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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30
ELECTRICAL WEEK

Electrical Prosperity week. which
began yesterday. is to be a six-day
country wide celebration. Timed for
the beginning of Christmas shopping
period. it should afford an effective
stimulus to the shop early idea The
history of electricity, locally, is told
in today's issue of The Argus There
is much 10 interest the public here
In connection, the merchants who deal
in things electrical convey their mes
sages in special advertising announce
ments, in which you will find informa,
ton that will assist you in purchases
you may have in contemplation.
All are not fully aware of the vas,
possibilities Of electricity in solving
domestic and business problems
Homes where drudgery exists can be
made cleaner. brighter and healthier
by this willing servant Expensive
inefficient aud wasteful methods now
employed in thousands OF industrial
and commercial establishments can be
bettered by electrical power
1t is the purpose of Electrical Pros
perity week 10 bring these facts home
10 people by displays, exhibitions. leo
lures. shows and advertising.
People will be shown most conclu-
sively that electricity is necessity
not luxury; is economical. not ex-
pensive, is simple, not complex: is
general in scope. not limited; is safe
not dangerous; is useful every day in
the week. The Society for Electrical
Development, supported by legions OF
boosters, comprising a unanimous and
unhroken lineup Of the electrical fra
ternity throughout the country. Is
managing the great event, Optimists
find this movement a real opportunity
to rally TO the banner in ever increas-
ing numbers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30
PATRIOTISM AND STEEL.

i The reason why the corporations
known as the arrnor trust want the
government to keep on constructing
hattleships that are too slow 10 catch
IA swift enemy ship and too slow to
get out Of the range Of swift enemy
squadron is simple enough. They want;
70 sell all the steel armor plates they
Gan possibly sell The only customer
who will or can buy steel armor plates
II the government The heavier arp1or
the government puts In its ships. the
larger are the profits OF the corpora
ticns which made armor plates. This
Is an elementary proposition in simple
arithmetic which q school hoy can
readily understand
The facts in evidence show plainly
enough that the armor plate manufac-
turing companies have the point In
view all the time, They never think
about the safety az the nation, They
care nothing about the security OF their
pwn country. They pay no attention at
ail to the lessons which modern naval
Warfare lncuicates. They want 10 sell
ste.i arnor- There is no none. in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30
THE TAVENNER WAR PROBE.

TO stretch preparation beyond a de-
Tense stage, or 10 try to exploit the
country by forcing contracts with the
federal government, the country would
be glad to know of it.
Lest there be any mistake about
plans for defense. the national admin
istration should let it be known defin-
Iitely that the government can and will
make more cheaply and just as fast, all
Of its own supplies, as can private con-
tractors, while at the same time arous-
! ing no appetite for profits on the part
Of men who would plunge the country
into war, If need be, to get them MIR.
Tavenner can be depended upon to
bring out the entire truth and without
bias His trustworthiness and his
patriotism need not be doubted in view
of the many fine qualities he has shown
in his public life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30

patriotism Love Of country pays no
ash dividends And these gentlemen
want dividends and cash. Now you see
shy taeg ress keeps on ordering the
construction OF these heavily armored,
slow going battleships, don't YOU and
Yea ought 10 be able TO see why the
most important places IN congress are
filled BY n1en vino vote. year IN and
GEAR out. to spend the annual appro-
priaiion for naval defense in building
oattIeships that will be practically use
Jess III war with well-prepared pow
ar There IS money in slow baiileships
for the armor makers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30

