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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04
CALLING PRESIDENT NAMES

An alarming inclination rs eViaenc-
ed Oh the part of some citizens Do
speak disrespectfuIy in public Of the
president Of the United states, not in
criticism Of his political administra-
ton, but OF other things that are more
vital to the people. In zhis land of
the free the people are endowed with
a wide range of liberty H is one 81
the privileges TO speak our mind about
the president, congress, the supreme
court. or any other branch OF the gov
eminent. In fact there are q certain
set Of people who are elernaIIy Tag in
the government There is q limit.
however. 70 this criticism and the limit
0pprohrium was reached IN Omaha
last week al q meeting Of the Farm
ers' National congress when a speaker
heatedIy alleged that President Viii
son was "a big hully-a bully Of mar
lions" To the everlasting credit Of
the farmers congress and those pres
ent this utterauce was soundIy re-
huked in q vote taken soon after TO
endorse the policy pursued by the
president in his conduct 81 national
affairs during the European war in
no land across the sea could man get
up on a public platform and speak OF
the king OF the emperor in this man
ner He might do il once. and just
once Then they would inoculate him
with a case Of lockiaw that would
Keep him speaking i'm q whisper for
the rest Of his DAYS. Whatever else
President Wilson may be. he certainly
is not a bully. He has exhibited a pa
thence akin TO that of Job ia handling
the vexatious affairs that have besat
his administration And he has kept
this country free Of strife. He has
shown that he can he firm when the
occasion demands, and he has shown
himself TO be q representative Ameri-
can citizen, setting an example that
could well be emulated iu this respect
by the loud-mouthed speaker at the
Omaha convention who called him
bully
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04
TYPHOID A PUBLIC CRIME

Modern medicine recognizes typhoid
as a testimony Of filth and negligence.
The presence Of typhoid in a commun-
ity is prima facie evidence Of careless
ness In the enforcement Of sanitary
measures. Many physicians go so far
as TO say bluntly that the victim Of ty-
phoid is the victim OF murder.
Surgeon GeneraA Rucker OF the fed
eral health department would drive
home the responsibility for typhoid
deaths in this funeral sermon. which
ha recommends for use over typhoid
victims:
AT any rate the death Of this young
man could have been prevented! lt
was entirely unnecessary, 1t is the
price which we are made 70 pay for
somebody's ignorance and careless
ness. The day il fast approaching
when such sacrifice shall cease TO be
II will arrive only when We have learn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04
THE CHILD AND THE STATE

A good many Of us bring up our chill
dreu to please ourselves. rather than
. 10 serve the world. This is natural
enough. to begin with. no doubt. These
children are so Intensely our very own.
SO wholly dependent on us. Their only
world at first is that with which we
surround them
We all know that the healthy child
changes and develops and progresses
rapidly. Indeed. we know this SO well
that we watch with anxiety to see that
the change and development so on as
rapidly as they should. But we are less
used to a correlated truth. that the
healthy mother changes and develops
and progresses also. AS the child
changes. she changes, While he is tiny
and helpless and wholly dependent on
her. the mother dtungly enough,
would seem to possess him as wholly
as BaphaeIs famous Madonna OF the
Chair" seems to possess the child she
holds so securely IN her arms.
But as time goes on. as the ehild's
senses are played upon by outside
stimulations: as 1t sees and hears and
feels. and begins little to Judge and
choose, its relation 10 the world be-
comes established. at first only slight,
If. but by and by more strongly. Out
side interests call him. AS these in
crease. the child changes and develops
still more. II has more than q mere
passive relation TO the world tt begins
70 have duties. These are but slight az
first, but they Increase with the chiid's
growth and development. Il begins
even 60 have actual responsibilities,
which takes or. Of course, very gradu-
ally.
IN time, It's life far frsH being ohs
Of clear Dependence and isolation. has
a hundred relations and iHteF-reiatIens
with the outside world, The child ne
longer remains merely cared fer and
safe IA its mothers arms. It's person
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04
BELGIAN RELIEF.

