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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27
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NO one or us could sit on jury, nav
ing the life or death OF single man
in our hands, without a profound sense
of responsibility; but in the decision
of the United States over the question
of vastly increasing our military
strength at this time and in giving our
assent to the doctrine that in time OF
peace 1t is right to prepare for war,
we are deciding the fate Of a world;
and we are deciding it just the way
the men who scott the loudest at all
efforts to create Christian conscience
among the nations, and who openly
say that men are going TO fight, ana
that fighting, after all, Is not pad
thing but good thing for the nations
just the way these men of supreme
unbelief in moral ideals and spiritual
forces want us to decide. Further
than that, when America votes to
vastly increase her military prepar-
edness at this time she proposes to do
under excitement, under fear, under
deliberately planned, nationwide
campaign of narrow-minded special
lists and Of financial interests, which
will make millions out Of this new
program, what her whole moral 1udg-
ment during all our preceding his
tory has condemned. She will do what
virtually every newspaper In America,
under the first shock of the news that
at last Europe was at war, denounced
in the European nations as the very
thing which, above everything else,
has led to this universal confiagration.
In such a time as this many Of us
conceive it to be the supreme patriotic
duty of all who believe in a righteous
God and an eternal moral order, to
which nations as we'll as individuals
are responsible-and against which,
in the long run, billion men cannot
prevail-to refuse to let ourselves be
swept out of our right senses, but to
keep calm and to look thoroughly
into the need, the value, and the moral
significance Of these proposed new
and vastly costly policies. To spend
billions Of dollars over mere rumor
and the fears created by false alarm
lists is nothing less than criminal. Be
fore entering into the discussion which
is to follow let me say that | do not
consider all soldiers to be militarists
and, therefore, subject to wholesale
censure. All soldiers are not military
in mind any more than all preachers
are pacifsts. For the self-respectine
soldier, who does his work conscien-
tiously and SO lives and thinks, in
touch with the best light of his age
that he has some hope that possibly
| the world may be educated and made
wise enough, If not to get rid OF Its
soldiers, at least to relegate them tc
such place of regulated subordina'
| ton that they do not eat up all the
fruits of our common toil-with such
soldier / have no quarrel. And
! hope there may be many such. But
| for that man, whether in soldier
uniform, the editors shirt sleeves, OF
the garb Of priest of religion, whose
ultimate faith for the welfare Of so
ciety rests upon force and not spirit
upon fear rather than justice and love
l have little respect and no admira
! ton.
ITO be Continued.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27
HEAETTH E@NA
William Drady,n.D.
Herpes, Fever Blister, CoIdSore

garding the cause and relief of canker
sores in the mouth l suffer agonies
from this trouble, and | meet others
similarly afflicted, but no one appears
to have anything to offer.
Answer-Faulty oral hygiene Is the
first factor-decayed teeth, chronic ~
fiammation or infection Of gums dis
eased tensils. perhaps in some eases
too prolonged use of antiseptic dent-
frices, too vigorous brushing, tobacco.
Texemia from intestinal stasis is an
other factor, whether you think you
are constipated or not. Touch the ear
ker sore once each day with tiHcture
of iodine diluted with an equal vol
ume of alcohol.
Second Operation for Goitre.
I have had exophthalmic goitrs
seven years. Two years ago half the
gland was removed, but it only made
me more nervous. am also badly
constipated Doctor now advises an
other operation. Should have it? Is
| it a sure cure?
Answer-It is not a sure cure, out
have the constipation properly rem
edied first.
The Antitoxin BugabOo Again.
What effect would an injection OF
antitoxin have upon a person who had
tonsilitis, and not diphtheria?
Answer-Unless a tritiing attack OF
hives, the antitoxin would have no ap-
parent effect We know, because we
have taken it as a prophylactic, when
We had no illness at all, but wished 10
be prepared against possible infee-
ton. II antitoxin were dangerous we
would not voluntarily take any.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27
The Daily Story
The End of Rivalry-By Esther Vandeveer.

