper any mention made of the
failing condition of the garrison or
shortage of provisions, nor any infer
ence that surrender was imminent or
even possible. The Austrian soldier
was apparently serenely perusing OPP
timistic reports of German and Aus
trian successes on the very day the
white flag suddenly was hoisted over
staff headquarters.
Early issues of the Kriegs Mach
trichtung reproduced kilograms from
Cracow which tell of the final col
lapse of the Russian advance in Cali
cha" An issue of a later date COM
mented on the loss of three English
cruisers, stating 1T is not improbable
now that the whole English fleet will
soon be sunk in the open sea- A pa
per of October 3, stated that Russia
had withdrawn her offer of autonomy
to Poland and had conveyed the re-
markable intelligence that the Rus
sian war minister had resigned and
was 10 be replaced by General Line
Papers of the same month announced
that Przemysl was once for all free
and reported that the Russians feared
revolution in Warsaw and Lodz.
From The 14th of November, depend
ing solely upon wireless news. the dis
patches became more meagre, but
still more optimistic The December
papers were principally occupied with
the micerahle condition of the Russian
investing rtoops, and reproduced per
sonal letters from Russian soldiers
obtained through the capture of a Rus
sian mai ltrain. According to these
accounts, driven to desperation by
lax of food and clothing and by the
intense cold, many Russian soldiers
were contemplating suicide. Further
encouragement was derived from the
letter OF an Austrian deserter who
wrote that the general opinion was
that Przemysl had been erected by
the devil and could only be taken by
the devil"
A continual literary diet of this sort
persuaded the Austrian soldiers that
all was going well for the Austrian
forces in general and that Przemysl
itself never could be captured. IN one
of the last issues before the surrender
there was an account of charity lot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

The IRE loss in New York City in
1914 was 81 "A per capita, which is the
lowest in the history of the city.
This is lower than the average the
country over. But IL is still nearly
three times the per capita loss in Eu-
ropean cities where buildings are of
solid brick and stone. The frame
structure must be displaced before We
can reach the European level Of
safety. Also this country must adopt
strict measures of fire prevention such
as they have in Europe. In this re-
gard we are making progress. but
rather slowly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01
In the Dumps.

There was once an Egyptian king, so
it is said, who built a pyramid and
died of melancholy. His name was
Dumops. yet there are probably few
persons who know that they are per-
petuating the memory of his tragic
history when they remark that they
are ''in the dumps"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01
Nav / in American
History.

1923 - Panfjio de NarvaeZ discovereo
the bay Of Pensacola.
1672-Joseph Addison born: died lIlS-
17oo-John Dryden. poet, died; born
1881.
l9N-Munkacsy. the celebrated Hun
garian painter. died: born 1914
lS93-The Worlds fair Columbian eA'
positionl opened in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

They are trying in California 10 set
tie the question whether a public Off
cial who fails TO resist OSCILLATION Of
fered by a grateful woman is guilty of
accepting a bribe. One look ar the
briber ought TO be enough 70 satisfy
the average intelligent ury on this
score
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

Never since the war began have Off
cial statements varied so widely as
they do now. For several weeks, or
since spring activities started, the
claims of the opposing sides have
been wider apart then ever. AS TO
what is actually taking place one
guess is about as good as another
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

Delegates at the wOmen's peace
congress now in session at The Hague
are permitted to talk in four Ian
guages. Perhaps that explains why
the American contingent was willing
to suffer such inconvenience and to
take such chances in getting there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

progressives who try 10 come back
that California law abolishing the
party label in state elections must
have had q bull moose father
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

= The newsgathering agencies doubt
less will maEage to struggle along for
awhile. even If the Italian official
press information bureau has been
closed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

Michigan teachers have won their
fight for a state pension law. Illinois
teachers are as deserving as their sis
tiers across the lake and efforts here
in the same direction ought to be
crowned with success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

Among vernal drouths the present
one probably will be accorded first
rank by local weather wiseacres of the
future. The very birds of spring are
singing How Dry l Am
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

Like Banquo's ghost the Buffalo sa-
loon will not stay down. If this ad
ministration succeeds in giving it a
final quietus Il will earn the gratitude
of the people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01


