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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03
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from the first receipts from the pro-
jects.
The bill contempla.es the use, not
only of agricultural, desert and graz
ing lands on the public domain, but
lands within national forests, and the
proposal is that permanent industries
like cattle raising, sheep raising, log
cling, numbering, sawmilling and SINH
lar industries shall be developed on
the various projects. The colonial
ton board is directed to take over the
administration of the forest laws
where colonization projects are locat-
ed on national forests, and to admins
ter timber sale contracts so as to
maintain "a continuous and sustained
annual yield and cut Of timber within
the area of the project''-indicating an
intention to establish a permanent
lumber industry instead of the pres
ent temporary lumber camps with
their hobo lumber jacks" which now
contribute so greatly to the industrial
problem.
In addition to its work on the gov
eminent lands, the board Is authorized
by the bill to establish colonization
projects in cooperation with any state,
or private land owner. The board
would thus have power to utilize cut
over timber lands such as those in
northern Minnesota and Wisconsin,
and the present useless swamp lands
of Florida and Louisiana. The whole
idea of the bill is that the government
shall act as the capitalist In prepar-
ing the lands for occupancy, equipping
them with necessary buildings and
improvements, the money to be paid
back on easy payments over long
term of years by the settlers, who
shall not be permitted to have the title,
but only the use of the lands as long
as they comply with the requirements.
The bill safeguards labor employed
in the work of preparing the lands, by
providing an eight hour day, a mini
mum wage which shall not be less
Inau lHe current wage LUZ the sdHne
class of work in the vicinity, the elimi-
nation of child labor and semi-monthly
pay. The board is also instructed to
make rules and regulations to insure
safety, to provide for workman s
compensation and accident insurance.
Prospective settlers may be employed
by the board in helping to prepare the
land for occupancy, receiving stand
ard wages for their work, and the
board is authorized to have the neces-
sary work performed directly by the
government in case satisfactory con-
tracts cannot be made for getting the
| work done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03
The Daily Story
An Incident of Heredity-By Dwight Norwood.

Doctor said Norman Goodfellow to
DR.. Theodore Colt, II am thinking of
proposing marriage to lady In whose
family there are traces of insanity. Do
you consider me justified In marrying
her under the circumstancesT
Not II the insanity is hereditary.
There Is a great difference between IN
sanity from a temporary cause and
from an organic trouble that may be
transmitted from parent to child. I do
not consider that any one suffering
from an ailment which is hereditary
has a right to marry. Your question
suggests story involving a case which
came within my professional expert
ence.
zone day young man named Sever
ance came to consult me as to case
similar to yours. He had recently been
married and all had gone happily till
one day On returning to his home from
business he found his wife lying on the
bed indisposed. She seemed drowsy,
and, suggesting that she try to get a
nap, he took the evening paper to a
window and sat down to read.
Presently he heard her tossing
about On the bed and, looking at her
from his paper, saw that though
asleep or at least doing, there was an
undulatory motion about her that sug-
gested the movement Of snake. He
had awakened her and asked her If
she had not been dreaming, but she
said she had not been conscious during
her nap and felt much better for 1t.
Nevertheless the young husband
seemed to me to have been much
shocked at what he had seen. We're
It not for this would have concluded
that what he had seen was the work
ing of his wife's nerves uncontrolled
during slumber. I gave him this cause
in order to reassure him, but 1t did not.
However. since I could give him no
other comfort, he left me, much de-
jected.
Not long after his visit, taking up
newspaper, saw notice that he had
left his house a few days before and
had not been heard from since The
police had been notified, and an alarm
had been sent out Fears were enter
tanned that he had met with foul play,
since the day before his disappearance
he had drawn a large sum of money
from his bank.
His visit to me. the story he told and
his depression led me to suspect that
he was suffering from some nervous
or mental trouble. and l inclined to
the belief that what he had told me
about his wife was a creation of dis
eased brain. l did not see how I
would be justified in making known
my suspicious without mentioning the
cause, and that I did not care to do.
Severance never turned up, and no
probable cause was ever given for his
disappearance. When several years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

