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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
TIE DAWES HOTEL

The Rufus p. Dawes hotel az Chi
caro Ga said % have solved the prob.
Ism % cheap accommodation Tor
needy frausients and homeless per.
sons DO has been shown that % is
possible 90 furnish bed and breakfast
for "a or 10 cents and % earn a small
profit in the business. Other hotels
modelled along the same lines probably
uiIi be- established in other large
cities in the United States.
IN times like these when there are
man out % work and thrown upoa the
charity OF the country such institu-
tious would BE- OF especial value. Men
who are ordinarily self supportins
1hen they found ;heir funds running
low and prospect or employment fad
Ing. might. by accepting such accom-
modatlons as these hotels offered. be
able 10 husband their resources till
their fortunes changed
The best part % II s. that the
Dawes hotel O. not a charity. because
the guests pay for everything they
get. and therefore the influence does
not tend 20 pauperize and increase
the number % dependents
The tri-cifies oher a good field Tor
n Rufus r. Dawes hotel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
MILLIONS FOR RELIEF.

\ compilation Of the list of funds
that have been raised In America and
dispensed to the people OF war strick-
On Europe. has been made by the New
York World II shows upwards Of
$s0. 1000 600 This vas secured In four
months time.
Included tn the total are. Nearly
$1,000 O00 In cash and food Tor Bel
Eian relief. approximately S2.5e0.0O0
for German needs: approximately
$500 00G for the suffering Jews $50
900 for dollar Christmas fund. ST.
$4,000 for Red Cross work. $500 900
for the American Ambulance hos
pitaf In Paris: about s25O.OO0 raised
by French societies. Including $4,000
to the fund for relief Of women and
children In France. 100000 raised by
various British committees. including
the Prince % Wales fund
The showing f. one that Ills with
Amusement. says the Dubuque Tele-
graph-Iferaid Il was the practical cx-
preston % the sympathy OF hundreds
OF thousands. perhaps millions OF
Americans. There was no hope % in
direct returns In the gift. no advan-
taEe TO accrue from advertisement %
the philanthropy 70 the individual II
vas purely and simply the expression
OF human sympathy.
why were the people OF Europe SUI
r~rtnEg Causes were not sought II i
was sufficient men. women and chill i
dren were hungry. were cold
Were evidence needed that the .
world IL growing better. that human
.fy - abandoning the buiwarks % sell
nshhess. the sight % the generous
hand with which America has minis
tered 70 the want In Europe. should K
furnish H.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
The Daily Story

copyr'Entea. 1915. BY a. .oeiasea Literary Bureau

was going upstairs preparatory to leay.
| ing the house.
| few days later Mathewson met
| Mrs. Oicott at another function She
/ passed MIN I'm company With others
! but did not look at nim- At this he
WAS not surprised Having an appoint
ment to call upon her the next evening
with the friend who was to introduce
! him. be found her kindly disposed:
but, though be sat with her for some
time. she made no mention of the mat
ter or her appropriation OF him. She
discussed any subject that Mathewson
proposed or toward which be led the
way; but, although be several times
gave her an opportunity TO explain why
she had used him, she refrained from
an explanation
Whether 1t was the lady's personality
or the mystery attending their first
meeting. IL was not long before he was
eDthralled. She accepted his attentions
not with the tickieness of a young girl,
but with the experience of one who
bad been married Mathewson. at FIRST
baving knowledge that she had been
wife, was somewhat chary OF falling
in love With her. for he argued that II
one man could not live with her pos
sibly another might ind IT difficult
But after awhile he cast precaution 10
the winds, threw up his hands ano was
ready TO marry ner II she were a devil
In human shape.
There Is but one ending TO a story
wherein its hero is madiy in love. He
proposes and is either accepted or re-
jected- II he is rejected the story
ends nowhere; II accepted, in marriage.
Mathewson was accepted
And now" he said to his fiancee, 81
suppose il ts in order for me to ask
why you saw 1t on a certain evening
when you and / stood side by SIDE.
utter strangers, to put your hand on
my arm and lead me away as II We
were acquainted"
81 fear to tell you" she replied.
"Why?"
'I did 1t to avoid meeting some one.
You may think the day may coIue
when 1 Will put my hand on some
other mans arm TO avoid you"
please cease to speak IN riddles"
while / stood beside you l saw two
men elbowing their way through the
crowd making toward me. 1t was evi.
dent that one was bringing the other
TO introduce to me. This other ! knew
only too well. though MS friend was
not aware that 1 did TO nave MIN
thus presented TO me in a room where
we were both well known would have
been a terrible contretemps / avoid
ed it by walking away with you"
II see,7 said Mathewson. but par
dOn my curiosity-we men are some
times curious as well as you women
why we're you so averse TO meeting
this maDY
Because be had been my husband
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

