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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26
PREPAREDNESS OF ECON
OMY.

Instead of remaining the most
Wasteful of nations, the United States
States must become the most econom-
ical. This is the latest preparedness"
cry.
The United States bureau Of chem
lstry has already undertaken to point
the way. 1t begins with the conser-
walton of food at its source of supply.
the farm. II deals with the prevention
OF food spoilage, it develops new uses
Tor products, new methods of preser-
walton, new ways of detecting adulter-
alton Of foods. 1t deals with such mat
tiers as the breakage of eggs in transit,
which is said to be enormous and pre-
ventable. In such conservation is the
key to big economy, but it is not the
master key. That is in the hands of
the American housewife.
The greatest waste in this land nj
great extravaganza, the Quincy Herald
/ believes, is that which accumulates in
the garbage cans at the kitchen doors.
Lack of economy in cooking is often
merely thoughtlessness, as in the case
of housewives who pay the same rate
for the tail and the tenderloin of a
porterhouse-and then throw the tail
away. Such thoughtlessness or "cul-
mary non-preparedness" may prove
! just as fatal to a nation as total mil
/ itary preparedness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26

Shanghai.-(Correspondence OF The
Associated Press)-Foreign conces-
sions in China have been centers OF
never-ending trouble since the begin
ming of the European war. AS the re-
suit of activities of various belliger'
ents in these settlements charges
and counter charges have been made
concerning the violation OF China S
neutrality. China is so enmeshed in
European treaties that it is always
extremely difficult to determine hel
actual status with reference TO the
European powers. Practically every
foreign concession was created under
different conditions, and the CONNER
cial treaties between China and the
various powers are so varied that few
diplomatists can harmonic them.
Newspapers under German control
at the treaty ports are constantly
charging that China is violating hel
neutrality by permitting shoes and
other supplies to be shipped from.
Shanghai for the use of the Russian
army. They are also voicing protests
against the shipments of supplies for
the French and English armies.
On the other hand, the English and
French press are loud in their de-
nunciation of German activities which,
are permitted to continue on Chin
ese soil under lease to foreign powers
The latest ground for complaint OF
this sort was supplied by the capture
of the Japanese steamer lro which 6
French cruiser took into Saigon undes
charge of carrying arms and ammuni'
ton for mutinists in India. A passen-
ger on board this steamer without
passport admitted his German nation,
atty and is reported to be a former
member of the German consular ser
vice in China. This steamer sailed
| from Shanghai and is alleged to have
carried ammunition cases and arm:
/ which were thrown overheard wheI
the French cruiser gave chase,
| 1t has even been charged that the
German social club in Shanghai i:
used as an arsenal for the storage o.
supplies to be used in promoting Sc
! ditiOn among the colonies of Ger
manys enemies in the far east.
On the Shameen island at Cantor
much of the British concession ha!
passed into the hands of German
owners. The presence OF these Ger
mans is so distasteful TO the British
that they endeavored to find a mean,
to expel them. This plan was vetoed
however, by Sir Edward Grey. tn,
British minister of foreign affairs
was argued by the British resident
on Shameen that the English sub
jects had no right to transfer thei
holdings to the subjects of any othe
nation. China leased this island {,
the British for 100 years Many Eng
llsh now owning property on the is
land argued that leases there coul,
ne held only by British subjects. an
that transfer of leases to the Ger
mans was in violation of the treat
between Great Britain and China.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26