had passed his wife give him =.
dead, believing that he had bee, =
dered for the money he had VITA ~,
-Four years after his disappearsno.a y
married again. and as fate womb - .us
it her second husband was na,,aa a.'s
mine. / did not know that ha ~.
marry Mrs. Severance, and Iwa.@
isfed that had not known Il h.r.ra
should have been troubled az II .s'
l should do In the matter. for
undecided what to attribute be- -.
husbands disappearance to. 's
Within a few months after nv
tients-Hammond's-marriag no -. -
into my Office one day with -.
look In his eyes and told me storv -.
liar to the one Severance had tod :.
He had had a disagreement WITH =.
wife, during which she had hac,..'
very much excited. During the Win
peratlons she had hurled at hin, Il.
eyes had glittered Ike those Of an -
CRY serpent. Her appearance dn-r,
the trouble had made such hor,,hl.
impression upon him that ha w..
afraid he would lose his mind. p.
asked me to give him a sedatiya
Here was a worse complicatt> 4,
me than Severance had brouaht w.
for / was not sure Whether savn
ance's experience had been an ha,,nu
nation occasioned by a disordered hr,h
or had been caused by some pscuH,,
condition In his life But / d,,,A
not tell Hammond this, for II womb 4.
sure to make a wreck Of him. / Ia
no recourse but to say TO him thst /.
must have been suffering from SOM
nervous weakness Instead Of r,y,,,
him a drug l advised him TO 20 On !.
trip, but on no account to taka IN
wife with him
He took my advice as TO the TIN bs.
never returned from It News Of hin
having fallen over a precipice IN Swift.
LCAAnAN w o1 bChb ~ ACl OFcI lQS OcQ6R
but I have always suspected that be
arranged for its transmission himself
One thing confirmed this suspicion,
his body was never found
Two years after having become 4
hypothetical double widow the LADY n
this case died. I confess was n
lieved. There was now no further
chance Of any more Of my clients mar.
rying her Soon after her death made
some investigations as to her case
through the physician who ATTENDED
her. l called On him and gave him TIE
experience Of her two husbands as nv.
en- to me. He accepted theory l gave
him and promised If possible to lean
facts that would confirm II.
He found an aunt Of the subject Of
my story who told him that her sister
soon after her marriage had been
frightened by serpent. Six months
after this episode the child, who be-
came Mrs. Severance-Hammond. was
born. My theory was that the moth.
er's fright at this critical period affect.
ed the nature of the child.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03
"Fafing Crow"

The term "eating crow" comes from
an ante-Revolutionary story. A SOL
der Of an English regiment stationed
In Virginia shot pet crow belonging
to farmer. The latter entered COM
plant with the colonel, who sentenced
the soldier to eat crow. The farm
er was left alone with the soldier to
see that he did It. After the soldier
had consumed a portion of the bird he
took his gun, presented 1t at the farm
er and told him to eat the remainder OF
the crow or he would shoot him. This
was the origin ofthe eating crow story.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