Mathewson was standing during q
social function before mantei with
his thumbs in his waisteoat pockets
and his legs at an angle OF about ten
degrees gaping at the crowds OF men
and women passing and repassing- &c
had tired OF the disconnected. choppy.
aimiess conversation which Is the only
possible Kind in such places anGe stood
alone rather than endure any nsre o.
IL But be did not dire OF watching
others who were hunting for some
thing to say to one another that wonld
ft IN with d possible interruption at
any moment
Presently turning, there stood lady
beside him. evidently passing the time
disconteptedly ike She was about
twenty-four years of age and at least,
so far as ner appearance was concern
ed, very attractive
Suddenly the lady put her hand on
his arm and said as Familiarity as II
she had known him: 1T Is sitting In
here. 1 must get some air"
MatbewsoD had met the surprise or
his life What was her object 10 sp-
vine, but he was not minded to throw
straw in the way of anything she
might intend Being a man OF the
world. well bred man. considerable
man. he manifested no surprise; neither
did he presume upoD an acquaintance
that WIS not his.
You are quite right about the sir
in there being sitting" he SAID Il
was thinking of getting out Of II my.
SELF"
This commonplace remark seemed 10
put the lady at her ease, ana, guild
ing her companion into a cozy nook
where they were not likely to be in
terrupted, she conversed not in the bits
of nothing TO be expected. but gradually
led the way into topics of interest
Mathewson spent a charming half
hour, expecting the while that the lady
before parting with him would make
known her reason for having apprO-
priated him. But presently an old lady
came and remarked. Il have been look
ing everywhere for you." ana the
younger woman, arising, nodded to
Mathewson. and the two indies walked
away together.
Later Mathewson pointed out the
lady who had appropriated him. ask
ing who she was, and was told that
she was a Mrs Olcott- Having ex-
pressed DISAPPOINTMENT mis- compan- /.
ion remarked:
shes a missus. but not married /
She's a divorcee.'
DO you know her?' asked Mathew
son.
Il do"
Then introduce me-"
There was no opportunity at the
time. for the lady. together with the
elderly woman who mad joined ner,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Herbert L. Quick has something 20
say about county government IN n
recent article In the Farm and Fire
side which l. quite 20 the point here IN
Rock Island county. Mr.. Quick advO-
Gates q commission form OF govern
meat for counties and IN this he meets
the vts~s OF = great many progressive
thinkers here. The system OF town
ship representation. like ward repre-
sentatica IN city councils. has proven
eunbcrxocle and weak While the
anits are represented tn the board or
the council there are no provisions for
effective representation OF the county
or city a. n whole and the interests Of
al the people are made TO suffer for
the rnomes1tary benefit % the town
ship or ward
!. Nr. Qusek as<s. ~How's your county
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
William Brady,M.D.
Staying After School.

l child's mentality up to the standard
/ fixed BY the school authorities, then
adding an extra hour when things
go wrong can scarcely improve mat
ters-and it is bound to do harm TO
the child When teachers cannot
bear in mind a child's natural linn
itations. parents should in some way
impress the fact upon them.
Questions and Answers.
The Way TO Rub. Please state
whether it is better to rub up or down
when massaging the legs or arms.
Reply
Always rub toward the heart.
Cheap and Efficient Laxative: VIII
you please suggest something good to
keep in the house for occasional use
by members of the family when a Taxa
tive is desired?
Reply.
Chop ten cents worth of SIENNA
leaves with ten cents worth of best
figs. mixing the mass thoroughly
Preserve in a fruit jar Dose, a little
piece in the morning, rather than al
night.
What Another Book? w. J. H. L. C. I
and Grateful have conspired in a dia-
bolical scheme-in short, they ask If
We intend TO issue Health Talks in 1
book form.
Reply
Emerson, II We could ask his advice.
would say. What's the use. when
here are already so many good books
n the first alcove?" However
Constipation After Herniotomy: A.
:. asks what one can do besides TAX
ne laxatives 10 keep the bowels open
fter one has had an operation for
ernia trupture). Is yaricocele dan
'erous. and can It be cured? !.
Reply
BY exercise and diet the bowels
an be regulated as sn any case
peration for rupture makes no differ ,
nee. Varicocele is not dangerous. IL
it can be cured by surg =
~ under local anesthesia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
Jan. 3 in American
History.
HISTORY.

