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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26
PEACE WITH PROGRESS.

The theme Of President Wilson's
speech in Charlotte, n C., was peace.
The theme is in the hearts and minds,
if not on the tongues, Of millions of
mcn-those who are in the agonies of
war and those who sympathize with
them and who, although beyond its
immediate sphere, feel its heavy blows
The world is sick Of war The hot
fever is over and the horror OF its
devastating work lies heavy on man
kind. The thought Of mankind is
turning to ways and means Of stop
ming war. yet stopping it on basis
which viii give mankind compensa-
ff0u for its tremendous cost OF blood
and treasure The gain to mankind
from the agonies Of the passionate
struggle with the corollary Of the
presidents peace talk. Speaking Of
Americas melting pot, which is fus-
iug races and nationaIit!es here, he
spoke Of the similar effect of the
European struggle growing out of in
tense uatlonalism and race antag-
Cnisms. He said:
Here in America we have tried TO
set the example Of bringing all the
world together upon terms Of liberty
and cooperation and peace, and in
that great experience that we have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26
THE PEOPLE SENSE THE DANGER
IN MILITARISM.
By Congressman CIyde II. TaYenner.
(Reprinted from Congressional Record
OF MAY 8, 1870.

(Reprlnted from Congressional RECORD
OF May 8, 1870.
There are countless thousands Of
men and women in the United States
who view the trend of the republic
toward militarism with the gravest ap-
prehension. They know that militar-
ism is the most dangerous menace that
any republic can face, for it has been
destroying republics ever since there
have been such institutions. They
know, too, that militarism is equally
dangerous whether it is labeled mill
tarism or labeled something else.
Militarism and democracy never
have and never will make good bedfel-
lows in cradle of liberty such as
ours. Either democracy must kick out
militarism or militarism will kick out
democracy. 1t is for the people of the
nation to say which is to stay.
Americans do not need to look across
the seas for evidence of the power of a
military machine to enlarge itself.
The war trust has ever been the sa-
cred white COW in our own capitol. The
patchwork has ever been, when some
legislator sought to interfere with its
steady growth, Hands off the sacred
white GOVT" Month after month and
year after year this sacred white COW
has stood with its feet in the public
trough at Washington, gorging itself
on the dollars of the taxpayers. The
more this sacred white cow is fed, the
larger it grows, and the larger it
grows, the more it eats. Unless this
beast is given a changed diet or unless
it is driven away from the public crib
and slaughtered it will ultimately i'm
poveTish the nation
1t is not a sufficient answer to say
that the country is also growing, for
the increase in expenditures are far in
excess of the increase in population
For instance, the population of the
United States in the last seven years
has increased II per cent In the
same time our national expenditures
have increased so per cent. And the
army and navy increases now proposed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26
TWO SURE GUESSES.

Bank clearings in the United States
for the first quarter of this year were
so per cent greater than year ago,
breaking all records. That connotes
the general state OF trade. Probably it
was never before so easy to sell goods,
get credit, find job, get a salary
raised or a wage rate increased-In
short, to make money for those who
are at all in the money-making way.
There are numberless guesses as to
how long this sunny condition will
last, to what heights it will go, and
what will follow it. But a couple OF
guesses in that connection are abso-
lutely sure:
1t will not last forever, nor even a
decade. And the man who puts by
something-whether it's half million,
taken out OF the quarters profits and
put to reserve account, or a dollar a
week taken out of the pay envelope
and put in the savings banks going
TO win to that extent, whatever hap
pens. :,
The man is getting anything at all
out of this boom and not sailing down
some of it-50 cents a week, $40 a
month, whatever it may be-is a suck
er.-Saturday Evening Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26
Village PhilOSnnhY.

