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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
What Does the Nation Think About It?

in referring TO those opposed to IN
creased appropriations for the army
and navy On Fen .. 1915, one of SEN
ator divers newspapers asked:
But what is meant by that resound-
ing mouthful disarmament by the
United States?' Isn't it the fact that
the United States is pretty we'll dis
armed as matters stand? There
isn't much sense in talking Of the
United States disarming before it is
armed"
Senator Oliver is member of the
senate committee on appropriations,
which frames the sundry civil bill.
carrying huge sums for military sup
plies.
Then there is United States Senator
H. A. Du Point. for many years one Of
the heads Of the Du Pont powder
trust, which has been able to enjoy Il
monopoly Of the sale Of smokejess
powder to the government drawing
down millions OF dollars in excessive
PRICES.
The signature Of Fl A Du Pout was
one Of those attached TO that remark
able agreement between the Du Points
and a great German powder firm in
which the Du Points revealed the sin
gleness Of their patriotism to their
own government by agreeing to keep
! she German firm informed of each
and every contract for DOW
! der received from the gov
eminent Of the United States.
stating in detail quantity, price, time
Of delivery, and all of the require
meDts that the powder called fer in
such contract has TO fulfill"
Although Senator Du Pont made his
/ fortune in the powder business, he
denies that he now owns stock in
( the Du Pont concern He does not
deny, however, that his son and most
Of his relatives are still heavily in
terested financially in the firm
Senator, Du Point was for many
/ years chairman Of the state senate
committee On military affairs. and il
still member of that committee.
( which frames the army bill. carving
large sums for the purchase of pow
der,
! I desire TO repeal that II may weil
be asked whether it is to the public
+ interest TO permit United States sena
/ tors who own stock in war trafick-
+ ing concerns, Or who are relatives ii
+ stockholders OF these firms, to lake
/ part in the debates On the army and
navy bills. OF to vote on them, t. say
nothing Of permitting them to occupy
i places on the appropriations and mil
+ itary affairs committees.
IT. need not be said that senators
who hold stock in war traticking firms
and cry out TO heaven for prepared
+ ness, have no patriotism, but it is not
too much to say that ii is a very diff
cult matter to figure out what pr0p0r-
| ton Of their preparedness agitation is
die TO love Of country and what pro-
portion to love of dividends.
! Personally, I believe that questions
affecting the size OF the appropriations
/ for the army and navy, and the taking
! OF profit out of war aud preparation
for war by having the government
| manufacture its own munitions, are
| 100 closely connected with national
| Continued on Page TEN
Z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
He was az years old, prosperous


merchant. but sadly crippled with what
was called Chronic rheumatism. All
the home doctors and al the best men
for miles around had tried their hand.
He had tried endless remedies to no
effect. His bank account was the
worse for many trip to the noted
mineral springs and health resorts
yet the "rheamatiz" stuck. and he be-
cams q pessimist and smoked horrible
9-ineh stagies,
Then enc day he had one Of those
accidents that people facetiously call
lucky. He had an automobile aeei-
dent anu in it broke a tooth. Other
wise the casualties were trifing.
The dentist stTova vaiiantly to save
that broken tooth, Unfortunately.
however. 1t wasn't 8 very good tooth
To begin with it had a little ahscess al
the root, the dentist found, After some
hesitation the dentist decided to draw
that toeth
He did. He cleaned cut the ahseess
cavity and finally discharged the pa
tient cured
Gured9
Surely
Within two months every yestige OF
the patients rheumatism had disap-
ReaFed- He was the sprFest young
fellow in the boot and shoe trade The
sad part Of it is that he didn't happen
re he trying anyhody's rheumatism
treatment at the time.
WHAT accounts for the eaTea
Tie accident uncovered a septic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08