nois tMr Tavenner) having so MIN
utes more? (After pause) The chalr
hears none. The gentleman has SIN
minutes left of his old hour, and that
gives him IS minutes
Mr.. Tavenner. l charge that the
chief of ordnance, who awards THESE
contracts for the army, has awarded
contracts running into millions OF dol
lars annually, and he has paid pri-
vate manufacturers, and particularly
the Bethlehem Steel company, from ~
to so per cent more than these sup
plies would have cost if manufactured
in government plants. The man VINO
awards these contracts, General Gro
zier, was formerly in partnership with
the Bethlehem Steel company. he
took out patent on what is known
as the Bufington-Croz disappearing
gun carriage, and he and another army
officer, who was, by the way, the pre-
ceding chief Of ordnance of the army,
sold that patent to the Bethlehem
Steel company for $4,000; and he
went into a contract with the Bethle-
hem Steel company by which he was
to receive royalties on all OF these
disappearing gun carriages that should
be sold to foreign nations.
Why, gentlemen, the other day l
saw where some American, who was
not even in the employ Of the govern
ment, was said to have made great
invention, and he was reported as
saying, 81 will not sell my invention
to any foreign country. The result
of my brains in making this invention
will be kept for my own country.
! (Applause). But here was an army Of
ficer, who was educated at the expense
Of the American people, who took his
invention, which was perfected in gov
eminent workshops at the expense OF
the American people, going into a con-
tract with the Bethlehem Steel COM
pany. under which he was to receive
81 900 royalty on every gun OF a GER
tain bore, $500 on every gun of a
different bore, and $1,000 on every gun
Of another bore that should be sold to
| foreign countries.
! What would happen if the United
| States should become involved in a
war with one of the countries which
might have bought the invention upon
which this American army officer re-
ceived a royalty? That same army
officer might have been leading a COM
pany, and his own men shot down by
the guns perfected at the expense OF
the American people, simply in order
| that he might have royalty on each
gun. (Applause). I want an investi-
cation, and l want him to produce a
copy Of that contract.
Ito be Continued)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26
|EAETUHETALK''
~
Brady.n.D.
The High Cost of SpeciaIism.

If we could publish some of the let
tiers written by readers who have paid
the price of consulting specialists of
their own selection we fear the spe-
cialists would never forgive us. We
suspect the ever marketable joke about
the doctors bill is kept alive by this
popular habit of consulting specialists
There are all kinds of specialists,
most of them competent practitioners
in their own limited fields. There are
also self-styled Specialists" who spe-
cialize in whatever the patron hap
pens to complain Of And then there
are family doctors. Oh, yes, there are
still family doctors practicing, and
some of them with considerable sue
cess.
Every day some one writes in to ask
If we will kindly recommend a special
list on the ear. the stomach. the foot,
anatomy seems to be at fault We re-
ply courteously, after a week or two,
10 the effect that it is contrary to the
best interests of the community ct
cetera. and we suggest that the logi-
cal person to recommend a specialist,
if a specialist is needed, is the family
doctor
Now we have said some pretty mean
things about the family doctor, and
he has not hesitated to talk back. But
we wish to go on record with the fol-
lowing:
Four out of five patients who carry
their troubles direct to a specialist
in order not to waste time on the fam
lily doctor, would be better off phvsi-
! cally and financially II thew had chos-
| EN- to see family doctor first
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26

Mr.. Tilson. Mr.. Speaker may | ask
the gentleman question which pro-
pounded earlier in the course Of his
remarks. and which at that time he
did not feel disposed to answer?
The Speaker Does the gentleman
from Illinois tMr Tavenner) yield to
the gentleman from Connecticut tMr.
Tilson)?
Mr. Tavenner. Yes.
Mr.. Tilson Earlier in the gentle
mans remarks he said something like
this:
ut is a very strange thing that the
army officers do not want it to appear
that they are manufacturing things
too cheaply in government arsenals,
because they want to givs as much as
possible to private manufacturers
In connection with that statement
the gentleman referred to armament
rings, armor rings, war traffickers,
and so on, making, in my mind, very
clear implication that these army Off
GERS were either corrupt, or at least
did not have very high ideals of their
duty, in preferring to make the gov
eminent pay dearly for its ammunition
and armor purchased from private
parties rather than manufacture them
more cheaply in government plants.
Does the gentleman wish to create the
impression that that is true?
Mr.. Tavenner That Is my inten-
ton, to create that impression, that
certain of our army and navy officials
have wasted the taxpayers money as
if 1t were water. l ask unanimous
consent to have my time extended half
an hour. l am going to answer the
gentleman and give specific facts.
The Speaker The gentleman from
Illinois asks unanimous consent that
| his time be extended half an hour SO
that he can answer the question.
Mr.. Tilson. Reserving the right to
object, Mr. Speaker daughter on the
democratic side), l wish the gentle
man to have time, provided he will
yield for reasonable questioning.
Mr. Tavenner 1 will
Mr.. Nelson. Mr.. Speaker, l have
been very much interested in the gen
tleman's discussion of the origin and
makeup Of the Navy league. There
is also a National Security league.
Has the gentleman investigated that
Mr.. Tayenner The most Of the gen.
tlemen back Of the National Security
league live in western states, and
have never looked them up. | do not
know anything about the National Sc
curity league.
The Speaker Let us settle this
question of extension of time Is there
objection to the gentleman from I'LL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26

