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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02

In Twenty Years Of My Life" Doug
las SIaden recalls a story told ait the
Authors. club long ago by Sir J. III.
Barrie against himself and in broad
D0ric.
u expect it was just a ben trovato.
but II was none the less amusing. He
apologized for being late. He mad
been 10 the wrong club. He had never
been to the Authors club before. he
said Though he was a member Of the
committeel, so he asked a policeman
the way From the way in which he
pronounced the word the policeman
thought he meant Arthur's, which vas
quite near the Authors club when ir
was IN It's temporary premises in Park
place When he got there he found
a very grand place. he said. The club
porter looked him up and down and
said The servants entrance is round
the corner
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02
RLAMEs THE WOMAN

A young man of good family shot
and killed . woman and then took his
own worthless life in a Chicago cafe
yesterday Before committing the
deed he wrote a note in which he
blamed the woman for all his troubles.
1t looks like the same old excuse that
was invented upon the spur Of the mo
ment by Father adam when the Lord
pointed an accusing finger at him.
The woman who is dead did not leave
any note. She had no time to write e
note 10 explain her case. The coward
who shot her gave her no Ieeway to
prepare to meet the end. But without
hearing a word concerning she won
ans side OF the case, it is safe TO sur
mise that she was a hundred times
better than the man. says the BUrling-
ton Gazette He was a sport He had
good parents and excellent oppormni-
ties to make man of himself He
was endowed with a free viii 70 Sc
lect his course. He elected to be bad.
The woman merely was an incident
If it had not been that woman it would
have been some other woman And.
as the evidence shows, when the WON
an could no longer stand for his crook
ed ways he killed her. His note shift
ing the blame is not a noble missiye.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02
BRIGHT CHILDREN

( Educators have devoted a great deal
/ OF study to the problem Of caring for
/ backward children. The point is now
raised in certain quarters that not
enough attention has been paid to the
young stars who stand at the top of
their classes. Why are bright chill
dren bTight2 A complete answer to
that question would be valuable 10 per
sons engaged in the administration Of
public schools, says the Rochester.
On. " Democrat ana Chronicle 1t is
la question which has aroused the in
terest Of Professor Stephen s. Colviu.
who holds the chair of educational
psychology in Brown university.
AS might be expected, Investigations
disclosed the fact that unusual capac-
ity in children is frequently hereditary.
But many cases were found where
bright children had parents not above
the average, showing that bereditv
cannot be accepted as the only reason
for such superior ability Various cir
cumstances may combine to produce
juvenile pFecocity. But. of the CON
clusion which Professor CoIviu has
reached by means of his researches.
none is more interesting and import
ant than the following, told in his own
words
The work of such eminent psychol-
ogists as Professor Freud of Vienna
and Professor jung OF Zurich has
made it clear that the influence of the
first few years Of the home on the lie
of the child is Of tremendous import
ance in the days that are TO come. Con
sciously or unconsciously parents are
educating their children, almost from
the moment of their birth, either for
good or bad. In these early years the
mind is being made ia a truly wonder
full way"
1t should not be inferred from this
that parents ought to force children
Of tender years 10 unusual mental ex-
eruons. But what parents should do is
TO teach little children that they must
obey to reason with them: to talk To
them in a rational manner, 70 encour-
age them to think and act for them
selves. Much harm is done by the no.
ton Of eT-seHtimeutaI parents that
a child should during the first four or
five years Of It's life be undisciplined
and untaught One day these parents
suddenly decide that it is time for their
child to meet the restraints and duties
Of life. The child is quite naturally re-
oellious and backward. and he enters +
the kindergarten with mind and char .
acter far behind that Of the youngster
who is gently and wisely taught from F.
his first moments Of intelligence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02

owners But n the end the Daven-
port operators we're forced 70 respect
the ordinances. Not all Of those who
entered the traffic ia Davenport AZ
the beginning Of rhe jitaey vogue re-
main, but those who do survive have
something at stake ia their license
and bond. ana they are not occasion
ing any trouble 70 the officers ID
charge Of street traffic. These drivers
who travel the bridge are subscrib-
ing to The new conditions imposed in
Rock Island
IN view Of the aequIesceDce OF the
Rock Island Dayenp port drivers. the
inconsistency Of the Rock Isiand-I0-
line operators IS rather pulling
They must know that eventually they
VIII have 10 bow 70 the law. and they
are only intgriHg their future Ia the
titney business by the course they
have elected to follow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02
(ChicaE0 Tribune


