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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
HOTELS ARE WARNED.

The St. Louis Globe-Democrat
sounds warning to the hotel propri-
etors in that city in reference to the
democratic national convention to be
held there next June. Already charges
that the hotel men are making extor-
tionate rates have been made and the
Globe Democrat intimates that if these
charges are justified it would have
been far better if st. Louis had never
entered the field for the convention.
The Globe-Democrat says:
THE name of ST. Louis will be on
every tongue during the campaign OF
1916. and it rests largely with the ho-
tel managers to make it name of
praise or one Of objurgation. For
there is nothing that so strongly and
directly influences the feelings OF a
visitor as the nature Of his hotel ac-
commodations and the price he is COM
PEELED to pay for them. At a great
convention he expects to put up with
some crowding, and, II he is at all
reasonable, does not object to slight
increase of the normal rates. But if
prices are raised to point that he con-
siders extortionate, or if onerous con-
ditions are attached to them, nothing
that the city can do in the way of pub
lie hospitality or entertainment will re-
move the bad impression that the hotel
makes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
DRAGGING IN THE TARIFF.

There is something in Washington
called the Republican Publicity AS
sociation," which seems to be devot-
ing itself to an effort 10 drag in the
protective tariff question on all oc-
casions as something that may serve
a party purpose in these trying times.
We learn from The New York Jour
nal, that this association has just put
out a statement contradicting one
made months ago by Secretary Red
field in which he denied that our for
eign trade lies chiefly in what we may
call, for lack of better name, war
orders The Journal Of Commerce
says:
The contradiction takes the form of
a comparison Of a list of exports for
the normal period under republican
tariff law from September, 1912, to
August. 1918, inclusive, the following
u months under the democratic tar
if law and the next period Of the
same length, under the stimulus OF
war orders
Foreign trade is assumed to con-
sist Of exports only, and the list con-
tains only what are assumed TO be
made up chiefly Of war orders, or al
least to include such. AS these con-
tain not only everything in the way Of
arms, munitions and explosives and
the materials for these and horses
mules, autos and various other means
of transportation and military equip
ment and supplies, but the total OF
leather and wolen manufacturers, cut
lery and machine tools, and bread
stuffs, meat products and refined sugar
they can hardly be rated entirely as
war orders. With this list footed I'D
it shows an aggregate Of over $780,
100000 in the republican tariff year
$505.000,000 in the democratic tariff
year and over $1,000 100000 in the
war orders year. This is supposed to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Selected by Tavenner

To the Readers of The Argus:
The Argus has generously agreed to permit me to
make regular contribution under this head to use the
snace as If 1t were my am left free to make my
selection from where WILL whether it is timely or I'M
timely: to search the highways and the byways for
what may impress me as of interest and value to the
people.
| assure my readers shall try to make the most Of
the opportunity To do must forget that party lines
exist and will just as wish it might be practical for
them not to exist and that the principal issue cleo
ton day might be, not whether candidate belongs to
this or that political party. but whether he is willing
the Of the people the few who exploit
them.
In other words my idea is to submit information or
thought that would give to the world if I myself
edited newspaper, the only mission of which to
serve mankind; to do this and nothing more
When l personally write the contribution | will sign
it. and when present the thought and work others
will SO indicate. CLYDE H. TAVENNER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
MAKING KICKER A BOOSTER

