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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
THE DESIRE TO PLEASE
By MARGUARITE GAsToN

It IS curious that there are people who
 however much they may desire to please in what they deem more important mat ters neglect quite shamefully their own appearance, perhaps considering that an hour or so given to the subject at the dressmaker's once or twice in a year a wicked waste of time. IL must be a Ques- ton of time with them, for though the simplicity of dress which men often laud in women, believing 1t stands in economy. is often the most expensive style of all, yet undoubtedly fairly becoming clothes do not cost more than those which are so progressively ugly that they do not seem to shriek at us to notice them, and upon which the choice of women who don't trouble about dress so often falls
 Nor are women the only offenders in this respect. Men have not equal oppor- tunities either of dellghtng or offending the eye, yet mans appearance may add something to a woman's sense of fitness of things or detract from it. In a great many women this sense is fully devel- oped, while, if men do not comment upon shabby neckwear and unshaven chins as readily as do their wives and sisters, it Is not unusual to hear a man speak ad- mringly of Young So and So. because he always looks spruce, and as if his associa- tion with his cold tub was a recent one
 On several occasions I have heard women defend powder for the face-yes, and even the eyebrow pencil and the stick of rouge, to say nothing of ''tinting'' for the hair on the grounds that one must contribute to the beauty in the world
 Certainly, l knew one girl who at r was noticeably plain, and who. by sheer and painstaking, made herself pretty and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04

CTS TOT this he very often produces com ical effects.
 Socialist Paper Suffers The socialist paper, LHumanite. suf- fered a great loss when it's editor, Juares, was murdered and is not read very much. while the former anti-miliarist, Gustave ] Ilerye's paper, La Guerre Sociale, has gained thousands of readers. Herv' s, now strongly patriotic. receives a state subsidy When he volunteered for mill tary Service he was told he would be more valuable if he remained in his edi- torial chair
 Because of the special education of the Paris journalist, who was always taught to hunt for sensation and strong colors, you find in the Paris papers very few well written descriptions of events at the front such as you read in English and Amer ican papers. There are a number of small ''echos' splendidly written, but somehow they do not impress you as very real, they lack the little detail which transforms lit era ture into real life. Not one of the many Parsian journalists who have vis- ted the front has written anything that begins to compare with the nasterly pen picture you read in papers written in the English language.
 The French journalist has not yet learned that what really matters is not to make the reader understod that you have been in the Argonnes yourself, and that you have picked up spiked helmet bur through poetical use of little details to throw a ray of light through the great perspective.
 One excuse for the poor quality of the Paris press is the censor. We have civil and political censor and while we do not find any fault with the former, we most cordially hate the latter and edi- tors agree that if this censor were Ger man, he could not possibly assist the en- emy more than the present official does. There is something in this, for more than once he has suppressed the very articles which more than any others would have aroused French to enthus- ialsm. More than once have seen arr ticles suppressed because of premature optimism.
 The chief censor is the former minister of finance, M klotz, whose offices are near the Hotel des Invalides. Every aft ernoon at and every night at 11:3O he receives the various editors who person. ally submit the matrix of the paper and censor "chops" the parts he considers harmful, with the result that papers often have appeared with big white holes in their columns.
 As the weeks pass matters improve, but even now the French press only very poorly mirror the emotions of the nation Its voice is merely an artificial, false echo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
Fathers Fisherman

From the Louisville Herald
 \ yeung woman who had returned from tour throurh Itai9 with her father in- formed friend that she liked all the Italian cities buf most of all he loved Venice.
 "Ah. Venice. te he sure said the friend. 7l can readily understand that your father would Ike Venice. with the gondoias and st Marks aud Michael Angelo
 "oh. ne.' the Xouns lady interrupted. Fl wasn't that He liked it because he could sit down in the hotel and fish from the window
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
In Nothing Else Are They Normal, However-Paper
 Shortage Relieved
NUMBER OF PAPERS
 KILLED BY THE WAR
Others Have Been Made-Circulation of La Liberte Increases From Sixty Thousand to Two Hun
 dred and Fifty Thousand

