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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
4 BY WILLIAM BRAOT.nO'


bowel and so out or the body. Yet
there are thousands of credulous folk
who swallow huge doses of olive oil
plain or disguised, as an alleged gall
stone remedy, follow 1t by an aikali OF
some sort, then pass gallstones ESQ.,
called the size of marbles without any
particular trouble at all! Jumps OF
soap, nothing more. Oil plus alkali
makes soap. Anybody who knows the
anatomy Of the bile apparatus realizes
how absurd is the notion that olive oil
can influence gallstones in the gall
sac. Olive oil is a food, laxative, a
remedy which diminishes or delays Sc
erection in the stomach (and hence
sometimes relieves pain due to an ex-
cessive amount of hydrochloric acid in
the gastric juice.
The origin of gallstones is always
bacterial infection of the bile tract.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
The Daily Story
Playing With Edged Tools-By Barbara Phipps.

OF Jim 20 his fancee had been. II no,.
ing had occurred between Jim ana ~
fie, Jim had doubtless obtsi-aS
Charles address from her and tbe-
would soon meet.
Several days elapsed and Jim An
not put in an appearance. Charles
chuckled. The dear girl had been y,
her old tricks. And yet he regrettcS
that he had exposed his Old frisr1
TO her wiles. However" he thougst
he'll get over II like the rest OF tbsTs
After my marriage with EHie Iql 90.
him TO dinner and we'll all be corkinv
good friends. Efie will console mr.
with one Of her girl friends"
Effie wrote a brief letter from Cen.
GA, stating that she was about 70 All
for New York. The letter came BIZ the
steamer on which she sailed. The frsi
thing Waterman knew OF Ler arrival
was through a telephone message from
her. She explained his not having
heard from her In time 20 meet he
at the dock. He said ne would cali A.
once TO see her.
When he reached her he was about
TO take her in his arms when she
drew back, saying, Walt n minute: I
nave NbulFthlhH ~ nhE " gVAs
you remember" she proceeded
that you introduced your classmate
Mr.. Emerson, 10 me. accusing me Of
being so base as % make him act dis
honorably toward you"
IT remember" said Charles.
well. l yielded 70 the tempetatlons
so far as to keep the secret Of our on
ly being engaged"
"Of course you did, you little hum
bug. and proceeded 10 captivate him"
I'm afraid ] did act something Ike
that, but I found him too honorable.
I brought him down 10 one way but
not in another He refused 70 90 back
on you
Good for JIM"
well. considering that he fell IN
love with me he found 10 hard 10 tear
himself away from me. We saw a
great deal OF each other at Lucerne,
and he Joined our partly TO visit other
places. One day / asked him n be
would consider IL dishonorable 10 you
to take me away from you II I were
you know"
what did he say TO that?"
"He said he wouldn't take me away
from any one, but Il I were free 10
marry and would marry him he would
consider that he had perfect right to
marry me-
"Oh, he did, did he?"
Eyes, and l then told him that intro
ducing me as your wife was only q
pleasantly of yours"
"And hep roposed TO you, I suppose"
mo, he did not. He said that II
there was any proposing between him
and me it must come from me-"
Il see. and that ended g."
"No. l proposed 70 him. Don't take
on, Charlie. You'll get over Il. hope
we shall always be friends"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
SHOULD SUPPORT WILSON

