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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13
DOPING SOLDIERS IN EUROPE

connection with outrages upon the
civil population.
Miss Adams would not, of course
say such things unless she had positive
knowledge OF such practices. which
contrast strangely with certain 1egis-
lation OF some Of the countries at war
and with the public professions of
their statesmen and the official adj
monitions TO their soldiers.
Assuming, as We must, that Miss
Adams speaks with positive knowI-
edge and has not been deceived, her
picture OF men poisoned 10 a sort of
madness-"doped up TO die"-casts a
lurid light upon the present state of
civilization in Europe and upon the
depths of bestiality into which the
masses of the people are urged by
some of their rulers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13
Y
William Drady,M.D
Passing of the Pest House

disease. The mode Of conveyance Is
only too plainly evident IN the personal
contacts.
Smallpox patients cared for by tram
ed nurses in a weil-equipped, we'll
screened. well-managed hospital are
never a menace to people living close
by
The pest-h0use survives today only
because health officers are afraid to
oppose popular prejudice by applying
goth century principles in sanitary
practice. The pest-house is not only
unjust TO the unfortunates who may be
compelled to enter 1t. but a foolish
waste Of funds which ought 10 be used
for better purposes.
Trying to Tempt the Author.
Mrs. L. B. asks: % Why is tt that
the sense Of tightness IN the inner ear
seems to loosen up when one pinches
the nostriIs and forces air back in the
carr There are little cracking sounds
% Are Health Talks published in
book form? I would like TO have the
book, having lost several Of my clip
pings
Answer-(1) Eustachian tubes clos
ed. They ventilate the middle ear via
the back of nose. Better have your
nose and throat specialist look after it.
~ Publisher fears our Talks are too
rambling-we jump too much from
subject to subject. Wait until after the
war
Relief for n Fatty Tum0r.
I have a fatty tumor on my back,
which is increasing in size. Can any
thing be done to prevent increase?
Answer-Yes, have your doctor slip
a scalpel under the skin and she'll out
the lump.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

In recent epidemic of smallpox
which caused considerable alarm. the
health department Of q western city
announced through the press that
-... all contacts had been vaccinat-
ed and there need be no further alarm.
The health department vas right.
The epidemic ceased right there. But
there was one peculiar thing missing.
It appeared that the health authorities
felt confident that the vaccination Of
all contacts is, persons who
had been exposed to the disease-was
quite sufficient. Evidently they had no
fear Of the disease being carried in the
air. No particular effort was made to
vaccinate ali persons to Ieeward OF the
infected houses.
Yet many communities still maintain
q "pest-house' or isolated building
where cases of smallpox are marooned.
Why? For no reason at all. There is
absolutely no tenable proof that small
pox can travel through the air. $50
I8uon Of the infected indiidual is nee
essary and wise, just as in other con-
tagi0us diseases, but it is inhuman and
unnecessary TO bundle the victims off
TO a poorly equipped and poorly man
aged shack in the country.
In Paris and other enlightened cities
smallpox Is successfully and safely
treated In the same hospital with
measles, scarlet fever, erysipeIas and
other contagious.
What is good sanitation in Paris is
good sanitation in America.
Every outbreak Of smallpox can be
traced to reckless, ignorant OF sur
reptiti0us commerce between the orig
tnal importer of the infection and the
subsequent cases. There is no need of
suspectiug aerial transmission Of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13
i EIere Mans 0ninions.


Fast mules often have loose hind
legs
Muscular inactivity is the parent of
much i'll health.
Many a beautiful hat represents an
unpaid milliner's bill
A parrot should be taught to speak
only in poIysyilables.
The sweet girl graduate refuses to
stand aside for the June bride
If you borrow trouble you must ex-
pect to pay high rate of interest
knowledge may be power, but it
takes gasoline to make the wheels Of
the joy buggy revolve.
When d mans mother-in-law decides
to pay him a visit she never misses
the train.
Even if you do think your neighbor
is a crank he has no license to think
you are in the same class.
Holidays, Of course, were devised
for the sole benefit of office holders,
school teachers and bankers.
Perhaps all things come to him who
waits, but, considering the number of
things not worth waiting for, a man
is justified in going after what he
wants.-Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13
THE IRVING SCHOOL SITE.