Two hundred and forty million dol
lars, raised by taxing the American
people, have been annually expended
on the army and navy under the gen
eral assumption that in return for
this colossal expenditure the nation
was being reasonably prepared"
But it is now asserted, even by men
occupying high and authoritative
places in public life and in position
10 know what they are talking about,
that our country is 'pitifully unpre-
pared"
Careful investigation shows that at
least a part Of the explanation OF this
state of affairs lies in the fact that
the army and navy officials have been
buying the bulk Of ammunition, armor,
etc. from q ring OF private manufac-
turers, generously paying them from
| 20 to so per cent more than the same
articles would have cost in govern
ment arsenals and navy yards. In
other words, the millions appropriated
for preparedness have been going
into the pockets Of the j P. Morgans
and other war trust magnates in the
form Of excessive profits.
Very we'll! So far. so bad But,
! hearken. At the coming session Of
! congress the appropriations for pre-
! paredness" are going 10 be far in ex-
cess even Of those made heretofore.
/ Prot1tiHg by the experience Of the
past, an attempt will be made at the
approaching session to have the gov
eminent manufacture its own NUM-
tons, so that in the future the people
win get a dollars worth Of supplies
for every dollar appropriated,
Again. very we'll! But in view OF the
foregoing facts, is it in the public IN
/ terest to permit any United States sen
ator Or senators who own. hold or
I control directly or indirectly, or
/ whose relatives own. hold or control
stock in The private war traficking
. firms, TO take any part in the debates
on the army and navy bills or to vote
or them2
/ Is ii right from any viewpoint what
! soever? If so, from what viewpoint
+ is it right?
Let us take United States Senator
/ George T. Oliver Of Pennsylvania as
an illustration. Senator Oliver Gesti-
/ fed before the senate lobby investiga-
/ ton committee that he owned 1000
+ shares Of stock OF the United States
Steel corporation. This concern is the
owner Of the Carnegie Steel company,
which firm has drawn down $33 .000,-
/ 0oo worth of fat contracts from the
navy departmea for armor alone. and
other millions # dollars worth Of
/ contracts for ,-gr materials used in
/ preparedness.
Senator Oliver testified he also own
Cd 200 shares in the Pittsburgh Coal
company, aud held considerable
/ interest in copper mining, Prepared
ness requires great quantities Of cop
/ per and coal.
The senator stated he also owned
two newspa pers. the Pittsburgh Gaz-
ette-Times and the Pittsburgh Chron-
icle-Telegraph,
This senator is typical prepare
zionist He owns stock in the steel
corporation and works overtime agi-
tat5ng preparation for war Like 9TH
er preparationists he wakes sarcastic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08

What does this mean, Lord lite
wal asked Tom Grover, young
American multimillionaire. You
agreed to engineer my entree into Lon
don society for a consideration and
s25 600 placed where it would do the
most good, and here / am placed in
position that should insure my Danish
ment from any respectable social cir
Gle"
"WeaIIy. Mr., Grover, T.
II would rather. the other went on
augrily have had this happen in any
other family than the GrosTenors.
This check is returned by Marian
.Grosvenor. every inch lady, with a
note as cutting as d Saracen scimitar.
don't care so much for my ruin with
London society as ] do for the opinion
of Miss Grosvenor"
You will not be ruined with London
society on this account. Mr.. Grover,
for the matter will never pass beyond
the Grosvenor family. I have been
sending such checks TO Lady Gros~
Yenor for seven years. When the
note containing this one was delivered
Lady Grosyenor was out Of town, and
ii fell into the hands Of Miss Marian.
AS for London society, II an entrance
to- it can be bought, society Ia also in
larested in keeping such slips as this
In the dark. But, as I have said, the
Grosyenors are not likely to men,
ton it
Not even Miss Marian?"
Good gracious, man, do you sup
pose she would publish such matter
about her own mother?"
Il must straighten the matter out
with this nigh spirited young woman
| If it requires ten years and my for
/ tune You understand the family pc
tuEiarities better than / tell me OF
some favorable point of attack
/ Lord "itewad spent some time in
/ thought. during which Grover walked
he floor like fretful tiger; then the
former said:
Miss Grosvenor is much interested
III the Waterloo hospital
The American looked at him inquir-
!ngly fer 8 few moments. then said:
! Il see That will do, Lord Titewad
/ You need not concern yourself any fur
Ither in my Introduction TO London So
cjety Had | known how you intend
Ell to work it l should have declined
your greDos|tion. 1 supposed you would
i use the funds I advanced in business
operations which would bring me into
contact with men of social influence
/ There is large amount unex-
pended"
Keep it. Good morning"
/ Grover wrote the young lady whose
/ feelings had been injured, explaining
the matter as best he could and beg
ging her 10 accept the check which he
made payable TO her order in behalf OF
any good work she might select On
receipt of her reply it was evident that
/ the lady was somewhat placated, for
she wrote that she had been much
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
Selected by Tavenner