Davenport is another progressive
commercial center, contiguous to the
unused Mississippi river, that is thor
oughly awake to the benefits of fitting
this stream into shape commercially
and Of the penalties Of further mac
ton. ID until the cutting Of the Pan
ANA canal the middle west was So
busy and so well located physically
that it could jog along. disdainfuI OF
the savings that might have been eff
fected on north and south traffic. But
when the entire trade with the rich
and prosperous Pacific coast is being
eaten away because the rail rates
from Chicago to San Francisco are
much higher than the water rate
through the Panama canal from Bost-
on to San Francisco IL is time for
some affirmative action It is doubtful
if the transcontinentaI railroads and
the interstate commerce commission
can give an entirely satisfactory over
land rate. The more practicable open
ing is lower rates down the Mississippi
to New Orleans and the canal
Waterway transportation viii have
to have some of the efficiency and
foresightedness Of the railroads ap-
piled to it for any real results The
economic problem is said TO be simple.
The cost of handling a ton OF freight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02

The ancienEs had queer, superstj-
tious notions about insanity. Even to-
day ignorant people harbor a sneaking
suspicion that this disease, or rather
Che diseases grouped under the term
insanity, is a kind Of evil spell cast up-
or the victim.
OF course the causes Of insanity are
pretty well known Bad heredity-
the misdeeds Of our ancestors and
bad habits about cover the question.
Alcoholism, syphilis, certain other in
fecuous, abuse OF drugs, and bad
hereGity are the factors OF insanity.
epilepsy and idiocy.
Bur there is q certain stigma at
tached to the insane We still lock 3
trife askance at the family that has
one or more cases Of insanity, and
perhaps with good reason, but with
absolutely no better reason than we
have for looking askance at the fam
lily that has typhoid fever or con
sumption or neurasthenia or liver com
plant, for these troubles, too. come
from the sins Of our fathers and our
own sins.
People feel no particular shame in
having nauritis or fat feet. get these
popular maladies are Just as surely
due to individual and family weak
ness, as is insanity. "A doctor can
suggest hospital care for goitre or.
appendicitis with perfect assurance.
bur when it comes to the treatment of
a case Of insanity he has to beat
about the bush. because of the COM
mon anLipathy 20 hospitals for the
insane. We have been usheTed un-I
CUT Of more than one
home when we insisted that an in
sane patient should be taken TO a !
hospital properly equipped to render
the best treatment
Perhaps it is not generally realized /
that a very large number Of patients
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02
WILSON ABOVE THEM ALL

The Worlds Work for this month
gives d most interesting discussion
of the policies and men most promi-
nenuy before the people at the ma
uonal election next year. The
writer compares the men who nov
seek the republican nomination, but
he finds none that can equal in
ability the man now ia the White
house. The following is his estimate
of possible policies and candidates:
The tariff. the currency. the trusts.
social Justice, the new freedom-these
were the vital issues three years ago.
Our politics took little OF no account of
the existence Of foreign nations. The
tariff, currency and trust bills were
passed and happily so far they have
helped in the war emereen cjes. They
were the last great legislative acts Of
our purely domestic era.
In the next presidential election
our foreign relations Will play such
a part as they have not played in
this generation.
In this changed condition what
have the two parties to ofer2
THE democrats have the presi-
dent, and that is the major part of
their program. His strongest point
is that he has won the public conf
dence in his ability to handle IN
foreseen events as they arise with
courage. wisdom and success.
In the kind Of times in which We
are living now the public would pre-
fer this confidence TO any specified
for it is the handling of un-I
iorseen problems that is most import
ant.
In Mexico the presidents policy
suffered through maIadministration /
Yet even If IN the end we shall have
to intervene, it VIII he under cir
zumstances which viii force Latin .
America. even some Of the Nexicans
hem selves. TO admit it was neces- /
sary Had our forces gone in earlier
his would not have been true.
The American policy of the!
has been both popu- f
ar and successful.
IN handling the controversy with
Germany the president has gained +
he heartfelt approval CT almost all
americans except a portion OF the
COMMUNICATIONS and the more
leligerent anti-Germans
These things lead 70 confidence
2 the presidents abilities to man
sc our foreign affairs. particularly /.
lnee Ar Lansing, in whom the public i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02
DAVENPORT AND THE MISSISSIPPI

