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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08

tomobile company The New York
World says:
This is not nativism. 1t is Ameri-
canism. Moreover it Is a sharp de-
parture from the policy long pursued
by our great manufacturers. Solemn
ly obligated by promise and by con-
gressional favor to uplift American
labor, they have in most cases filled
their shops with foreigners by direct
importation. Once here, these I'M
happy people have been left to their
own resources. At work they have
been forced to accept low wages. At
home, they have been consigned to the
slums. They are In the republic but
not of it.
THE extent Of this evil was shown
by the census of 1910, when male
aliens over 20 years Of age numbered
2,226,5S5. This means that one
twelfth Of the white men of voting
age in this country refuse or are In
different to citizenship.
Making due allowance for excep-
tional cases, such a population as this
is political and social as we'll as an
economic menace. To perpetuate such
an unassimilated mass OF men without
country is to belle the first princi-
pies Of democracy"
The adoption of similar policy to
that OF the automobile manufacturers
referred to by all employers would
prevent the immigration of foreigners
to this country for the -ole purpose of
making enough money to enable them
in few years to return to their for
mer homes and live in comfort the
rest Of their lives. 1t would prevent
the importation of foreign labor by
greedy manufacturers on contracts for
smaller wages than they could en-
ploy American citizens. Every per-
son from abroad who comes to Amer
lea to reside permanently, and is per-
mitted under our laws to remain, and
who is qualified for citizenship should
be welcomed and encouraged to be-
come a citizen. The policy adopted
by the Detroit company would, If
adopted by manufacturers generally,
accomplish the Americanizing of every
foreigner that landed on our shores
to seek employment and would add
greatly to our strength as a nation
and be of great benefit to every immi-
grant Most Of our immigrants of
their own volition become citizens as
soon after coming here as the laws
allow, but many come merely as seek
ers after employment and return to
their old homes as soon as they save
enough to satisfy their desire. Thus
the policy Of giving promotions and
employment to American citizens, or
those who have taken out their first
papers, would benefit the worthy and
desirable immigrants. These are the
| immigrants who should be benefited.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08

The American munitions makers saw
the point, and within the year follow
ing the first appearance of the Navy
League Journal the Schwabs and the
]. P Morgans, the Thompsons and the
Astors, the Cleveland H. DOdges, and
the Midvale Steel companies, stepped
forward as true patriots and enrolled
themselves as founders and life mem
bers, directors and contributing mem
bers, ordinary members and honorary
vice presidents, their patriotism flred
by the hope and expectation that the
Navy league of the United States would
bring them as large profits as the Ger
man Navy league had brought their
brother war traders in Germany.
For 10 years the Navy league of the
United States has been pushing its
emulation" of the parent navy league
just as fast as the sentiment in a
democracy would permit, and 1t may
be said that the results now bid fair to
be astounding" The profits to the
munitions patriots will in all probable
| lty be equally astounding.
| But is not this round robin" Of the
Navy leagues most impressive picture
of the failure of our boasted civiliza-
| ton to really civilize? It has been said
, that there is no politics in business, y
and this business" of the navy leagues
of the "civilized" world is the supreme
exhibition of the truth Of this old say
| ing that there is no principle in greedy
trade Think for moment Of these
British, French, German, Italian, and
spanish navy leagues thus clasping
hands around the world to stimulate
armies and navies so that they may be
able at the least provocation to destroy
the tens of thousands Of innocent,
thoughtless people who are actually
believing in and supporting these or
CARNATIONS as their protectors.
Instead of encouraging and stimulat-
ing each other to work for an annual
| increase of death-dealing machinery
and armament, why do they not adopt
the reverse effort and suggest to each
nation an annual reduction of the arm
ament which leads to that Infamous
business Of war, by which millions are
destroyed and ruined in order that a
few thousands may wickedly live on
/ ill-gotten riches and power?
And the only answer the hackers of
| the Navy league will make to us, if
they make it truthfully, will be: 1T
| does not pay"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
Sidelights on the European War

