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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27
LET THEM BE KNOWN

10 is said the Division and Sill
ence club" is very much exercised
over the annexation question. Ac-
cording to reports its members
confidently expected to distribute
$4,000 among the insiders" this
year-and it's a bad year at that.
In fact it. is iptimated that some
Of them have already spent their
share. SO sure were they Of put
ting it over. Organ Of obstruc-
ton.
There IS a charge that ought in all
seriousness to be investigated. and If
the organ Of obstruction viii furnish
any enlightenment as to who compose
the Division and Silence" club or who
have participated. or anticipated par
ticipating in a $50 600 rake off as part
Of any phase Of the annexation ques-
ton. The Argus pledges its best efforts
to help bring the guilty to public ex-
pOsure and to justice.
Il seems TO The Argus that the or
gan Of obstruction should dfvulge the
names Of the insiders Let's have
them The public has a right to know
them, every one. and if the organ of
obstruction viii at least divuIge them
at the city hall in order that the prop
er investigation may be made. the mu-
nicipal commission will owe il TO the
people to do it's share.
In all justice and in all fairness to
the public the membership roll Of the
Division and Silence club and the
names of the insiders" should be
made public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

In response to an inquiry as TO why
officers and men of the navy salute
the deck" and civilians remove their
hats when going aboard 8 naval yes
sci it may be said that though COM
monty called a salute to the deck.
the salute in question is really a salute
to the flag. For instance. at night on
reaching the quarter deck or upon
leaving it no salute is required. as she
flag is, of course, not fying. The fact
that this salute is rendered upon reach
ing the quarter deck from below or
when coming on board and upon lsay-
ing the quarter deck. as when leaving
the ship, is probably responsible for
its having been known as a salute to
the deck. but. as has been stated, II Is
really salute TO the flag Men should
when rendering Il stop, stand erect aud
face the fag. Philadelphia Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Safest Time To Be yaCCinated.
TAvENNERs PLAN FOR GOVERNMENT PLANT

cost Of the manufacture Of ton of
armor plate. The average of these es-
Inmates is $238. Yet since 1887 we have
purchased 21737s tons Of armor, pay
ing the armor ring an average Of $40
ton. If ali this armOT had been man
ufactured in q government plant it is
entirely conservative to say that S35,-
100000 could have been saved to the
American taxpayers.
Il believe congress should appropri-
ate sufficient money to begin the con
structon of government armor and
gun forging plant The cost Of the
plant could be saved In two Or three
years, in my opinion The location Of
the plant should be determined by a
board appointed by Secretary Daniels.
intend to introduce a number Of bills
for complete government manufacture
Of war materials. and a bin for an ar
NOR and gun forging plant will be one
of them.
Il could give hundred illustrations
similar to those already mentioned
which would make plain why it is that
although We have been spending S240,-
600 600 annually on our army and nav.
the claim can now be made that we are
pitifully unprepared' and that if war
we're to break out today it would he
found that our coast defenses have not
Sufficient ammunition for an hour s
fight.
mo matter how many millions wa
appropriate unless congress forces a
change in the manner Of spending
these millions, the money viii go where
too much Of the money heretofore ap-
propTiated has gone-into the pockets
OF the stockholders Of armor and am
muuition concerns"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

lat IL years Can you believe that they
have done this work for any other peo-
pie than yourselves? Ny country Is
thousands Of years older than yours
My people did not know what liberty
was. i was forced upon them and
you have the crying example of a pe0-
pie suddenly possessed Of lndepenc-
ence when they know not how 10 han
die il Leave your future in the hands
Of the American government This
great honorable nation with which l
have probably rad more 70 do than any
foreigner alive, knows the path it is
taking. ard fl is sure of its step
Such a token of esteem from such
q scholar in international affairs as
Wu Ting Fang should please the
American people more than anything
that has been said by any other for
eigner. There have been many dis
tinguished diplomats, statesmen,
scholars, soldiers, students who have
paid tribute to America a. various
times, much of it exaggerated, some
Of It grudgingly, some willing and
some spread about with q motive, but
none Of them has sounded the same
note that appealed to this Chinese
scholar-statesman.
Trust the spoken word Of the
Americans" he advised while remind
ing them they had nothing in writing
pIedging America to grant Philippine
independence. and by his advice left
them to infer that the simple word Of
America rs better than the written bond
/ Of other peoples Between the lines he
told the Fillpinos what America has
/ promised It will do; there will be no
scrap Of paper" violation, no pledge
left unfulflled, lest American honor
be stained
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27
U. s. LEADS IN EXPORTS.