Miss Lucia Graham, when II years
Of age, visited Annapolis, where she
was taken down with d severe attack
of the midshipman fever. All midship-
men were in her eyes glittering gems,
but Sam Flint. q first classman, was
a crown jewel. A violent Irritation en-
sued. and Lucia went home engaged
She said nothing to her parents
about the affair, confining her conf
dence to two or three bosom friends.
Since Mr.. Flint had year more be-
fore him at the academy and Miss
Graham two years more al school,
with the prospect of four at college
il did not seem that there was any
hurry about taking steps for the
bridal
Ten years passed Miss Graham had
turned down a number Of suitors-not
because she was true to Mr. Flint. for
they had simply dropped apart without
ever seeing or hearing from each 9TH
er after their parting al Annapolis.
The lady. now q years old, was verg-
ing on old msidhood and beginning TO
fear that husband, home and chill
dren were not to be hers.
One day she received letter bear
ing a foreign postmark written in an
unfamiliar masculine hand. Opening
it. she began to read, and noticing that
she had received a love letter, natural
ly cast her eyes down for the sigma
ture,
"Flint?" she muttered. who's
Flint" Then. reading further, she
was enlightened. Mr. Flint wrote re-
minding her that she had been his
tiancee since their engagement made
10 years agone, which had never been
broken. He was now a commander in
the navy and considered his salary
sufficient, etc. Then she remembered
her juvenile Irritation at Annapolis.
Miss Graham jumped at this chance
to escape being an old maid and re-
piled favorably Then came letter
from Commander Flint stating that
he could not leave to go to her and
would she come to him? After much
correspondence it was arranged that
Miss Graham should sail for London
and thence for Port Said, at which
point Flint's ship would be at a Ger
tain date. After marriage the bride
/ could join her husband at the differ
ent ports on the Mediterranean at
which his ship was expected to touch.
On Miss Graham's voyage from Lon
don a gentleman wearing the undress
uniform of an officer in the British
army solicited an introduction TO Miss
Graham and at once showed signs OF
being desperately smitten with her
The lady appeared TO reciprocate, but
lost no time in informing him that
she was on her way to Port Said to be
married to an officer in the United
States navy The Englishman, Colonei
Montgomery, took the announcement
very hard, declaring that for him the
world had collapsed Miss Graham
took pity on him and thrust new
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30

ships. sent our whole navy around
the world. and exhibited it in all ports
on the south and west Pacific; sent 1t
over TO Japan and the orient, in order
to convince the empires of South
America, Europe and Asia that we had
an invincible navy, ready TO fight at
the drop of the hat, anybody and
everybody
Now, this same Roosevelt, who ev-
plotted our navy at an expense TO the
taxpayers Of the United States, in-
GLIDING repairs. for that memorable
trip, Of almost one hundred millions
of dollars. now says we are utterly
unprepared for war. We are now az
peace with all the world, with no
threatening dangers anywhere, and
still we. are asked TO spend five hun
dred millions Of our heard earned
tax money, to add five hundred mil
lions to our bonded debt, or to add five
hundred millions to the taxation Of
our people, in defense against an I'M
possible war, that not one OF the
whole array is able to state, or to
name the enemy we are to fight. Pri-
vately they are saying it is the kaiser.
They think that the kaiser, after an
Initiating the armies Of England,
France, Russia, Serbia and Belgium,
and killing more than one-half OF the
men Of his own country, able to bear
arms. and exhausting all the re-
sources Of his empire, is going to cross
the Atlantic ocean. 3,000 miles, and
attack the people on this side, with
whom he has no quarrel and never
had any. In nay judgment this is the
most idiotie proposition ~ t was ever
presented to the American people, by
anyone outside of a lunatic or an IDIOT
ic asylum.
Quite recently We appear to have
had too many battleships, and two Of
modern construction were sold to the
king of Greece for one-third their
cost, after they had been approved by
the, best informed naval experts Of
that country. Why were these battle
ships sold, unless we had more battle
ships than we knew what to do with?
An onion farmer would not sell two
horses for one-third price, and then
Continued On Page Eleven,)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30
The Daily Story
Twice Won BY Ruth Graham.