The first complete report of the
commission for relief in Belgium. COW
ering the first eight months OF it's e4,
istence, reveals that in income and ez-
peuditure the organization forms the
greatest relief movement Of history.
The commission has collected and
disbursed fifty million dollars. fifteen
million OF which has been contributed
in the form Of money or gift food 10y
the people of the United States and the
British empire and Belgium itself
The bulk of the income has come from
other than purely phtanthropie
sources, but the raising Of this enor-
nous sum has been exclusively the
work Of the commission, which by tiu-
ancial arrangements with Belgian in-
dividuals and institutions, exchange
of currency with Belgium and a sys-
tenn of providing the solvent Belgian
inhabitants, has maintained the entire
population of q nation for almost a
year.
a remarkable feature Of the report
which has hitherto received but little
notice is the effort being made by the
BeigiaDs to help themselves. over
fifty per cent of the money expended
by the commission in benevolence is
being furnished by BelgiaBs abroad.
and large amount also is being sup
piled by Belgi8us in Belgium
In discussing the report Herbert C.
Hoover. chairman of the commission
said TT may cause more surprise
among Americans, who believe that
the United States is provisioning the
Belgian and French people ia the
track of war. that only something over
six million dollars in food, clothes and
money have come from the United
states; however. the American public
should realize that Tia commission in
it's organization, working personnel
and political aspects is distinctly Am
erican. The American charitable sup
port, so early and promptly given,
came at the very inception Of the
movement when such backing was Wit
al 70 the success of the organization
in giving II time TO build. This support
gave the commission its Foundation
from which it acquired the moral pres
tige that enabled it to secure vitality
necessary concessions from the vari-
Gus beIIigerent governments
In addition to the Belgian people.
the commission also supplies the
French population within the German
occupied territory, which number
about 100000 The cost Of support
ing these people amounts 20 about
81 600 600 a month, and is accomplished
entirely without recourse to charity
by financial arrangements which the
commission has instituted whereby
the towns IN the occupied zone secure
loans from the banks Of Paris
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04
The Daily Story
A Martial overturning By Martha V Monroe.

Edward Caldwell was graduated al
the United states Naval academy and
commissioned as midshipman During
the graduating exercises a number OF
young girls hoeked to Annapolis, and
there was a love affair between the
young mtdshipman and one of them
Ethel Mansfield was barely is, and
at shat age few girls are worldly wise.
Bu1 it is question whether any man
or woman in love can possess wisdom.
Her father was well 90 do. and money
was mo- object 10 her TO tell the truth.
she had DO idea of its value What she
wanted was the midshipman.
Caldwell confessed his iufatuati0n to
one of the professors of the academy
who had taken an interest in him, and
the later said to him.
III you in5end 90 make the navy
s0ur profession sou should not marry
certainly not till YOU have attained TO
one of the higher grades Until then
you will be continually cut off from
YOUR wife and children. You will be
tempted To resign and ir viii be too
late for YOU 70 adopt another protes-
sion TT vow give up your commission
you viii likely sink into poverty un-
less y0ur wife has "a fortune in which
case you VIII occupy a position that
VIII soon pan on you"
But Caldwell was iu love. and love
is the strongest of the passions He
married Ethel Mansfield, and when
the first child came the separation
from his wife and the little stranger
was not TO be endured. and be resigned
from the navy
Two years from the date Of his res
ienat0n, one day after his wife had
up1raided MIN for living on an income
produced by property left her by her
father he apeared from his home.
The day after his departure his wife
received 20 note from him saving that
he had found his position Of uuprO-
5gaEtveuess unhearabIe
Mrs Caldwell was tempted to write
her husband hat If he would return
to her and their child she would place
her fortune in his hands. as if it were
bt= instead of hers. But the sense of
possession deferred her. She could not
bear to- give up. even to her husband.
what was hers She failed TO write
the letter. ana tn time he drifted from
her whereabouts and become am I'M
known quantity I'm this She made a
mistake Caldwell was possessed of
ability That ability should have been
utilized hw his wife Since she con-
sl5ared it preferable to- get en- without
81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04