why not put the entire work OF
public school teaching into the gov
eminent civil service?" asks an ex-
school teacher.
The idea is not new in the history
of public school systems-it is one Of
the features of German efficiency-but
it is so new in this country that it
makes most people gasp with surprise.
Then, when they catch their breath,
they say, why not?'
The letter from an ex-school teach
err condenses some of the arguments
for making teachers federal employees.
Let the teachers all work for Uncle
Sam. That would weed out the weak
material and it would bring every man
and woman in the profession up to
the same requirements Of education
and efficiency
at would eliminate political pull
and preference from the employers in
the public school service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26
The Daily Story
A Complication Removed By Esther vandeveer

This John King" said Mrs. Haskins
to her daughter Isabel. scanning a
newspaper. who is spending his mon
ey so lavishly must be the same man
with whom you had that filtration ten
years ago when we were staying In
Rome"
"Oh. mamma"
"Why are you so moved, my dear!
Surely there was nothing serious be-
tween you and him, and that was
long while ago."
There was something between us,
mamma"
There was?" asked the mother in
her turn, showing concern.
Isabel made no reply to the question,
but after deep thought said:
81 wish to meet this Mr.. King. If
he is the same met ten years ago l
shall do all can to win him.
why SOTO secure his large for
tuner"
NO; to remove a serious complica-
ton"
out of her daughter: The society news
was scanned from day to day until
Mr.. King was mentioned as a guest
at the house of one of Mrs. Haskins
friends. The lady was appealed to to
bring about a meeting between Mr..
King and Miss Haskins and did so
at dinner given by the mutual friend
After the dinner Isabel returned to
her home with a red spot in each
cheek and a spark in each eye.
well" said Mrs. Haskins.
"Oh, mother. he has no remem-
brance of me whatever
Then he Is the man we supposed
him to be?'
He is"
"And do you still desire to marry
him."
Absolutely"
did he seem pleased with you"
Il think So"
"Wby is it not to his interest as
much as yours that you and he should
be married?'
perhaps it Isl
"Then why do you not tell him Of
your meeting ten years ago, giving him
the reasons, If he does not already
know them. why he should marry your
Because l loved him then. l love
him now, and l wish him to marry
me for love, not for any other reason
whatever"
The mother was obliged to be salts
fed with this statement. though curl
osity was sharpened by her interest in
her daughter In time Mr. King was
invited to the Haskins' to dinner. He
came and set Isabel's heart wildly
throbbing by saying some deliciously
sweet words to her. But when later
he met her at a social function she
saw him chatting with another girl.
and. judging from his expression, he
was saying sweet words to her, caus-
| Ing Isabers heart to sink as rapidly rs
| it had risen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26