Old Bob Jones says that it is hard
for him to get up much interest in the
garden until the radishes are on the
table.
Whoever declares himself to be neu-
trail on the woman's suffrage question
is probably in sympathy with the al
lied ants.
Volubility and knowledge seldom go
hand in hand
Teach a man how to earn money
and he will need few lessons in the
art of spending it.
No man courts disaster with the
wedding in view
The smile of the wilmer is not
cheerful.
Why is it that the chronic weather
prognosticators never forecast sun
shine?
Mothers day is one on which she
has to stir around early and work
until she is too tired for anything else
getting the others of the family
trigged out for church.
There really ought not to be any
mud singing. brethren, in a. campaign
made on the good roads platform.-M
G. R. in the Sioux City Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26

A girl eight years old was allowed
to so in bathing early in the season.
That night she had a toothache. A
hot mustard foot bath relieved her.
Next day the tooth ached some more.
A mixture of equal parts of aconlte
and iodine, suggested by the dentist by
telephone, was applied to the gums
several times and gave considerable
relief. But she slept little all the fol-
lowing night, and the third morning
she was taken to the dentist. The
dentist informed her father that the
child had an liberated tooth" but
that it would be dangerous to do any
| thing to it until the swelling subsidized.
We should say here that the dentist
was a bargain dentist-there was no
sterilizer in his Office, but he did phe-
nomenally cheap work.
| The fourth night the child grew de-
| lirious. The doctor was summoned.
There was no sign that the pus was
pointing-that is, no gum boil" The
doctor urged immediate extraction,
| The parents objected-because the
dentist had told them it would be dan
lgerous. The child suffered for two
more days and nights. Finally a con-
Isultation was demanded by the doc
| tor. Counsel insisted upon immediate
extraction. A first-class dentist was
called in. He agreed. He extracted
the tooth. Pus flower from the socket
freely. But the child continued to run
la high temperature, have chills and
some delirium She was anethetiZed
once more on the ninth day, and then
it was found that necrosis of the jaw
hone was extensive. The dead bone
was cleaned out, the wound drained,
but on the 18th day the child died
from blood poisoning septi-
cemia.
Now. the first dentist in that case
was responsible for all the trouble.
Upon his head is that ehild's blood. He
told the parents a vicious lie-maybe
he knew no better, but if so, he had
no right 10 be practicing dentistry. But
1.-The second dentist and thetamlly doc
tor and the surgeon called in consulta-
ton were blamed by all the "old
Womeni"
An ''ulcerated tooth" is a missioner
1.-THE C0nuilOH Is All huSCtos, puS Ut INC
root of a diseased tooth. The only
safe and proper treatment is prompt
drainage Of that pus, either by eXtrac-
ton of the diseased tooth or by drill
ling through the tooth. Possibly the alb
scess may point on the gum and dis
chareg that way, but only at the ex-
pense of needless suffering and more
or less nevrosis of the jaw bone. The
lonlv wonder is aht more sufferers dc
Inot have fatal result from delay. A
silver in a fostering wound is extract
ed instinctiyely by everybody The
Identical principle applies in the treat
lment of "ulcerated tooth" The ancient
superstition that it was dangerous &c
! treat an liberated tooth in an intelli'
gent way doesn't deserve serious con
sideratinn today, 1t is a sad commen-
tary upon the status of the dental pro-
lfession that such deluslon should be
fostered by one OF its members. The
little girl in the present instance la
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26
REGULATING THE STREETS

Until Rock Island Furnishes in a way
4b.+ will no fa1t and remembered reck-
less uiSIesaiu lol pe'ie' u i''ilo w 'no
thoroughfares, speed ilends Will con-
tinue to make this city notorious be-
cause IF tho manner in which autos
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l-l-iloI mn lo'IonS 10 az ISM out II
Is Iue greater eNiia lllsoI.lLs udIse.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26
TO PREVENT RECURRENCE.