The Chicago Tribune has 1nYeighed
with fervor against southern control"
of congress and has followed the
Hughes lead in attempting to inject
sectionaIism into the presidential cam
paign. But the Tribune confesses that
republican victory this November
might bring even worse things than
southern control" 1t says:
Senator Gallinger's lament that not
enough respect is paid in these days
to the memory OF Nelson Aldrich and
the living glory of Joe Cannon might
be passed over as if it were, as it is,
the expression Of man grown old in
bad ways in American politics.
I'VE do not recognize the voice OF
Senator Gallinger as the voice OF the
republican party. Rather than accept
that expression as the guiding voice or
republicanism at present, we should
gratefully take four more years of
southern control of the United States.
The Tribune continues:
six or more years ago there was a
revolt in the north against the COM
position of the republican party. 1t
hardly could be called a sectional re-
volt because il was raised in section
and against the control of which, OPP
Grating iE that section, controlled the
nation.
THE Tribune had something to do in
furthering the purposes of this pro-
test. and it may interest our southern
friends to know now that if the issue
came down to point at which it had
TO decide whether we should have this
old Bourbon republicanism or the
southern democracy we should take
the southern control as the least harm
full
IF republicanism, in which we think
now lies the hope of the nation, meant
the return of Senator Gallinger's
friends to power, we think we'd pre-
fer to accept even the impossible Dan
iels.
Nothing that could be said against
the consequences of southern control
of the country would be half as en-
phatic as what we should say against
suggestion that the old time Bour-
bon contrci of the republican party of
the north should be reestablished."
This is all very good, but it hardly
chords with tia Tribune's support of
Hughes for the presidency. If the cleo
ton of Hughes means anything it
means the restoration to power of Gal
linger, Penrose and their whole stand
pat tribe-and the Tribune knows it,
The thing that really agitates section.
alists who bemOan "aouthern control
is the eviction of the eastern clique
from controlin the interest of New Eng
land tariff barons and New York finan-
CierS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
WE'LL SEE.

The metropolitan press IN conform
ity with its established policy of mis-
representing the attitude OF Congress
man Tavenner has been purposely
placing his name daily in the doubtful,
or non-committal column in the ad-
vance poll of the congressman on the
presidents eight hour policy.
But the friends Of Congressman
Tavenner have learned long since not
TO judge him by an opposition press.
They know that the miserable attempt
made to misrepresent, or at least cast
a doubt on his attitude in advance,
with the hope that first impressions
will stick, is on a par with the entire
course of the interests toward him.
Tavenner as a matter of fact, has
been advocating the eight hour day
wherever it could be applied through
federal Legislation since long before
the present crisis arrived, and is one
Of the leaders in furthering the presi-
dents policy in Washington today
We shall, therefore, see when the
vote Is cast, whether or not he is in
the doubtful or non-committal column.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
PRESIDENT OVERWORKED

Even those who oppose his reclec-
! ton will admit the president is fair
ly industrious man. Although he ad-
vOcates an eight-hour day for railroad
men he now commences work himself
at a. N. and is kept busy until late
into the evening. His veto of the army
bill and the message that accompanied
| it shows the meticulOus care with
which he must examine the measures
that he signs. In addition TO watching
legislation, prodding congressman,
comforting with his cabinet, selecting
a Mexican commission, keeping tab or
Carranza, making complaints TO Great
Britain and Germany, finding and ap-
pointing new judges and other federal
officials he has just now to hold the
lengthy conferences with some $40 rep
resentatives OF railway labor and
bring them into agreement with 100 or
more railway presidents and 100, 000,-
600 Americans. In addition to all this
he is supposed to keep an eye to his
campaign and hold himself ready to
answer the attacks that are being
made upon his administration We
are not surprised to read that he has
been too busy to sign the 900 or more
officers commissions issued under the
army bill which became effective July
! and that legislation is urged that
will relieve him of this and other sim
iiar duties.
The country is too big for one man
to perform all the duties that are as
signed 10 the president under the con-
stitution. and 1t seems urgently nee
essary that some measure OF relief
should soon be passed
Pending the adoption Of such a law
we find ourselves constrained TO won
der whether the vice-president could
not be put to work. He Is authorized
TO act in case OF the inability" of the
president and the inability Of one man
TO do { II the work that now devolves
upon the head OF our government is
surely self-evident.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
ANOTHER HUGHES MARTYR