For the first time in its history the
United States leads the world as an
exporter. Occasionally we have sur
passed the United kingdom in the ex-
portation of domestic products but it
was only in the fiscal year ended June
80, 1915, that our total exports. domea-
tic and foreign, exceeded those of thc
United Kingdom
Our total exports in the fiscal year
1915. according 10 an official statement
Of the bereau Of foreign and domest 10
commerce, department Of commerce,
aggregated S2,T5S,60 600. as against
$2,170,100 900 for the United Kingdom.
the figures representing in the case of
the United States an increase of II per
cent in the case of the United Kingdom
a decrease Of 80 per cent when com
pared with last year
American exports in the fiscal year
1915 included domestic products TO the
value of $2.716,200, 000r against S2,329. r
100000 in 1914, and foreign products.
$50, 100000 against $34,900.000 in the
preceding year. British exports in the
same periods included British and Irish
produce. S1,744,100,0 900 in 1915. against
$2.55z zoe 900 in 1914; and foreign and
colonial produce. $4,000 600 in 1915.
compared with $3.50, 500, 000 in 1914
The following table, from official re-
ports on file in the bereau Of foreign
and domestic commerce, reviews the
growth OF exports from the United
States and the United Kingdom at 20
year intervals during the past century.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

Howdy. Amanda? Excuse me for
not comm sooner when you sent to
say you wanted to see me, but ! was
workin at the cider press"
Come in. Mr.. Morehouse It's gittin'
chilly nights now. I got some logs
blazin on the hearth, and I'll bring up
some birch beer from the cellar
Josh Morehouse, a bachelor OF 40
accepted tine invitation and was soon
sitting on one end OF a sofa drawn be-
fore tbs fire. while Amanda Waters.
aged 20, sat at the other. Beside Josh
stood q table on which were dish OF
nuts and bottle Of birch beer After
a swig of the beer he began cracking
the nuts and invited Amanda TO tell
him what he could do for her.
Law sakes. Mr. Morehouse, I don't
believe can"
WAL. row. that's surprisin'."
There's sump'n I want you to do
for me, but it's awful hard 10 say it.
Fact is, ! want to borry you for a
while"
Berry me?"
Mr.. Morehouse paused while crack
ing a nut and looked at Miss Waters
inquiringly
You know Enoch Rogers. Welt
Enoch has been talkin' soft to me late
ly. and I don't want him to do it. He's
nice Teller, but he's nothin' but q
boy. 7 don't cotton 10 these kids, but
Enoch is giving me an awful lot Of
worriment. I don't want to hurt his
feeHnts, and I cant stand it to have
him follerin' me about. maxim people
believe I belong TO him
why don't you tell him, squar, to
keep Off"
IT have. It don't appear TO do any
good
You don't want me to give him a
uckin'. do you?"
"Oh, no, Mr.. Morehouse, / wouldn't
have you do that"
What do you want me to do?"
WAL. I've reckoned that II you
wouldn't mind make b'ieve for a while
I belong 10 you mebbe he'd give me up
and be ruckensfIed to get on with
ont me"
"Oh, I see. That's a mighty good
way o lett3n' him down"
His mother and my mother are
mighty good friends, and Enoch is q
nice boy. So I mustn't do anything
to make bad blood Just as soon as
Enoch sees that some IN has got
u "a a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

i660-John Millions books on govern
ment publicly burned boy the LOB
don hangmau.
I776-Washington's army from Boston
defeated on ground now within tas
limits of Brooklyn.
1s9S-Czar Nicholas IL Of Russia pup
lished the manifesto inviting gen
ersl disarmament Peace congress
May, 1853. was the result
1914-Americans in the European FsF
zone warned TO leave without delay
French garrison surrendered Long
Wy, France, to the Germans. BIZ
ish cruiser Highayer destroyed Ger
man cruiser Kaiser Wilhelm orr
Crosse in African waters, Begin
ming Of battle at ortelsburg, East
Prussia: Won Hndenburs 5 coiuAlA
overwhelmed the Russian INVADERS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