To the Readers OF The Argus
The Argus has generously agreed to permit me 10 maze
regular contribution under this head the spaes
II It my gm left free 10 make my seleeeoh
from where will whether II lis timely or untme]y' to
search the highways and the hyways for what may III
press Of interest and value to the people
nay readers shall try TO make the most o.
the opportunity To do so forget that party nes
exist, and will, just wish ii might De psaenea i
them exist and the principal issue On eiec
ton day might be whehr candidate belongs 10 S
that political party, but whether he Ia willing 10 serve
the OF the people the few who exploit them
In other words, my idea is to submit information o.
thought that I would give to the world II myself
edited newspaper, the only mission Of which was 70
serve mankind; to do this and nothing more
When personally write the contribution, win sign
It. and when present the thought and work OF others
Will 30 indicate CLYDE H TAyENNER-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
The Daily Story
Tom Growers courtship-By Sarah Baxter.

pleased to learn that MIR Grover was
not responsible for the insult that ba9
been offered, and she had turned In
his donation to the Waterloo hospital
Grover dropped the matter for tba
time, but when the Christmas HOLIDAYS
were approaching he wrote Miss Grns.
venor another note, saving thar hA
was used to making gifts at Christmas
but being in a strange land he knew
mot where to bestow them and would
she kindly help him ont. Miss Cros-
venor returned a list OF two Charitable
institutions, church that needed com
pletion and the names and addresses
Of nine poor families in whom she
took an interest. Mr.. Grover lnclosed
a check for $4,000, thousand each for
the church and the institutions and the
rest to be distributed among the poor
by Miss Grosvenor according to her
own sweet will,
Mir. Grover had now spent e6nh0
through a girl with whom a love af-
fair had been begun and nipped In tue
bud BY an error, And yet he was as
far from restoration as ever Having
been placed in the position Of having
tried to buy her acquaintance, if he
asked for il now 1t would still look
like an attempt at purchase On the
other side, the girl felt SO sensitive
about the revelation that her mother
was keeping up the family status by
such questionable means that she
would NOT suggest a resumption Of the
acquaintance.
However the barrier between them
did not remain there long. On Dec 30
he wrote Miss Grosvenor that on New
Years day in America calls were in or
der and if she would graciously permit
him to make on her the only call he
cared to make in London he would not
| trouble her further. for he was about
to sail for home.
Growers attempt to make Miss Groe-
Hvenor's acquaintance was a very round,
about and expensive one, but when he
reached the last stage it was very sim
! Pile Miss Grosvenor replied that it
would be very ungracious for him 70
leave London without giving her an
/ opportunity to thank him for the gen
erous gifts he had bestowed on the
London poor and suffering. She would
| be delighted 10 receive him.
| II cannot be expected that the meet
! ing between the two could occur with
| out embarrassment on both sides Mr.
Grover had the tact TO make his call
VERY short giving some trumped up
reason for haste, but begged permits
| sion to call again before his departure.
when he would be less hurried. 10 say
goodby It is needless to say that the
request was granted, and he felt en-
couraged.
! If Grover had any idea Of any early
return to America after receiving this
permission. he gave it up later He
remained in England six months long
/ er, and when he returned Marian Gros-
yenor went with him as his wife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
Tn Tabloid,

III T. 5. in Peoria Journal.
The latest style in story telling is
the tabloid form. Here is an example
of this new style, concerning the re-
Of a telegram in which there
happened TO be mis-spelling: -
Good boy Bad boy Fond parent.
Bad hoy runs away. Good boy stays
home.
Fond parent dies.
Good hoy sends bad hoy telegram:
Jesus has taken father"
Bad hoy gets mis-spelled message
and answers;
Who in thunder is Jessie and where
has she taken the old man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
MUNITIONS BRINE GOLD.