Correspondence of The AS
sociated Press About fifty women
altogether have been decorated with
the war cross, including Madame Car
rel. wife of Dr.. Alexis Carrel Of the
Rockefeller Institute. The honor was
conferred upon Madame Muenir, nick
named Madame Daredevil" after her
death. She, like the four Vatel sisters
Of Vertus in the Marine, earned the
honor of feeding French and English
soldiers at the risk of her life.
These were all absent from the Tro-
cadero War Cross Fete, but many 9TH
ers were there, including Mademoiselle
Marcelle Semmer, girl of 20, who
rendered great service when the Ger
mans came down the Valley OF the
Somme Through her daring scouting,
the French located German battery
and destroyed it. She provisioned an
advance post beyond the first line OF
trenches over open ground exposed to
the enemy's fire. She was wounded
there Sept. 80, 1914. She kept alive
125 old men, women and children OF
the neighborhood of Eclusieu who had
taken refuge in cellars. She furnished
civilian costumes to French soldiers
surrounded by the Germans and en-
fa In O hGnnrn
of the lock-keeper, she opened the
flood gates of the canal and consider
ably retarded the advance of tn in
vading forces.
Three times the Germans caught her
almost in the act of hostility, but she
slipped through their hands. Finally
she was ordered to be shot All right,
she said, looking the German officer
straight in the eyes without fiinchlng
II have only one thing to ask and that
| is that | be shot with French rifles
mot German" The French artillery
interrupted the execution and General
Baret few days later decorated
Mademoiselle Semmer with the Cross
of the Legion of Honor before the
troops.
/ Louise Dussait of Hainaut. Belgium
member of the Red Cross committee
of Ypres, joined a field hospital at the
! beginning, was cited by both the Eng
| lish and Belgian armies for her hero
! ism during the bombardment of Ypres
and finally decorated by the French
with the war cross at Calais in the
presence of the garrison.
Paris-(Correspondence of the AS
| ISOLATED Pressl A German aviation
pilot who was obliged to land in 6
French village near the front Is quoted
by the Temps correspondence as de
! claring that the Germans are now do
ing less flying along the front because
| they feel there is little need of 1t. I'VE
hsge all your positions photographed,
said he.
/ The recruiting of pilots with us,
he continued. is very easy Only mel
under IS years are admitted in tbs
aviation service. and those who at tbs
end of several weeks do not show sutfi
Client aptitude are sent back 10 theil
| corps. The others are inspuetea II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

Now and then a cheering word per-
colates through the cloud Of pessim-
ism which the experts" have cast
about our navy. 1t helps some to learn
that the crew of the armored cruiser
San Diego recently made the world
record for naval gunnery by scoring
eight perfect hits out OF eight shots,
fired in u seconds, at a range of
1900 yards. There must be some
brains and skill left in our poor, de-
funct $300,O0O00O navy, after all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03
Daily History CIass-March ..

William Charles Macreaus' 800
gedian, born in London; area ~ ,.,s.
He appeared In the leading - o'
of the United States in 1883,
1899 George Washington eA "a
dent, made general and eonmanS
err in chief of the provisional ~. -
Of the United states by eohS'sg
l9l5-Coneress passed resolution p, =,
hiblting carriage OF suppHes ~ -.
ligerent vessels at sea lndeeis ',.r
action as the head Of the Is.s 90.
gulf between Turks and PERSIA
and BritlsS forcea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

Henry Ford is running big, paid ad-
vertisements against preparedness. A
while ago Henry Ford could get all
the stuff in the papers without costing
him a cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03
Rock Island-From River to
River.

no NOT litter the
~ streets with waste
paper. Destroy it or place
it in the proper recep-
tacles, thus contributing
to the municipal commits
sion's efforts in behalf of
clean streets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

A commonplace book is one in
which a man jots down his thoughts
that he believes are not common
Mace
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

BAKER was first up for the de-
Tense in the Brandeis hearing at
Washington. If he is a relative of the
famous ]. Franklin he may be depend
ed upon to clean the bases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

AFTER the saloons, what?" asks
the Rockford Star We would pre-
fer that the answer come from one of
our Davenport contemporaries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

All this gossip about dislodging
Claude Kitchin as house leader over
looks the fact that Claude is doing no
leading these days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

FORMER United States Senator Will
liam E. Mason was nominated as re-
publican candidate for president of the
United States by the German club of
Chicago last Saturday. I'll take it,"
said Billy. Hooray,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

The fellows who have had their
cars in storage al winter are begin
ming to be personally interested in
the price OF gasoline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

Contrary to firmly established pre-
cedent, Mr. Garrison seems to think
that when a fellow resigns that's all
there is to it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

Now congress is likely to have a
vote on the wet and dry issue. Some
thing is always taking the joy out OF
the lives of congressman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

ASHLAND, Wis.,, fears an aeroplane
raid on a powder plant there. That
sounds like ruse OF the young folks to
sit up late.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03
And Oil on Their Hair!