Jonescu, Toma Jonescu, Fflepescu and
Mile. Government members and the
grain and landed class interests took
the position that Rumania stood in
sore need of the revenues to be derived
from the sale, these being the only in
come Rumania has with which to COW
er imports. Very stormy scenes en-
sued, but the opposition lost.
Rumania's position is due to her
complete isolation from the worlds
grain consumers. The closing OF the
Dardanelles left Rumania no other
route than through Serbia, which is
now closed also To the central pow
ers, Rumania would not sell, and what
little was bought had to be taken at
prohibitive prices to which vast sums
in the form of eXtortion of one sort
or another had to be added. 1t Is be-
lieved that the present TRANSACTION
cleans the slate.
Agents of the entente governments
were active to prevent the sale, but
were defeated by the fact that Russia
the only allied power with whom Ru-
mania has physical contact and COM
munication, does not have 10 Duy
grain in foreign markets. The posi-
bility of moving the grain over Rus
sian railroads and through Rus
sian port into England and France was
then held up by the entente agents
But Rumanian grain producers couia
not share this view, nor were they apie
TO see their interests cared for py
storing all the grain on options. Inc!
were willing to sell their products anu
store them on a cash-in-hand pasis'
Many of them lost considerable SUMS
by storing their grain in 1914 uhaei
an arrangement with entente agents
who later refused to take up thei'
options and promises on the plea lna'
faulty storage had spoiled the gram
Negotiations will soon be undertaA-
en- for the sale to the central powers
of about $4,000 tons Of benzlne anu
gasoline now held in storage, ana lh'
monthly output of $4,000 tons OF 'p'
same fuels. The export OF Rumshiaa
meat cattle is also being dlsc@seu'
Rumania's position is such at presen'
that. as opposition members IN tiie Aa
manian parliament have pointed ouT
she has become the ally OF the cehin
powers economically il the miiisSii
situation does not change in favor :"
the allies.
This is true also in respect 10 "
manian imports which at present eo~'
! from Germany and Austria Huhsa,s
and which, with most stores Sirluah
depleted. will so far in off-settins =
| cost of the grain bought BY inc w
trail powers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
How to Gain or Lose 20 Pounds

Every little while some desperate
correspondent writes to us to say that
she would give anything if she could
only find some safe way to grow fat
or lean to the extent Of 20 pounds or
such a matter.
Here is the method, which We I'M
Qualifedly recommend to any in
dividual who is free from organic
disease and wishes to add or subtract
the sum Of 20 pounds to or from an
abnormal weight. There is just one
drawback about this method of ours,
like many Of our prescriptions: you
can't have it rubbed in by a hired
servant" And some persons might
object that it is slow, but our an
swer to that is that it is sure.
The treatment takes one year.
That will at once reduce the class
to a convenient size, for most fat and
thin folks want to wither or expand in
a few days or never.
Taken daily for one sober year any
of the following article will add
20 pounds TO the weight-that is. if
taken daily in excess of a normal
maintenance diet.
]. Three slices of bread.
2. One-third of a quart of milk
three small glasses).
3. Three quarters of an ounce of
butter.
For fat persons. the problem is
much easier. All that is necessary is
TO cut that amount of nutriment ont
of the daily diet.
For thin persons it is even a SIM
pier problem. Just eat that amount
as a fourth meal, at bedtime.
This is no theory alone. It is the
tried and true method that has WORK
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08