Josephine Sommers was as girl
from ten to sixteen years an incorrfgi-
bic tomboy. Everybody called her Joe,
and everybody admitted that she was
we'll named, for she might be consid-
cred either boy or a girl. Her most
intimate friends were boys, and they
always spoke Of her as zone Of u.s."
When Joe was fifteen a change came
over her-that is, she was passing from
childhood to womanhood. This transi-
ton was in her case peculiar. A girl
Of fifteen knows that she can't do those
things she did when a child. For IN
stance, she can't climb trees with the
same freedom; she can't ride on horse
back straddle without apparel fitted
for the purpose; there il not the same
freedom in her friendships with boys.
Joe had not quite let 60 all these
Juvenile ways, and yet she was reach
ing for young ladyhood. One thing she
had not yet grasped, and that was a
proper appreciation of being made love
to by a young man. Boys had never
thought of making love to her. A boy
would no more have made love to her
than to another boy. For q boy to
make love to her would have sounded
ridiculous, and, ten to one, she would
have laughed at him.
The first time that anything serious
in the way of love matter occurred
to Joe Sommers was when she was If
teen and a half years old. Two boys,
Bob Anterior and Johnnie Myers, laid
longing eyes upon her. Neither OF
them made any mention of the fact to
her II one walked home with her
from school the other kept out Of the
way. II one engaged her for game
Of tennis the other amused himself In
some other way. Joe did not see the
rivalry, but the boys were conscious Of
It. and there was not a day that one
did not try to get ahead Of the other.
OF course this constant effort was
bound in the end to make trouble be-
tween the two boys. Every time one
saw the other enjoying Joe's society to
the exclusion of the other the green
monster tapped bis wings. An ex-
plosion is sure to come In such cases,
and this one was no exception.
All three Of the parties to this til
angular love affair-though the girl
had no sentimental part in 1t at all
were In the same class In the Efing-
ham high school. When a certain
baseball game was played between the
Effingham and the waterton high
schools Bob Atherton saw on the
grand stand Joe Sommers sitting with
vacant place beside her. He Joined
her and asked If he might occupy 1t.
She gave him permission. saying that
she expected another boy to sit with
her, but there was room for him On
the other side.
Now, the other boy was Johnnie My
ers. Before he reached the stand the
place on the other side of Joe was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27

occupied, and be saw Bob in his p,ac.
He didn't approach the two and maj.
a scene, but there was consternat,o.
within him. He did not even e,s,,,
bis right to sit by the girl. He ven.
off TO another part Of the field. nurs,ns
his wrath not against Joe, who wss !.
be blamed II any one was. but sesip,,
Bob.
When the game was finished and m.
multitude left the athletic ground.
Johnnie saw his rival walking With
Joe toward her home. His own ru,a
lay In this direction. Indeed, be liza
not far from her, and she could loot
from her window into his back yara
When Bob left her Johnnie Joined him
and accused him Of Intentionally a..
cupying his place at the baseball eams
Bob was innocent Of the charge. I'm,
certain words used by Johnnie filed
him.
Joe had laid aside her BELONGINGS
and was sitting by her window when
she saw Bob climb the fence In tia
rear Of Johnnie's home and approach
Johnnie with apparent hostile intent
The next thing she saw was a battIa
1t did not take Joe long to discern
the cause Of this encounter. Realizing
that she had not properly protected The
boy she had promised to sit beside az
the game, 1t was plain to her that this
disgraceful fight between her two
friends was her own fault. Running
downstairs and out through a back
door, she vaulted all fences that sepa.
rated her from the complaints, finally
aiighting in the yard where they were
fighting. But so engaged were they
with each other that they did not see
her.
What predominated in Joe's mind
was this: Through her neglect these
two boys had been brought 10 punch
each other. She was angry with her.
self, but still more angry with them
for making her fault more glaring.
The fact Of their rivalry for her did
not enter her head. Indeed, she did not
know that there was a rivalry.
1t happened that the gardener had
been using hose to water some plants
and had left 1t on the ground. Jos
seized It, and the first intimation Of her
presence to the competitors for her IA.
vor was a stream of water poured over
them. For a few moments. not dis.
corning the cause Of the interruption,
they continued to maui each other.
Then both turned and, seeing the OBJ
ject OF their devotion directing the
stream, they ceased to fght and stood
apart, whereupon Joe dropped the
hose and stood looking at them an.
grily. She was trying to find words to
express what was within her, but, fall.
ing, she jumped the fence and ran
away.
That was the end Of the rivalry for
Joe Sommers' favor on the part Of
these two boys. for she turned the cold
shoulder on both of them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27
WITH OTHER EDITORS

| righteousness. 1t may be a fact, as
declared by the evangelist, that two
men come to Christ for one woman -
Judging by the coming forward of con-
Verts at his revival meetings, hut that
docs not mean that the women are sim
iui and hard Of heart On the con-
tfafy 1t is more likely to mean that
TWO men, or three, or five, or a dozen,
are IN need of conversion where but
one woman needs il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27