IT. st. John Gaffney was formerly
United States consul general at Mu-
mich. He was removed from Office by
President Wilson.
Mr. Gafney arrived IN New York
this week denouncing the president
and the United States government as
pro-British Some of his fellow-pas-
sengers on the steamer charge him
with having said, ~ wish TO God
had been the man who fred the tor
pedo into the Lusitania-"
Mr. Gaffney announced TO the re-
porters that he expected to make ar
ran gem ents with the Hughes mana
gers to stump the country in the in
terest Of the Hughes ticket, and it
cannot be denied that he possesses all
the elements OF Hughes martyr. He
held a federal Office. He was dis
placed by the president. His utter
snces are the dominant Americanism
OF Mr.. Hughes most aggressive sup
porters. He ought TO be more than a
mere campaign orator.
He deserves to share with Wilcox
the glory Of managing the Hughes
Nampaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01

now and her cargo of dyes, according
to a recent account, is still In New
York waiting for purchasers. There
has been absolutely no haste to buy,
and those who might buy intimate that
they are getting along very well with
out German dyes. They also say that
they will continue to get along until
the price, which is from 500 to 1000 per
cent above the normal, comes down.
The conclusion from all this seems to
be that we were all wrong when we
worried about dyes. We are not help
lessly dependent upon any nation for
dyes and never were. We only
thought we were.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Rare Feet Haalttful

l wonder If it has ever occurred to
the doctors who are investigating this
dreadful infantile paralysis that II
might be caused by the little victims
wearing short socks and sandals on
the cold. wet pavements. Though the
weather in the early summer was any
thing but summary, little children went
about thus exposed while their moth
ers wore warm clothing. How many
robust, healthy men could expose their
legs in this manner and escape rheu-
matism? II doctors will advise moth
ers to keep the children properly
clothed, there will be no great num-
Der of colds and infantile paralysis
cases.
Answer-Nine out OF ten children so
afflicted have never INDUCED in the
luxury OF socks and sandals. On the
contrary, summer and winter, children
are injured by excessive clothing
Whenever a child desires to go bare
foot or perhaps wear sandals and bare
legs, let him do So by all means. The
human skin is altogether too much
coddled. II enjoys the sunshine and
the feel of the open air. In my opin-
lon no harm ever comes from leaving
off clothing, II the weareT enjoys IT,.
| advise. and in our own home | insist
upon the children going barefoot when
ever they wish-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01

"Sallie, you are the most incorrig-
ible fiirt I ever knew.
II am no such thing"
You have no conscience"
81 have as much conscience az you"
II think / can prove that you
haven't. Here comes my classmate.
Jim Emerson. We haven't met since
commencement day, when we parted TO
go to our respective homes. Ill intro
duce you TO him as my wife. You VIII
show your want OF conscience by max
ing him act dishonorably toward his
friend. You will weave your web about
him, and when you have entangled
him you will send him off with brok-
en- heart"
This little dialogue occurred be
tween Charles Waterman and Fife
Meriweather, an engaged couple at
Geneva, Switzerland. Waterman was
to start for America in a few minutes.
He had scarcely time to speak the
words broken heart" when Emerson
came up to him. and the two men
greeted each other heartily.
II am awfuly sorry to meet you
Just as / am starting for home, Jim,
said Charles. Let me present you TO
Mrs. w. She is going to remain abroad
few months. Going to stay here
awhile?'
Don't know. Reckon So"
The introduction was made. Charles
gave his finance parting kiss, got
into the vehicle bound for the station
and left her on the hotel porch with
Emerson. Waterman was very proud to
have won the pretty coquette from a
host of admirers whom she had
brought TO her feet and had then sent
them off to "get over it," which she
declared they would do I'm a few
months, if not few days. Instead OF
blaming her want of feeling for his
rivals il only served to cause him to
put higher value on himself. She had
engaged herself to him; therefore he
felt perfectly safe. The others she
claimed she had never encouraged.
Charles believed her and really in his
heart had no doubt that she was per-
fectly honorable. They had been en-
gagged a good while and as soon as
they were both again on the other
side of the Atlantic were to be mar
ried.
Waterman was delayed IN London.
His fiancee wrote him there up
braiding him for introducing her as
his wife and accusing her at the same
time of being capable of so bare an
action as to win his friend for the
purpose of throwing him over her
shoulder. But she said nothing of hav-
ing disabused Mr.. Emerson of looking
upon her as Jims wife.
Waterman in due time sailed for
home. A month after his arrival he
saw in list of passengers arriving by
a certain steamer the name of his
friend Emerson. Charles wondered
what the upshot of his introduction
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
STILL UNSOLD.