iSlJ-Generai Andrew JACKSON W.
his extraordinary victory at Ne"
Orleans Over 2.COO BrItons fen
JacSson's loss was eight killed and
thirteen wounded. Jacks0n's tn
umph was enhanced by the fact
that 1t WAS won against enormous
odds He vent 70 New Orleans
without tr0ors and without follow
ers. bur soon aroused the people
to the highest point of enthusiasm
and soldiers north 6ocked 10 hls
standard. The British forces under
Pakennam included seasoned vet
Grams from the Spanish peninsula
They looked upon Iackson's sol
diers as despicable militia.
l914-General Simon Bolivar Buckner'
noted Confederate leader 10 the CIV
II war ana Mexican war veteran
died ut MumfordvilIe. KY; born
iS2i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

The discipline OF a schoolroom
probably requires certain punitive
measure with which the teacher can
eufI-ce her commands. There are
always some children in the room
who seem 10 be incorrigible by moral
suasion. and these children must be
punished for their mistakes.
There Is stiu a form of punish
ment In vogue in our schools which
we think parents should put a stop
10. They are our schools and we
have the right TO stop abuses when
We ind them in the schools. We
believe the habit OF certain of the
less competent teachers IS TO keep
children after the regular time Of
dismissal at night. and make them
go through certain little formalities
as a sort OF penance for sins of omis-
sion OF commission. or even for
things the unfortunate children can
not help.
This may be very eficacious plan
from the pedagogue's standpoint. but
from the hygienic standpoint II is
very Objectionable. Even good
teachers declare that II IS really not
necessary 10 keep children after
hours 81 you know your business. /
and. judging by our own observation. /
We incline 10 accept this view as cor
-ect. Il IS noticeable that the poorly /
rained and unprosressive teacher /
sas the habit In the worst way.
Now te do not need to remind
'afpnts that i've hours a day OF con
inemeut under-well. under duress
is about all the strain the average
hid should be expected 10 under
%. And when some unsuccessful
cacher decides 10 add another half
our or hour TO the strain IL should
e considered By the parents as e
low AZ their child's physical happi-
ess. no matter what may be the
feet on the mental Welfare.
Better. far. that a child should fail ,
ear after year than that his or her {
ervOus system should be ruined at 9
10 very start OF life. II FIVE hours {
cr day be insufficient 10 bring the 9
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
INSPECTION OF IMMI-
GRANTS.