a New York letter says that the
food Of gold that is pouring into New
York 10 pay the war bills OF the allies
has creas ed a task in the United States
assay office such as that institution has
never faced before. The piles Of boxes
containing the coin Of Europe and the
heaps Of yellow bars in the vaults rise
higher with each new shipment and
threaten TO overflow the capacity Of
the big new building which forms the
official government clearing house for
the precious metal
The average amount Of gold which
goes through the ASSAY Office in ordi-
nary times is $100.000000 q year. From
July to October S receipts amounted
to 4.S51 900, and during a period Of
10 days recently. &37292,000 in for 81
coin and $454 coo in bullion was de-
posted, making q total of $82,138,100
received and melted within little
over four months. CT only about $18,-
900 600 less man ordinarily would be
received in a year The gold comes
chiefly in bullion. English sovereigns
French NapoIeons and japanese ven.
Or the gold received from July ] to
October s, $17121&00 was in bullion,
$1t623, 000 in sovereigns. $4,638,800 In
yen, and $2,lS9 709 in NapoIeons. The
work that Is required to turn this into
bars for coinage into United States
currency can be Judged by the fact
that il will take week to handle a
consignment received within the past
few days amounting to $24,333.000 In
the meantime the other deposits. Of
which there are from 100000 to ST.
100000 day outside Of the big for
eign shipments. must be taken care Of.
This is because a depositor gets a
check for only so per cent of the indi-
Gated value Of his gold when received
and must wait until the gold Is smelted,
assayed and valued down to the last
ten thousandth OF cent before he can
get a check for the balance due. De-
spite the great handicap under which
the assay Office has baen lahoring, 1t
has managed TO get this final check
out usually within four days after the
receipt Of the gold,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
PROSPERITY.

Il In impossible to pick up news
paper these days which doss not car
~ information Of tas spreading wave
u prosperity which ia sweeping over
the nation
Steel. the barometer of industry"
shows tremendous and Unprecedented
activity
Textiles are thriving.
Implements are booming
Automobiles are exceliing all past
records
General manufactures are flourish
ing throughout the country.
wholesale and retail trade is rush
.tng.
The country il fHd Of money.
The crops are the greatest IN his
tory, and the prices are good
The fact seems to be that the buying
public, which held CT AZ long as pos
sibie out Of fear OF disaster following
Europe's war or our own possible en-
broilment, has simply reached the
stage where ii cannot wait any longer,
Times are good and are getting bet
ter with every passing week. Unem~
pl0yment-which has yexed the coun-
try regularly for 90 years-will be
less evident this winter than ever be-
fore or two reasons: Jobs are more
plentiful owing to the general boom IN
/ business and workers are more
+ scarce. owing to the heavy emigration
/ TO Europe,
/ Calamity has done its worst. We are
/ In for q period OF prosperity which
( will even resist the agitation Of anot1-
or tariff campaign next year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08

II viii seem like old times 10 see the
Rock Island system back in the hands
Of railroad men again 1t has heen in
control of gamblers SO long the wonder
is that there is anything left but lie
gail skeleton Hard headed railroaders
and business men have taken over the
property, conceded to be one of the
best in the country, aud there IS no
doubling that "a new life is dawntng
for the great system.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
CHORDS AND
DISCORDS
WATCH RsELF GO BY.

MATT III fVs Is3EIf tS bfs
Just stand aside and watch yourself
go by.
Think of yourself as he" instead Of
~
Note closely as in other men YOU note
The bag-kneed trousers and the seedy
coat
Pick flaws and find fault. forget the
man is you,
And strive to make your estimate ring
true.
Confront yourself and look you in the
eye
Just stand aside and watch yourself SO
by.
Interpret all your motives just as
though
You looked at one whose aims you
didn't know.
Let undisguised contempt surge
through you when
You see you shirk. O conamonest of
men,
Despite your oowardice, condemn
whateer
You note Of falseness in you anywhere.
Defend not one defect that shames
your eyes
Just stand aside and watch yourself go
by.
And then with eyes unveiled to what
you loathe
To sins that with sweet charity you'd
clothe--
Back to your self walled tenement
you'll go
With tolerance for all WHO dwell below
The faults of others then will dwarf
and shrink,
Loves chain grow stronger by one
mighty link,
When you with he" as substitute for
II"
Have stood aside and watched YOUR
self go by.
5. ". GILLIAN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
Sidelights on the European War