W. Thompson. ex-seeretarfes of War
Dickinson and Wright. Robert Bacon
Seth Low. Herbert s. Hadley, John r.
Drexel, George Westinghouse, Judge
Il. II. Gary and many other prominent
men Of the country. In view Of the
present almost universal demand for
a better state Of preparation, the asso-
citation is again appealing for aid to
expand its work, especially among the
schools and colleges. Its plans include
a modified Swiss system Of rife train
ing for the young men Of the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

With the fling Of further objections
to the Twentieth street paving Inn
provement and the attendant POSSIBLE
ity of additional complications. the
organ Of obstruction viii probably
scream with delight II there is any
thing it dearly loves it is the hating
1T public improvements. But here Is
It's opportunity Why does 1t not step
in and offer its own make Of paving
material as a solution Of the entire
controversy The sections of TWEEN
tieth street where the improvements
are contemplated are in some instances
beyond repair, and Commissioner Juhl
is absolutely right in his determination
TO expend no more money in patching
them up. But the old surface is there
and would make an admirable foun-
dalton for an experiment In the organ
Of distractions brand OF pavement.
The majority OF the interested proper
.ty holders want asphalt, but if they
are going TO kick themselves out OF
everything. here is surely chance for
the new kind To show that The Argus
has nothing against it, it says If the
whole project as at present contem-
plated blows up, give the organs kind
2 chance right in the heart Of the
residence section where everybody can
see how it works
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

Eight or ten years ago DR.. c. z.
Chaplin, superintendent OF health,
Providence R. /, concluded that fum,-
CATION after contagious disease was
useless. and he discontinued the prac-
tice in Providence. without going into
statistics We may simply add that the
rite has never been resumed.
In October, 1914, the practice OF
fumigating premises after contagious
disease was discontinued in the boz
oughs Of the Bronx, Queens and
Brooklyn, IN New York City. with
the exception of smallpox. And it
has not been resumed to date.
The truth Of the matter is, that
liz cases Of contagious disease receive
ordinarily good nursing and medi-
cal treatment, as the community IS
bound TO supply for its own welfare,
there is no good reason why the
premises should require fumigatio1.
Indeed, actual tests have shown that
the customary method Of fumigating
rooms with forrnaldehyde vapor
fails TO kill known cultures Of disease
germs placed In the rooms If that is
true, what q futile effort fumigatioa
must be.
But even II the horrendous odor
OF formaldehyde were enough to kill
I disease germs il the room, there is
no good evidence that there are any
disease germs left in the room to be
+ killed. if the patient has been properly
cared for. Thousands of bacteTiologj-
I cal tests OF wallpaper, furniture, drap-
cries and other articles excepting per
sonaI and toilet utensils. failed ID
demonstrate the presence Of diphtheria
/ germs in the room after diphtheria, OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27
The Daily Story
A Quick Transition-By Eunice Blake.

You don't mean IT. WAL now. I
wouldn't a thought any gal except an
old maid would want me"
Mr.. Morehouse looked very much,
pleased. The fire cracked merrilv.
dancing on the fender and gliding ar
ticles in the room. The birch beer
had a delicious favor. and the nuts.
having been newly gathered, we're
the same
When shall we begin. Mr.. More
house?" asked Amanda. moving from
her end OF the sofa toward her make
believe lover
"Begin2 Begin what?"
why, pertendin we're engaged"
Isn't there a big difference between
pertendin' and the real thing"
"Mebbe there is, but if we don't act
engaged before people they won't be-
lieve we're engaged. E1ochu tank
I'm just sayin' I'm engaged TO shot
him off"
That wouldn't do, would lte But
how are we gotn' to act engaged"
Laws a-massy, Mr. Norehousr ven
don't reckon we're goin TO know how
to act engaged without any praetcin'e"
"Mebbe not"
Mr. Morehouse took another puU at
the birch beer. and when he had sat
down mis- mug he found tina, Amanda
had moved TO the middle Of the sofa
and there was barely room for q sheet
Of paper between them The fire was
cracking and giving out It's genial
warmth. Mr. Morehouse felt very hap
py He looked sidewtse az Amanda
while she looked down ST her lap
smoothing her dress. He wondered Ca
borrowed lover pracucing 10 play biz
part was entitled TO take q Kiss Ha
dropped an arm. which was resting on
the back of the sofa, to her waist She
did not move He felt ENCOURAGED
He drew her toward him till she was
leaning up against him. Her head
toppIed to the side; he turned her
face. and his lips were drawn magnet
icaIlv to hers.
BY jinx," he exclaimed. ~ wonder
if bein' a real lover is better'n bor-
ryed one2"
Nobody kin tell that without try
in" said Amanda
Another kiss helped him on. and etI
another helped him on further tilj at
last. as he afterward said "the words
just came right out by themselves
without my havin anything TO DO with
it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