The mere statement that all immi
grants entering the United states are
given a medical examination by officers
% the federal public health service
prior 10 entry means very little until
one stops 20 consider the number Of
immi grants that enter this country
every year. ana the number OF places
through which they enter. Aliens en-
ter the United States through so differ
eut places. which places fnclude % dif.
fereut seapOrts. and said aliens can
embark from any one OF % different
foreign ports 20 come 10 the United
States
Exclusive OF the number OF railway
lines continuously bringing immigrants
over our borders. over 100 steamship
companies are occupied in the immi-
grant carrying trade. and on account %
the fact that certain steamship com
pauics have vessels arriving at from
two 10 i've different parts. f. has been
found by actual calculation that there
are 11I lines OF immigrant travel 10
this country.
The transportation isnes above re-
ferred TO. both railway and steamship.
brought into the United States during
the last fiscal year. 1.4S5.e57 immi-
grants The number OF immigrants
examined az the different ports and
places varied. for instance. from one
examined at Wilmington. y c. to
i.009.S5+ az ths port OF New York dur .
ing the last fiscal year. In addition TO /
this 50. go immigrants arrived az BOs-
ton. 40.24S az Baltimore and sO.4S5 az 7
during the last fiscal year.
the total being az stated above.
As a result Of the examination OF
the above mentioned f.4S5.s57 immi-
grants. 1926 were certified as having
diseases either deportabie or report
able under the immigration laws In
order 20 give the medical examination
20 such a large number Of Immigrants
& Is necessary that the officers OF the
public health service detailed for this
iuty be specialists In the various lines
y diseases. These officers. when they !
'xamine large numbers OF immigrants.
y once seek first to eliminate the per
Getty sound persons. which they are !
bile 20 do with remarkable accuracy Z
n account % their long practice. The -
srnaininE immigrants are then dis c
used % Ia the order Of the Importance Z
Z their diseases. For example. II an Q
immigrant has n slight deso-mity b
hitch VIII not bar him from entering b
be country he - detained only long b
ncgsh FOR n record 10 be- made o. this n
cfcrmify- This soon leaves only q
hose immigrants Who are 20 be sub
,cted 20 a careful examination TO de- y,
rhine whether they are likely 10 be n
'ne Pablo charges II admitted 20 the u
11nfry- D.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
EXPLAINING J. u. n.

&c. A. Guest in Detroit Free Press)
J. L. H., the worlds best column
contributor, has at last stepped out of
the ranks of the amateurs and joined
the professionals Temptation has been
peckins at J. L. II. for several years.
but heretofore he has always resisted.
Now the Chicago Herald has signed
him for a column of humor weekly.
The first column appeared in the Her
aid last Monday. and according TO the
contract the wit of J. U. II. viii bright
en- that papers editorial page every
Monday hereafter. Wishing J. q. II.
success as a regular column conduc-
tor is like wishing fragrance to the
violet However. in parting with J.
L. II. as a contrib we feel that we
ought to say TO him that his job viii
always be open to him should ever he
feel like coming back TO US.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

once more the republicans. finding
that tariff talk gets them nowhere.
have eentered their attack upon the
administrati0n's Mexican policy. n
the United States were 20 deliberately
provoke a situation which would tie
up such armed forces a. Ia has. rem
dcrtnx " helpless % resent liberties
with our commerce by the warrins
nations OF Europe. then there would
be something out OF which real politi-
nj capital might be made
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

Seventy cents % every dollar col
iected BY the national government
goes into the army and uavy. AZ the
same time the republicans are raising
the cry % extravaganza and the milf
tarists are franticaily asserting that
Uncle sam couldn't lick a postage
stamp. When II r. possible 90 please
everybody the millennium VIII have
come
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

Women. as well a. men. have been
ofnciAlly warned that 10 will be un-
summer expecting % make a living
In other words. while the spending
facilities OF the coast state for out
siders viii be uuexcclied the earning
facilities win be even poorer than
uanal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
One Guess as to Make.

tArkansas Southern StandardO
W IL. Tweedle can take a 12-miIe
run. climb several telephone poles, fix
all the wires, then get back home in
less than two hours with his auto.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

a Nebraska man serves notice
through the newspapers that be is
prepared % Institute damage suits
against those OF bis ueiEhbors who
persist In calling him Jake Even
the most radical paeihst doubtless vlil
agree that this - carrying neutrality
precautions q trine too Tar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
Finds Seat of Nervous System.

tSterllng GaZette.l
George Humphrey. who has gone to
the saniJariUm at ColfaX. Iowa, for the
second time. is troubled with rheuma-
tism. He has a spot in the small of
his back that is affected and it is this
little spot that is causing all of the
trouble. Il is located at the seat of
the nervous system and therefore very
hard to do anything with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
Musical Treat.