George W. Perkins, heralded as the
advance agent Of Theodore Roosevelt"
hut more specifically the advance agent
Of the International Harvester trust,
has sounded an alarm in Chicago of the
possible effects on the militant ele-
ment of the republican party, as seen
in the surprising Ford vote in the re-
publican presidential preference pri-
maries. Strangely enough, coming
right along with Mr.. Perkins and his
alarm signals is a movement that
sounds nightly like the powder trust
with purpose of opening up head
quarters for the colonel In Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27
Netherlands to Aid Married Folk

Inc hague, Netherlands, March.-In
view OF the increasing cost of living
here the married subordinate mem
Defs OF the Netherlands civil service
as well as school teachers, postal en-
ployes, etc, may temporarily be grant
ed special bonus of 6 per cent of
their annual salary and a further 50
TOT each child in their families below
l6 years of age.
A Dill has Just been introduced by
the government requesting a vote of
sSo0,OOO for this purpose for the cur
rent year,
The Central Statistical bureau here
puts the average rise in price of foods
at 80 per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27

President Wilson has received the
third gift of an American eagle since
be commenced calling down the po-
tentates of the old world. The chief
magistrate has promptly consigned
the noble birds to the Washington ZOO
as gifts. This is really cruelty to
birds. The conception of the eagle is
the highest, and swiftest flyer and
largest and most intrepid bird that
ever wore feathers. To put him in a
zoo makes his life about as sporty
and romantic as when the men at the
mint put him on a two-bit piece.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27
Norwood and Cobb.


Irwin Cobb, despite he is Kentuck-
ian, does not get mad when he is af-
fectionately referred to by his init
mates as the homeliest man in the
United States. He is not unlike Eva
Tanguay. He doesn't care so long as
he gets the money. Cobb was a re-
write man on the New York World
when Irving 8. Norwood, now secre-
tary of the Greater Davenport commit
tee. was a reporter on the New York
Sun. Norwood and Cobb are close
friends. Cobb, who has become one of
the most widely read war correspond
ents and magazine fiction writer's in
the country, nowadays spends the
greater part of his time in Washington.
That, too, is Norwood's old stamping
ground. Norwood went from Gotham
to the national capital to become city
editor of the Star. You wouldn't call
Norwood bad locker. Assuredly he
has the best of Cobb for beauty. In
fact he admits it If you corner him on
the proposition.
Norwood had business for his COM
mittee In Washington few months
ago. 1t was Sabbath a. m. when he
strolled into the Press club quarters.
Washington on Sunday is dry, believe
Norwood. He knew this when he Wis
tied the press club. But he needed a
stimulant, having been worn by travel.
A colored attendant and himself were
the only persons in sight. Without
parley Norwood strutted up to the
black man, not in that sneaking soft
voiced fashion, but just like he knew
what he wanted and was going to get
| it.
Can l get a drink" asked Nor,
wood
Il amt going to prevent you Citing
your own goods, that's shuah. boss"
That's right" replied Norwood, puz-
zled.
You cain IDENTIFY youth own stuff"
why, certainly, my boy"
We'll, then, they she Is, Mistah
Cobb"
And IL Norwood ever needed a drink
1t was then.
FATHERS Will Wear Less This
Summer. argus headline. 1t can't
be done.
SPEAKING OF presidential candi.
dates" writes NJ. z. ID. "What's the
matter with trying to get rise out OF
old Doc Prieew
1T looks as though Charley Chaplin
would have to get along with the same
pair of shoes. He has been sued for
$500 900 for breach of contract. Throw
ing the bull appears to have got Chas.
in trouble.
TO disprove reports that he Is u l. We
Harry Lauder, at a dinner fOur-some In
Chicago the other evening, permitted
his manager to pay the check.
j. NJ. c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27
Putting Himself Right.
Card In Parsons, Kan. SUM


wish to say to the people Of Par
sons that the report of the arrest OF
myself and two others for gambling as
given out by the authorities. wherein
it is stated that l was fined SIS and
costs in police court, is misleading, for
the reason that it makes it appear that
I was engaged in a big poker game,
when the facts are that was not. 1t
was only a penny ante game, and !
have not paid the s25 fine and costs,
but must make payments every two
weeks until the $25 is paid or go to
Jail. l was born in 1853 and any one
who says that have engaged in real
poker game since I was so years OF
age is liar, and I'll back up the state
ment, officers included. This was sim
ply penny ante game.
WILLIAM HASSINGER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27