Another new cause Of Colds Yes.
really and truly refined c0ryza germs
CT rhiuitis microbes or cold" bugs.
you Gan take your pick Of terms. An
investigator almost said mari
ner-by the name Of Kruse has dis
covered that the virus Of many cases
O. coryza Chead "cold-p IS fIterable
ike that Of infantiie paralysis and
certain other infectious diseases.
kruse diluted the secretion in acute
cold with Is times us volume Of salt
solution and passed the mixture
through an ungiazed porcelain Alter.
The filtered material was instiIIed in
te the noses Of 70 fearless volunteers,
ana IL from one 20 three days after
ward four of the martyrs came down
with the snufle-sneeze.
Not satisfied with this list Of casual
ties. the savant diluted the secretion
with % times its volume Of salt solu-
ton. filtered II as before, instilIed a
wee sample into the n0strtIs Of Sc vic
TINS and had the satisfaction Of seeing
Is of them lanEglsbing with acute
rainiris within the next few days
All Of which is Of very little or no
significance 10 US. except in SO far as
/. II serves to call attention TO the many.
many kinds of colds" on the market
and perhaps 10 accent any little en-
phasis we may have already placed
upon the contagiousness Of all colds
II any Of our readers still hsrb0r
tho great dalusiaB we do hope they
viii never again doubt that at least
some colds" can be passed from per
son to person by the mere transfer
ence OF a fecE Of the nasal secretion
las for instance in an open-face
sneeze.
Those who still live in close con
duemenr during bad weather and in
the colder part Of the year, for fear
Of taking cold" are perhaps 100 viii
tuI to change their minds now. but If
there be any still capable Of fitting
their theories with our facts, We would
unhesttaGngly recommend an abso-
luteIy reckless disregard Of weather
conditions as a real and proved factor
of good health
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04

ality and knowledge develop and in
crease with great rapidity. Tt ex-
pl0Tess and experiments. and appro-
PIRATES. Tt is no longer merely self
lsh- II comes in contact actively with
the lives and rights Of others. ana be
comes aware Of them. 1t no longer be-
longs wholly 10 The mother.
This is a thing most of us realize too
little, and to which We give insufficient
thought, It is d SOLDERING and verv
beautiful thing which too many of Us
overlook We look ahead with dread to
the day In the far-on wears when the
boy or girl will leave home. II we were
the mothers we should be. we would
realize that the children begin to leave
home with their very first footsteps,
and we would, instead of OBTAINING
them, bid them better God-speed.
Too often We put off the iay which
would take the boy or girl from us. Too
often We educate them for ourselves.
not Tor the state
This motherhood Of bastowal means
that from early years the gift is
given. Ii means that from the very
stare. though home is to be made dear
TO the child, it is 20 be but a prepare
tory and passing thing It means that
intensely dear as the child is TO rs. we
are rot 10 detain him.
II there Is z pang o. parting it Is 10
pc ours. not his; and lest We lessen his
courage he is not to know Of our sad
ness; and our tears are not 10 be up
on that bright sword OF strength and
purpose he Is TO Weld
50 does The motherhood. the true
motherhood. reach out its hands 10
many and bless In far and Swallowed
places. So shall We care not SO in
tsnssiy TO havs children Of our own;
but SO shall We care to give. and SO
shall we attain 10 give men aad women
10 The wortd,--LaaFa Spencer Porter.
IL the November Mothers Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04

ed that the presence Of typhoid il q
community means that someone has
been crimtnatly negligent Of his duty.
Today. WITH hearts bowed down by the
grief Of our loss. let as resolve that
we will neneefor-h so order our lives
that we may conduct thsu without
menace 10 others. Let rs take unto
ourselves the lesson Of this hour. ana
in our sorrow fix our determination TO
prevent the coming Of sorrow TO others
II we do mis-. this dead shall not have
died iu vain
Are there any violations OF the
sanitary. code ia your nelghborhood ? II
there are. report them forlhHlTh. You
can't afford 10 be a party 70 the Grim
EnaI negligence which costs thousands
~ lives every year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04
Fdueafine Iurrmen in Law.

Not often does q Judge turn q jury
man cut OF his hox-to the turyman 5
content. one may suspect The rels-
tons are generally very. cordial Some
time ago. when iurynan asked a
question which settled a case. Justice
Buckniil wrote to congratulate him.
and said that man who has served
hts country on jury became q more
useful citizen. The good Lord Mans
field. who had implicit faith ia trial
by jury, took saeh paths 20 educate
them ia eommereiai law al the Guild
hail that feF some tins there wss 8
body OF gentlemen ia tbs city knewH
as Lord Mansasid's juFymen. Lon
don ChroaicIs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04

