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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-04
PREPARE FOR PEACE INSTEAD OF
WAR

(Speech OF Congressman Philip T.
Campbell of Kansas, Republican, which
the press associations did not carry.)
MIR. CAMPBELL. Mr.. Speaker, the
United States seems not TO have been
able to maintain its poise and look at
things as they really are.
We are going war mad. We are
plunging our country headlong into
immediate preparation war. No one
knows with whom or when it will be
fought. We are piling up expenditures
for the immediate future that are ap-
palling. We are laying the foundation
this year for larger expenditures next
year 1t is well on to three-Quarters
of a billion this year. What will the
expense be in year from now? | hope
to God that war then will have ceased
in Europe. Then l hope that the
people of the United States will get
their bearings and look at questions as
they are. We should not lose our
heads at this and at the other end of
the capitol now. The war in Europe is
changing everything pertaining to war
fare, but it is proposed by this con-
ference report that we shall go on with
the old-style program of battleship.
Why not make an inspection of the
wreck the war in Europe leaves and
profit by it? This report proposes a
battleship program which every man
who knows anything about what has
occurred in the last 10 years will be
obsolete in a very short time. Within
10 years every battleship provided for
in this program will be in the junk
heap or obsolete. Within the few years
l have been in congress | have voted
for the latest type of battleships, and
they today are counted as obsolete and
unfit for service There has been no
occasion for alarm at any time in that
IA years, and yet every time an appro-
priatiOn bill that appropriated either
for the army or the navy was under
consideration We were said to be in i'm
minent danger of war. The press of
the country was teeming with forecasts
Of war from Asia, from Europe, dam
gers from every section of the world.
But there was no danger. / refuse to be
stampeded every time an appropriation
bill that apprOpriateS money for the
maintenance of the army and navy is
before the house with the idea that we
are in imminent danger of war If we
cultivate higher order OF internation-
ay craftsmanship and study means for
working out friendly relatiCnhips with
all the world, in the conduct of our in
ternatiOnal affairs with the nations of
the earth, we would need less of DOW
der, less of giant battleships, less of
army and naval organization.
The people of this country are for
reasonable degree Of preparedness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-04

Throw up your hands. mother
he cried. I'm on the trail for In
dians." AS his mother turned toward
him his finger frightened on the trig-
ger. Miss Jessie Smith, neighbor,
who was in the next room, was the
Mortified witness of what happened.
The mother said no word. She quietly
sank to the floor, and spot between
her eyes showed what had happened.
Jimmie doesn't realize it yet, al
though he has been permitted to look
for the last time on his mother before
she was put away. "One of the girls
said they were going TO put mother in
the ground" said the four year old.
But l think she'll come back to US
soon, don't your" and he looked in.
quiringly at the reporter who had
been sent to the house to get a pic
ture of the mother and boy. And the
reporter turned away, accustomed as
he was to tragedies, for this one was
Just little bit different. Then Jimmie
ran out into the yard to play, for he
was just bit too young to know, un-
less they told him, and no one had the
heart to do that.
Better think over the gun and re-
Volver proposition. The children grow
up faster than you realize and some
day you may wish that you had never
owned a gun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-04