at the average Mississippi river city
T. is greater than the cost of hauling the
entire length of the river This is not
true of the railroads and should not
be Of the river. The present type Of
steamboat and slipping levees must
give way to modern, c0ordiuated rjv-
er-rail terminal and carrying faciIi-
ties. including warehouses, conveyors,
cranes, and other labor saving de-
vices. New Orleans has taken the lead
ana Davenport is not far behind. con
sidering the relative business prize az
stake. Altogether s75o0o0 will be
spent, which viii include the eonstruc-
ton of three miles of terminal wall
the reclamation Of 141 acres of Talu-
able river front land, and a modern
terminal
When the other cities down the line
are as active and the canal from Chi
cago to the river is completed the mid
die west may be in d position to re-
establish these lucrative trade routes
But Chicago. Cincinnati AIinnes polls.
ST. Louis. Kansas City, ana any other
city in the valley that wants To be
known as a city at all have an equal
opportunity 10 make this cooperative
attempt at efficiency q success or g.
failure II IS just a chance where ez-
traordiuary efforts are likely 10 pre-
vail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02
The Daily Story
How College Man Was Reformed-By Everett P. Clarke

Dear Mater received your last
+ remittance of nifty yesterday We are
! within a week Of examinations. and I
am studying very hard. / note whai
yon say about Lucy I am very glad
that you have il mind what / have ia
mind Lucy lis a lovely girl and I'm
sure viii make me an excellent wife.
hRt you know I'm still nearly 9 year
lrom graduation and there VIII be
more gears while / am studying my
profession. Tits seems very long to
me. since Iil not be able to claim
Lucy until / am through with study
ing. The cold weather will be coming
on soon and III need a new overcoat
trust jt won't Inconvenience you tc
send me $780, for III need some other
things besides the 0vercoat. Ia, ta
mother dear; don't worry about ms
getting into bad company or neglect
ing my studies or otherwise disgrace
ing myself With loads of love, your
da-ifG. son. ELlHC STEVENS,
When Mrs. Stevens received a let
tar from her duutut son, or, rather,
an envelope purporting to come from
him ra+rg an of5 lss,- Mi, r.oar- .,.,-
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opened q desk III which her aunt kept
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and nea+ ma At +-a afa zra+ in the
woods for ! ride
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02
JITBUs INCONSISTENCY.

Il is TO be doubted whether the men
who operate iitbusses between Rock
Island and Moline have gained public
favor for their cause by the iusincere
attitude they are displaying toward
the ordinances that have been passed
by the commissions OF both cities with
a view TO legitimatizing their bust
ness. Judging by what has transpired
in the past few weeks the operators
seemingly have not alone determined
to defy laws enacted in the interest Of
public welfare but are trying to make
proposed local legislation appear in
the light of a joke.
The jitbus men were consulted when
the ordinances in Rock Island and
I'd TO the local commission that they
would accept the terms in the regula-
tory measure. though protesting that
some OF the requirements were tritle
stiff. The commission and the people
Of the city had no reason to question
he word of the litney operators, On
he eve of the date for the ordinance
becoming effective the drivers an
nounced they had no intention OF obey
ing the new law. In other words.
they were simply towing with the COM +
missioners First they said they would
keep moving without permits until ar
rested by the police aud then they
would appeal their cases, furnish
bonds. and continue in operation No
sooner lad this announced program
gotten abroad than the operators
adopted another course. deciding 10
petition for an injunction to restrain /
the city from enforcing the new ord /
nance. The petition for an injunc-
ton is to be heard in circuit court /
next Saturday IN the meantime the /
jtthnsses aFe To be permitted 10 run /
between Rock Island and Moline un-
n Davenport the authorities had
similar experience with the iitney
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02
WITH OTHER EDITORS