tPort Byron Gl0be)
Port Byron auditorium was packed
to the door in response to a notice in
last weeks Globe that Congressman
Clyde H. Taveuner would be here to
make am address. Port Byron band
rendered TWO selections on the street
and followed this by two more in the
+ hall before the opening of the meeting.
The meetings chairman was Pre-
cinct Congressman L. ". Mcbride,
who introduced the speaker. Mr. Tav-
enuer declared himself not 70 be in
favor of armed Intervention in Mexico
at the present time because the Nexi-
can people were not asking for If. to
the contrary they objected to the Unit
ed States taking any part in the hand
ling of their affairs. He favored 60
ing there when the people of Mexico
asked for our assistance. The speaker
also said that there was demand for
armed intervention but it came from
wealthy Americans who own rich mine.
oil and grazing lands in that country.
and these wealthy Americans are ask
ing for Uncle Sans soldiers so that
their big dividends from rich holdings
viii not be interfered with. u am
not willing to give my own life for the
uuattractive Job of being private po-
liceman for these mtIGonaires. de
cIarad Mr.. Tavenner and GA the same
principle I would not feel justified I'm
voting to force any other man to sac
riHce his life in such an unpatriotic
enterprise"
The speaker said that if the eonsu-
tuition was being framed today he
would favor the right Of the people
TO vote on war, and when he said pe0-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04
WHAT CARL SCHURZ SAID TO
HIS COUNTRYMEN.

Carl schurz said this away back in
1895: Nobody viii deny that their
{foreign-born American citizens)
hearty love for their native land IS
as such entirely natural and entitled
to respect But as American citizens,
having sworn exclusive allegiance TO
the United States. not one Of them
should ever forget that this republic
has a right to expect Of all its adopted
citizens. as TO their attitude toward
public affairs. especially questions of
peace or war, the loyal and complete
subordination Of the interests Of their
native countries 10 the interests Of the
United States"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04

1t is not surprising TO read that at
the beginning Of the fall term Of
Pennsylvania university 1900 students
have united in a protest at the action
Of the trustees in summariIy dismiss
ing Professor Scott Nearing, who had
the temerity TO express outside the
class room certain views too rad
icaI" to ind favor with the reaction
AIRY. powers in charge of the univer-
sity. It would be a sorry omen if the
Young manhood of PENNSYLVANIA were
so docile and so indifferent 10 the
rights of free thought and free speech
as TO remain quiescent in the face Of
petty tyranny like this.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS
Tennessee. I Hear lou calling Ne.

Tennessee. I Hear leu Calling Ne.
Alabama. There magic in thy
mstcalsss uame-falrest queen Of the
states. thy race is white with the cot
l0u fields Of the Tennessee valley. silks
Of the blooming corn are thy flowing
tresses. thy cheeks are rosy with the
apples and peaches that blush as they
rfneu npon Ihv everlasting hills
around Inv graceful throat as a lover
would entujne diamond necklace
about his sweethearts snowy neck, IS
that magnificent river. the pearl-paFed
Tennessee. that has wandered here
from The vfne-clad hills Of Virginia to
nav loyal tribute to thy shrine only 10
dash on with new momentum, eager
20 axrol III grandeur Of a matchIess
realm. happy ana peaceful with con
tanrmeut ard Joyous songs. About thy
waist is belt Of polished steel set
with diamonds. black. Yet precious
that have dazzIed the world with the
magnitude Of their priucelE value Thy
skirt Of aeecy cotton is bespangled by
the needles Of the long-teaf pine, while
rnv dainty feet are Iavaf by the soft
waters Of the opal gulf From the
waving woods and clustering hills Of
North Alabama, resonant with the
songs Of triIl]ug wild birds TO lha
sunny shores of Mobile. is q land where
There peace to be found IA the world
Hearts that are humble may hope
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04
QUESTIONS AND WEBS.
A Case IN Point,