Ten years spent in directing sue
cessfully the advertising and selling
policy Of one of the greatest depart
ment stores in the world ought to
give one an unusual insight into hu-
man nature. That such experience
does reveal the ways of men-and
women-is demonstrated by ". R.
Hotchkin, for 10 years advertising
and sales manager for John Wanna
maker.
In his new book, The Manual Of
Successful Storekeeping,' published
for the Associated Advertising Clubs
of the World by Doubleday, Page &
Co., Mr.. Hotchkin devotes an inter
esting chapter to a discussion Of max
ing boosters out Of kickers.
I'VE all know" says Mr.. Hotchkin,
that the person who makes par
ticularly ugly complaint is usually a
great gossip. The world is full of this
kind of people, and although we may
not like them, we can't kill them, and
also we can't make them quit talking.
But we can direct the sort Of talking
they are going to do"
Quoting a great merchant prince
who declared that "the customer is
always right" Mr. Hotchkin makes
the point that if scant courtesy is
given the complaint of the customer
the store will get the worst Of it for
months to come. The woman who
gets the best of store is always the
sort of a woman who will brag about
it, says Mr.. Hotchkin. And the more
she brags about it, the more good she
is doing the store.
The author relates how he inter
cepted woman who was leaving the
Wanamaker store one day with the
declaration that she was never COM
ing into that store again. 1t develop
ed that she had attempted to return
and get credit for wash suit she
had bought for her boy two months
before. Immediately after buying the
suit she left for summer resort,
where she found the suit to be too
small. She said she thought she
could exchange the suit at any time.
The head of the department had in
formed her that the season for wash
suits was over and that he could
allow her only 81, as the price had
been reduced She had paid $3.50 for
the suit Mr.. Hotchkin explained that
a blunder had been made by some
| body ignorant Of the stores policy.
He took her to the proper depart
ment, got her credit for the suit and
Immediately she bought 81 suit for
her boy Then she made other pur-
chases for herself and sister, amount
ing to approximately $3.50.
There was woman mad enough
to do lot of back talking about Wan
amaker's," says Mr.. Hotchkin. In
stead, I'll warrant she is still talk
| ing now and then about that manager
at Wanamaker's who settled that man
who wouldn't credit the suit. AND
| thereby scores of her friends are be-
| ing continuously made to know thai
| John Wannamaker never permits his
customers to be dissatisfied if he or
any of his managers hears the COM
/ plant"
| Of particular value to the merchant
and those engaged in selling merchan
disc, Mr. Hotchkin's book contains
/ much of intarasf m thnce for whom,
modern business holds charm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04

but was not on the mountain
nowhere. / simply felt the bs., va
the cold and did not know whit. aA
dread the more.
Now and again that sweet y,,,,.,
face fitted before me. sornetina NM
could see her figure fading M. =
by, but at distance. Otbers 80 80
and went, but l took no notice o, ,h.1
They were like shadows TO mo ~
she-she was individual and a,~
the same. Her hair and eve. -
brown, her face oval, her cornnis,s.
fair, with touch Of red In her cba.sA
Again l was lying in bed beside :.
window. There were the monn..a
and the dotted line where IL v..
fore, but now instead Of nov,no :.
ward it was descending I felt an y
expressible relief from SUFFERING ~
realized that had been verv III -
was In state of convalescence u.
landlady was standing at a table NOR.
ing liquid from a vial into a a,,..
She turned and, seeing me LOOKING !.
her, put down the vial and the d..
and came to me.
What has been the matterY' I nj.
ed her.
An expression Of relief came oy.,
her features as she told me had 49,
very ill-indeed, was still very Ill !
must be quiet and not excite nysel,
l soon fell into a slumber. all II.
while conscious Of a restfulness th,.
was delightful. How long I slent
know not. but ss soon as / awoka ",
landlady brought me a bowl Of hro.h
| undertook to feed myself, but N,
too weak. She gave me few Spoon.
fuls Of the broth, which was an II
cared for at the time.
AS l grew better | felt a des,r. :,
know whether the girl who had an
peared to me daring what | now raj
lied was delirium was a creature a,
fancy or flesh and blood descrhed
her to my landlady, and she said: "sb.
must be. the American girl in the uer,
house, The tourists have all been M
terested in your case, and this youn,
lady came in to see you. She has be-.
Of great service"
please tell her," l replied. "tb.
am convalescent and ask her to com.
to see me, that I may thank her for
her attention"
When the girl came recognized her
at once as the object of my dream
or whatever it was. She looked at ma
with hopeful expression.
you have been in to see me before
said. Il am under an obligation to
you"
mot at ALL" she replied. But am
surprised that you have been conscious
Of my presence. You were delirious."
"You took my hand"
She blushed slightly. II supposed
you were not aware of it.
1t marked the beginning of love
story. but of the story shall maintain
silence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
[EALTHT TALL
W
William Brady,M.D.
Worry and the Cold Bogy.