A woman travelling alone is very apt
to take up with some one OF her own
sex for companionship. In Milan /
fell in with an attractive woman while
waiting at railway station and open
ed conversation with her. She was
travelling alone, as / was, and, both be-
ing Americans, we soon became quite
chummy. We learned that we were
to sail from Genoa on the same steam
er and on the same date.
My new found friend, Miss Scars
dale, was about thirty years of age
and quite used to going about alone.
Indeed, she told me that she WIS a
business woman and was abroad for
the purpose of buying goods for New
York importing house. When / asked
her what kind of goods she said diff
ferent kinds for women. While l was
sightseeing she was usually engaged
in purchasing, though sometimes she
would visit places Of interest with me.
Two or three times / limited that I
should be pleased to accompany her on
one of her shopping tours, but she did
not invite me, and once when l openly
suggested that l should like 10 go
through the stores with her that day
she complained OF a headache and said
she would not go out.
When l went to my stateroom on
the steamer and looked over my hand
baggage that had been carried there by
a steward / noticed among the pieces
shawl, rolled and strapped, that did
not belong to me. What to do with it
did not know, SO | concluded to wait
for the owner to claim it. But when
couple Of days passed and it was not
claimed, thinking it might contain
something to indicate to whom it be-
longed, opened it, revealing a bundle
of valuable lace.
/ could not understand how any one
could place goods worth considerable
money in such an unsafe place l had
purchased a few things abroad, but /
was careful to put them in my trunk,
under lock and key. Having come TO
rely on Miss Scarsdale. / went to her
with my story and asked her what l
had better do. She said she did not see
that 1 could do anything and advised
me to leave the property rolled and
strapped as l had found it, trusting to
the owner to find it,
This 1 did, but 1 confess l felt I'M
easy at having in my possession prop
erty belonging to another. Might l not
be liable to a charge of theft? l put
this view of the case to Miss Scarsdale,
and she poohpoohed my fears. Such
mistakes were constantly being made
on liners, and l was not responsible
was another persons baggage being
put in my room. Quite likely some
American millionaire to whom money
or property Of value was no great OBJ
ject had bought the lace and had not
been sufficiently concerned about il
to take proper care of it. , Probably
when we reached port the owner would
take account of his belongings and,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-04
PEACE ON LABOR DAY.
There is peace on Labor dav.

There is peace on Labor day.
That for which the people have been
praying is realized. Dreading what a
week ago and less than a week ago,
seemed inevitable, the people are today
rejoicing that the calamity that DER
hung the country has been averted.
The people wanted the strike
settled and the greatest industrial up
heaval in American history avoided
When, after all other efforts had failed
President Wilson took the matter of
adjustment in hand, the people felt
deep sense of relief. They cared not
how the president might take them
through the crisis, so long as he ac-
complished the much sought ends in
just and fair manner, and they were
confident that only in a just and fair
manner would it be accomplished at
the presidents hands.
And so ii has come to pass.
Congress rising to the occasion
and periodically responding to, and
cooperating with the presidents de-
sires and purposes has adopted legis-
lation that has clarified the situation
and insured peace in the individual
and commercial world and brought
satisfaction to the workers.
Thus has the president brought
about:
A just and lawful national recogni-
ton of the dignity of labor and the
fair and humane principle for which it
! stands.
a The avoiding of disaster that
Hwould have cost the transportation
companies in one day all that the
eight-hour day calls for in wage adj
vance to say nothing Of the loss and
ruin that would have followed.
The saving TO the people Of incon
venience and hardship, Of suffering
and misery in untold measure.
The saving OF the workers from that
which they did not want to do but
would have been forced to do in the in
terests of justice.
The fixing by law of the eight-hOu'
standard in the chief branches of in
terstate transportation and commerce.
Good feeling and contentment among
all the people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-04
REGULAR CORRESPOND
EMIT"

The republican national committee
has devised a very cute little flank
move upon the confiding public.
The scheme. as detailed in confiden-
ial communications to republican edt-
tors throughout the country. is to fur
nish each a weekly letter prepared by
competent newspaper men" This let
ter is to be run under the line From
Our Regular Correspondent or some
similar legend" and given prominent
display. preferably always in the same
place in the paper"
Sly, devilish sly, Old Joey" as Mr..
Bagstock was wont to insist!
The kernel comes in this however:
The letter is TO deal ostensibly with
subjects of general interest, as the edi-
tors addressed are assured, but is TO
be partisan to the extent of present
ing those facts which republicans be-
lieve should be brought to the atten-
ton of the voters"
1t is presumable that many republic
can editors will accept these letters,
sent without charge" and under a
two-cent stamp" and thus give their
sanction to the yelled onslaught upon
the voting masses.
1t is well enough, however. for these
latter to be advised, so that If in the
midst of a New York letter from our
regular correspondent" on the subject
of feminine, fashions, or the best food
for babies, 'or the spread Of infantile
paralysis. or how TO graft Ben Davis
apples on cactus sprouts, or the latest
in movies, or baseball activities, read
ers find intertwined Herewith a plea
for a Penrose tariff or Huerta candi-
date, they may know just how it all
comes about, why. and the kindly
source from which it went forth.
In other words, these regular cor
respondents" from New York City
have their work clearly mapped out
for them by the republican campaign
committee. always eager to serve the
dear public even though subtlety and
subterfuge must be invoked to get that
public TO read their preparations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-04
Selected by Tavenner