Paris, April 3.-(Seecial) )--After many months the Paris papers have at last re- gained their usual appearance. and we no longer have to be satisfied with the single sheets little larger than handker- chiefs to which the threatened paper fa mine reduced all Paris newspapers.
 Still things are far from normal yet, and it seems ages since the camelots tnews5oys). when there was special de- ,nand for papers fathered like small armies in the side streets off the boule- wards. suddenly to burst forward like a cyclone, shouting the sensation of the day
 The papers that sell best now are the afternoon editions which contain the com munique. The French newspaper reader now demands from his favorite paper something entirely different from what captured his interest in time of peace All that is now asked for Is quick and reliable news. The only reason I can find why a paper like La Libev.e has during the War increased it's circulation from 50, : tjO to .5nO89 is that it appears at the proper hour, and has gained reputa- tion for being reliable and patriotic. It IS certainly no better than it was before, and besides the official news it only gives Nou few ,echoes, little incidents from inc trenches, which are always well told.
 L'lntransgeant. the modest little after noon paper which formerly had a hard struggle with Paris-Midi and Paris Sport is now sold everywhere because of it's letter box. which contains personal i'm pressions and experiences of poets and artists at the front, brilliantly edited by Fernand Divoire. The Bounet- Rouge has placed collection boxes in all tobacco shopsin which customers may put tobacco for the soldiers, and this idea has made ? the paper popular.
 Of course, the war has killed num- Der of papers. while it fatally hurt others This is the case withNneariv all the real boulevard papers, which existed on their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
FREIGHT CAR SERVICE
A Plan to Secure the Continuous Use
 of Cars
From the Indianapolis News.

From the Indianapolis News
 The subject of car shortage has for years interested railway officials. but as yet no general policy has been adopted Every harvest season and every season for the shipping of great quantities of winter fuel find the railroads more or less unprepared because of a scarcity of cars. This condition has led to many in- vestigations and numerous recommenda- uons. The interstate commerce commits sion, several years ago, endeavored to correct the demurrage rules, but some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04

eesA <o1 SCci less than many others.
 Never has auy tire given so much for the money as Fortified Tires do now.
 These arc the best tires built. These exclusive fea- lures prove it. The verdict of Iiredom proves 1t. We ask you now, for your own sake, to prove it to your self. Any dealer will sup ply you. (2ass,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
Don't Over-Expect

When you adopt this tre--as we hore you will-don't expect magic tire. It is not trouble-proof-not exempt from mshap and misuse.
 It won top place because countless men proved that 1t averaged best. It did that be- cause i'll five great ways-in five exclusive features-it excels every other tire.
 Be content with the best-don't expect the impossible-and you'll always be happy with Goodyear Fortified Tires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
A Valued Guide

From the Louisville Herald.
 Well. William. have you heard from your son?"
 NO. miss: but theyll send e to the front right away E s just the man they be wantin' there.
 I'm sure he is But why do you think he will go straight to the front?"
 s.Why, you see. miss, ie'1l be able to show 'em the way about. F. was at the Boer war, an knows all them parts"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04

are taken up sin loading. unloading or storage
 One investigator. writing in the Tech nical World magazine last year. gave t as his opinion that there are too many freight eaIs-that is. loo much capital is invested In this sort Of equipment cor sldering the returns Il is evident that the railroads lost millions of dollars an- uuallv because Of The iaek of system in ear handling Perhaps this loss has some thns tn do with the 'hara times which iha ral1rnaLlH Arl. ..Nn.Hir,1l.n..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04

acter. Stand with your feet together and then raise one fot. Try to keep in this position for a half minute with your eyes closed.
 Keeping your eyes closed extend your arms from the side and see If You can bring the tips of your index fingers together in front of you.
 If you find you can perform that trick without much trouble try this enc; Take an ordinaryNpin in each hand and, stretching your arms out at full length directly in front of you see If you can bring the heads ot the two pins together
 All these tests are regularly used hy physicians when examining patients for mental troubles, lomotor ataxla and diseases of the spinal cord.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04