Mrs. Blank stopped for a brief chat
on her way home the other day. She
had bundle, and from the end of the
bundle protruded Q small whip. We
wondered what tn whip was for. Well.
Mr.. Blank had asked her to get one. 1t
seemed that little Dorothy Blank was
becoming incorrigible. Why, the little
vixen ran away down the street to
meet him yesterday, and she didn't
have a thing on her head, So Mr..
Blank felt that stern duty compelled
him to arm himself in defense of the
health of the household.
Now, if one Of our little girls should
do thing like that we wouldn't con-
slider it criminal We assume that our
youngsters are not morons, and that
any child of normal mentality is quite
capable of coming in out of the cold
if the cold is uncomfortable. And of
course il the cold isn't uncomfortable
it can't possibly do any harm. Why,
it may even do good,
I Think Of the tremendous amount of
needless, silly worrying people do
about exposure"
We dare say no competent critic
will produce any scientific evidence to
disprove the statement that colds" are
just as contagious as diphtheria or tu-
berculosis. And we venture the opin-
ion that no evidence will be forthcom-
ing to prove that exposure" without
contagion, can ever cause any kind of
acute respiratory disease, be 1t
grippe" coryza, bronchitis. pneu-
monia or just general and ill-defined
cold" To be sure. the casual observer
will cite all sorts OF instances of real
or fancied exposure" followed In due
course OF illness. Well, before the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
HE SKELETON EXPOSED.
(Sturgis S. D., CALI

tDlul SIS .. L., CdllJ
Clyde H. Tavenner, a democratic
congressman from Illinois, made
statements to the effect that the Navy
league, which is making such a ter
rife fight for preparedness. is man
aged and has hackers who are not en-
tfrely free from the atmosphere of
war trafficking influence; whereupon
Robert NJ. Thompson Of Washington,
D. c., president Of the Navy league,
wrote Congressman Tavenner on Nov
Il threatening a suit This ELECTED
reply from the congressman in which
he stated that Ebert H. Gary, chair
man of the board of directors and
chairman of the finance committee of
the U. S. Steel Corporation, contrib
uted $1,000, and that the J. P. Morgan
estate subscribed $4,000 to the Navy
league and he is now a director of
and contributor to the Navy league;
that ]. P Morgan's brotherinlaw,
Herbert L. Satterlee, was one of the
incorporators, and at the present time
is general counsel for the league; that
Edward T. Stottsburg, member of
the firm of ]. P. Morgan & Co., and
the director of the Baldwin Locomo'
tive Works. Cambria Steel company,
Phoenix Iron company, Riverside Met
al company, Temple Iron company,
William Cramp & Sons, Ship and En-
CINE company and 81 other corpora
tions, banks and trust companies, is
one of the honorary vice presidents Of
the Navy league; that George F. Bak-
er of Wall street, New York, son of a
director OF the U. S. Steel Corpora
ton, contributed $1,000 to the Navy
league; that Robert Bacon. formerly
member of the firm of ]. P. Nor
gan & Co., and now first director of
the U. S. Steel Corporation, is a di-
rector of the Navy league; that Henry
C. Frick, director Of the I. S. Steel
Corporation, and ten other corpora
tions, is one of the vice-presidents OF
the Navy league; that Allen A. Ryan,
a director Of the Bethlehem Steel Cor
poration. contributed 500 to the Navy
league; that George R. Sheldon, di-
rector of the Bethlehem Corporation
and the American Locomotive COM
pany, both Of which concerns have
profted hugely from European war
orders, is one of the vice presidents
of the Navy league; that the Bethle-
hem Steel Corporation has obtained
from the navy department contracts
amounting to $42,321,23 that the U.
S. Steel Corporation controls the Car
negie Steel company, which has drawn
down from the navy contracts aggre-
eating S32,965,377 for armor plate
alone; that the government has pur-
chased from these two corporations,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
The Daily Story
The Beginning of Love story-By F. A. Mitchell