Baseball Fans on Edge For Dance
Tonight, Headline in Peoria paper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03
Indiana Social Note,

]. N. White gave stove wood split
ting party one day last week.-Indian-
apolis News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

1T is said New Workers. are simply
throwing their money in the air.
When their arms become tired they
might summon few hundred Of the So
a week shop girls to relieve them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS

TELLS Brandeis Relations with
Shoe Machine Trust. Headline
Likely well never hear the last OF
this.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

HENRY Ford announces he Is out
of politics. 1.-The fling of my name at
Lansing was a joke" says Hen. Well,
that's one pun they didn't hang on his
flivver, anyway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

MOTHERLY candor: shes just a
child, an innocent. She doesn't know
anything" Mary Miles Minter's NAV
told Chicago newspaper movie
writer the other day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

MISS Getta Kidd resides in Law
renee, Kan. Well wager she is bride
before leap year expires.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03
Shock for the Home Folks.

SnOCk loE tHo Hoiho FUND
The Iegions of friends of Frank
Winninger in this city and vicinity
will be astounded to hear that the
well known comedian was married
last week to Jane Allyn, leading
woman with his company the past
two years.-Appleton (Wis.) Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

We are not in position to say wheth-
er he WAS so indisereet, but IL would
not have been surprising had the con-
gresham who received the presidents
latest letter on Americans travelling
ON armed merchantmen replied with
a P0u Pou.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03
Little Studies In Human Nature,

Observe the first two men you next
see coming out of a bank The one
with frown has just had note ex-
tended and the other has made a fat
addition to his savings account.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03
Listen TO Father Growing.

A son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Cackle at Mason City, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03
Pointed Paragraphs.

Man is mister; woman is mys-
terry.
Girls will be girls-if they can't be
married women.
However, many Of us are for any
brand Of reform that's fashionable.
A distinctive personality is but an
other name for swelled head.
1t doesn't take the average honey
moon long to get ready for the en-
balmer.
Just to show his hatred for any
thing pertaining to imperialism or
monarchy, an Indiana tramp invari-
ably wears a crownless Chicago
News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

SOME years ago an old subscriber
wrote the editor of his paper and ask
ed him why he didn't write shorter
editorials. 81 don't have time" was
the answer that came back. Those
who imagine that the life Of a column
pilot is one of sunshine and long black
cigars might think this over.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

IGNATZ writes: "My notion of n
diplomat is man who can entertain
two women at dinner and leave them
In such mood that they will both say
complimentary things about him to
their confidential friends
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

one MUST Get Away TO be Appreciated.
Among the prominent guests regis
tered at the Hotel Windsor today are
United States Senator Roger Sullivan
and family of Chicago. Senator Sulli-
van is enroute to Belleaire, where he
and his family expect to spend several
weeks before returning to their home
in the north. He is well known in
political affairs throughout the United
States, and has been instrumental in
many reform movements that have
been brought up in the state of Illi-
nois.-Florida Metropolis.
ENGLAND is said to be very proud
of the showing of the French troops
at Verdun. The British hope in time
to get into the war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

"IF the depositors of my bank will
let me alone so l can go into business
everything l ever make will be paid
to them," protests an eastern financier
who is being detained behind prison
bars. The depositors seem to think
that he'll get the rest of their money
if they permit him his freedom. He
has such taking ways, as it were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-03

FILING OF an income tax schedule
is not always proof that man is a
liar.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-20


