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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
OUR WARDS AFFAIRS.

Praise from Sir Hubert is praise
indeed" Brigadier General Frank NC
Intyre. chief of the insular bureau,
has had military experience in the
Philippines prior to 1905, when he first
became associated with the 1nsular
bureau He was made chief OF his
department by President Taft in rec
IGNITION of his ability and service, so
he cannot be accused of undue par
TALLY to the present administration.
In a special report, based on his
personal study of the islands last
autumn, when he visited the chief
cities and provinces of the archipel-
ago, General Mcintyre testities that
the Filipinos have made good progress
under the administration of Governor
General Harrison; that law and order
are more assured than at any previous
time; that uplift work among the wild
tribes has progressed beyond the ex-
pectations of two years ago; that the
governments finances are in good con-
dition in spite of the commercial de-
preston due to the war; that the ex-
ecutive and legislature are working IN
harmony, and that the governor gen.
eral has won the respect and admira-
ton of the native people of the islands.
This testimony from man who
knows, and who owes no debt of graf
itude to the subjects of his praise,
ought to settle once and for all any
doubts that may have arisen IN any
fair-minded persons mind from the
vague charges OF irresponsibles as to
the quality of the present administra-
ton Of Philippine affairs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
Sidelights on the European War

lieved that there had been good deal
of misapprehension, and talked in yer!
much the same strain but did not see
how the transport business could De-
controlled by a central department o.
shipowners.
On the question of state control o.
the entire mercantile shipping he arg
ued that in view of the enormous dii-
ficulties in the way, they would nave
to be very cautious before coming %
any decision. On the other hand tnF
opposite theory of leaving the mef-
chant fleet entirely free was not pos
sibility under war conditions.
Mr.. Balfour said that the munitions
bill (Which had been delayed lncina'
ed measures to encourage the induslf!
of building mercantile tonnage AM
provided that under certain clreuh
stances this construction would
carried on as war work. Every Gay u
delay to such a bill delayed the CUE.
pletion of merchant ships, dlmlnsapa
tonnage. maintained freights ana NAY
other things essential for the pruE'
conduct of the war.
London.-After shell from sus
marine grazed the head OF the eap'a..
of a British steamer voyaging ID 'n'
Mediterranean the captain hauiea W.
the ships gun and returned a shot ~.
caused the U-boat to disappear. las5
the passengers sang Nearer Ny W.
to Thee" and a prayer was oheie'
in thankfulness for their escape. ~
collection in gratitude for the -
shown by the captain ana w
amounted to nearly $1,000.
This incident is related II. le...
from the Rev. A. ]. Mortimore' y
merly a curate of Southport. pew.
the fact that the vessel was hfeg
while near Alexandria, no partiea's
as TO It's name VI utStlhatAS
London. Correspondents VI
Associated Press. Fewer ana sio
express trains is the war ecohon' ,sjs
British railways are to practice -
wear. Besides disseminating eApis =.
the railways have reduced locsi I'd
vices. closed smaller stations ..ss,
branch lines and cut down the na Is.sl
of Sunday trains. The excuse V a,,s3
by the companies is their fsa ~.
STATS. They do not allege loss " s.sys
fic. as the freight business Is 40 AZ ,s;.,S
as ever and the hauling OIL .pd
makes up for reduced excursion =
tourist travel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03

the problem, we shall nave to forget
to some extent the long-cherished po-
litical classifcations of high protec-
tionists" and free traders" and apply
ourselves to non-partisan. or inter
partisan, comparisons of our necessi-
ties and opportunities. This method,
in word, must follow out the tariff
commission idea In some form. To
make the tariff football of politics
and embroil the country in perennial
agitation on the subject at time when
our prospects are so promising would
be nothing short of criminal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
WISDOM IN TARIFF.