They want to have a splendid organiza-
ton in the army and splendid organi-
zation in the navy, but in their sane
moments the people are not imbued
with the idea that this nation must be
put upon a war footing There is no
necessity for placing the country on a
war footing today. No warlike situa-
ton arises from any direction; no
threat from any nation: no cause or
justification for placing this nation up
on a war basis today, as is proposed by
this program.
Where is the immediate danger that
makes this great program necessary,
that makes these enormous expendi-
lures imperative? Why, as stated
Just now by the gentleman from Tex
as (Mr. Hardy, every belligerent ma
ton in the world today is exhausting
it's resources in men, in money, in ev-
erything that makes a nation powerful
in war. (Applause.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-04
SPEEDING Up METABOLISM.

One-third of life is spent in bed, with
the oxidation process, the metabil-
ism, slowed down to lowest speed.
An office worker Of sedentary habit
and scientific temperament was order
ed by his doctor to take two miles
OF oxygen three times a day on the
hOOf." A rather formidable prescrip-
ton, but the patient was game. He
bought pedometer and wore it re-
ligiously for a week At the end Of
the week he totaled up his account
and found he had covered just 40
miles in the six days-though the man
had never added a single step to his
customary cCmings and goings about
the office, Thereupon he returned tri-
umphantly to confound the doctor.
But the doctor refused to blush. In
stead he added another ingredient to
the prescription. Take two miles of
oxygen three times a day on the hoof
IN the open air" ii now read So the
poor fellow had to get out and hike to
the park and back after all.
Some other genius with a scientific
turn OF mind made a series of careful
tests and discovered that when the
arms are swung vigorously, as they
usually are in brisk walk. the meta
bolism may be increased more than
10 per cent. Also that as much as
ohe-hfth OF the enegry expended in
walking is required TO raise the body
at each step, in a man of average
size Add 10 this a small amount of
energy which Is necessarily expended
IN lowering the body each step after
IL mad been raised, and you will find
that an important factor in the exer-
else or walking is the type of step
eHPloyed' and this means that one
with high heels tires much sooner than
one with fiat heels. Thus is explained
the tagging OF the ladies when the
Bread and Milk club takes a dawn
nike: Dawn hikes are doubIy hard on
the ladies' because you can't expect a
Iady TO get up in the middle Of the
night las is necessary If all the war
paint Is to be on in time) and make
any sort OF showing against a lot of
mere refers who roll out OF bed. grab
their clothes and HE away TO the rem
devious after fine nights rest How
ever, AFTER few weeks the ladies
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-04
FALKENHAYN GOES.

Some history OF the war written
years hence may tell us why General
Erich Won Falkenhayn lost his place
as chief of STAFF, after a career in that
position witch covered the period OF
Germany's greatest successes
Nobody can say, upon the face OF
what has happened in the last two
years, that he has been a failure. Ger
man armies hold nearly everything
that they gained when the high tide
of victory was reached. The little dent
IN the German line at the Somme can
scarcely be seen on an ordinary map,
and the German armies still hold viz
tually all the Russian territory they
gained In the big drive under linden
burg. Austria has been the great suf-
ferer from the recent successes against
the central powers.
Still, the one patent thing which may
account for Won Falkenhayn's retire
ment is the fact that Germany is check
ed and has surrendered the offensive.
The German problem now is how 10
hold on. and that problem is growing
more and more difficult. II is possible
that Falkenhayn's abilities as a STRAIT
egist in offensive operations fail him
when he is called upon to hold his
long line fast against an enemy that is
continually striking first IN one place
and then in another. Perhaps the
kaiser has made up his mind that Ger
many has more need OF d Thomas than
Of Sheridan and Hindenburg may
have been chosen TO succeed Falken-
hayn because he is believed 10 be the
best man for defensive work.
He is certainly the soldier who com
mands the greatest confidence in Ger
many, and II some radical change in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-04
PENALIZING THRIFT.