Convinced by previous experience IN
the placing OF more than one school
building on the same property and
by facts and arguments brought out
during the controversy over the site
Tor tho proposed county jail, the Rock
Islaud school board has about decided
that It will be q mistake TO place the
departmental school which It has
planned to erect this year Oh the
same lot with the Irving school at
Ninth avenue ana Twelfth street To
DO so would crowd two buildings upon
q half block, greatly circumscribe the
room for play and effectively balk
any additions to take care Of future
needs.
These considerations. however, are
not the only ones. Since the annexa-
ton Of territory south Of Eighteenth
avenue there has been q great extern
sion Of city improvements in that di-
recflon and q rapid building up of the
district is beginning The Irving
school site. while reasonably central
now, in q few years would be incon-
venieut for large part Of the dis
trict which IT is intended to serve by
the new building 1t is believed that
a structure erected farther west and
south would IN the long run prove
more satisfactory as we'll as economt-
cal, and 1t would also Immediately re-
Iieve congestion at three buildings,
the Irving. Grant and Hawthorne.
Though q lot has been purchased 10
add to the Irving grounds the invest
ment is not wasted. by any means. The
property is worth all that was paid
for it and # can be turned to good &C
count as a part Of the present irving
grounds A plan which is equally
well worth considering is to make a
public Fairgrounds there. one being
much needed in that locality which
is not built up so that there are very
few vacant lots remaining for the
children to use
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

The congress Of women which met
recently at The Hague and the whole
w0mau's movement Tor peace which
has found expression in the women's
peace party, has been yari0usIy criti-
cised. To some it has seemed illogi-
cal TO emphasize wOmeu's suffering in
war more than mems to some the
whole movement has seemed inehec-
tive, to many no adequate reason has
occurred for distinguishing in any
way between the sexes in movement
which involves humanity.
Yer it cannot be denied that the soil
darity and uaanimity oz the intaTna-
tional gathering OF women at The
Hague was impressive They were
moved evidently by something strong
or than national feeling and national
prejudice and they had been stirred
into a deep sympathy. surely there is
value in d meeting SO animated by
feeling for humanity rather than for
local interests.
And there we have The main reason
perhaps the only reason for q sep
arate womeu's peace organization 1t
tGI lthRAA AE NtttAEtt ttiAN " tttlrl+
know as men raa1or know tile pro
ciousness of human life, the immense
labor of preserving and guarding it
and bringing it to maturity And as
q result their reaction against war is
more immediate and more fuudameu-
tai than mems. The crime OF war is
the destruction Of human life That
is all. We cannot too often he remind
ed Of this truth or 700 often have it
emphasized. Women can perform
great service in keeping clear an is
sue often clouded by discussions of
militarism, economic advantage, sea
power and other uebulous ideas. For
at bottom the great truth is that the
wholesale destruction Of human beings
must stop
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13
COUNTY JAIL SOON OBSO-
LETE?