message to the commandlng na
that a man had been seen ske,ns,u
the works. BY this time Enocb /.
left, and a couple Of men were a.. aa
bring him back. Enoch soon d,.'
cred that he was being pursued -,
though the men most of the tfms 80
him in sight, he succeeded in rososs
Becky Bleecker's home without ~.
arrested.
Becky put him into the great ,.r
clock, be handing her the merno,..s
he had accumulated, giving her i, -.
at the same time, and she had no 49,
err taken them than there was . ~,
rap at the door. She opened /, -,
two redcoats entered, inquiri1g for Is.
young fellow who had just coms !.
Becky declared that they must h. -
taken. but the soldiers, having g.
him close the door behind him. sss,os
ed the house. Not thinking to loot !,
the clock, they did not find him D..
one man stationed himself at the tros.
of the house. the other at the rs.,
and Enoch was pinned In.
After they had gone outside Beckv
returned to Enoch. and be bemosnoa
the fact that he would not be perni,
ted to take bis notes TO Genera, W,.s
ington. Becky was in terror lest N.
Information he proposed to take avn,
should be captured on him and cans.
his conviction as a spy. sometbins
must be done before any one cam.
from General Howe and while thar
were only green soldiers on guard
Becky resolved to walk out VIII,
Enoch's notes and drawings in face a,
the sentinel at the front door. She dId
so, and the man essayed to stop her
but she gave him scornful look and
proceeded. She had scarcely got ont
Of sight before a member of the star
came with a sergeant and eight men
and gave orders that no one should h.
permitted to leave the house. Enoch
had heard the door shut after BECKY
and thought 1t best to come out Of bid.
ing. But since there was nothing
found to indicate that he was a suy
after being held for some time be was
suffered to go bis way.
Meanwhile Becky, presuming thst
her lover would not be permitted to
go back to General Washington. made
her way to Kingsbridge, where she
found Enoch's boat and pulled herself
up to Dobbs Ferry. Mounting the hill
to the house where Washington was
quartered. she told him the story Of
Enoch's and her adventures and hand.
ed him the memoranda Enoch had col.
lected.
when Enoch Weatherby returns, Il
he does" said the general, come to
gether to see me-
Enoch returned sooner than was ez
pected, and when the lovers called on
the general he directed his chaplain
to marry them and bestowed upon
them handsome wedding present
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
USING THE COLLEGES.

What shall we do for trained officers
in case the army is increased even to
the size called for by the continental
army plan?
Justin NJ Morrill,, senator from
Vermont, before most OF us were born,
was the author of the law under
which all our agricultural colleges
were organized. These are called
"land-grant colleges and universities
because they were founded on grants
of land provided for in the Morrill,
act There is one of these in every
state in the union.
In order that the act may be rem
dered constitutional these colleges had
to be asked to do something for the
national government So they required
that all students physically fit be re-
quired to take military training. Ii
one should go into court denying
the right of the United States govern
ment to give away its lands to colleg-
es, the courts would say, 1.-THE lands
were not given away. The provision
for drill training is of military value
to the nation"
Probably few who voted for the bill
had any idea that this claim would
ever be made good; but as matter
of fact these colleges may now be
made to furnish the officer reserve for
the continental army for which the
generals ask.
Young men are graduating from
these colleges at the rate of about
5000 a year, and at the present rate
Of growth seven years from now they
will be graduating at the rate OF
10000 year
If the graduates should make an
improved and specialized military
course we should get reserve officers
from the Immigrant colleges at the
rate of nearly 5000 a year at cost
to the government of s2,300,000 or
Whereabouts a year. This sum is an
insignificant item in our annual army
and navy appropriations bills.
And we should, in a few years,
have supply of reserve officers for
which England or Russia would give
billions today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
MEN WITHOUT A COUNTRY

Asserting that the war has shown
Us that we have in our alien popula-
ton a great political weakness, the
Packard Motor Car company OF De-
troit has taken a patriotic lead among
American employers by giving prac-
tical effect in Its own works to meas
nre of industrial preparedness. Here
after promotions will be confined 20
native-born OF naturaliZed citizens,
and a purpose 10 acquire citizenship
will be prerequisite TO employment.
.ommenting on this action by the au-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08