(Sterling Gazette.)
Mrs. Slocum as a pianist ranks with
the best, professionals not excepted.
Her lingering is wonderful and the
most difficult music written is under
her execution, and consequently the
perfect rythm is always present in her
playing as we'll as in the harmony.
She gets it all out and to the delight
of her audience. Miss Mathers also
has the art of getting the most of the
pieces which she plays. the book be-
ing under her full control and with
such perfect ease that it is a delight
to all her listeners. She gets in minu
tia the ususic she plays and conse-
quently never fails to delight her audi
ence TO a point where they pay strict
est attention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

DON'T lay any money on the full
fllment of Hobson's prediction that
the nation will go dry in five years.
He is the same individual who has
been regularly predicting a war with
Japan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

ENGLAND has named a destroyer
after General Botha. Naming a Gig
aret after him might be more endur-
ing in view of recent disappearances
of British ships
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
Sidelights on the European War

London, Jan .. Correspondence OF
the Associated Press. criticism Of
the governments war preparations,
which was rampant during the early
/ stages OF the war, has largely ceased,
/ indicating that the general public has
/ either settled down TO the belief that
/ everything is being done about as
wei as possible, or has tired of writ
( ing letters to the press.
The war Office has now enlisted the
! services Of business men with expert
ence in carrying out big enterprises
to take part in the work of supplying
the army. and the labor unions have
volunteered 20 watch the execution OF
government contracts, not only to see
that proper equipment and rations are
supplied TO the soldiers, but to pre-
vent sweating.
Arnold White. a prominent writer
and former colonial official. has been
making 4 thorough inspection of the
training corps for the purpose of de
tecting any scandals and misman-
agement. Having been a bitter en-
envy of the liberal government his
point of view vas not prejudiced in
its favor He writes:
Having visited Sc camps in various
parts of the country, I am thoroughlv
cheered. In the majority of cases
business men are handling the diff
cult problems of war. DweUers inland I
have no conception OF the thorough /
ness, efficiency and silence with
which the war office and the admir- F..
atty have cooperated for the business I
of preventing a German raid or in !
vasion
The alarm that is still felt in some
parts of these islands is wholly unjus-
titled, because, firstly. the business ef-
fciency OF the fleet under Jellicoe has
since war began; and. sec
ondly. because the practical measures
adopted by our military engineers. II
generally known, would enable the
,imid to sleep quietly in their beds. If
were out to pick holes in our ad-
It would not be in the
general management of the war;
Geneva Correspondence of The
Associated Press We want AIsace"
5 the war cry of the French troops
long the right of the long battle line.
'hey are eager TO advance and during
he last few days between Verdua and
'alfort there have been serious en-
ounters
Sometimes the battles are fought in
now storms. At Seppois in Alsace
ne soldiers simply fired in the direc-
on of the noise. not being able to see
hundred yards on account of the
-orm.
The regiments on both sides which
ave been supplied with skis for the
inter, are making good use of them
ne French Chasseurs Alpins use them
it'll great facility. having climbed in :,
ace times the Swiss and French =
Fps, mounting several times to the
lmmit OF Mont Blanc in whole regi-
ents. Recently at Bresel in Alsace
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS

FRENCH novels are mostly bound
in yellow. Some of the Irish are said
to have refused TO so to the front on
this account.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

MEDILL Mccormick displayed more
courage than his friends thought he
possessed when ne came right out in
meeting and forsOok the prog party
and returned to his old love, the &. o.
D. That leaves the rest of the family.
including the worlds greatest news
paper. in rather an embarrassing pre-
dioament. inasmuch as the latter has
for months been trying to crawl in
unnoticed via the rear door.
THE French are again complaining
of the brutality of the Germans on the
battlefield Folks on this side never
figured that ping pong rules were to
be observed in the latest clash be-
tween the European powers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
Careless With vertebrae
Dubuque Times.IournalN

tDuUuHut ILuts-J OurnaIl
"A Waterloo man was examined for
brain fever, and it was found that
vertebrae at the base of the neck was
displaced by being thrown on top of
an automobile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
Quite Unnecessarx-
Boston GlobeD

Perhaps 1t is unnecessary to remark
that there are members of congress
whose ancestors on their arrival in
this country might not have been able
to pass n literacy test.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

HOW many of the 100000 men re
ported out OF work in New York do
you suppose would accept jobs in
other parts of the country?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

DR.. Eliot says John D. Rockefeller
Is the best business man in the United
States. The doctor ought to think up
something original.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
Insidious.

'PhIIadeIphla Inquirer
There seems something insidious in
the Baltimore Suns remark that the
prohibition leaders in congress have
decided to give themselves a chance
TO get another breath
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

THERE are four kings at the front
but the hand is divided.