Partisan economists argue indig-
nantly that it is a rank injustice to
"penaliZe" the man who makes $4,000 a
year, while the chap who happens to
be drawing S2,995 year is exempt.
The penalizing argument sounds good.
1t does seem a shame TO discourage
thrift by smashing it with an income
tax. The case of the man who paints
his house only to be spotted by the
eagle-eyed assessor occurs to us. Why
fine the man for painting his house?
The ready rejoinder to the taxing
thrift" argument is that it is impos-
sible to raise very much money taxing
folks who are poverty stricken. That
is true. 1t is necessary to go to those
who have it in order to raise money.
But is it necessary, after all, to
tax thrift? Why not tax privilege?
Let the opponent of the income tax
answer that? That anti-income taxer,
however, is as rule someone who be-
lieves that the only proper revenue
raiser is a tariff tax. He is one who
contends that the only proper course is
to delude people into believing they
are paying nothing at all while soaking
them to the limit.
Millions and millions of dollars have
been raised in this country by means
of invisible taxation. The score would
scarcely be evened were the entire rev.
enue of the government raised by
means of an income tax for the next
decade But congress is not evening
up scores. 1t is providing revenue and
it is following the principle of collect
ing from those best able to pay. The
income tax is not scientific revenue
raiser, but it can at least boast that it
is better than Payne-Aldrich bill, al
though that is really damning by
means of faint praise.-Johnstown
(Pa.) Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-04
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Gunhnrn

QuestiOn-Please tell six fool girls
what will alleviate sunburn. We went
out and got tanned all in a day Well
be grateful.
Answer-Lfe in the shade with
cloths wrung from cold normal salt
solution over the burned places cheap
ing teaspoonful of salt dissolved IN a
pint OF very cold water). After an
hour or so of this, dry gently, dab some
fresh cold cream over the skin, then
powder freely with talcum TO protect
the skin from the light If blisterss
rise, do not open them at once. but let
them remain for several hours. Then
PRICK at lower side with needle you
have just famed or stuck through the
soap, gently press out water. dry with
sort, clean towel, and treat with cold
cream and talcum as before.
Sea Water for Old Sores.
Question-Please tell me whether
congresses wet with fresh sea water
are advisable to stimulate healing in
an old sore or ulcer on the leg.
Answer-Such A dressing might
convert a chronic ulcer into a healthy,
healing ulcer in few days time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-04
For Boiling Eggs.

A colored preacher in the south tells
OF ms visit to certain household in a
town in Georgia, where. quite early
one morning, he was awakened by the
tones or a contralto voice singing
ABIDE With Me- AS the preacher Law
IN bed he meditated upon the piety
which his hostess must possess which
enabled her to proceed about her task
early In the morning singing such a
noble hymn
AT breakfast he spoke to her abou,
IL and told her how pleased he was
Lawsy! she replied. that's de
hymn boil eggs by: three verses for
soft and five for hard"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-04
CHORDS 80.
Dl S CO r ID S
PHILOSOPHERS.

A melancholy Beaver
Resided by a rill;
He either had fever
Or else he had chill;
For Mental Inquisition
Had filled him full of dole
About his Earthly Mission
Or his Eternal Soul.
In June, instead of basking,
Or helping build the dam,
He vexed his Conscience, asking,
why Is 1t That / AMI"
He passed the winter. sitting
A lot of Pregnant Saws
On Whittier Are We Drifting?"
And Natures Primal Cause"
A Chickadee, intruding
One afternoon at three,
Disturbed the Beavers brooding
By whistling, "Chicka-dee!"
The Beaver reprimanded
The Gadabout on wings;
Said he, ITO be quite candid,
What makes you do These Things?
"All over Here and Yonder
You filter, flute and fife.
Why don't you perch and ponder
The Purposes of Life?"
The Chickadee retorted,
Il don't know what you mea
My life is well supported,
The woods are fresh and green;
My top note, when l strike it
May be of little use.
Still, people seem TO like it,
And that a good excuse"
The Beaver simply snorted,
AS Beavers often do.
The Chickadee cavorted
And ate worm or two.
The Chickadee grew apter
At whistling "Chick-a-dee!"
The Beaver did chapter
On What Work Means To Me-"
ARTHUR GUITERMAN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-04
Day i'm Davenport