Bucharest, Rumania, Jan. 1.-(Cor-
respondence of The Associated Press.)
Fifty thousand carloads of cereals,
or about 100000 hundredweight, go
to Germany and Austria-Hungary
as the result of negotiations which
have just been terminated. An option
for another 10000 carloads has also
been secured by the agents of the CEN
trail powers. The Rumanian govern
ment has sanctioned the transaction,
and export begins Immediately. A
great deal of grain bought by the CEN
trail powers months ago, but so far
unsupported for various reasons, Will
also be moved now. Shipment will
be made over every available rail-
road and on the Danube.
Negotiations were conducted by the
Rumanian grain sales commission and
the cereal central of the German, Aus
trian and Hungarian governments.
L
dian corn, wheat, barley, beans and
lentils. 1t will be paid for partly in
gold, but the greater share of the pur-
chase price will be in German paper
currency, marks. The transaction is
remarkable for the fact that for the
cost of the cereals the Rumanian gov
eminent will get a credit on the
Deutsche Reichsbank in Berlin, for
which the Rumanian National bank
will then issue notes, these notes
reaching the sellers of the grain.
The foodstuffs so procured will be
divided among Germany and Austria
Hungary as follows: Six cars of each
shipment to Germany and five to Aus
tria and Hungary. Cars and means OF
river transportation will be- provided
by the centra! powers.
With another $4,000 cars held on OPP
ton by the central powers, and with
Turkey and Bulgaria also in the mar
ket, Rumania disposes OF her entire
! 1915 crop, of which but little had beer
moved. Available also is still a good
/ share of the 1914 crop, which Rumania
was not disposed to sell to the cen
I trail powers last spring and summer
owing to the belief that the Dardanel'
/ les would be forced by the allies. Some
of the cereals sold to the allies were
! moved via Turn-Severin and Klad
owa, whence they were taken over the
! Serbian railroads to Saloniki. The
conquest of Serbia closed this route
With no prospect that the 1915 cror
could be sold to neutrals or the en-
tente group, Rumania was obliged tC
sell TO the central powers group al
a price which is said to be very ad
vantageous TO the latter. Figures are
not available, however. But that the
central powers drove a hard bargain
Is said here to be indicated by the fac
that very little gold changes hands
whereas all previous purchases in
Rumania by the central powers were
made with gold as the only acceptable
equivalent.
The transaction was discussed In
the Rumania parliament aud was
stoutly opposed by the friends of ths
. entente. among them notably Jake
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
SCIENCE AIDING CRIPPLEs.

1t is encouraging that out Of the
welter of evil that is being wrought
in Europe by the war, there should
come word of such good as is contained
in the announcement that Director
Klingenberg, Of the General Elecertic
company Of Berlin, has perfected an
electromagnetic hand for cripples with
which it is possible to handle heavy
metal objects and work them as adj
vantageously as with human hands.
His discovery, the elimination Of years
of experiment, was fastened to perfec-
ton by the horrible results of the war,
which is sending thousands Of men
home without these members.
What such an invention means to
these victims of wars inhumanities
can be realized but specifically by
those of US who have never suffered
such misfortune. In our daily life we
perform so many acts automatically
which require the use Of both hands
and take no heed Of them that we can
not appreciate the handicap Of having
only one hand. In even the simplest
things we do we have learned to use
both hands. We use two hands to
dress, to wash, TO cut and serve food,
to swing aboard the street car, to hold
our newspapers, to open our mail and
continually during the day our work
finds us ambideXtrous
The loss Of a leg is small incon-
venience compared to the loss Of an
arm. Even the loss Of ar eye does
not compare. But when we lose hand
% then we must learn our lives all over
again, from dressing to writing and
working A few moments endeavor
TO do things one-handed will quickly
I convince one of the loss sustained when
hand is taken.
DR.. Klingenberg's invention Utilities
principle that is not new but applies
1t in new way. The electro current
is controlled by a switch that may be
Z operated by the hand or by the foot.
With tools with iron or steel handles,
Insulated from their working surfaces
q man can work at the metal or car
penter trades as handily as though he
possessed all his members and the abil-
fly to quickly turn on and turn off the
current permits quick shifting Of posi-
tons, or permits the operation to pick
different objects as rapidly as neces-
sary.
The invention will no doubt solve the
problem Of livelihood for many men
who are now cripples, or who will be
made cripples, both in Europe and in
America, while the aid that 1t will be
to these men in their everyday home
lives, the comfort 1t will bring them
and the manner in which it will tighten
The burden on themselves and their
relatives will be tremendous.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
A SPLENDID PLAN.
(Sherrard Bulletin.)

Congressman Tavenner of this dis
trict has a splendid plan to prevent
our being drawn unnecessarily into a
war with another nation. His plan
is for the government to make al its
own war material, thus taking the
profit out of war. He argues that if
war material is made by private man
ufacturers, they will be interested in
promoting war between nations. 1t
cannot be denied that there is sound
logic in his arguments. In a speech
made in congress recently, Mr.. Tav-
enner argued this phase of the pre-
paredness idea pretty strongly and
one of the representatives who sides
with the ammunition makers got con-
siderably peeved as a result.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
In the PrOSnerity Nave

W. W. jackson, the hustling repre-
sentative for the Coggins Marble COM
pany, Cation, Ga, was in town this
week, and he says he is glad to note
that the tombstone business is picking
up right along, and he hopes it will
continue so.-Pensaco cola Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Dentist Ought to Know.