Chicago women are wearing watches
on their carriers instead OF on their
ankles. That furnishes a better .ex-
cuse.-Rochester IN, W Herald.
The New York Telegram asks why
should a man worry2" Well since
You put it that way. wen hove to tell
you the truth. He shouIdn Nash
willie Tennesseean.
A st. Louis woman wrote her will in
IS words. No woman could do that if
she spoke her wiIi-Richmond fya)
Times Dispatch.
A French liner has arrived at Vera
Cruz with $S.400 o00 IN gold fer banks
in Mexico City. A fine place for So
100000 in gold, we should say St
Paul Pioneer Press.
Henry Ford says that he expects
criticism Of his peace views. but that
he expects to take a fall out OF his
critics just as often as they take one
out of him And ne follows this up
with the statement thar he will appro-
pirate 100000 more for peace prop
uganda. Since money talks. Mr.. Ford's
critics viii have to undertake some
sehement conversation IN order TO
keep up with him-St- Paul Pioneer
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02

believes. has taken Mr.. Bryan's place
AT present the public mind is more
concerned with national defense
than any other one topic. StrategicalIv
The democrats have the advantage on
this subject They have the emporium
Ity to satisfy an unmistakable popular
desire and they can even count upon "a
measure of support from their political
opponents in so doing. Moreover.
they can hardly overdo the Job be-
cause the character Of the president
is a good defense against the cry of
milltarism. Mr.. Wilson is i'm a position
to give the country much more nearly
what IT, needs than are the more bofst-
er0us advocates of national defense
whom large part of the public fears
to trust with firearms.
IF the democrats fail to measure up
To this public demand. national defense
Will be the most available republican
issue in 1916 The full dinner pail is
out OF date Mr.. Bryan would have
made a good issue but he is gone.
Anything that might have been made
out Of the Mexican situation has lost
Importance in the shadow of our deal
ings with Germany.
Moreover, republican personalities
have suffered from the lack of the dig
nifty and power Of office. There are no.
inspiring figures of men Of prime lead
ership.
In year many things may happen.
put at present there seems to be no
figure on the horizon that in any wav
hulks with the personality. now in the
WhiEs house"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Book About the Sharks.

VIII you please recommend for our
readiuR-ro0m. asks pastor, a book
which tells the truth about patent
medicines and quack doctors if there
is such book2
Answer-A complete outfit to fill
the bin is called "Nostrums and
Quackery." It can he bought for
81. So from The American Medical AS
ISOLATION. 585 North Dearborn street.
Chicago, Illinois.
Boric acid Gargie.
What strength OF boric acid is suit
able for garglinE the throat2
Answer As much powdered borie
acid as the boiled water will dissolve.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02

Foot work. as they say in pugiIism.
is winning for Al Davis in his quest
fer Eugenia Kelley. the New York heir
ess, whose mater says she'll not stand
for an actor man in her family. Al, it
should be explained. is a professional
dancer. Eugenia, however. thinks AIS
perfectly grand when he's removing
MS white gloves while his feet are in
motion before an audience, and is will
Ing to waltz TO the altar with him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02

cried sum moar and sails that she wsz
SO glad that she hliy had mer a gem
min wot lnowcd the vaieW Of a girl
W0t was good.
then pulIad the sanwiches and we ct
them.
then we sat and we diddau say much
but knowed what she wuz tAinllia. i
doaB like to brag about myself charley
but beisave nc how TO treat a girl
when they s the kind what a Teller can
fife fer me and jen is trends Ter life
that's sure
now if they wuzzent somebody in that
caIeE what saw what happened and
doan teII jen that didden hit that
Foob with the water bottel Eli be stron-
ger than 5eas~ax with jen bekose no
girl what is good girl YOU know
what mean charley kin ever fergit
when a feIier goes to the front and
risks his life fer them me and 5en sees
each other nearly every mite
Yours. BILLY.
Per J. VI. c. /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02