Is that n white cloud far up against
the blue sky? If SO, what means that
dotted line? The dots-indeed, the
whole line-moves. 1t is ascending.
No, it is not cloud; It is the sum
NIT Of mountain. Those dots are
climbers tied together by rope. They
seem near the top, but that is because
they are SO far from me. 1t will be
several hours before they reach it.
I came TO Chamonix to make the
/ was slightly indisposed, and. If | re-
member correctly, those in the house
in which / am lodged sent for the doc
tor, who came and said / had fever.
My window looks out On the mountain,
and l long to regain my strength that
/ may fulfill the purpose Of my coming.
My landlady partly opens my door
and peeps through the crack. What
means that startled expression on her
face? She withdraws hurriedly, and
I hear her calling, "Come, quick"
am lying In the snow near the sum
NIT Of the mountain. Beneath me is
the valley, beyond which is success
sion Of mountain peaks. How still is
everything! From year to year, from
century to century, these mountains re-
volye with the motion Of the earth, a
succession Of night and day, never In.
terrupted. 1t is always winter up here;
% Joac@ 4Loro ic oJ T rrn,,
der If summer will ever come. Let the
earth once be joggled and the inclina-
ton of its axis changed-then it may
be torrid on these slopes and reptile
monsters take the place Of the channels
A face comes between me and the
scene spread out before me. The lat,
ter is cold, the former warm; the one
merciless, the other full of sympathy
A woman's eyes are looking into mine
anxiously.
Singular that I should be lying in
the cold snow with this girl looking at
me. I SILVER, and the anxiety on her
face deepens. She takes my hand, but
little warmth is impaired. She lays
hers ON my brow, but I gain no COM
fort.
1 am about to speak to her to ask
what this all means when she fades
away as figures disappear in moving
pictures. Then persons move about
me, each one doing something, but the
whole to me is an endless confusion
But presently the snow under me
ceases to be cold, and now there is a
slight warmth in my back. The face
of the girl again appears before me,
like an enlarged face on a screen, shut
ting out all else. Something Of its
previous anxiety is missing. Again it
disappears, this time suddenly.
Then the sun shone down on me hot
as molten lava. / was experienced in
the heat of the sun at great heights,
shining through thin atmosphere, but
l had never known anything like this.
1t seemed as if it were burning out my
yitals. Meanwhile the scene about me
was changing. l was cold, then hot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Twas Ever Tins,

I Man born of woman is of few DAYS
and full Of mumps, measles, cold.
whooping cough, beer, lumbago and
politics; he cometh forth like a cab
bage plant covered with dew rustling
in the still morning breeze; he is at
first handled pet that sings as
sweetly as a canary bird at all hours
without change In the pathos or &C
cent; a little later in life he Gains
his dropping spirits making mud pies
and spinning top; still little later
he thinks q girl one of the incest
things ever exhibited at an agricul-
tural fair; he captures one, and then
he finds that it takes cash to buy
meat and ice. Finally he is gathered
in like falling leaf, being followed
to his last resting place by a cornet
band and few mourning friends and
a hearse at $40 for the trip. Thus
we are rolling, rolling, while the bells
are tolling. tolling. for the incoming
and departing Blakesburg (Iowa)
Excelsior.
}, J. NC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
WORK IS COUNTING.
(Centralia. Ill. Guard.l