thorn in his side by telling him thar
she had not pledged her word to an.
other she would favorahly consider
his proposal,
Several British officers came aboard
at Gibraltar. none of whom knew
Montgomery. This seemed to render
Miss Graham doubtful of him
However. he soon succeeded In re-.
gaining her confidence, and she show.
ed signs Of willingness to break with
her fance and marry the English
man. When the ship approached Por,
Said Colonel Montgomery pleaded pas
sionately. and at last Miss Graham
said that she had not seer her lover
for 10 years. She would meet him
once, confess that she had been won hy
another and, II he held her to the en-.
sagement, must tell him that he mus
marry her without her heart. Or
course he would relinquish her.
This satisfied the colonel, and It was
agreed between them that they should
meet and be married at Cairo-that il.
provided the lady could be freed from
her previous engagement without
blame. Commodore Flint had agreed
to meet his fiancee at Cairo, and this
rendered the swapping of lovers con-
venient-that is, provided they could
be kept apart. AS soon as the mar
riage ceremony between the colonel
and Miss Graham had been performed
they we're to proceed together to join
his command in India.
Their temporary parting was quite
distressing. Montgomery, who appear
ed elated with his success. did not
seem to mind it, but the lady gave
evidence OF dreading the ordeal OF
breaking with her American fianee.
She chung to her new lover, saving.
What if / am spurned for dishon-
orable conduct"
Come to me, sweetheart I will
convince you that there is nothing dis
honrable in maid following the die
tates of her heart"
Thus assured, Miss Graham tore
herself away.
On reaching the hotel she left a note
in the office for Commander Flint
briefly confessing that she had been
won on the voyage from London and
that they had better not meet She
had repented her dishonorable bar
gain and would never see him again.
The same afternoon Commander
Flint sent up his card. begging an In,
teryiew Consent was given, and he
appeared The lady advanced to meet
him with a smile and outstretched
arms
What induced you to play Colonel
Montgomery"
you knew me?'
Knew you? or course I did, the
moment you were introduced to ne
Il wished to win you again see
your propensity to play with edged
tools is not diminished
Nor yours"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30
TUBERCULOSIS WEEK

The Illinois State tuberculosis as
ISOLATION has issued a bulletin urging
all communities IN the state to join
with the rest Of the nation in the OBJ
seryance Of tuberculosis week, from
Dec. 5 to ~
Wednesday, Dec. 8, will be known as
national medical examination day, on
which all physicians in the United
States have been asked to make free
examinations Of all persons unable to
pay fer medical service. II this is
generally observed in Illinois, it will
bring to light hundreds OF cases OF
tuberculosis IN its incipient and cura-
bic form. The cure of tuberculosis
depends upon early diagnosis II is
hoped that The publicity given to this
day will DO much to impress upon rich
and poor alike the benefits to be gain
ed from periodical physical examina-
ton as a means of preventing and
wafding off serious disease.
Friday. Dec. 10, is known as chill
dren's health crusade day, and will be
observed in the public schools by Civ
ing all children special instruction
on The causes and prevention Of tuber-
culosis,
Sunday, Dec, IL, will be known as
| tuberculosis Sunday, and it is expect
ed on that day that the nationwide
warfare against tuberculosis win be
given attention from every pulpit in
the state
The State tuberculosis association
in connection with the educational eff
+ fort Of tuberculosis week, urges all
/ persons interested in the prevention OF
/ cure Of tuberculosis to secure copies
/ of the excellent new circular Just is
/ sued nv the Illinois state board OF
health on this subject These circu-
/ lars may he obtained without cost by
addressing the secretary Of the state
/ board Of health, Springfield, I'll.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30
tKansas CITY Post

tkansas City Post.)
The plan of Representative Clyde H.
Tavenner for q congressional investi-
CATION of the war trust" is both fit
ting and timely The very definite de-
mani for defense plan need not be
hopelessly confused by the clamor Of
the captains and the clink of profits
Of those who would benefit by war
The preparation for defense is mat
ter for the people to decide. Any arg
umpnt for il by either navy or army
member, or by those men who would
seek to prolong their profit taking,
even at the expense of their own ma
ton. cannot help but arouse resent
ment and opposition TO plan that
seems to be well conceived and badly
needy If there is any concerted eff
fort by munitions makers and others
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30
Opinions of another.

How strange it is that only sensible
folks agree with u.s.
As long as a young man can't tell
the color OF a girls eyes he is safe.
It's easy TO find reasons why others
don't do the foolish things We do.
It's absurd to worry about things
you can help, or the things you can't
Some men think luxurious stand
of whiskers adds TO their dignity.
Adam had his troubles. but he
missed the dressmaking and millinery
bills.
A woman dressed as nun at a mas
querade ball naturally makes a good
appearance
Improved machinery enables a man
TO accomplish almost is many things
as q woman can with bargain. Chi
cago News.
+. NJ e.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30
Throne Claimant is Austrian PREY.