A Ease III 8D3Hte
am public school teacher. writes
Mary. and last year I established s.
. 10 IS degrees F. as the maximum tenn
. perarure permissible in the school
room. The children soon came 20 pre-
/ Ter ii cooI-rhev would complain Of
the bad air as soon as it rose above
that point. and I always gave them
fresh air when they wanted it, But
other teachers criticised me. declar-
ing that the temperature should ne
from 10 10 ~ degrees and never less.
Even my own sister Anne declared /
was making a mistake to follow such
fa6-ver our room remained prae-
rfcaIEv free from "colds" all winter
Anzwer-How old Is Anne? Moth
. ing new escapes criticism. Be sure
you're right-and you are sure-taen
gc ahead.
A Harmless Laxative.
Is phenolphthalain harmless iaEa-
tive for repeated uze2 What size dose
should one take for moderate effecte
Answer-It is as harmless as any
artificial aid, tn tablets or waters con
tanning a grain
Consumption Without Cough.
Is there such Q thing as dry con
sumption-that is. without cough or
expectorariou
Answer - IncipieHt consumption
sometimes produces no cough or eT-
pecroratiou. and advanced cases may
have neither for long periods.
Common to Animals and Man.
Is there a disease 9 16-vear-oI5 hey
could contract from cattle known as
big jaw? What is the scientific nance
is it caused By a fungus2
Answer-Tes. actin0mvcosis llampT
jaw. socaiIedt is contracted from cat
tie. It is due to the ray fungus II
treated promptly hy a surgeon II is
usually durable Many cases are pain
less. and for that reason too long de
iavad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04

The movement TO enlarge the Rock
Island arsenal is highly Gommendable.
Ii will mean much to Illinois and Iili~
nois workers 1t viii be in the interest
of greater security for this country if
we ever become involved in interna-
tional troubles. The greatest arsenal
in the world should he in the heart Of
the United States not On the sea coast
where it might easily be taken by an
invading foe says the Danville Com
merciaf News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04

I'D. Ar-r7Ett -A1t+BE at pm p
Reynolds. uL-0ne day this week
there came into our midst a govern
ment official. one L. FunEansteiu. His
official business transacted. this gen
tleman began TO look about for bar
gains and his eye fell en- a case OF
eggs.
What is the price OF eggs today he
asked.
twenty-five cents"
Too high T can get them at is.
YES, but these are double X can
died.
oh. Won did not say that"
The eggs were candIed. and Louis
bought two dozen. He turned from the
store with a broad rin. and conf
denrially told q friend thar he had
made six cents a dozen on the deal
But the roads were rough. the eggs
not packed in bomb proof containers.
and his companions careless. so when
the income tax sleurh reached home
there were only nine. not q. whole
eggs. And the inspector is wondering
whether IT was good business tudg-
ment TO buy eggs in the country, even
a. an apparent bargain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04

ALWAYS efficient kindly. and faith
fu---a notably typical dsura-ne has
been keeniy missed bE many runs an
obituary story in an eastern newspa-
per TO the countless friends whom
he made during the IS years he was
head waiter at Young hotel the GER
rainty that he viii be there TO welcome
them makes Heaven. ia anticipation.
seem a bit more heavenly and home
IT,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04

Nothing has been heard since Mr..
Bryan's conference with the president
about that trip to Europe. Perhaps
the president has called his attention
to his advice that people quit travelling
10 Europe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04

We are planning 90 get good
American apple in the hands of every
soldier fighting in Europe, let us trust
that 80 one viii look OBJ this as
violation of neutrality
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04

Both sides now demand TO know
where Bulgaria is at Germany ar
ranged to give her part Of Turkey and
the allies arranged to give her part of
Macedonia. She has grabbed both. In
order TO be strictly neutral, Bulgaria
might start a civil war,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04

on the whole. September, accord
ing to the records. proved itself an
average late summer and early fal
MONTH and YOU must not forget that
Septemher's average is delightful
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04
nalM History cIass-0ct. Z.

17T1-Batt.e at Germantown fa- 4Ae
C0naucntaIs lost 1000 mon ana tue
British 600 including prisoners
1922 - Rutherford Birahard Hayes
nineteenth president of the United
states. born; died 1893
1sa2-Austriaus won ll tae ride be-
tween Vienna and Berlin. the AUS
triau who came Id ahead having
been 3 days / hour and - minutes
in travelling over 400 miles.
191-Day Of prayer for peace ia Eu-
rope as appointed By President
wilson
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04

south by its fordtude in recov-
c1lla fQm the effects of the many
severe storms ia doing much to Offset
The criticism which recent criminal
cases have caused to be aimed at it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04

The United States may have all the
money in the world after the war The
question is viii the other nations
armed and trained fighters -let us
Keep IL?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-04

Halloween this year comes on sun
day. There viii be people who will
want to celebrate for three days. or
rather three nights.