Lord Bryce, former British ambas-
sador to Washington, has an article in
the New Republic of May 20 on
Americas Traditional Isolation" The
point he makes clear is that the world
must look to this country to start
negotiations when this war is ended
that will insure the peace of nations.
He says:
All thoughtful men, both in Brit
ain and, as we are told, in the United
States also, feel that some effort
must be made to provide machinery
calculated to prevent the recurrence
of such a frightful calamity as this
war has proved to be.
| The difficulties of such a scheme
are obvious, but they will not be in
superable with the cooperation OF the
United States, which would bring tC
any concerted plan for the amicable
settlement of disputes and for the
maintenance of peace by league tc
restrain aggression, its authority, its
strength and that disintereStedness
which belongs to its position outside
the circle of European jealoushes,
Here is a service in which the
United States is called upon TO joir
because it is to be rendered to man
kind at large, to the new world as wei
as to the old"
This is a clear Endorsement OF thu
League to Enforce Peace which hal
the active support Of ex-Presiden
Taft and many other prominent Amer
leans. That league should have rever.
encouragement to go forward will
it's work, for all the European nation
would be alike grateful to the Unitet
States if the effect should result il
obviating war in the future. Som
power outside the circle of European
jealousies," as Lord Bryce expresse
it, must help save those nations froI
themselves and the position and pres
tige of the United States fit this gov
eminent peculiarly for the task. OF al
the peace proposals and peace tai
heard for many years the idea of tn
= League to Enforce Peace seems mos
Z plausible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26

1t is not a single years increase in
appropriations that is dangerous, but
the policy of militarism, and it is
equally dangerous whether it is called
militarism or preparedness. Once
the policy is adopted, it is but a matter
OF arithmetic to figure out the length
OF time a republic can stand. When
the cost of the upkeep of the military
machine makes it necessary to place
such a tax on the things the people
eat, wear, and use as to make it impos-
sible for wage Garner to support him
self and family OF little ones on his
wages, all the battleships and all the
machine guns in existence will not be
able to protect a democracy.
The real menace which cOnfronts our
republic is not the one the Navy league
is pointing to-inyasion of our shores
by hostile peoples from beyond the
seas. 1t is the menace of militarism
which the Navy league itself is endeay-
orlng to foist upon this government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26

Miss Mary Medford and Miss Gwen
dolen Tracy, cbums, twenty-five and
twenty-three years old respectively,
both rich in their own right, thought
much on the same lines.
Gwen" said Miss Medford, II have
an idea that progress is the only means
to happiness. We must be constantly
going onward and upward. You and /
are apparently at the end Of our rope
and still very young. We have indie
pendent fortunes. If we marry ordi-
nary men weTl be bored through life.
Let us go abroad and each marry a
title"
What kind Of title"
"a knight, for instance"
Then, l suppose, according to your
theory, in time we'd have 10 divorce
the knight and marry baron. From
the baron we'd have to rise to an earl,
then a duke, and so on till we got a
king. But I'm with you"
The two girls sailed for Germany,
where every other respectable man Is
noble-at least Von-but that was
not the kind of nobility they wanted.
So they went on into France. Here
they found it difficult to understand
what title was worth. France being
a republic, they couldn't see what ad-
vantage q count or duke had over a
commoner. Besides, the old nobility
were all either legitimists or Orleanists
and the most recent ones, Bonapart-
lists. If the sovereign Of either won
the government the others would be
down and out Our heroines, being
practical American girls, had no use
! for uncertainties.
| So they went over into England
Britain has always been considered
the best preserve in the world for
noble game The law of primogeniture
provides for one branch Of the family
at the expense of the others. But the
prizes were correspondingly few. The
scions Of some of the oldest blueblood-
ed titles were or had been married to
1
music hall girls, and this further re
duced the American girls chances.
Though they had brought letters tG
! families in England and were admit
ted socially, neither Of them saw any
thing worth purchasing, for really
that is what their intentions meant
After spending several months in Eng
land looking over the bargain counters
they made up their minds to return to
America and take up some fad. Gwen
said she would prefer a dog.
But what they had been hunting fol-
all over Europe came to them on the
steamer coming home. They had mel
young woman in England whom
they had asked to help them in theil
| quest. This lady informed them thai
two young noblemen. the Earl Of Elm,
hurst and the Marquis of Darlington
were going to America incog. Whether
the girls purposely bought tickets on the
same steamer as the nobleman, or vice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26
The Daily Story
A Theory of Progess-By Ethel Holmes