Chicago firm that has an order from
Germany for shoes says the specifca-
lions are reminders of canal boats. ~
May be preparatory to marching the
kaiser's army across the channel from
France into London one never can
tell what the Germans have up their
sleeves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02

Colonel Roosevelt must have left his
press agent at home. He hasn't been
heard from, through the newspa pers.
in days Or is it possible that he is be-
ginning to tumble to the fact that he
has become one of the nations greatest
Jokes?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02

II those engaged in the liquor traffic
in Illinois would Try. as a unit, 10 live
up TO half of the resolutions adopted by
their state association, in session at
Springfield this week it would NOT be
long until they would begin to awaken
to the real reason for the narrow es-
eapes they have been having in local
option elections over the state
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02

The state utilities commission has
ordered seats for everybody, except in
rush hours. on the street cars of Chi
cago. Which means that you are sure
of a seat, say between 3 and q. IA.
But what you need then is a bed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02

Menard county has $50 cases Of ~
phoid fever. attributable, it is charged.
70 polluted wells. In other words, the
folks OF Menard county failed 10 obey
the injunction to boil their wells.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02

Wilfred Limerick. aged (, chiId-Iike.
thought it great fun when he saw his
3-year-old sister Lucy burning to
death in the family home at Joliet.
Mother had left the little ones alone
and forgot 10 hide the matches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02

The Jews have scored the hrst per
maneut victory since the outbreak Of
hostilities In Europe A member Of
that race has been named to sit 10 the
council OF the Russian empire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02

The announcement of John D. Rookie
Teller, Jr. that he has q labor plan
broader than unioaism' sounds sus-
pieiously like "a move 10 eyade the prev
ious question Ia Colorado.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02
DaiV History CIass-0ot 2.

1552-Flebar5 Jff NJ England born.
kfued ut Basw5rr4 Field thirteenth
and Hst battle between rae houses
Of York and Lancaster
I7G5-Char.as IT, of Spain signed bis
viii. beaaeatH5nE his damnf51s TO
French prince alL causing the
VAT Or tha Spanish succession
lTs9-Najor John Andre. ad5uralt
general ~ the British forces rs
America hanged as q spy.
1892 Ernest Eenau. French nniLoa-
opher. died; bern 1922.
1914 - England planted submarine
mines iu dire North sea.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02

Safety first societies increase almost
IS rapidly as do auto crashes, deaths
and injuries due to careless driving.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02
on the European War

Warsaw, Poland, fCorrespo
of the Associated FressB LESS than
ii moura AFTER the occupations OF War
saw by tine Germans. plans have been
all but completed for the creation of a
Polish university. designed to attract
the Young Poles who heretofore nave
always sought foreign institutions of
learning because they would or could
not attend Tie ola Russian university
here.
The German authorities have read
tly agreed to the proposal of the ciri-
zeas' comm atee which now is conduct
ing the eifys affairs, allowing the re-
turn To Warsaw OF Poles, who now ere
IN foreign countries. This includes
scholars 0t all ages. Meanwhile it, is
arranged for all educational instttu-
lions up to- the university to open on
schedule time.
Berlin Correspondence Of the As
ISOLATED PressI The war has brought
great difficulties to the flower grow
ers OF Germauy-but also great OPP
p1rtanieles, FOR years France and
Italy have been the chief markets for
cut flowers. and even the duties inn
posed by Germany have not protected
the native merchants.
At the recent annual meeting OF
the various gardening associations
throughout the empire, it, was resoIv-.
ed to ask tbe government 10 make
special Efforts TO keep out OF Germany
during the coming winter any cut f0w-
ars that might otherwise find their
way iu via Switzerland from either
france OF Italy.
Belgium, however. also grows flow
ers in great quantities. The flower
growers therefore decided to urge ON /
the government a duty to protect them +
against competition from this quarter. i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02
PorfahIe HosteIrv.

When 7 landed took the car TOT q
hotel
what q singular mistake --i21 lA'-'
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