In brochure demanding an "am-
pie protective tariff for the dye indus
tries which are springing up on Amer
lean soil as result of Germanys iso-
lation, we read that dyestuffs factories
were put out Of business in the SOS
by the insistent demands of the textile
industries that dyestuffs from other
countries be admitted free Of duty.
The textile makers, while demanding
protection for their own products so
exorbitant that it finally brought the
republican party into disrepute, re-
versed the protection principle as ap-
piled to another industry because 1t
wanted cheap dyes for its own use.
The instance is not exceptional as
an illustration Of tariff making; it is
typical. The ideal of the ultra-pro-
tectionist is to place high duties on
imports that compete with his own
wares while admitting free everything
he can utilize in the way of raw ma
terial. That we cannot hold our ex-
banding world commerce by such tariff
methods in the face Of conditions after
the war must be apparent TO the most
stupid. Democrats are conceding that
we shall find 1t necessary to levy ra-
tional duties on wares that threaten
our own newer industries. Republi-
cans are admitting that tariff walls OF
an exclusive intent will hamper our
efforts to expand and retain trade,
which must be conducted on a basis
Of mutual exchange
The obvious conclusion is that we
must inject sanity and dislnterested
wisdom into the tariff. We must en-
courage the buying nations so far as
possible by taking such of their prod
ucts as we need and cannot produce
in sufiiciency. We must be prepared
TO make reciprocal trade arrange
ments. We must recognize the claims
Of all lines of industry, without sec
tionalism or faoritism.
To reach such a consideration Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
Brady,M.D.
Stout, MiddIe-Aged DyspeptiC.

Whenever l see a stout woman
around middle age with dyspeptic
symptoms, writes a well-known au-
thority, in the American Journal of
the Medical Sciences, I think Of gall
sac disease and do not dismiss it from
my mind until am certain the symp-
toms are due to other causes.
The doctor then goes on to details.
Mild dyspeptic symptoms which are
neither constant nor periodic, but ap-
pear suddenly at irregular intervals
and disappear in like manner; the alb
sence Of a gross dietary indiscretion;
the presence Of considerable fatulence
(gas); discomfort not strictly local
lied, but felt in the upper part Of alb
domen; attacks frequently coming in
the night; sometimes slight icteric
or yellow hue noticeable in the skin.
These are common symptoms of gall
diagnosis Of Inflammation of the gall
sac or gladstone unless localized ten
derness over the region of the gall
sac is also noted That region is Just
under the edges Of the ninth and tenth
ribs, about three inches due west from
the pit Of the stomach.
The reason why stout, middle-aged
women are more liable to have gall
stones or gall-sac inflammation than
men is. we think, the corset. Not the
old-time tight-laced corset particularly
but ordinary fashionable, loose fitting
corsets which splint the abdominal
muscles and hence destroy or impair
their the abdominal circulation.
Conditions which must be distin-
guished from gladstone disease or
gall-sac inflammation are gastric and
duodenal ulcer, cancer, intestinal collie.
neuroses nervous disturbances) of
gastric secretion and reflex troubles
from chronic appendicitis
Tomorrow We shall tell what the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03