versa. does not appear st any rate.
the four crossed together, and before
they had been out twenty-fo hours
they were as thick as peas in pod.
The noblemen passed by ordinary
names, Elmhurst as Mr.. Calkins and
Darlington being Mr.. Strynger. They
did not tell the girls that they were
noblemen fncog, and the girls did not
tell them that they had been informed
concerning them. Calkins froze to
Mary; Strynger made up to Gwen. The
men both declared that If they ever
married they would wish to be mar.
ried for love Naturally, after such
statement, the girls would have been
very foolish to tell them that they
knew them to be British peers.
OF course it could not be expected
that the two American girls would
snare two such men within the few
DAYS of a voyage, but they came very
near together. The night before they
made the port Of New York both cou-
pies were on deck sitting close in
dark corners. Calkins told Mary that
he wished to give her some nemento
Of the voyage which she had made so
happy for him, and she promised to ac-
| cept a silk umbrella that he had In
tended for an American lady friend Of
his in Boston. Strynger prevailed
upon Gwen to accept box containing
a dozen pairs Of gloves.
In the morning while the vessel was
steaming up New York bay the ladies
gave the gentlemen their addresses
and the gentlemen gave the ladies the
mementoes of the trip. When the ship
was locked the ladies went down the
gangway together and were driven
home. During the ride Mary, while
comparing notes with her friend as to
the probability of a conquest, was fin
| gering the handle of the umbrella that
had been given her.
why, it unscrews," she said
She twisted it till it came Of, and
something dropped from it into her
lap. Picking it up, she examined 1t.
why, it's a diamond she exclaim.
ed. From the head Of the umbrella
that she had removed she poured out a
couple Of dozen more. Good gracious,
what gifti It's worthy Of an en-
peror."
Gwen at once examined her glove
box. She found nothing but the gloves
at the time, but after she got home a
further examination revealed a false
bottom and more diamonds.
During the day a customs inspector
called with an order for the contents
Of the gifts. Two smugglers had been
announced from the other side of the
water, had been arrested, and com
promise had been made by which they
were TO escape with their liberty.
"Well, I declare!7 exclaimed Mary.
STRAINED at gnat and swallowed a
camel"
"In other words" added Gwen,
aimed at two noblemen and caught a
pair of smugglers."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26
OPPORTUNITY IN IREL AND

Premier Asquith. touring Ireland for
the purpose of gaining first hand i'm
mediate impressions of Irish feeling
toward the British government as a
result of the Dublin uprising, declares
his conviction that the immediate
solution of the Irish problem lies in
the establishment of an Irish executive
council, to be set up in Dublin. To
this proposal the British press has
given ready assent, and numerous
newspapers have fallen in line with the
suggestion of the London Daily Mail
that the situation will be further clari-
fed by mastering in as government
troops the Ulster volunteers and the
national volunteers, military bodies
formed before the war for the purpose
Of debating by force of arms the desir-
ability of home rule.
These two suggestions are each in
their way excellent, but both are half
way measures that do not accomplish
as much as is needed. Neither is there
any valid reasons why, having made
and asked such concessions, Grea,
Britain should not Immediately grant
home rule and thus end for all time
the dissension and the antagonism OF
which the Dublin ARRAY was but the
surface expression.
The British parliament has voted
home rule. Had not the war inter
vened it would. in all probability, now
be in effect Earlier England had the
valid plea OF press Of war business &c
excuse delay. but even the war is not
occupying the whole attention of Brit
aims civil ministers at present.
England must surely realize that in
procrastlnating with home rule it is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26
IF YOU WOULD LIVE LONG

DR.. Frank Crane, who has nne
faculty for putting facts in attractive
form, has taken report on 107 cases
of longevity printed in the British
Health Review and made the follow
ing deductions:
There are few bachelors or old
maids in the lot
Most all of the persons examined
had spent much of their time out OF
doors The house, the close room, is
the chief of life-shorteners.
Very few INDUCED or had habitu-
ally INDUCED in stimulants, such as
alcohol, tobacco, tea and coffee There
is no doubt as TO the value OF slim
ulants; the trouble is they are costly
the price we pay is-life.
They used very little medicine.
Most were of cheerful habit wor-
ried little and laughed deal
Most of them, including the wealthy
had worked all their lives, and most
of them had continued their activities
even in advanced years. A faVorite
form of suicide among folks past 80 Is
| to stop work.
! ICttl oil "a LuCiil "Ci y AnS~ " ="
feshy people grow very old.
They were nearly all great sleep
ers. They went to bed early and rose
early. Those whose activities are by
artificial light have little assurance Of
old age.
All were careful and moderate eat
ers To eat what you like and all you
like may be merry life, but it will
| be a short one The curse of modern
| life is overlooking.
Very few ate much meat Most ate
| it sparingly. Many not at all, Mea1
really belongs to the stimulant grouI
along with alcohol and coffee; all the
food value there is in it can be OBJ
tanned from other sources without the
| poison.
! Almost all were large drinkers Of
water, but not mineral water.
Most Of them were great readers
especially in later life-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26