1t is said that the European war is
costing ninety million dollars per
day. We should not complain about
the high cost of living in this coun-
try while the European high cost Of
killing prevails.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27

A dispatch from Germany says that
the ban has been placed on high
shoes in order to conserve the leather
supply" But we hope they're not
wearing short skirts to conserve the
supply of cloth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27

Dubuque high school graduates this
year will not worry about fine raj
ment. The girls will dress alike and
plainly, all of which will be source
OF satisfaction to mothers and despair
10 dressmakers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27
Daily History Class-ApriI II.

1I59-Mary Wollstcneeeaft, Ensllsh az
thor and woman's emaneipationisI
born: died 1874.
1S05-General William Eaton, U2!.'asSS
States navy agent, with a motley
force captured Derne, fripoh.
l914-Mexico accepted mediation py
the "A. r. c. powers,
lsi5-Allies were securely intrenched
in Gallipeli, along the pardanelles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27
Capital Per Capita In America SSH.

Washington-The population OF COZ
tinental United States on April / was
102 ,S04. 600 as estimated by the treas
ury department statisticians in COM
putting the per capita money cireula-
ton of the country which they place
at S3S,41, an increase of 1857 over ths
per capita circulation on April l ias'
year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27

In diplomatic negotiations it is quite
permissible TO compare the adjective
as positive, last; comparative, final,
superlative, well, there isn't any.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27

London.-Another hundred Serbian
officers are soon TO go 10 Russia via
England To officer a division OF Serb
ians of Austrian nationality taken prs
oners by the Russians TO fight agalns1
the Austrians.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27
Rock Island-From Rive, to
River.

1t seems that our army can't go any
farther into the enemy's country until
It gets the written permission of the
enemy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27

Occasionally you find person who
tries to explain just what connection
there is between the rabbit and the
Easter egg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27
cH0RDS 80
DISCO r. DIS

II DROPPED into the Harmony cafe
today" postcards Ignatz from Chi
cago." but when l listened to couple
Of ginks with whiskers masticating
celery I came to the conclusion that
the name of the place was misnomer.
They didn't even keep good time"
NOT to be outdone by Moline, which
Is canning the GROWER, Rock Island is
canning the milk can. Can anything
more be asked, under the circum-
stances? "Of course we might do as
they do In California" observes Os-
valid. There they can what they can
and what they can't can they can"
TO distinguish himself from the
other republican aspirants for the gov.
ernorship nomination, Peoria contrib
reports he understands Mayor Wood
ruff Of that city is to wear a rubber
coat and an umbrella during his cam-
paign.
LAWYER Fink has announced that
he will occupy the remainder of the
week in making the closing address for
the defense in the Lorimer case. He
must be trying to convict his man.
JUST as we were beginning to see
a ray of hope Of an early termination
Of the European war, word comes out
of the east that the cranberry crop is
to be short. Further proving that life
is one damn disappointment after an
other.
KANSAS City tailor has wed WhiI
Cloud, half breed Indian heiress. I!it
groom may not believe that every
cloud has a silver lining, but-fnish
it yourself.
KING George of England is learning
Russian. And the Irish are learning
German.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27
A POEM.

This poem that we're writing here
Is mighty hard to beat.
You may not like what's gone before,
But amt our ending neat?
JOHN DOUGH.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27

Member Audit Bureau OF Calculations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27
THE ARGUS.
BY THE ]. W. POTTER co.