express came along be was s,...
between the rails and facing /, -
whistle screamed and footed bn. y, -
stood there as If spiked to a ta On
engineer tried to stop the tr.,n .4
the pace was thirty miles an :, ss
when the cowcatcher did Ia w WI
Five minutes later a man who :.
witnessed the accident from forty =, =
away came running up Just as n. !,
tim was climbing the fence Of -.
field into which he had been hn,,.s
He had a slight limp in the lsf, :.
but that was nothing for Jim IN -
about.
Sarah had heard OF this attemn. A.,
started out to look for Jim. I'm, =
didn't have the luck to find him 3
was missing from his usual ban,,. :.
three or four days. and then he tur,..
up on bluff overlooking the min noss
bali mile from the bridge. Ia -.
going to try the water cure this tim.
The bluffs were thirty feet abovs =.
water, and Jim couldn't swim stros.
Instead of striking the water. IN,
ever. he struck strip Of mud.
You blamed idiot. What did ,~
jump for? saw you when ysa M.
the leap" said passerby.
II wanted to die" replied Jim.
Sarah got every loose bog In tan,
to hunt for Jim. but they hunted i,
vain. He had one more ATTEMPT eon
ing to him. and if found at all be wan,
ed to be found dead. He went ~.
miles away from town and hired 10
farmer to sprinkle paris green oyertb.
potato vines Of his patch. The farns,
left him alone for an hour, and lin
mixed big dose Of the powder .m
drank it down. 1t was an overdose
however, and it was thrown OF, and
bis life was saved again.
1t was when poor Jim was totteripr
down the road toward the village ths
man in an auto overlook him and
halted to say:
"1f you aren't drunk, then you IN
sick. Get in here. Now, what's In
matter"
Jim told him all. and, curicusI,
enough, the autoist proved to be an
uncle Of his whom he had not hesn
of since his boyhood days. When tb
uncle had heard the story to its end b
said:
Jim, you had a fool for a father
You have got three fool brothers and
fool sisters and about five or six fool
uncles and aunts and the Lord only
knows how many fool cousins. but YOU
are the first fool in all the family ths
ever owned up to being a fool. You
shall be rewarded in consequence.
will buy you house and lot in the vii.
lage, give you $1,000 to set you and
Sarah On your feet and bet that you'll
come out very near the top. A MAJ
who is fool and knows it is a better
man than one who thinks he is wise
and doesn't know it."
And Jim and Sarah made up and
have lived happily ever since.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
How TO Cope With Gas.

l have tried every dietetic sugges-
ton the doctor gave me, first avoiding
starches and sugars, then excess of
proteins, and | have taken all sorts of
medicines, those he prescribed and
those l read about, yet ! suffer daily
from fullness and distention or bloat-
ing. l belch large amounts of gas. I
am 43 years old, mother of a family.
and | guess about fifty pounds too
heavy. Please tell me what to do.
Answer-Fast You eat too much.
Otherwise you wouldn't be so stout.
Make it two meals day-morning and
evening-with nothing at midday, or
at most soda cracker or a Gun of
milk. Fasting is the most efficacious
remedy we know for gas, provided
there Is no serious organic cause.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03

London.-(Correspondence of The
Associated Press. 1.-The question OF
tonnage for carrying the oversee trade
and particularly the growing scarcity
of tonnage under the British mercan-
tile flag is causing a good deal of anxi-
ETY.. A week or two ago, an unofficial
announcement was made that work
might be resumed on mercantile ship
building in various yards Of Great
Britain, but so far no official confirma-
ton has been received and from the
meagre reports regarding government
orders in several yards it seems that
there is very little likelihood OF a
transference of any quantity of work
men from government to private con-
tracts in the near future.
AS about one-fifth of the total mer-
camille tonnage of the country is COM
mandeered for admiralty purposes, and
during the four weeks ending Dec. 3
40 vessels were sunk, in addition to
the already large losses, it will be seen
that there is only a comparatively
small margin of boats left for carrying
the country's trade.
In addition to the cost of few yes
sells now being completed has increas-
ed considerably since the original con-
tracts were placed, owing to the con-
tinued rise in prices of raw material
the difficulty of transporting the ma
terial, and higher wages demanded by
workmen.
| Neutral countries have not been
slow in taking advantage of these con-
ditions, and are placing orders for
boats in most available yards as well
as buying up secondhand tonnage al
increasing prices.
! The way in which the government is
handling the shipping question has
caused much adverse criticism from
/ ship owners for some time past and
these were emphasized in the house OF
commons recently by several shipping
members. One deprecated the man
agement of a fleet of two thousand
requisitioned ships by the divided au-
thority of the admiralty and the board
/ of trade. and advocated the appoint
ment of body of expert shipowners tC
deal with details in a businesslike man
ner which could only be done by PEG
/ pie with knowledge acquired by years
of experience Shipowners have divid-
ed the trade of the globe into many
parts, combining outward with home
ward voyages, and ii was a serious
matter for the government TO inter
! fere with the fleets. Had the requisi
toned tonnage been properly handled
there would not have been such a rise
| in freights.
President of the board OF trade
Runciman, admitted that there was
not enough tonnage to go round owing
I to the enormous number of boats re-
| quired to conduct the supply service Of
Great Britain and her allies. and fol
| the necessary carriage OF munitions Il
must be remembered that the govern
ment was employing fleet three times
the size OF the whole German mercan'
! tile marine put together
! Mr.. Balfour for the admiralty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
KieI Canal for Britain.