Omaha, Neb.. May ga vice presi-
Dental boom for Senator Elmer j.
Burkett of Nebraska is under way and
it is said already between $50 and 300
delegates to the republican national
convention are pledged to place him
on the national ticket of his party.
Montana, Iowa, Nebraska, and other
western delegates are instructed for
Burkett, and a number of other dele
cations have expressed themselves as
favoring his candidacy for vice presi-
dent.
The demand for the Nebraska man
is greatest in the central and far west,
but delegates from number of south
|eTn states have written the Burkett
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26
FACTS NOT WORTH KNOWING.

The rungs of ladder are built a
foot apart for convenience and not for
ventilation.
Figured out in dollars and cents, it
is cheaper for motorist to be stopped
by a highwayman than by an officer
of the law
For the benefit of the folks who don't
get to town often a prominent hotel
serves large demi-tasse.
1t is impossible to build Jail that
will give perfect satisfaction to all
parties concerned.
The distance from Pittsburgh to New
York is the same whether you walk
from tie to tie or skip every other one.
If George Washington slept in all
the inns they claim he did he must
have been very swift sleeper
Arthur Baer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26

Candidates for the democratic nom
nation for vice president are multi
ulying. Besides Vice President Mar
shall Of Indiana, who is willing to &C
cept a denomination and who is I'M
doubtedly President Wilson's choice
for a running mate, there are as ac-
tive candidates Senator Robert, l..
owen OF Oklahoma, Governor Elliott
". Major of Missouri, Governor John
II. Morehead Of Nebraska, Senator
George Z. Chamberlain of Oregon and
Senator James Hamilton Lewis OF llli-
nOis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26
Daily History CIasS-May 26.

liSo - GeReral Washington declared
himself in favor of the emancipd-
ton OF negro slaves
lsho-General L. Kirby Smith surren'
dered $1,000 Confederate troops,
last surrender in the civil war.
lS06 49, Car Nicholas ii. of Russia
crowned at Moscow.
loo4-Deeislve battle at Nansh0n hill,
Manchurla, by which Russian re-
enforcement OF Port Arthur was
prevented; Japanese loss $500
Russian nearly 1000,
lelo-New British war cabinet formed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26

Mayor McCOnochie is to be COM
mended on the promptness with which
he seized the Central Union Telephone
company, yesterday, for destroying
the pavement on Second avenue. by
dragging over it a heavy vehicle with
sharp wheels. There is too much dis
regard for the streets in this respect
and a few such examples may stop it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26

A PAIR of girls blue pajamas and
boudoir slippers found in the travelling
bag OF a New York physician won a
divorce decree for his wife. Some of
our alleged model husbands are grow
ing so thoughtless it may yet be neces-
sary for them to engage guardians to
keep out of sight little things that their
wives should not see.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26
Smoke Up, Uncle Joe.

I shall run in the republican pri.
mary, in opposition to Mr.. Cannon if all
the opposing forces of hades, and tbs
displeasure of the organization men In
the party, be brought to bear against
me. I'd rather be a doorkeeper and a
mop rag in the house of clean and in
dependent politics, as TO dwell in the
very tents of the clans, owned and con.
trolled by the rich political boss. Re
specially submitted,
HENRY B. DOWNS.
Danville Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-26

It doesn't matter how carefully and
tenderly you lay away your straw
Kelley in the fall when you dig it out
in the spring it has the appearance OF
having led a dissipating existence
during the winter period and you hes
itate going farther with it than the
back yard.