For a year after the outbreak OF the
war the dye shortage was very prop
er subject for generl conversation. II
was regarded as serious and people
wondered If We might not see the day
when butternut brown and a few other
homemade colors would be the only
relief in an otherwise snow white
world, but the dye shortage dropped
ont OF sight. People We're aware that
things were not Just as they used to be-
There was something strange, not to
say weird, in the appearance of stock
1ngs, and garments took on strange
hues during their visits to the laundry;
but, on the whole, things were very
much as they had been. The manu-
facturers also subsidized after a period
.n which they could see nothing but
ruin unless dyes were forthcoming
Then came the Deutschland and we
renewed cur interest in dyes. The IA
snous undsrsea merchantmen brought
us q cargo of coiors. and at last the
dyestun embargo was broken. Other
Gargoes were TO follow, and there was
d. be great relief among the dyers.
But the Deutschland Is back st home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
DOWN WHERE THE GALL-STONES
GROW


A medium stout person of 80 years
or over who has had diseased gums
for several years or an attack of ty-
phoid fever, may develop chronic cho-
lecystitis (gall-sac infiammationl with
out having gall-stones, or galI-stones
| without chOlecystitis. Indeed. most
victims of gallstones have no more
troublesome symptoms than occasional
| indigestion" or gas" for several
years. Many OF these patients calf it
''gastritis," under the impression that
the Latin root gastrum (stomach)
means gas.
Gallstones are VIGOROUSLY rare in
negroes. and negroes are famous for
their good teeth. One in each Is white
persons OF middle age has gallstones,
and three-fourths Of the victims are
women. When a woman OF 80 or over
begins to take on weight, have spells
OF indigestion and "gas" from some
particular article of food, she should
suspect the gall-sac, especially If she
has infiamed gums or has much den
tistry. Down where the gallstones
grow we commonly find the same
germs that cause blind dental alb
scesses, infected pulp under old fill
lngs which cause no trouble; the
mouth harbors the focus whence come
the germs that produce the gallstones.
An X-ray photograph of the jaws is
the only positive way OF discovering
these septic foci in many cases. Ty-
pho1d bacilli and colon bacAlli are not
the only germs capable of causing
cholecystitis or gallstones.
X-ray evidence OF the presence or
absence OF gallstones is uncertain
Only when the stone happens to con-
tain a considerable proportion of lime
salts-as about two-thirds OF them do
will the X-ray picture disclose their
presence. A negative X-ray plate is
therefore no proof that gallstones are
not present.
When patient suffers a severe at
tack OF collie, with chill, followed by
high fever. then sweating, and a few
days later appears distinctly Jaundiced
he has gallstones.
1t Is a dreadful shock when even a
small gladstone the size of a pea is
passed through the gali-duct into the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01

The ovation given in Berlin to the
captain and crew Of the Deutschland
shows how much more agreeable ami
reasonable is the peaceful commerce
between nations than bloodshed and
war. II gives an intimatiOn Of what
would happen if war should cease and
the former trade relations be re-
sumed throughout the wOrld-not by
undersea traffic lodging the caverns
OF the lower depths. but sailing above
the waves, each nation under its own
flag, without fear or interruption and
each saluting the other on the high
seas and enjoying the friendly rival
~. The Deutschland was hailed be-
cause IL had triumphed over the diff
culties in promoting the natural de-
mands and wishes of all peoples to
buy and sell to each other and main
tain cordial relations. 1t was a YER
dict Of human nature against the ruin
of war and in favor Of prosperous
DeaCe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
Daily History cIass-,Sept. /.