London.-A "Kiel canal" for Great
Britain, connecting the River Clyde,
which flows into the Irish sea, with
the Firth of Forth on the North Sea
side, was recently discussed before
the Royal Cononial institute as hec-
essary naval measure. Such a canal
would open up naval communications
between the east and west coasts Of
Scotland save warships from the
danger of hostile submarines lurking
among the numerous small uninhab-
tied islands of the Scottish coast and
put the great shipbuilding yards along
the Clyde at the disposal of the North
Sea fleet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
The Daily Story
The Only Fool By M. Quad.

Sarah Martin married Jim Hewson
because she was hired girl and work
ing for So a week; because. again. she
was tired of work and wanted home.
Jim Hewson married Sarah Martin
because he also wanted q home and
because he knew that she earned IS a
month. That would pay the rent on a
cottage in a village In those far back
days.
Jim was lazy. He was born that
way and couldn't help 1t. He hadn't
energy enough to sweat shirt collar,
and therefore when he worked he.got
paid according to his energy. which
pay seldom exceeded 10 cents a day.
The bridal tour Of the newly weds
consisted of walking a mile arm in
arm, each with basket on the free
arm, to a huckleberry swamp a mile
away. There they picked twelve quarts
Of berries-that is. Sarah picked ten
quarts and Jim two. Then they walk
ed back to town and sold the berries
to a grocer for 60 cents in cash.
You see." said Jim as he jingled the
money in his hand, I'VE can get along
as easy as grease. This money would
buy US provisions for week"
The bride half laughed at the re-
mark, but soon felt serious and hadn't
much more to say. Two weeks later,
however, she had. Jim had gone to
see her in the kitchen in which she
worked and was feeling glad that he
was married man when she said:
"Jim, 1 have been thinking things
over"
We'll" was the query.
II have come to the conclusion that
l was either a lunatic or an idiot to
have married you. You are all wrong.
You are lazy and shiftless. You haven't
got the energy of a potato bug. You
want me to work and support you in
stead Of it being the other way. If
you were the best husband in the state
I wouldn't do It."
"Well. what are we going to do?'
asked the husband after lapse OF q
minute.
Il can't get divorce from you, Jim,
for l haven't got the money to put one
through. If we agreed on a separa-
ton 1t would do me no good, for Id
still be bound to you. If 1 was free
altogether l might stand a chance of
getting 4 husband who would provide
a home and comforts for me-
You mean IL | should die you'd
have your chance?"
The wife didn't reply. She only
looked at him.
Jim rose up and left the house with
out a good night and went to his bed
Of hay in the stable. and for an hour
he did more thinking than he had done
in year before.
In about a week he tried suicide He
went over on the railroad track In
midafternoon, and when the 3 O'Clock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Contact in the Movies,

Is there any real danger of con-
tracing disease from the closeness of
contact in moving picture theaters?
Answer-Considerab more danger
than in ordinary theaters, for two rea-
sons: First, because children and
others Of class more likely to carry
disease patronize the movies more than
other theaters; second, because a good
many movie theaters are very badly
ventilated. They are worse, we think,
than the ordinary theater buildings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
Mercy Sakes!