PrzemysL One hundred thousand
tickets were distributed aud l,6SS
prizes were awarded which had been
contributed by members of the garri-
son.
Panama Correspondence Of The
Associated Press.) The first eight
months of operation Of the Panama
canal have not yielded a profit to the
government notwithstanding that
traffic has been better than had been
expected in view OF the European war.
From July /, 1914 and ending March
l, 1915 the canal showed a loss or
s26I, O9S. the deficit being mainly
chargeable 10 the high cost OF opera
ton and maintenance.
During the period mentioned the
canal earned S2.334 .515 in tolls while
the charge for operation and main
tenance was $2,595,613, the govern
Inent thus losing approximately 10
per cent Under operation and NAN
tenance are included all the diFersi-
fed expenditures necessary for keep
ing the canal open TO traffic and q pro
rated part of the expenses on ciVll
government. sanitation and general
administration.
More than a third Of the total over
head expense of the canal is charged
TO operation and maintenance
General headquarters, British army
France Correspondents of The AS
ISOLATED Press One Of the huge
German 42-centimeter shells opened
a grave in the little cemetery in the
village of Richie Bourg St. Waste re-
Gently and. exploding, lifted CONN
and the skeleton therein 80 feet IL
the air where bones and splinterea
wood caught and hung on the side Oh
the church tower. Wind and ram
have come. but part of the skeleton
still depends from the tower, rafting
and swaying in the breeze. cores
pendent of The Associated Press, mot
oring along the British lines. saw tho
strange sight, perhaps the oddes.
freak of shell fire of the war. Parts Oh
the skeleton, whose, nobody knows
flor the villagers have fed mas
dropped to the church yard below ou'
enough of the bones remain in midalf
to be identified as those of a human
being.
All the news all the tiTne-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

Springfield will never let the world
forget that Lincoln and Grant started
their careers there. Concerning the
many careers that have been finished
there, however. the capital city is not
SO voiuhle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

It was. of course. merely a coinci-
dence that the bill increasing the sal
aries of members of the Illinois legis-
Flature from $1,000 to $4,000 was in
troduced by man named Moore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

Decision of the Chicago court that
snoring on the part of the wife's kin
is not sufficient ground for abandon
5nent does not mean, let us hope, that
a man is without recourse in the
premises
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

NEWSPAPER reporters are such
suspicious individuals. Simply be
cause a white baby basket
has just been left at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. McAdoo. in
Washington, President Wilson is al
ready being congratulated on again
becoming a grandpa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01
Seeking the Man.

His is a case of where the office
seeks the man."
That so?"
Yes; he's wanted by men from the
sheriff's Office. Buffalo Express.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

The legislature, It seems. is unwil
ling TO permit cities TO combine their
public utilities. The more jobs, state
and city. the merrier for Illinois poll
yfcfans
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

Wonder If Chicago. If it should be
granted home rule, would be willing
TO extend the same right to the bal
ance of the state
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

THE Turks may not be winning all
the battles they claim. but you'll have
TO admit they have it on the allies
when it comes to press agents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01
In the Game OF Love.

MR. Clary has secured a license
here TO marry Miss Blank. Both are
from Milwaukee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

s TERMS-Ten cents per week. by car
rier. SO per year by mali In advance
:. Complaints OF delivery service should
b. made 20 the circulation department
which should also be notified In every
instance where # Is desired 20 have
paper discontinued. ss carriers nave no
authority In the premises.
& All communications OF argumentative
character, political religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
zion. No such articles viii be printed
over fictitious signatures
s Telephones In sH Department. Cen
trail Union. Rock Island 145. li45 and
Pas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

HECTOR writes to inquire why the
modern woman in dressing for a for
NAL appearance puts on her shoes
before getting on the inside of the
rest of her apparel. Not being in
position TO say positively. we would
guess there must be reason, and il
is said the reasons are growing more
numerous with each season.
KING George has chosen barley wa
ter as his favorite beverage since the
decision of English royalty to climb
the wagon. That sounds suspicious.
WE read where a young aviatrix
has made great hit with one of the
moving picture producing concerns.
Meteoric rise, as it were
YOU'LL observe that the story
about naked children playing in snow
for relief of tuberculosis is never
mentioned until the arrival of warm
weather.
WE Didn't Raise Our Boy to Be a
Sissy" is the Cleveland Plain Deal
er's revision.
1T would be just like some mean
person to turn a flock of mice loose
at that Hague peace convention one
of these days. JIM. C.