London Correspondence Of The
Associated Press1 1870 London food
prices have to date shown general
increase Of So per cent since the be
ginning of the war
Except for a panic rise at the very
beginning of the war, prices have
mounted with a disquieting and unre-
taxing steadiness at the rate of a
little more than two per cent month
since the war began The largest rise
took place last May, mainly on ac-
count Of d sudden jump in the price
If meat II is thought that the new
taxes on imported articles will raise
this percentage of increase. Present
prices have never been equalled in
England with the exception of the
period from 1S73-18T7, which was a
time OF peace and prosperity. There
was at least no interference with
trade. and the high prices which ex-
tend 10 all commodities were due not
TO short supply but TO extraordinary
demand
Most Injuries are comparatively
cheap. The price Of caviar is the same
as it was two years ago. Grouse can
be bought at Is cents brace, hares
at 81 cents, large pineappies at 81
cents and dollhouse grapes at is cents
d pound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Manlnuiatious.

he ven think treatment by an os-
teopathic physician would be of anv
aVaIl Ter my headaches? asks Mrs. r.
l.. ".
Answer-Sot if the headaches hap
pen 10 be caused by adeneids or urae
mia or a brain tunor, However. II
Inc physician can iisagneae your con-
dlflon accurately perhaps he could re-
leye you. Obviously condition VITA
so many different possible causes is
not amenable to any one treatment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
IFALIH TALK

Drady.n.D.
How One Man Conquered.

foous-the root ahgeess and when
that was cleaned up there was no more
poisoning Of really good blood with
streptococci and other noxious cocci.
Nature did the rest.
Don't steer your automobile into a
iamppost. It might not work so we'll
III your case. An easier way would be
to have your jaws Roentgenographed,
and, If any foci appeared IN the x-ray
negative, have them cleaned up forth
whit would do your rheumatism as
much good as an accident.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08

The Hague, Netherlands GORE
spondence Of the Associated Press. 49,
The tally no." Of coach horn,
blown by an American, calls out She
people Of the villages in the vicinity
OF The Hague two or three times
week just now, as weli-equipped
four-in-hand swings along the roads,
the team also fooled" by an Ameri-
can 1t is the war which is RESPONSE
Bile for this unaccustomed sight In
Holland. The entire proceeds Of the
coaching trips are handed over to var
ious societies for the relief of refugees
from Belgium and other non-combat-
ants Of all nationalities rendered
necessitous By the hostilities in prog
ress in the neighboring countries
The coach itself is appropriately nam
ed Relief"
The idea was worked out by Mar
shall Langhorne. secretary Of the
American legation and some col
leagues He one day found A mail
coach relapsing into decadence In
livery stable, The sight Of it took his
mind back 10 the old coaching days
in Virginia, and, as he soon afterwards
met Aurel Batonyi, the American
whip who had Just come through
from relief work in Belgium. the idea
of coaching in aid Of relief work and
at the same time combining with it
an element Of sport was born IT,
stantly
f0ur-in-hand team was got To-
gether after much search aud was
soon worked into shape, and the trips
began first to summer resorts in the
near vicinity and then extending 70
Leyden and Haarlem and other Laf-
OF cities. Relay teams were sought
and found available at convenient
stages, and now the coach runs regU-
larly with either Mr. Langhorne OF
Mr. Batonyi holding the reins all the
receipts from passengers going to the
relief Of nnn-comh afants. while the
parents Of the idea themselves de-
fray the expenses aud IN return gel
not only their sport but the knows
edge of doing a good turn to desery.
ing people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08

The United Societies claims there
were 100.0d0 people In the vets parade
III Chicago Yesterday The drys de-
clare there were only 10000 Tnss-
much as all we're supposed to be sober
one can't account for the difference ia
the figures,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08

The more We read Of Alr Melieu's
testimony in the New Haven case she
more we feel inclined to smoker right
cut in meeting whenever we hear
come heavy jowled advocate Of priv
ilege whining about the governments
abuse of the railroads by "overreguia-
lion /"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08

New York sufsragtsts apparently are
not much discouraged when they can
raise new campaign fund Of 100000
Mt meeting the next night after they
had been taken to q cleaning at the
naffs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08

Possibly the refusal Of the people Of
Detroit To have the city buy the street
car lines was because they have lost
faith III such property since the COM
Ing OF the jitney