Robertson Tire N Rubber Co.,. I9l. 4fh Ave. Saunders Motor Cur Co.,. :O2i Ave. n
 rhOrntOn Tire Co.,. yOf .. 2Ofh st.
 " imber Thomas Hardware Co.,. 20f3 Ist Ave. Inrrant City Motor Co. R. e. n. ND..:
 tessriner Motor Co.,. Besseincr, tn. Long-Lewfs Hardware Co.,, isesss mer. tlu. H. tichardson Auto Co.,. Hiossburs, Ala. Wade Drug Co.,. Calera, Ala Icnsiey NutOr Co.,. Ensiey, Ain. Morrison Motor Car Co.,. Ensley. Ala. ts. q. shaw A Son, Jesni~on. Ala. t H. W. HorsieN. NOutcvaiio. Ala. TuliedegH. Hardware Co, Tailrsicga.f Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
Goodyear Service Stations Tires in Stock

Anderson Motor Co.,. G1D S. goth ss. Birmingham Garage. 2O3O Ave. ID BirminEhnm Motor Co.,. 3O1 S. 2ist St. Blackiock Tire k Rubber O., 4:D $. goth St BrOwncll Auto Co.,, Inc. :S.3 S. goth st. Capitol Park Auto O., 9th Ave. and goth st. COxe Motor Sales Co.,. 2t12 Ave. C
 Drennen Motor Chr C0.. 22S <. goth st. Drennen & Co. Dept. Store. 2O31 Ave. C M. A. Hines. 5i2 $. goth st.
 HiS hland Garage Co., 2N1. Magnolia Ave. Kennedy Tire Co.,. 5la $. 2Oth Sf. Morris Auto 4 Tire Co., 213 S, 21st St.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04

quite individually so by the time she was 70 or 2l. But she was a genius.
 Few women are artists in making up Perhaps that is why so many women have a horror of the process. Personally, I fail to see any serious objection to it. if a success. And it is curious that for all We hear about powder clogging the pores of the skin, yet the women who use 1t have. al- most invariably. fine clear skin. Pow der will not hide pimples. And a dust of powder over the skin is more pleasant thing to see than a shiny face: therefore. what cause is there to blame that the majority of women do resort to art to this extent?
 It is nearly always a delight to look at the heads of a girl behind the counters of any large shop. Moreover the clever has dropped the idea that suggestion of the masculine in her dress of the style of doing her hair Is expressive of intellect. She has become too clever for that and we are ac- eustomed now to see highly learned about their heads. and v.sose gowns are cut out according to lashion's in- situations, thought not slavishly in agreement with her freaks.
 Many other minor matters might be considered under this heading from the way we greet the other members of the family. at the breakfast table to our manner of offering an apology to the stranger against whom we have jostled on a crowded pavement Per haps, however, the tendency among many good women is toward careless ness in appearance rather than in any other matter and just because "things are not what they seem" we would all like them to look as nice as they are.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
aIatin Almost Recovered

Something similar is the case with the powerful 'Matin,' whose chief strength WAS that it was a young paper. Dur ing the first months of the war it's cir eulation dropped from SOo,ooo to 9oo.oo0 Now II has almost recovered. principally because of thes small maps of the battle field wnich became its special feature and which is far better than the officiaI communications showing the actual sit uation.
 The circulation of the fLe Journal" dropped from 100000 to 500000 copies. but TOW it's circulation is once more normal This is ir the first place due to Abel Remnants masterly word paintings, "Heures de guerre de la famille Xala- dier.'' which depict the effects of the war upon a little bourgeois family, and which appeal 10 and fit the mood of thousands of French families all over the country.
 .Le -Jourral'' has had better luck than 'Matin," as several of it's best writers have been exempt from military dnty as for instance. the famous war corre- spondent Andre Tudesque, who now spends his time racing in his auto be- tween the front and the editorial offices in Rue R'chelieu, and men like Jacques Dyssort and Ernest la Jeunesse.
 While papers like Le Petit Parisien and Le Petit Journal, both with circulations exceeding 1,o00.ooo, have kept up their cir culation outside of Paris, and even have gained a reputation in circles where they had none before, the paper which during the war has become acknowledged leader Of the Parts press Is '.LEcho de Paris '' whose circulation is six times as large now as before the war. This enormous rise is due to three causes-the strongly patriotic spirit of the paper. Paul Bour- gets sketches and the daily editorial by Maurice Rarres, who from aesthetician has become magnificent leader of public opinion. The editorial was formerly writ ten by Albert de Nun. whose death dur ing the very beginning of the war was greatly deplored throughout France
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
Five Protections