Rock Island Member Associated Press,
Full Leased Wire Report.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27

TO disproye reports that he Is l. W.,
Harry Lauder, at dinner fOur.some In
Chicago the other evening, permitted
his manager to pay the check.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27

KING George of England is learning
Russian. And the Irish are learning
German.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-31

whom are registered in the schools Of
agriculture, nine in home economics
three in commerce. two In pharmacy
one in Industrial arts, one in electrical
engineering. one in highway engineer
ing and one in mechanical engineering.
The following Is a list of the students
their home addresses and the schools
in which they are registered:
II. NJ. Gum, Hermiston. agrlcul-
ture: G y. Johnson. HermIston. az
riculture; Claude Baker, Pilot Rock
agriculture; Fred Russell, Pendleton
agriculture; c. ]. Russell. Pendleton.
agriculture; Allan r. simpson. Pen
dleton. agriculture; Orson IA
straughn, Pendleton, agriculture; Roy
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-31

Temple, Pendleton. agriculture; John
Is. Bixby, Freewater. agriculture; l.
L. Goodman, Freewater agriculture;
E. II. o'Hara, Weston, agriculture; l.
OHara, Weston, agriculture; Warren
Records. Freewater. agriculture; Ar
thur Feguson, Helix. agiculture; En-
fly A. QUAINT, Albee, home economics;
Alice Ferguson, Helix, home econom-
les, Eva NJ. Dunnlng. Stanfield, home
economies; Marilla Dunning, STAN
field, home economies; Norma Trike'
son, Hermlston, home economics;
EdlIe M johnson, Hermlston, home
economies; Everette Kingsley Her
mlston, home economies; Ina Watten-
burger, Echo, home economics; Nora
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-31

best features Of these meetings. Her
rich contralto voice with perfect
enunclation permits the gospel songs
to be most effective. She Is reeog-
n.zed as having one of the most at
tractive voices ever heard In Pendle-
ton. Last evening Mrs. Fagan sang
THE Lord Knows Why and she
sings tonight, His Eyes On the
Sparrow"
The duet last evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. Fagan was Drifting Away from
Cod" The congregational singing led
by Mr.. Fagan is very enjoyable to all
One thing certain, whatever these
meetings may mean to the local
church or to the community, they are
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-31

Harvey. Pendleton, home economies.
Ruth Norman, Milton, com; Paul w.
Scea. Milton. com; Emil Seibert,
Pendleton, COM; Myrtle p. Branstet-
Ter, Echo. pharmacy; Claire Myers.
Pendleton. pharmacy; Leland Ment-
ger. Pendleton, industrial arts; Har-
rison w. willman. mech. Eng; M. Fl
Esselstyn. Echo, electrical engineer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-31

strument Of great service to the king
dom OF God.
In speaking Of the objections Of
some 10 evangelistic meeting. he men
toned the trlte objection that 1t does
not last" and remarked THAT the
same might be sad Of the bath" The
special gospel meetings are strongly
emphasized In the scriptural accounts
OF the founding OF the church Some
would object to a little excitement in
religion but have no computations
against a brass band and a hip-hurrah
In politics.
The Fagans believe in sane and
serlptural evangelism. Mrs. Fagan's
beautiful solo work Is one Of the very
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-31

very enjoyable to those who attend
The subject tonight Is "The Last
Night in Sodom" and all are request
ed to read the 8th chapter Of acts
The bible readings and reviews by
the evangelist are a regular part Of
the meetings.
Meetings begin promptly at 1880
and close before g.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-31

On account Of tho rapid advance in
price OF foodstuffs, the undersigned
restaurants are compelled to raise the
price Of their regular meals from soc
to Csc, commencing Nov. l.
BOSTON RESTAURANT.
OREGON CAFE.
HONG KONG CAFE.
CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT.
QUEEN CHOP HOUSE.
(Adv
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-31
piano TrEer returns.

Howard s soule. the piano tuner
from Portland who was formerly
we'll known ir this vicinity Is now In
Pendle,op Aga'n and intends TO make
this city regularly In the future Or.
dere for turing may he left at Tall
mans Drug store ADV.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-31
Copyright IIssi sehsaGsE 4 hisR
EVANGELISTS DRAW
CROWDS TO CHURCH
Adr. and Mrs. Pagan Present Gospel
In Most Appealing Light at Chris
tan serVioea.

There was a good audience out to
hear the Fagans on Monday night.
Rvangellst Fagan gave strong ex-
hortation 70 Christians on the text,
What Is That In Thine Hand?" Ex.
"a. The message was that whatso-
ever you are or may have as q talent
whether great or small. under the
divine blessing may become an In