What do you think of a former pres
ident Of the United States, familiar as
he ought TO be, at least. with the per
plexities and trials OF the greatest
Office In the world, indnlging before
a military camp in an uppatriotic at
tack on the present executive and
holding up his policies TO public scorn
at a time OF international crisis, when
every American citizen high or low
should hold his peace as well as his
head? The public scold OF Oyster Bay
has spoken once too often.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27
Mere Mans Opinions.

A man has to 90 some these DAYS in
order TO get what's coming to him
or in order to escape It.
Having way Of your own may en-
able you 10 keep out of the way Of
others.
And the early tomcat sometimes
spells the calculations Of the early
bird.
If a girl doesn't put up struggle
the 1rst time a man attempts to kiss
her, he feels as resentful as he would
if his partner had trumped his ace
Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

Mrs. 0. \. Daw is confined to her
bed on account of the recent injury
she sustained when size fell from q
chair to the floor Mrs. Daw was at
tempting to swat a fly at hand and
stood upon the chair to reach the in
tended victim. He was farther away
than at first anticipated and in an en-
deaTor to reach him she fell as a re-
suit of becoming overbalanced. We
trust her injury will soon give her no
further trouble and will soon become
we'll She certainly is TO be commend
ed for her efforts to swat the fly for
if more OF us did this we would find
less disease in the world and condi-
tions more healthfuI in general Be
sides the flies are a bothersome pest
anyway.-DiXon Telegraph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

Some Of the soft music We used TO
get when the ten-twent-rhirt drammer
hero was dying after rescuing beau
tiful little Alice from the snowdrift
ought TO be written to accompany those
fearful editorials in behalf of the poor
folks of our city that are being printed
in the columns OF the organ Of obstruc-
ton. Such brazen insincerity is al
most pathetic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

Less than a year ago the organ of
obstruction was paTading the county in
behalf Of the good roads now propa-
ganda. Now It is hammering the propo-
sition it so warmly boosted then, Isn't
it funny what difference just a few
months make-with the organ of OBJ
struction?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27
British

*Years ended December 81, except
1915. which relates to the year ended
June go
The great Industrial development Of
the United States during the century Is
illustrated by the increase in exports
of manufactures. In 1921, the earliest
year for which figures are available.
exports of manufactures were valued
at $4,000 GOO in 1915 they aggregated
s1.166 geo 600 exclusive of foodstuffs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27
sidelights on the European War

Dunkirk.-t Correspondence Of The
Associated Press.-The trench warfare
in France has made two distinct and
apparently contradictory demands up
on manufacturers Of artillery-One for
weapons of extraordinary range. and
the other for guns which will drop a
shell at q shorter range than ever
heretofore used.
The German guumakers, who are de
veIoping Iong-range guns capable Of
carrying a projectile from Calais to
Dover, are at the same time showing
remarkable ingenuity in making quaint
little m0rtars which will toss missiles
containing nigh explosives about as far
as q fair football player can kick a
goal.
The minnenwerfer" was the first Of
the short range weapons to meet the
British troops in France, and it was
regarded as very excellent weapon Of
its class. But the newer German in
.venuons of similar character are a
hundred times more effective in deadli-
ness and power
The so-caIIed "rum-iar" is perhaps
the most feared Of the new German
trench mortars It is so named by the
British soldiers from the resemblance
Of its missile to the gallon stone jars
in which the army rations Of rum are
carried. The projectle Is slightly
more than twice the size of the army
rum-iar. however. It is generally first
sighted when approaching the top Of
its fight In decent it turns over and
over, its size and sIowness of flight en-
abliuE tbs soldier 10 follow it easily
even from some distance It is ex-
ploded either by q time or delayed per-
cussiun fuse, and is constructed of
thin steel case filled with tri-nitro-
toluol The damage it causes is due
entirely to its decorating quality-it
does not rely on metal or bullets from
its effect. The explosion seems to be
more instantaneous than that of any
other projectile. and there Is therefore
a concentrated fury to the noise of its
bursting that distinguishes it from all
other projectiles.
The sausage" is another variety Of
missile fired probably from compress
ed-air guns, inasmuch as the discharge
makes SO little noise as TO be practi-
calIy inaudible
The Percy is fve-inch shell
which explodes in the air with an ex-
traordinary crack" while the less
dreaded 4pip-squeaks' are missiles OF
similar kind but much smaller size.
The sn-called "whizz-bang" is a bomb
exploded by means of a time fuse bur
thrown By hand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