Business Houses Closed. - Practic-
ally all the business houses of Dav-
export and all the public buildings
were closed for Labor day. today
This follows the usual custom OF the
business houses in giving their en-
ployes a holiday in honor of the day
The postoffice and the library were
the only public buildings open and
they have the usual holiday hours.
The postoffice was open between the
hours of $3.50 and $3.50 for the gen
eral delivery and the delivery of mail
in the residential district.
0
Claims She Was RObbed.-"Ah dun
been robbed a nah pockeybook and
$27," declared Esther Johnson, col
ored, between hiccoughs, as she was
brought into the police station Sat-
urday night. This here's the man
whut robbed me, too" The police re-
ceived a hurry call from the woman
early in the evening, and the wagon
with Officers Moeller and Stafenbi
was rushed 10 Green's cafe, on East
Fifth street. The woman was found
TO be intoxicated, and she claimed that
Bud Harrington, also colored, had rob-
bed her. She claimed that she had
purchased liquor at a barber shop
nearby The Johnson woman and
harrington were jailed, awaiting fur
Their investigation of the woman
story
Sensational Charge Made.-Charges
of sensational nature have been
brought against Forrest W. Gray, an
1S-year-old Davenport lad, by Hazel
Cessler Is years old, as a result Of
irlN
late Friday night and released on
bonds Saturday afternoon. According
TO the stories told by the girls aunt
Mrs. Martin LaFrenz, the young peo-
pie have been desperately in love for
IL months. The match, however. was
opposed by the youths parents. Some
months ago the two slipped away TO
keokuk, where they intended to be
married, and the girl claims that il
was there that her prospective hus-
band betrayed her confidence The
aunt claims that the girl is in a SER
icus condition at her home, 20l7 West
Fourth street. Gray Saturday made
a written confession 10 the police in
which he admitted that he wrouged
the girl with a promise 10 marry her.
Authorities Saturday night stated that
they believed the charges would be
dropped and the pair married.
o
Cooper Renamed Referee.-F A.
Cooper has received a reappointment
to the Office Of referee in bankruptcy
in the eastern division OF the south
ern district of Iowa. At the same
time the German Savings bank of Dav-
export was named as a depository for
all bankruptcy funds i'm the division.
The counties of Scott. Clinton, Musea-
tine and Washington are in Mr. Coop
er's Jurisdiction. His appointment
comes from the southern distict fed
eral court bench. Mr.. Cooper succeed
ed r. {. Williamson TO FIJI vacancy
made by the latter in Office last April
His present appointment will hold
over period OF two years.
Schools Open Tuesday.-The infan-
tile paralysis scare. kept wildly be-
fore the public for the last two months.
Will have no effect whatever on the
opening OF the public school term
Tuesday morning. for the reason that
the disease does not exist In Daven-
port. In making the announcement
Saturday that both grade schools and
the high school would open the 1916
1917 school season Tuesday with an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-04
Rock Island-From River to
River.

Soon you will see a desperate effort
to convince the country that there was
not much danger of a railroad strike,
and large number OF the workers
were too loyal to the roads employ
ing them 10 strike. Pay no attention
to such noise" The workers were
oath-bound to strike, and TO say that
they would have violated their oath
Is TO insult them You bet they
would have struck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-04

military policy is contemplated be-
cause of the straits into which Austria
has fallen, the presence Of Hinden-
burg at the side of the kaiser will give
such changes high sanction in the
minds OF the people.