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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04
can be sure of getting the desired IN

can be sure of getting the desired IN
formation without intrusion.
6. improvements for school build
ings and grounds. added equipment
and facilities for school work or school
play should be of quite as much mo-
ment to parents as to teachers the
intelligent demand Of parent-teacher
organization is most effective in secur-
ing these things.
/. Many problems connected with
the training of children are identical
in home and school: the opportunity
afforded by the parent-teacher meeting
for full discussion Of these problems,
with all points of view presented, leads
to wiser methods of dealing with chill
dren on the part of both parents and
teachers.
8 Matters difficult of friendly ad-
justment when taken up as specific or
personal instances may be dealt with
as general problems in the parent
teacher meeting without offense to any
and with benefit to all.
9. The world has no greater need
than that of q wiser. better trained
parenthood; this need is not yet rec
ognized in school and college courses;
the parent-teacher association. there
fore, serves as almost the only study
class open to parents who wish to
learn more of the duties of their call
ing. 1t raises the standard of home
life through the education of parents.
10. Organization gives power for
united and effective service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04
EXHIBITION OF REASON.

AdyiceS from Indianapolis say that
the United Mine Workers of America,
in convention there, defeated a reso-
luton to amend the constitution of the
organization so as to exclude from
its membership national guardsmen
and the state constabulary.
This is the proper spirit. While
membership in the militia calls a man
to most unpleasant duty at times, he
must do that duty if he have regard
for his word. PROFESSIONALLY the mil
tia has now and again been improp-
erly used through influence of capt.
talists with politicians and the power
of politicians over those in command,
but the place to make the reform is
not by blaming the private in the
rear rank, but rather the heads of
messes.
The worst phases of the misuse Of
the militia are in the past tense, says
the Bloomington Bulletin. The mat
ter has had abundant agitation and
things that could be done a few years
ago in the matter of rich man call
ing up the governor and having a COM
pany or regiment at command is no
longer possible. 1t has to be shown
these days that the local authorities
have a situation which they absolute
ly cannot control.
The late Governor Altgeld Is largely
responsible for this change in senti-
ment. He insisted on home rule. No
interference by a state with the polio
ing Of city or county so long as
the local authorities had means at
their command, and likewise no inter-
ference by the United States with the
police regulations OF state.
Governor Altgeld was oyerridden on
this as he was on most of the ideas he
promulgated, but if he could look down
from heaven he would be rejoiced to
see how many measures that cost him
rfdicule and abuse now have vogue.
Some people who never get rid of
their ancient prejudices may ask how
Governor Altgeld could look down from
| heaven, being a friend OF anarchists
! etc. 1t might be remarked with much
truth that many pretentious people
who shortened the governors life BY
calumny may be sending up petitions
/ for drinking water as in the case OF
an early capitalist Of bible history
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04

l desire to preface my remarks with
the assurance that I am not changing,
and have never asserted, that it is a
crime of any kind for stockholders of
wartrafficking concerns to be the
founders and principal hackers of the
Navy league. am simply stating that
it Is fact that they are; the officers Of
the Navy league have been insisting
that it was not q fact. Colonel
Thompson, president of the Navy
league, and A. H. Dadmum, secretary,
would have the innocent Navy league
members and the American public be-
lieve that all those who have init
mated that their organization is con-
nected directly or remotely with the
Wall Street controlled War Trust, are
anti-patriots. The Navy league, &C
cording to Colonel Thompson and Sec
rotary Dadmum, is backed by men
who will not profit by the result of the
leagues propaganda
And it is fortunate, indeed, that it is
not a crime for men who own stock in
war-trafficking firms to be affiliated
with the Navy league, for if it were
nearly every one of the great wartraf-
ticking firms of the United States
would have one of its directors or
stockholders in the penitentiary.
I am not contending that the pow
der, armor and munitions firms have
no right to encourage Uncle Sam to
buy their wares. I am merely insist
ing that they shall do it in their true
capacity as armor and munitions mer-
chants and not by working alternately
on the fears and patriotism Of the
American people, making patriotism
the means and private profit and
private graft the end.
I am not opposing the program oil
the Navy league because it is advocat-
ing preparedness but because of the
kind of preparedness it is advocating
The Navy league is advocating $780,
000,G0 bond issue for battleships, and
so forth, but it is not advocating that
the taxpayers should receive dollars
worth of battleship for every dollar
appropriated, or that the amount Of in
creased naval appropriations should
be raised by a tax on incomes or in.
heritances. The Navy league would
have us believe this nation needs ev-
cry additional ounce of fighting force
it can possibly obtain, yet it does mo-
advocate that the people should be per
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04
Ye Ed CraMIs.