Ed Howe once went to a party in
Atchison given by Kitty Everest AS
he was leaving she said, "Now, Ed,
for heavens sake, say something or
iginal I'm tired Of hearing that
they've had a perfectly lovely evening,
or that they have enjoyed themselves
so much"
Whereupon Ed replied: well, Kitty.
since you insist on the truth, l may
as we'll tell you. I've had hell of a
good time! Good night"
And Kitty lifting her beautiful face
up in eager enthusiasm, using in reply
that limpid and beautiful English that
has made Atchison famous for So
years, answered sweetly:
well Ed, I'm damn glad of it,"
Thus adding spontaniety and
freshness to the leave-taking that
gladdened the evening perceptibly.-
Emporia Gazette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03

Required by the specifications to do
POS knots an hour. the new battle
ship Oklahoma ran % knots for three
hours in her trial trip off the New
England coast. Naval construction
that yields more than was in the con-
tract cannot be too severely condemn
ed by naval pessimiSts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03

They've had warm spell in New
York which will make the price of ice
5 cents more a hundred weight next
summer. But consumers should take
heart If they had a protracted cold
spell, ice would be cents higher any
way, because there's so much extra
labor involved in cutting it when it's
thick
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
DaiIy History Class-Feo. j., J..

iS65-President Lincoln ana WV ras-
ident A. II. stephens Of me 90.
federacy, met at Hampton "'S
Va, to confer about peace tbe
19l4-United States embargo -. .,
shipment OF arms and msin'"s
war TO Mexico was vaea'e~ hlp
l915-General Villa proelal'aiea ,ons
self president Of Mexico aaa d.
OF Turks. estimated at Nv sus
tackled British guards along al
canal south Of Ismaiiia, - ,. ssa
were repulsed by land deie
warshipA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
The British censor explains that tn

The British censor explains that the
interference with mails to and from
Holland is merely an extension of
the right to censor mails passing
through ordinary British channels.
Extended bit further, the same CEN
sor could take charge Of the local
postoffice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
Rock Island-From River to
River.

The Toronto Mail suggests that in
stead of being pro-German, pro-ally
or pro-Greek, the king OF Greece u
really only "pTo-wife."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03

Intervention in Mexico would mean
benevolent assimilation" and nothing
less, with the probable sacrifice of
100000 lives The fools that howl for
It need curbing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03

The churches Of the United States
report membership Of 100000. An
army Of tremendous potentialities, de-
spite the difficulties Of mobilization.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
AStigmatism and GIaSsps

Is there any harm in going without
glasses If the eyes are affected with
astigmatism?
Answer - No, not II your work is
comfortably done without them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
Who We're the Suckers!

The Sharks club met last evening al
the home of Mrs. Bass - lie Mars
tIowal Globe-Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03

THOSE curb stone alarmists who
have been worrying for the nations
security under the impression that
Wilson was too proud to fight will find
cure for their nervousness by reading
the speeches the president has been
delivering the past few days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
More Need OF Prepareduesv

Green Bay District Flooded b
Skunk.-Fort Madison Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
Splitting the Coal Bill.

Wanted-Bedroom partner. Inquire
at 623 Seventeenth street.-Racine
Times-Call.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03

CAPTAIN Kidd may have been a
star in his days, but the % German
boys who took the British steamer Ap-
pam, with 400 aboard, made him look
like an imitation of piker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
Lean Year Note?

Miss Vesta McAffee is caring for
patient in Shirland-Rockford Regis
ter-Gazette
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03

stout, middle-aged dyspeptic may do
to postpone or escape gall-sac inflam-
nation and gall-stones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03

PARIS newspapers have dubbed
colonel House, President Wilson's
personal representative touring Eur
ope, the sphynx in the soft hat" One
pauses to ponder what they might
have said about him had he received
the reporters in d. Boone cap.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03

GERMAN sources are credited with
statements to the effect that England
is sparring for peace and is about to
desert some of her allies. She couldn't
be blamed If she did drop a few of
them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03

ADELE Richie, the actress, has di-
vorced Charles N. Bell, New York wine
merchant. 1t is said she will marry
Bell was a ringer all right, but Post
is probably regarded as a more secure
and substantial anchor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
CHORDS AND
DISCORDS
Then IL Can Be Done.

Then IL Can Be Done.
Lost-Ingersoll watch, chain and
knife attached. Return to Register OIL
fice.-Ad in Springfield Register.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03

WALTER Lamken and Louise Sci
bert have been married in the state
capital. Now for real little Lamkens.