My dentist laughs at the emetine
treatment and tells me pyorrhoea is
not due to amebas, but to strep-
tocococi. He advises scaling, vaccines,
and local use Of an e-zinc-iodide-
glycerin solution every day or two.
Answer-In your case, the dentist
ought to know best If he found
streptococci, and not amebas, under
the microscope, he is competent to
back up his version. AS for scaling,
that Is practiced by most dentists,
and It is usually necessary. The
emetine treatment does not mean
neglect of the mouth: on the con-
trary, the dentist should cooperate
with the doctor in the treatment.
Baked Potatoes.
Please inform me whether boiled
or baked potatoes are preferable for
an invalid.
Answer-Baked potatoes are more
digestible, because more of the starch
is converted into soluble dextrin.
Diet For Baby 10 Months Old.
can you give me the proper diet
Tor baby Is months old?
Answer-This is about right for a
baby from one year to eighteen
months: Milk, stale bread soaked in
milk, well-cooked oatmeal, arrow
root, or other porridge or ready pre-
pared breakfast food, soft-boiled egg,
peer broth or mutton broth, rice,
taploca mo rasins), orange juice,
prune Juice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08

Among the 81 students of New York
university who have been dropped for
deficiency In their studies, the New
York World says, are seven football
men. six track athletes and two mem
bers of the baseball squad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
Weighty Subject.

Mr. Yeast-They sold all those bis
cults by the pound st the bazaar last
night.
Mrs. Yeast-How many of rline did
they give TO the pound?
One, dear. "-Yonkeis Statesman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
PREPAREDNESS, PATRIOTS AND
PROFITS.

la Follette's Magazine.)
Vigorous criticism of the kind of
preparedness" that is based on pri-
vate profit was made in speech re-
Gently in the house of representatives
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
Rock Island-From River to
River.

Missouri is among the states OF
great undertakings. One citizen there
is referred to as the man who set out
to support two wives on IS week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08

There are plenty of men who do net
wish to wait till they ride with the
undertaken before they enjoy the state
roads, says the Rockford Register
Gazette
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
Daily History GiaSs-Fep. .

$50 Birth at Lancaster. u :" IA
liam Tecumsch Sherman hs' IN,
Federal leader in the elvii W.
died 1891. IA.
1876 General PorGrio Diaz sulae ..sp
ed a Mexican army OF ~" 4
nationals or conststuuohansu., Ina
the French under Marshal oAs
at Oaxaca
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08

AS long as Greece continues to Dor
row money from the allies the central
powers feel uncertain as to where
that country will land in the war,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08

A cheerful and glad spirit attains
to perfection much more readily than
does a melancholy spirit.-St. Philip
Neri.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
THE BETTER THING

1t is better to lose with conscience
clean
Than win by trick unfair;
1t is better to fail and know you've
been,
Whatever the prize was, square,
Ihan to claim the joy of a far off goal
And the cheers of the standersby,
And to know down deep in your inmost
A cheat you must live and die.
VINO wins by trick may take the prize,
And at first he may think it sweet,
But many day in the future lies
When he'll wish he had met defeat.
For the man who lost shall be glad at
heart
And walk with his head up high.
While his conqueror knows he must
play the part
Or cheat and a living lie
The prize seems fair when the fight is
But save it Is truly won
You will hate the thing when the
crowds are gone,
For it stands for a false deed done
And it's better you never should reach
your goal
Than ever success to buy
At the price of knowing down in your
soul
That your glory is all a. lie.
Edgar A. Guest,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
An Even Rreak.

Life Is pro-ally and the Irish World
Is pro~German. Both issue weekly,
j. NJ G.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08

PEORIA citizen claims to have seen
the first robin Sunday. Further proof
of the sanity of the agitation to close
the bars there on the Lords day.