There continues to be discussion
among navy officers as to the uniform
hest suited for members Of the enlisted
force. with special reference to the
apparel of landing parties. This has
been a live subject since the naval oc-
cunation of Vera Cruz, when there was
much complaint on account of the use
of white clothing, which obviously fur-
nished a better target than a less con-
spicuous color of uniform, the WASH
ington Post remarks.
one question is as to the shade OF
blue that should be adopted, If that
color is determined upon as the most
shifted TO service needs In addition
TO the factor of a protective UNIFORM
IT is reported that men going on shore
leave and returning after "a hours nd
erty as a rule are not neat and uuy
when white is prescribed as uniform.
There is by no means unanimity OF
opinion among officers as to the color
of uniform to be adopted in the serv-
ice by landing parties The expert
view on the subject is divided between
blue and khaki, with further division
In the latter instance between the
shades of olive drab and grayisn
green.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-20

The jenkins and company store is
now settled in the new quarters in
the handsome Reed block. The COM
pany's complete stock of merchandise
was moved from the old location
across the street Friday and Saturday
with so little confusion that practical
ly no time was lost and the store was
able to- conduct business with their
customers at all times.
With it's white walls and ceiling the
interior of the new store presents a
most pleasing and up-to-date appear
ance. On entering one is able to view
the whole store, simply but effective
ly arranged, and the attempt tC
tighten up the entire interior with the
large west windows has resulted most
successfully. The light is well diff
fused throughout every part making
possible the effective display OF
goods.
The storeroom, with its hardwood
floor, is large and rOomy and the in.
creased space over the old quarters
will give the company an opportunity
to show more of their goods and to {
better advantage. Heretofore al
amount of their stock has been KEEP
in their store rooms for lack of dis
play space, but the greater room nov
will overcome this lack. The new
location adds 5000 square feet of flool
space, besides the additional 1875 fee
frontage of window display.
Twelve hanging china lamps will
give ample light when needed during
the evenings and winter months
these being materially aided by tn
! white walls and ceiling The offic
! and alteration room have been install
ed at the rear of the store, and
large basement will furnish plenty c
storage room.
= The feature of the new Jenkins stor
is the great length of window spac
: available for display purposes. Wit
! frontage on Main street of so fee
= and on Second street of 1875 feet, thi
will make it possible to place befoI
the public a large amount of good
e and the simple window finishings wi
4 give the decorators splendid oppo
t tunity to show them off effectively.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-20
Church Of the Brethren.

Elder Crumpacker, returned mis-
sionary from China, who gave two ex-
cellent addresses on last Sunday, will
very likely be with us next Sunday at
II a. m and p. m. He expects to
tell us of the prospects of China's ac-
cepting the Christian religion, as he
sees it. You will be interested and
instructed if you hear him. Sunday
school at 10 o'clock. Come and join
our growing school, Largest attend
ance the past two Sundays of the en-
tire year. Christian workers meeting
at p. m. Subject, Some Women OF
the New Testament"
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-20
TALKS ON BANKING.
4
YOUR BUSINESS CAPITAL.

Thirty per cent. of those who fail
in business do so because they lack
capital No business can succeed I'M
less it has backbone, and this back
bone is the invested capital of the pro-
prietor Whether it is million dol
lar corporation or a corner grocery,
there must be, as a foundation, the in
vestment of the proprietor.
The man who starts out in business
"on a shoestring" fails. No matter
what he may have in the way of Dor
rowing facilities, there may come a
time when he finds the avenues of
borrowing closed against him. Then
his reserve capital comes into play.
To meet the weekly payroll, stock
up, tide over bad times, fit the place
up with machinery and fixtures, re-
quires money, and this money should
be the saved money of the proprietor
Just how much capital a concern
requires is a matter of individual re-
quirements The larger the business
the larger the capital. If, for instance
a man were to engage in a mercantile
line, he should have enough money
saved by thrift to buy his fixtures
and part of his stock, and a balance