A few days later Mr.. King e,n..
making as an excuse the offerjn,
his box at the opera. Either i.
the same skillful love maker h.
been decade before or he was ,@
smitten with Miss Haskins I.
conduct were many Of the ind;c..,. y
Of a sure affection
And so the affair went On 1,
time he would be devoted To h..
another she would hear that bs -
browsing among the prettiest r,,,.s
the social swim. What most trous,s
her was that be was passing ip.o -.
age where a bachelors admjratIos
bestowed upon girls much yon.,
than himself.
However. as the weeks few NJ Il.
devotion to Isabel grew more con.....
He had appeared to purposely di,nI.
attentions to young girls when i.
was present TO observe them. THU :
was gradually giving up. Indeed u.
affair between them had gone N =.
that bis attentions to other girl, c..,.,
to trouble her Flowers had bey,,r :.
come from him to her, a sure sign ~.
proposal is about to be made n.
evening when King followed a IN, :.
them he had sent he called. and nh.
Isabel came down to meet him ba y.
his arms about her. kissed her warnl-
and said;
"My dear wife, 1t is time thi, nh,
came to climax"
"WifeT'
"Yes. I knew you the moment "a,
you. Immediately after that weddIn,
which was got up between Us IN =
youthful frolic- went to a lawyer and
asked him If it could be construed jp,,
a legal marriage. He replied that y
we both intended it as such It was with
in the law Of wedlock. It was inter.
tional with me. II it was the sam.
with you we were married ten yesn
ago"
"In my heart it surely was intep.
tional"
II resolved" continued King. "thst
as soon as | had accumulated a suts.
cheney l would ask you the question
that would. IL answered in the affirm.
alive, make us one. I have since been
more than fortunate. l came here Dur.
posely to find you. When l saw that
you did not remember me-
Il did," interrupted Isabel. II sun
posed, however, that you did not reco.
nize me-"
Il wished to win you"
"And wished just as much to win
you
When Isabel Joined her mother che
gave evidence that something momen.
tous had happened.
You are engaged~ exclaimed Mis-
| Haskins.
"No-married."
Married"
Yes. We have been married ten
years, but we didn't know it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26
-----------------
TECHNICAL. HOUSEHOLD
TRAINING

The average hired girl" does not
care for technical training in house
hold duties, and the average housewife
employer could not afford to pay the
higher wages due skilled workers, &C
cording to report made at Minneapo-
lis to the National Society for the Pro-
motion Of Industrial Education by
Bess NJ. Rowe of the agriculture ex-
tension division of the University of
Minnesota. The report was one of the
results Of the Minneapolis Survey"
The report on hOmeworkers said the
investigation was conducted by under
graduates Of the university belonging
to the Phi Epsilon Omicron sorority,
a professional home economics society
Three types Of homes were visited -
those where the work was done by
paid employees, those where members
of the family performed the tasks but
in surroundings of comfort and even
luxury and those where the house
mother struggled with problems of
bare existence. Each type was exam
ined in an effort to determine whether
would be welcome.
After disposing OF the "hired girl"
question, the report said Of the second
type Of home that most home work
MI arfn
daily tasks have gained whatever tech
niCal knowledge they possess from
their own experiences or from the
experiences OF their mothers and
friends" 1t was said that while 81
such housekeepers expressed a desire
for a practical and experienced teach
er, only II spoke of the necessity Of
technical training" The investigators
thought this emphasized that the wo-
man with training but lacking actual
experience in Homework finds it diff
fcult to gain the confidence Of the
practicing housekeeper."
The student investigators encoun-
tered difficulty in obtaining informa-
QCn from pOVeFlN-Slf1cken nonleS- vi
the poorest section Of Minneapolis the
report said "it would be hopeless to
attempt courses such as might be Civ
en- in other parts Of the city" II
pointed out that the mothers in many
cases do day work and have neither
time nor strength TO take training
courses although some expressed q
desire that these be given for theil
children. Groups for household train.
ing already organized by social set.
Elements were held out as providing q
wedge into this section of the genera
problem.
In its general conclusion the repor'
stated, in part:
Only one out Of every Eve HON,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26
Waiting for Leila.

Miss Leila Snow, one of Blakesburgs
accomplished musicians, will graduate
from the Conservatory of Music in OF
tumwa soon. Miss Leila has spent many
years in music and when she is gradu-
ated from the Ottumwa Conservatory
she will have all the talents of great
musician. Her Blakesburg friends
have requested her to teach here after
she completes her work in Ottumwa
and large number have already
spoke for her services in instructing
them. 1t will be great to have such an
accomplished musician as Leila to give
lessons to the youngsters and grown
ups, too.-Blakesburg Qowa) Excel
sior.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26
knOcker and the Booster.