The Russell Sage Foundation win
publish in the near future a report on
the Springfield Correctional System. '
That institution conducted an investi-
cation OF conditions IN Springfield and
Sangamon county some time ago which
is known as the Springfield survey and
the forthcoming report is one Of 4
number which are being issued from
time to time.
This report on the Springfield cor
rectional system condemns the present
city and county jails because of the
failure to separate first offenders from
confirmed criminals and also on ac-
count of inadequate facilities and in
ability to provide work for prisoners.
II points out that authorities on Grim
.nology are agreed that the final soIu-
tion of the problem of handling pris-
oners guilty Of misdemeanOrs is TO pro
vide state institutions for their care.
the report continues:
City and county iails the country
over are with few exceptions very poor
in construction and poorly managed.
and while it is recognized that fairly
adequate improvements can be made
in some counties, it is believed that
general betterment cannot be brought
about as long as local control con-
tinues. AS compared with county jails
most state penitentiaries and reforma-
tories are of a greatly superior type
Moreover, local care as compared with
state care is grossly extravagant, Illi-
nois has 1o2 county jails, when quar-
ter as many state districts jails fo3
the detention Of persons pending trial,
none OF them larger than the average
county Jail, and perhaps three state in
'tutions for misdemeanants confined
- sentence, would better serve the
s. State care seems, moreover. q
r. snahle proposal for misdemean-
who are imprisoned for violation
OF .. alta, not local laws. Indeed, local
care probably never would have de-
veloped but for difficulties of trans
portstion In early days which have
now disappeared.
Sanganon county has been consider
ing the advisability Of building 8 new
all ON the site OF the present struo-
lure. but the report discourages such
sectson- It says that correctional au-
thorities so unanimously favor the es-
fablishment OF farm institutions for
deiinquents that no matter how light
and sanitary a new Jail located in the
city might be 1t would be out of date
before constructed" The report refers
to the successful development of state
institutions for the care of misdemeen,
ants In Michigan and Indiana and sug-
gests that influence be brought TO bear
on the Illinois legislature TO provide
for the establishment OF such institu-
tons IN Illinois
In case the state should refuse 10
assume this responsibility the report
recommends that Springfield and San
CANON county unite in the establish
ment OF q farm institution for both
city and county prisoners. There Is no
reason. It is pointed out. why two
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13
MR.. ALsCHULER' S APPOINT.
MENT.

Governor Dunno could not make d
better selection for one Of the mem
bers OF the new state waterway com
mission than Samuel Alschuler Of Chi
cago. MIR. Alschuler is a clean cut
man whose worth, ability and integ-
riJy are uuquestioned. He is also a
representative democrat and one who
has been often honored by members Of
his party, II is to be hoped that he
will see his way clear TO accept the
place which is said to have been Of
fered him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13
July Is in American
History.

17s5-stephen Hopkins, "signer" for
Rhode Island. died; born 1707
1793-Marat. the French terrorist, as
sassinated by Charlotte Corday-
1S22-Modern battle Of ThermOpylae
early IN the Greek war Of independ-
ence.
1868 Army draft riots In New York
city.
1S65-Barnum's museum burned In
New York.
1se0-General John Charles Fremont
explorer. soldier and Republican
presidential candidate in 1896, died:
born 1913.
1911-Tablet to William Penn, founder
of Pennsylvania, unveiled in Lon
don.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

To the Ladies of Wumette. The egg
woman (My Wife, has been soliciting
old clothes from some Of yoQ and does
not need them, having money in the
bank in her own name, and also a nus
band who has plent-- and is willing 10
support her. Every Sunday morning
she holds Tummage sale on what she
begs and do not want you to give her
anything from now on.
tSigued) MICHAEL MEYER
-WiImetJe Coming Events.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

F. ID. Acland, the financial secre-
tary to the treasury, speaking at
meeting in London. estimated the cost
of war to England al $3.50 a second.
This means an expenditure OF $l2,960,-
600 a day Lloyd Georges recent est-
mate was S10.500 ,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

The Navy league proposes to work
this territory in the interests OF "a
more formidable water defense. All
right, come on over. Wen ali be for
more ships. especially if they are made
so they can be backed up the Missis-
sippi river to load their supplies at
Rock island arsenal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13
Man and His Money

II all the money that married men
have promised their wives. which their
wives didn't get. during the past 10
years were piled up IN one place it
would make the alps look like a PIN
pIe-Londo Answers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

Booker Washington says there have
been "a lynchings in the United States
In the last six months This is a high
er mortality rate, four to one, than
tetanus and gunpowder bring on the
Fourth About time TO start cam
paign for sanity in another quarter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

Long hair and whiakers may pro-
tect Kansas farmers against the at
tacks Of mosquitoes during harvest
but how about it when a bewhiskered
one happens to stir up a humble bees
nest7
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

Minnesota miliers are cabling wheat
and -four quotations abroad at some
81 word. Brevity in such a case is
even more than the soul of wit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13
Tuesday, July Is, 1918.