Well, maybe Secretary Garrison's
wire to General Wood was not a re
huke to a public nuisance as well as
a reprimand to an army chief. Now
watch the abuse pour forth from Oy-
ster Bay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

The difference between The Argus
and the organ OF obstruction is that
the latter has q brand OF paving that
ii is trying to sell. The Argus is kept
pretty busy getting out newspaper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

The Chicago woman who was turn
ed out OF her happy home for making
a crazy quilt out of her husband s
four-in-hands. knows now what 1t
means to cut home ties
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

The organ Of obstruction in its is
eue Of yesterday admitted that IT was
ia the paving business. That ought
to end the argument.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27
Why Fumigate?

course articles which the patient nai
touched ~ith his mouth or fingers oc-
casionally did have diphtheria germs
still on them. but ordinary washing or
boiling or disinfecting would take care
Of such germs. all right.
Why fumigate, them
Because we haven't the moral
courage to discontinue the venerable
rites Of our empirical fathers. We
know very well that the convaIescent
patient, and not his living apart
men or bed chamber, is the germ
carrier, Il there are any germs left.
And then. besides, fumigation is
offensive to ones oIfactoTy organ,
and somehow We doctors always
have enjoyed dispensing odoriferous
agents TO our friends, the public.
But anyway, dear reader, just be-
tween you and yours truly, don't
imagine for a minute that fumiga-
ton terminates the risks of infection.
for It doesn't. Fresh air, sunshine,
soap and water and elbow grease are
indispensable disinfectants, no matter
what perfume the health department
prefers.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Safest Time to Be Faccinated.
When is the safest time to have
children vaccinated?
Answer-Any time when the physi-
clan can give adequate attention 70
the care of the wound
The Best Cold Cream for sunburn.
Please tell me what is the best cold
cream to apply for sunburn.
Answer-Unguentu aquae rosaa,
the official cold cream Of the Phar-
mac0poeia-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

A chambermatds' union is the lat
eat we hope they won't overlook
the mermaids VINO make up the oyster
hads
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27
CHORDS AND
DISCORDS

HEN Ford took a hack seat in De
troit yesterday 1t was the 10th ami
versary Of Ty. Cobbs advent in profess
sional baseball
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27
Rock Lsland-From River to
River

The Russians are the fellows who
put the Ia fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27
NJ - III Amhnlance.

Joseph Rather. q farmer residing
near Unity, was brought to St. Josepb's
hospital the first Of the week by the ex-
pIosion Of a dynamite cap.--Marsb-
field (Wis.) Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27
while others Chase Chicks.

Many Peorians might well initiate
the example of a gentleman OF this city
in a graceful act Of courtesy last Sun
day. His wife is away and in the early
afternoon he drove to the Proctor
home and asked Miss Coolidge to pro
vide him with four old ladies as his
guests for an automobile ride. She
gladly did so and a very delightful
time was enjoyed by the host and his
guests.-Peoria Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

United States Steel is going up-ne-
cause European soldiers are going
down
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

Paris.-(Correspondence of The AS
ISOLATED Press.) One hundred and
eighteen millions of francs in gold
was exchanged for bank bills at the
Bank Of France, its branches and other
establishments authorized to receive
It in the last few weeks. To provoke
this influx Of gold no more vas re-
CURED than the statement OF the min
lister Of finance that French citizens
could show their patriotism by help
ing increase the gold reserve OF the.