Paris, Nov. S0,-The Journal says
Don Jaime OF Bourbon, pretender TO
the Spanish throne, has again been ar
rested in Austria. According TO this
account Don jaime, who has been lir-
ing in Italy, requested permission of
Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria to
visit his estate at Frohssdorf, Austria.
Il is said he was informed he might
travel freely anywhere in Austria. but
that Ire day after his arrival at Frohss-
deH he was placed under arrest, to
he held In restraint until the end Of
thn Rac
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30
THE THREATENING DANGER OF
MILITARY AUT0CRACA.
fBy General Isaac R. Sherwood OF
Ohio.}

(By General Isaac r. Sherwood OF
Ohioj
The dominating military cabal IS
claiming we have no coast defenses, in
face Of the fact that we have expeud-
ed during the past 10 years S75,73S,2o4
on coast defenses. / give the official
figures. But this is only one illustra-
ton Of the continental lies now being
exploited, as We have spent some 10
and three-quarter millions on big guns
for coast defense during the past 10
years
Scan the big aggregate-$75,7$S,~
254.
Who's afraid?
And now the contention of this pow
erful and dominating cabal is that
some nation or power, not named, af-
ter the close Of the barbarous Eu-
ropean war, is going to cross 1000
miles of ocean and attack the United
States. Mind you, after this war Is
settled, and every nation involved Is
bankrupt and utterly exhausted in
men and war material, they or some
OF them are going TO make war on the
| 100. 600. 900 people of the United States
Was there ever such an utterly idlotic
proposition before exploited since civ
| ilized man was evolved from the phe-
historic cave man? And yet we are
now in an acute stage of military hys-
! terics. over the recently invented
slogan, Military Preparedness. And
we are told now, after building the
| second biggest navy in the world and
with some $4,000 soldiers, including
the national guard. all equipped and
ready for any kind of war, that we are
utterly unprepared.
| And Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, eX-
president of the United States, an ex-
plorer. an orator, a historian a poll
tican, a rough rider, a slayer of noun
( tain lions and African tigers and turtle
doves. is going up and down the coun-
I try saying We are utterly unprepared
[ for war. Let US see. This is the same
Theodore Roosevelt, who as president
of the United States, when our navy
was only tw0-thirds as strong as II
/ is today and we had ten thousand less
sailors and "middies" on our battle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30
Selected by Tavenner
TO the Readers Of The Argus:

To the Readers Of The Argus:
The Argus has generously agreed to permit me 70 MANI
regular contribution under this head TO use the space
az IL il were nv own am left make y selection
from where WILL whether II is timely or unllnes' W
search the highways aud the byways for what may III
press me as of interest and value to the people
assure nay readers I shall try to make the most %
the opportunity do must forget that party hhes
exist will, just wish it might De paeucai i
them not to exist that the principal issue on eieC
ton day might whether candidate belongs 10 THIS
or that political party but whether he is willing 70 serve
the masses OF the people the few who exploit them
In other words, my idea is to submit information OF
a thought that would give to the world II myself
edited newspaper, the only mission Of when was 10
serve mankind; to do this and nothing more
When / personally write the contribution, will sign
IT, and when present the thought and work Of others
will so Indicate SL1DE IT, lAFEsN1NGiN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30

Don't put of sending your contribu-
ton to The Argus Santa Claus fund
committee. 1t makes no difference the
amount. The idea is to get everybody
to join in the movement 10 bring cheer
Ito the poor little children of the city at
christmas time. Last year the COM
.mittee bought gifts for over one thou
sand youngsters who would otherwise
have gone without any remembrance
suggestive of the yuletide season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30
FlatuIence.
William Drady,n.D.