The Merchants Life Insurance COM
pany is circulating a sentiment that
every mortal ought to paste in his
hat. Here it is:
When the Creator had made all the
good and beautiful things, in order
that they might be truly appreciated,
He then made the beasts, reptiles and
poisonous insects.
When He had finished, He had left
over scraps that were too bad to put
in the rattlesnake, the hyena, or the
skunk; so He placed all these togeth,
er, covered it with suspicion, wrapped
it with jealousy, marked it with yell
low streak, and called it a knocker.
Then as compensation for this
fearful product, He took a sunbeam
and put in it the heart of a child, COW
cred it with brotherly love, gave it a
mask of velvet and a grasp of steel,
and called it booster. He made him a
lover Of fields and flowers, and manly
sports; believer in equality and JUS
tice.
And ever since these two were
created, mortal man has had the priv
ilege of choosing his associates"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26

workers have had training in any OF
the household arts except what they
got on the job a condition which
would not be tolerated in any other
profession with an equal amount or
skill and technical requirements. The
great average American home makes
the largest demand for training, the
pc of home in which the work is
done by the homemaker herself
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26

There is agitation among local bust
ness organizations for the employ
ment of secretary to act for the city
retained by the Greater Davenport and
Moline committees. The need of such
representative is seen every day here,
and no move could be made that would
the community. Let us have a secre-
tary, a live wire with executive
capacity, man who knows how to mi
tiate big things and carry them
through.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26

Rock Island has always been able to
run its baseball affairs without as,
sistance or advice from sport writer's
in other cities and expects to continue
to do so. One unacquainted with the
local situation, reading some of the
wild newspaper stories printed in
other cities, would imagine that Rock
Island fans were laying for one an
other with bricks. Truth is there is
a slight difference of opinion here, but
nothing more serious, and it will
work out satisfactorily to all con-
cerned eventually.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26
StreptOc0ceic Sore Throat.

Please explain what is meant by
"streptococcus sore throat" Is it diff
iicult to tell it from scarlet fever? Is
1t contagious. and if so, why are the
houses not placarded?
Answer-Acute, and severe. sore
throat caused by the streptococcus "a
yirulent germ. 1t is sometimes diff
tcult to diagnose from scarlet fever
sore throat. II is as contagious as
diphtheria. Health officers are diff
fdent Anyway. placarding Ia no bar
Ito contagious disease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26

A specialist is physician whose
knowledge and experience is limited,
not all-inclusive. OF course he has
had a general medical training, and
should have a few years of general
practice before entering upon special
practice, but as a general rule the COM
petent specialist is unable to treat
skillfully anything outside of his i'm
mediate field
The specialist is blessing to suf-
fering mankind, but suffering mankind
should rely upon the family doctor to
point the way to these blessings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26

People who bear their early geog
raphy lessons in mind, remembering
that the ocean bed is succession of
peaks, valleys and plains. will at once
understand that transoceanic cables
cannot lie fiat on the floor of the sea
over their whole length, but are often
suspended at a considerable distance
from bottom, the support of the water
greatly reducing the train of gravity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26
TEACHER UNDER CIVIL SERVICE

1.-The teacher would be assured of
a place on the government pay roll
until removed for cause.
Civil service for teachers would
standardize salaries and systematic
all educational work. Every approved
idea of progressive method would have
the government itself behind it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26

In Trenton, n j., where Billy Sum
day is carrying on revival campaign
"a strange lunar phenomenon" is &C
cepted as a divine sign of some. kind
The New York World says, IF Billy
Sunday has celestial bodies on his side,
he should be able to carry the war
against Satan into the very trenches Of
darkness"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26

In former years the same class of
men who want a big standing army
and the largest navy in the world were
boasting about our big navy and our
national guard and the efficiency of
both arms Of our fighting service.
What has come over the spirit of their
dreams that these classes are now
shouting for practical militarism?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26

Nothing pleases some people more
than 10 hear disagreeable things about
other people whom they don't like.
When you hear a man complaining
OF having a family to support, the
chances are that he lives on the
fruits Of his wife's labor at the wash
tub.-Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-26
Daily History Ciass-Jan. " :,
lSG3-Gencral Joseph Hooker We !.

lSG3-Gencral Joseph Hooker W.,
pointed commander OF the fe's
Army of the Potomac, ais
1915-Thc German imperial au'uV, ,'..,s
ordered the seizure OF pm
stores of corn. wheat ana ho",
measure to preserve the fo" a..
ply. Austria claimed thai 'he =
SLAMS had been driven from eiee
pass. In the Carpathlans.