Congressman Clyde H. Tavenner
has succeeded in stirring up quite a
fuss among the fellows who want to
sell armor-piate and ammunition to
the United States, and who are try
ing to get up war scare to make
the government buy their goods.
These are the people who would
profit largely from an increase of
armament and an increase of our
fighting force, nor are these all the
rich corporations that are behind the
navy appropriation scheme. Is it not
reasonable that if these giant corpora
tons can put this thing through the
peoples congress and have our navy
increased and have the army supplied
with men and guns, that they will at
some time in the future push this
nation into war and profit still fur
Their by selling the additional supplies
and ships a war would demand?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04

role of the stegomyia mosquito was
discovered. people were SO sure that
yellow fever was contagious that they
enforced shotgun quarantine when
cases developed. We all know better
now; we know that mosquito-netting
is the only absolute bar to the trans
mission of the disease.
Exposure which is evidently not un-
comfortable or actually enjoyed by the
exposee, is assuredly not a predis-
posing or contributing factor of all
health or disease.
Running out without anything
around the shoulders never yet caused
an illness, unless 1t was frostbite.
Here Is rule which we commend to
old folk, young folk and folk of mid
die age, concerning the question of ex-
posure to cold weather. If it Is COM
Portable it is healthful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
GIVING THEM THE GAFFS.
Los Angeles, Cal, Record

(LoS Angeles, Cal, Record.)
Congressman Clyde Tavenner is
squirting the Navy league.
Tavenner is one Of the peoples con-
gressmen who Is working to have
Uncle Sam save millions by making
his own armor plate, powder and guns
and he recently charged that the Navy
league was being backed by parties
interested in private corporations that
had been doing such work at extrava-
CANT prices.
The league notified Tavenner that
he would be sued for libel.
Tavenner comes back by repeating
his charges and suggesting that the
league show it's good faith and disin-
terestedness by having its directors
endorse government manufacture of
battleships, armament and munitions.
Either this, says Tavenner, or you'd
better fold your tent and get out of
Washington.
Knowing Tavenner well, from hav-
ing worked at the desk next to his for
some time, we kindly advise the Navy
league to hunt cover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
PRESS COMMENT ON TAVENNER

Bethlehem and Carnegie, $75,275,614 Of
armor plate, paying an average price
of approximately $40 per ton.
No wonder the Navy league is so
anxious to carry out a program Of
preparedness which would mean con-
tracts amounting to ten times the
above. There is money in it for them.
But will any defendant of prepared
ness now claim that there is no war
trafficking influence behind the work
of the Navy league, after Congress-
man Tavenner has so effectually skin
ned the league and hung its hide on
the fence to dry?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt either
will be the nominee of the republican
party for president or the progress
sives again will nominate him as
standard bearer" This is the state
ment of Judge Albert d. Nortoni
leader Of the Missouri bull moosers,
and who keeps in close touch with
the political pulse of the nation. 1--WE
do not care how many political par
ties nominate Colonel Roosevelt"
said Judge Nortoni. If the repub-
licans nominate him at Chicago We
will be glad to cooperate with them
Should they fail to recognize our
leader, it will simply be up to the
progressives to repeat what was done
in 1912"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS,
Salt Not Antisentic.

l am advised that salt, taken in hot
water each morning, is splendid
antiseptic to assist digestion. Do you
approve of It?
Answer-lt Is not an antiseptic, and
anyway an antiseptic would tend to de-
lay digestion. A pinch OF salt in a
glass OF hot water slipped early in the
morning is good laxative.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04

A snowfall of between so and so
inches in Arizona seems to contradict
the notion that the great precipitation
of last summer was to be followed by
dry winter. At many other points
there have been heavy falls, indicat-
ing that the reserve of moisture to
heavily drawn upon is not yet ex-
hausted. But turn must come some
time and it is reasonable to expect
and to prepare correspondingly for
a drouth later in the year.