We protect you in five ways, used by no other maker, against these major troubles:
 Rim-Cuts Insecurity Blowouts Punctures Loose Treads Skidding
 One way-our "On-Air" cure - costs us $45O, 900 yearly. One requires us to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
Le Figaro Circulation Unaffected

Unaffected one way or the other as far as circulation, though not as far as rep utation is considered, stands Ie Figaro, while Le Gaulois gives its whole attention to society charities and the Red Cross The editor of the latter paper, Arthur Mayer. descendant of a poor Copenhagen Jew, is one of the foremost journalists in France, and through his marriage to Il lady of the bluest blood in the country a Countess de Turenne, he has gained entrance Into the most exclusive circles and is in direct touch with everything in the highest eccleseastc and aristocratic spheres.
 Also the organ of the young royalists lsaction Franchise, strongly antisemitic and in favor of coup d detat, and edited by the personal friend of the Duke of Orleans, Leon Daudet. has been benefited through the war.
 Besides these old and we'll l-known morn ing papers there are others, which you read from curiosity, first of all, of course, Clemenceaus LHomme Enchaine in which the old political war horse daily chastises the administration, the various departments and his enemy the censor. His articles are often written so that he has anticipated just where the censor will step in, and by preparing his read-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04

s1sa. tG5@ i9 oi fYsFy 1srys tire ,sbSsr bsa, V VIF rivets. One compels us to vulcanize in each tire base l26 braided piano wires.
 One comes through our double-thick All Weather tread, with it's sharp, tough, resistless grips. Together they mean sllper-quality tire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
Three Reductions

ln the past two years we have made three price reductions, totaling 45 per cent. The last was on February 1st. Now these premier tires, despite
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04

telegrams and the great mercantile ex- hibitions Among those that quickly dis appeared were the anti-elerical La Ian terne. the liberal sL'Evenement, g La Rappel,' the Bonapartistic ''L'Autorite' and the society paper, ''Gil Bias" The latter. which will see its resurrection after the war. was edited by stan of young boulevard journalists who are now all at th..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
Socialist Paper Suffers

CTS for this he very often produces com ical effects
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12

STATE 90 IElgoiz. Coaaty % Rock Is
land. 81. by vlr-us % . deefetsi order
81 ths rr1hatc court % said county al
shs Izauary tern % said eoaEt. = D.
1918. On nrsllcatioa % Charles J.
szash. eoassrvafor % Thomas SslisFs-
tzesapessrt. % eel the folioviaz de-
s~rfb~d real estate. be.oaEiaE % sad
Faozaas sellers. ircs@gstcat- situated
ts thr coaaty o. Wlsatesifs. state o.
l1szoss. to-Wtts
Lots rumtgr seven 90. sza ciehi
a. A. block uuaabgF siNty-siS- (ssl. "a
vgamae~ aad Cats aa4liicu % lie city
81 sserflzz. (sgbseet 60 = mortgage q
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ss=fI OF ne scsh GAy % March.
A ID 1915. AZ tke sforesaid premises
Ia th~ city % StsriiaE Ia The eoazty
q W-assess9c and state aforesaid ai
sAs hr-r % . -. sell al Tie Inter
ga u said TEcsGas Sellers. fsconp~-
t~as. 10 and 20 q. said zeal estate .;
p4bi1c ssa4Ec.
T-~rss % SALE For casA
CHARLES ,. SMITH.
csessrrasor % Tho@.s Sellers. n
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IAMEs W. NAUcKF-R- Attorney
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12
ARGUS BRANCH OFFICES