1791-Lydia Huntley Sigourney. Amer
lean poet. born; died 1865.
1S70-Battle Of Sedan which de'loe"
the Franco prusslan war
1oli-Germnn victory over Ra''i""'
at Tannenberg, East Prussia
1o15-Austrians captured Lutsk' NoF
hynia and the Germans bomharoeo
Grodno, North Poland kusAlan
losses for August totaled 21l'uvV
prisoners. $500 cannon and euO
machine guns
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
Brief Military Messages.

OF famous military messages there
are scores, beginning with the never TO
be forgotten "Veni, vidi vici" OF Gaze
sar and that equally famous dispatch
OF Commodore Perry. We have met
the enemy and they are ours" but both
were beaten for brevity by General Sir
Robert Boyd, who while governor OF
Gibraltar, being IN need OF beef for his
troops. wrote to the agent In England
this laconio dispatch, Browne, beef.
Boyd" Browne sent the stores, with
the reply, Boyd, beef, Browne"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01

Warren street. between Tenth and
Eleventh to extinguish a grass fire.
Brown to Get Release-That within
a short time bonds IN the sum OF
$4,000 will bep laced TO effect the re-
lease of John william Brown. alleged
be given, but the Justices action in
swindling gang held here. was the in
formation divulged bv narties inter-
ested in the case. Besides the $4,000
bonds set by Justice Phil Daum a.
the preliminary hearing Of the Green
backs on the keairnes case some time
ago, Justice OF the Peace William
Names set a $4,000 bond on the Fis-
cher hearing for Brown. pending pre-
liminary. which is set for next Tues
day. Harold Ward. another member Of
the gang, has already been released
on $4,000 bond. while the bonds for
J. II. Reeves, the third member OF the
trio, can only be set for $4,000 because
his connection can only be traced with
one case. Brown, IL was learned yes
terday, received a telegram from some
unknown source wednesday, as re-
suit OF which he demanded prelim-
mary hearing at once. Since Justice
William Names is at present out o.
the city, a preliminary hearing cannot
be given, but the justices action ~
naming $4,000 bond pending prelimlh-
airy makes 1t possible for Brown TO
be released without the formal hear
ing.
Companies Have Coal -Ohicials OF
the Tri-City Railway company anc ne
Peoples Light company are not loslns
sleep over the threatened railroad
strike. II. c. Blackwell, manager OF
the light company stated YESTERDAY
they have enough coal, oil and COKE
on hand 10 operate both the stree.
railway and the lighting systems ioI
at least a month These officials Pc
lieve, in case there i5 strike, X WI
be of short duration, They therefore
feel confident they are well iortlAea
for the time ii may exist
Obituary Record Frederick Roea'
feldt. retired farmer who has oesu
residing at the home Of Charles W,
fermann, 1875 Indian Road. passe'
away yesterday He has been an lh-
valid for % years, being az the TINE
OF death "a years OF age. The detcaseN
was born in Probstei, Germany ga-.
7, 1912. and was united I'm marIiAN
TO Miss Catharina GOettseh ia
The couple came 20 America nhu
settled on a farm near Eldridget
firing 20 years ago. Mrs. Roehiela"
died over two years ago. The sur
ors are one sister, Mrs. Cathaiiue
Luett of Adair. la. and one brother
in-law. Claus Dank Of Eldridge'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
Ia the onening shot of Ex-President

In the opening shot of Ex-President
4 Roosevelts speech in Maine knocking
president Wilson, he assails the ad-
ministratiOn for not resenting Ger
many's invasion OF Belgium. 1t will be
remembered that Roosevelt has de-
clared heretofore that the invasion OF
Belgium was the point at which the
United States should have plunged into
the European war against Germany
and would have plunged, no doubt had
It. r. been president. The American
people, however, seem to be well salts
fed that America has Neen kept out of
the war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01

Four years ago the business Of this
country was sadly lacking in banking
and credit facilities abroad. Today
American banks are open in many for
eign centers and our commerce has
already felt their great value.