One high school fraternity has just
decided to abandon its secret features.
This again raises the question Why
In 8 frat7'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

Artistic professions are said TO be
suffering heavily as a result of the
war The conflict long ago passed the
artistic stage in the destruction OF
property and the killing Of men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

If we have q few weeks Of such
weather as this Old King Corn may
yet win his annual race with ]. Frost,
despite the handicap of poor start
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

iails should be maintained when one
will 90 the work IS efficiently and
much more eheapIy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13
Lather and Paint.

Albert Gilmore has painted a picture
of the old wooden bridge between this
city and 0olitic, over Salt Creek, which
is now on exhibition at the Mccain
Art Store. Mr.. Gilmore is a barber
of this city, who paints pictures as a
pastime, and has developed great skill
in the art.-Bedford. Ind, Mail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

CLERK in the Chicago postoffce has
Just confessed stealing $4,000 from the
government to buy a home for his
family He has been in the employ of
the government continuously Is years.
but was earning Just enough TO main
tain his family. He saw bargain in
q home and he grabbed 1t, taking Uncle
Sam as partner. Eight to Eve the
jury aequits him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

DALLAS, Texas. has offered 500. 600
for the democratic national conven-
ton. If it's worth that sum TO Dallas
how much do you imagine Chicago
could afford to come across with?
/ N q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

CHURCH revivais were held respon-
sible for certain forms Of insanity,
especially among women, by a speaker
before a meeting of alienists an Chi
cago. Which, in a measure. explains the
enthusiastic nature Of some religious
enterprises.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

! Lloyd George and the members of his
! personal staff worked 16 hours day
+ Within three days the returns from
their nationwide campaign for muui-
tons Iaborers was found 70 be iu exc
/ cess Of ali expectations.
/ The munitions courts, which viii
/ deal with offenses under the new mu-
uitions act, are to be made up of q
chairman appointed by Lloyd George,
with an equal representation OF en-
ployers and wOrkmen.
Koenigsberg- Correspondence Of
I The Associated Press. EVERY town
+ Of importance in East Prussia that has
suffered at the devastating hands OF
the Russians has decided to inc0rDor-
ate a municipal garden section in its
plans for rebuilding.
Many Of the destroyed towns are so
completely ruined that IT is going to
be necessary to raze what little ifs left
and construct the whole commg;ag
anew. This makes it emineuty feas-
ible TO apportion off a section that
can be devoted to the desirable city
garden feature.
Many Of the communities also are
planning for p series of municipality
constructed houses for worlzmen,
single home structures with two. three
and four rooms, which can ultimately
be purchased by their occupants on
the easy payment plan.
Plans Of this character are already
well advanced in Gerdauen. TapLau,
Ortelsburg. Lyck and other communi-
ties, and additional municipalities are
preparing TO follow suit.
London.-An attempt by q German
prisoner TO escape by concealing him
self in can Of garbage was discovered
at the camp at Leigh this week.
A farmer who buys ali the food
refuse Of the camp was cartiug away
q number OF cans The unusual
weight Of one Of them reused his Hus-
piclons. He removed a quantity Of
cabbage leaves and found a German
soldier beneath
A German named Schmidt was shot
and killed at Leigh week ago while
trying to escape.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

1EtRFfA 81 Ait9s
Miss Lngman OF Barnes transferred
the fore part of the week en- route TO
Minnesota. While in town she was
the guest of Mrs. r. r. Showers
Washington, Kan, EepubIican-Regis-
ter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13
Sidelights on the European War