for the accommodation or its Do
irons in various parts OF the city. The
Argus has established a system of
branch Offices where subscriptions
and want advertising may be received
and any information left that may per
tain to any department of this paper.
news or business. 1t is also planned
TO have at each of these branch ofices
every evening supply of copies Of
The Argus OF the day. so that any
subscriber who may have failed under
any circumstances to receive the pa
per, will be supplied free OF charge
The Argus chain of branch oficea
includes the following:
J. J. Kipp's grocery store. 45o5 Fifth
avenue
H. Z. Rowe's pharmacy. ais Four.
teenth avenue
Schneider's drug store. Twenty-sew
enth street. Seventh avenue.
aetabeck's pharmacy, 922 Third
avenue.
Wagner's grocery. s1f Fourth street.
J. waiton's notion stora Seventh
street. Fourteenth avenue.
Uilemeyer's drug store, Eleventh
avenue and Fifteenth street.
{. Roys. grocery, 925 Eleventh
street.
Elm Street Drug store, Thirtieth
street and Fifth avenue.
College pharmacy, Seventh avenue
and Thirty street.
Olson grocery, Thirteenth avenue
and Thirtieth sJrees.
Steiner drug store. corner Fifth ave
nue., and Twenty-third street
Hasting s. Pewe grocery. liza
Twenty-sixth street.
T. (. Kelly & son, grocery. 1929
Ninth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12
CLASSIFIED RATES


Oaa eepf ges Warf for aFst iass--
t.ca. un.sr reFziar etzsslaeaflons-
oe1 aeG caetalf eczts seT Eosd ;5-
rua lzeFrtt1ns-
Tao eenfs per wsTG tsr three iass--
slEaa
TErss esatz Prr Vcsd s1E 81 iassr.
tialt.
SIX errts Per wosd Tor - iaEsrtic1a-
MaefalT rats- % crzfs pe= gosd Toe
s. irssrtlezs Sc 90 less fkan 81.
80 a. pgblLsse1 Zoe isss tazH -
ceata
AEezss. ss'rsrf.s. eanuzsse-s. Hoi'ei-
-era. efe. 'sanEel. ere eeaf Per word
sacs tssertlaa- SO a. less tkan =
e-crs.
Casts ~ tsaa.ts anE special Hst.ees.
60 crars eacl .ese=ticE
Classified sage closes e. y q m
each day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12

For Rent-Misceuaneous.
FOR RENT-EXposition grounds J.
D. Beecher. Phone R l. 3O7
FOR -Storespace. good loca-
tiCn for dresswaking parlOrs. In
Quire $50 Sixteenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS

Relatively ioN prcssgrcs prevail on
TIE norfh Pacific coast and the Rocky
inogatAin piAtcaa and light rains have
saiisn 90 the coasts % WashiuE;on.
OREGON and northern California and
iikht snow 90 rain from New Mexico
and Teas 20 the lower Mississippi
valley. TIE weston area % hiEh
pressure has moved slowly eastward
anf covers the territory between the
Rockies and the AiicEhanies. With its
crest over Io~a aad uiinois. aad a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12
s.dsd area shows precipitation inch or more

sharp rise n temperature has &C
Cured in most OF the upper Missouri
valley. Il remains cold In north cen
trail Nebraska. the thermometer al
Valentine registering degrees above
=ero az a m. The continued slow
eas;v.rd movement OF the high will
be attended by fair weather IN THIS
vicinity tonight and Saturday. with
slightly warmer tonight
OBSERVATIONS.
High Low. Prep.
Boston ...-..-..... ~ - wv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12

FOR SALE-Household furniture in
good condition. phone X l. SCI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12
Wanted Situations.

WANTED mao os lgaE experience.
t-r-ourh acroErtazt GOOD core
saarleus aaf au rouad once man
ef exceptional rual.ncafious. seeks
position Nhrt have yr1e address
"A u.r care oc The ArEus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12

FOR SALE-Cheap. Underwood type
writer. S2s Twenty-fourth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12
Patents.

UNITED STATES and foreign patents
procured. In Rock Island every
Saturday. Appointments can be
made through law Offices OF James
r. Murphy. city. Walter y. Haskell,
Sterling. III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12

.Ft,rTr.E. .ir.sera ir enc tr.-cilca.
At,aasl- e. raelfe Tea company. H.
Wess sec9a1 street. Daseag port.
rHa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12

orrterr can only Ilyc ir water that
contains at feast 80 parts % salt Go
every 1000 parts uf water.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12
Massage.
For Sale or Trade-Farm Land

FOR SALE-I60 acres cut over land in
Osceola county, Mich. VIII trade
for house or good touring car ]. B.
Brown, East Moline, III.