In one Of our earlier talks we made
the bald and unscientific statement
that gas never causes pain or distress
under any circumstances whatever;
but that the conditions ACCOMPANYING
the formation OF gas, such as excess
i've acid secretion or excessive acidity
from fermenting food, muscle spasm
tcolic1 and inflammation (chronic ap-
pendicitis. duodenal or gastric ulcer,
gallstones or chronic Inflammation of
gailsacl. are the real causes Of pain or
distress in the cases of gas in the
stomach"
However, having exploded the gas
bubble, it is our duty to rescue the
victims of the explosion from their
unhappy fate. So we hasten to maks
amends by offering the following IL
Elimination of the rexed subject of fat
fulence, or gas in the stomach.
Putting aside for future enrichment
those cases OF gallstones, chronic ap-
pendicitis, stomach or duodenum Ill
Ger, angina pectoris. gastro-ptosis
tsagging and kinking) and plain ar
terio-selerosis. which make the patient
feel that there is something wrong
with his stomach and that he can OBJ
tain relief by raising gas. We still have
many instances of fatuience due to
simple causes
Foremost, We feel convinced, is glut-
Etony-ogereating and too hastv eating.
In chronic way oTer-eating is a pro-
Inc factor Of that sense of fuilness
and hloating that so many victims of
high blood pressure and early arterjal
hardening experience. The remedy
here is 3ein the Bread and MIX club.
Members exist on diet OF bread Tor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30

There have been inquiries for the
snow poet, inasmuch as he has not
broken into print this season The only
explanation Of his failure 10 show is
that he must have free fall of the
beautiful before his muse will respond
Let us hope that the snow will keep
scarce. at least until our Christmas
Shopping worries are over.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30

| crackers and milk alone one day each
week-a meal every three hours or
oftener, if desired, all day long and
late into the night Or better still. if
you wish, remain on pure milk diet
for several days of d week-a large
glassfnl every two hours. Then grad
ually add one article Of food after an
other to the diet. This is excellent for
the stomach and still better for the
auto-intoxieation and high blood pres
sure.
Food stasis, or intestinal stasis-the
new term for constipation-is another
common factor of hatuience. X-ray
photographs of the hfsmuth-test meal
In the course OF digestion throw much
light upon the various causes Of food
stasis-hringing out such unsupported
Things as kinks in the bowls, dilated
stomach, sagging tptosisl Of the stom-
ach, adhesions, ulcer and other alb
normalities of structure.
Small meals thoroughly mastieated.
Cold water in plenty at meal time, but
no liquids to wash down food. Never
eat unless really hungry. no matter If
1t IS dinner hour or the cook needs en-
couragement or the host compliments.
Rest half an hollr after eating. pref
erably lying down. Then unbend-
make monkey Of yourself, roll on the
moor turn a few somersauIts, stand on
your head. kick your heels in the air
uniimber, shake down your food and
rouse your circulation.
Watch for tomorrow S article. THE
treatment OF Goitre, the second of 4
series Of four interesting talks upon
soltre' to be published during the
week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30

I 1t is accepted as a matter settled
that the democratic party. being the
dominant party will hold its national
convention in 1915 before that of the
republican party. In the opinion Of
Chairman McCombs OF the democratic
rational committee the convention will
be held early in June
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30

Governor l., Y. Pinkham is among
those who have declined the invita-
ton Of Henry Ford to go TO Europe.
The governor may have secret infor-
nation that the voyage would be I'M
awaiting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30
SarahsEiIle Is All Agng.

Joe Richner says that ], ". Mason
has been feeding an old hog for Two
years and come to him last week and
wanted to engage his lard. Mr.. Mason
says that Joe's reputation for truth
and veracity is not considered the best
authority. So the writer will let it go
before the public for their decision in
the case-Sarahsville Correspondence,
Mercer (Ohio) Paper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30

THE Unborn" a play based on the
Chicago defective baby case, has been
suppressed in New York The play
could have served no good purpose
other than possible money gain for the
nrnducer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30

European children will be given
their their usual number OF tin sol
diers by Santa Claus and viii take
great pleasure in digging trenches for
Them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30

Three young farmers of Wisconsin
today received a check for 100000
from the International Harvester com
pany for harvester appliance they
invented, Still boys are focking from
the farms to the crowded cities IN
search of opportunities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30

London. Among English stocks
which have suffered as regards price
quotations during the past few months
must be included the shares of all the
big London banks. These stocks have
Always been considered investments OF
the most conservative nature. and the
quotations for the important banks
we're frequently four or five times their
par value, showing a net return to the