London-AIthough no official state
ment has been made or is likely to be
+ forthcoming regarding the amount OF
/ subscriptions coming into the new war
! loan, it is said that, on the whole, the
/ loan is meeting with a good reception.
| The clerks of various banks and post
! Offices, at least, are kept busy enough
( in dealing with prospective purchasers
/ Of loan vouchers. so that it is evident
the public is taking a great interest in
/ the new scheme.
4 Against the many advantages which
/ are advertised and extoIled by the gov
! eminent and by financial agents there
I are a number Of disadvantages which
are being aired through the CORE
spondence columns of the newspapers.
/ Most Of these are from the small in
/ yestor and working man to whom the
/ -overnmeut was particularly appeal
T ing in drawing up the terms Of the new
/ loan. Some persons who have small
bank accounts are complaining that
in subscribing for the new loan they
ind that the bankers are quick to
charge a certain fee if, in Withdrawing
sums for the purchase Of loan certifi-
Gates the patron allows his account to
drop below q certain minimum
In case Of the working man, he
seems to find it hard to get the FIVE
shilIings necessary to buy the smallest
voucher IN this connection, however,
employers are coming to the rescue
and are arranging to deduct a shilling
or two from the weekly wage, holding
this money until the necessary sum
for purchasing q voucher has accu-
mulated
The attractive conditions Of the loan
still cause anxiety to those members
of the stock exchange who are large
holders Of the so-calIed gi1t-edged Sc
curities, such as colonial loans, corpor-
alton stocks, home rails and bonds.
These securities have declined consid-
erably since the announcement Of the
war loan and they are in many IN
stances now unsaIeable, owing to the
fact that there viii have to be a con
siderable wait before the losses are
made good and the market RECEIVERS
its activity and attractiveness.
London, Correspondence of the As
ISOLATED Press) David Lloyd George.
minister Of munitions, has proved him
SELF a man OF push and go" in his
new Office. The hustle that pervades
the new department would do credit
TO an American business firm. During
the first week OF its existence It open
ed 400 local bureaus for recruiting mu-
nitions workers; set up large cen
trai staff; wrote and placed so full
page newspaper advertisements; Is
sued 100000 posters and leaflets: and
organized other plans for pushing mu-
nitions work in every section OF the
country.
The home Of the department, in
White Hall Gardens, has been bufft up
around it while at work Carpenters
were still setting up walls and petit
tons around the officials at the end of
the first week. and a number Of type
writer's and stenographers were tenn
poraTily accommodated In a bathroom. !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13
CHORDS AND
DISCORDS

GERMAN note causes roar from
French Headline. And Berlin is ac-
oordingly immensely pleased, it might
be added.
JOHN D. refuses a large cake pre-
scented him by a lunatiC. Il might he
explained John always had a great
appetite for pie.
ROCK Island apparently has not
risen above the small town class when
il comes to handling street carnivals.
IN other cities carniyals are not toler-
ated in the business or residence sec
tons, and they should not be here.
ROBERT Mccormick is travelling
Europe under the title Of war CORE
spondent of the Chicago Tribune, but
he devotes most of his stories in his
paper 10 describing Russian official
pink teas at which he has been d
guest Of course there is danger at
those functions. IN the event some one
SHES q piece Of chinaware at some
one else, but Robert is said to be a
clever QUICKER.
SOMETHING WRONG.
I wish 20 state my gardens late,
Some early peas
7 was to grow and gather now;
Such was the wheeze.
And where they grew $50 ran my cue)
was to plant
A lot Of hops and get two crops.
fear I shan't.
In fact, I fear, with no peas here
And progress slow.
III plant no hops. the matter stops
In status quo
Louisville Courier~JournaL
BALTIMORE offers $3.50 for q mu-
nicipaI song. We recommend that one
Bert Williams used to MARBLE. Re
member?
DIR. Wiley insists that drug stores
should take out a license or quit sell
ing whisky. Those in position to tes-
tify say many of the drug stores never
did sell whisky.
Street Car Comedy.
Il see the allies again are on the Of
feusive.
They have not been permitted to
assume any other position in my
Re
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

Street Car Comedy.
Il see the allies again are on the Of
feusive"
They have not been permitted to
assume any other position in my
neighborh0Od
II. @. z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

GERMAN note causes roar from
French, Headline. And Berlin is ac-
cordingly immensely pleased, it might
be added.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

JOHN D. refuses a large cake pre-
sented him by lunatic, II might be
explained John always had a great
appetite for pie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

DIR. Wiley insists that drug stores
should take cut a license or quit sell
ing whisky. Those In position to tes-
tify say many of the drug stores never
did sell whisky.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13
SOMETHING WRONG.

BALTIMORE offers $3.50 for a mu-
nicipaI song We recommend that one
Bert Williams used to MARBLE. Re
member?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13

ROCK Island apparently has not
risen above the small town class when
it comes to handling street carnivals.
In other cities carniYaIs are not toler-
ated in the business or residence sec
tons, and they should not be here.