We have said in our haste that we
would try anything once, but when we
got to taking the place of the stork
and put a daughter in the home of
Leo Fedewa, instead of his cousin,
Arnold. We think We were going just a
little bit farther than the Lord intend
ed a country editor to go. Therefore
we will state that the little miss came
to the latter's home and is said to be by
far the most valued and beloved pos
session on the farm.-Pewamo News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04
PRESS COMMENT ON TAVENNER

up conspicuously by the metropolitan
press is where he was called down by
the speaker for criticising the action
of a senator, which is against the
rules of the house: yet the press con-
veniently failed to state that this
criticism was not Mr. Tavenner's but
was contained in public document
which he quoted, and it further failed
to note that other members, who vio-
lated the rules in their Interruptions
of Mr.. Tavenner, were likewise called
down. 1t may be noted that the Sen
ator alluded to was DUPONT of Della
ware who has waxed fat off this gov
eminent and is growing fatter, even
to obesity, off warning European ma
tiOnS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04
|EAETnHFTAL|
William Brady,M.D.
To Prevent GaH-StOneS.

One with gall-sac trouble doctors
call it cholecystitis) should keep the
bowels regular, not by physic, but by
diet, exercise and habit
Salines, either in the form of nat
ural spring waters or the various sa-
line cathartics of the druggist, are
good for occasional use, not to regu-
late the bowels, but to reduce en-
gorgement of the portal (liyer) area.
Sufficient should be taken, preferably
early in the morning, to produce a
few watery excavations
The United States Pharmacopoeia
offers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. drug
which is believed to produce formalde-
hyde on decomposition in the hillary
ducts. About thirty grains may be TAX
en- each day in an effort to reduce or
stop bacterial activity in the hillary
passages and the gall-sac.
But abstemious habits of eating.
free water drinking. and open air
walking are the three best known pre-
ventiye remedies against gall-stones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04
OF ILLINOIS,

mitted to have maximum striking
force or a maximum resisting power
for every dollar spent, instead or only
60 cents worth, as they have been re-
ceiving. No; President Thompson,
chairman of the board Of directors OF
the International Nickel Co., has never
called together ]. p Morgan, director
of the United States Steel corporation;
Robert Bacon, director OF the united
States Steel, Beekman Winthrop, dl-
rector of the Lackawana Steel Co.
and the rest Ct the present directors OF
the Navy league, to consider the advls-
ability of going on record in favor Oh
taking private profit out of war and
preparation for war by having the gov
eminent manufacture its own war ma
Iterial.
And it is not because the matter has
not been called to the attention OF the
league 1t is nearly two years now
since 1 addressed, on Jan. 16, 1914, a
letter to the secretary of the league,
in part. saying:
Il beg to acknowledge receipt OF
your letter of the 18th instant, together
with the Enclosure as to why power
full navy is needed.
Assuming that you are in good
faith in this agitation and really de-
sire the largest possible navy for pat
riotN reasons, l am going to take the
liberty to suggest to you that If you
will inaugurate movement for the
government manufacture Of all NUM-
tons of war, including all battleships
your campaign will strike a much
more responsive chord with both men,
bers Of congress and the people.
"In other words, if the government
| is to do all Of the manufacturing Of
munitions Of war, including battle
ships, the point can not then be sue
cessfully raised that the agitation is
! for the benefit of the armor ring, the
ammunition ring, and the shipbuildine
| trust.
But if you do not advocate the gov
eminent manufacture Of all munitions
Of war, including battleships, you car
not successfully deny that you are car
rying on a propaganda which means
millions and millions of dollars of ex
tortionate profits to the above-men
toned interests"
No action, however, has been taker
by the league.
ITO be cOntinued)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04

Of course the primary cause Of
gall-stones is inflammation of the lin
ing of the bile ducts in the liver or
the lining of the gall-sac. This inflam-
nation is probably always produced
by infection, the typhoid bacillus and
its first cousin, the colon bacillus, be-
ing notorious factors of such inflam-
nation. Often indeed, living typhoid
bacilli are demonstrated in the center
of a gladstone 10 or Is years after the
attack of typhoid fever.
Stones form in this way: A clump
OF germs irritates the mucous lining
and causes the secretion of excessive
mucus, which adheres to the clump of
germs, forming a foreign body in the
gall-sac or the ducts. Cholesterin, a
crystalline substance of the bile, Is de-
posted upo the nodule, and lime salts
may also be deposited upon the nodule
in concentric layers. So the stone
grows, sometimes to the the size OF
sand grains, bird-shot or peas, some
times as big as chestnuts, sometimes
one large stone filling the gall-sac,
perhaps as large as pigeons egg.
1t is believed that the habit of
drinking large quantities of water and
other healthful fluids tends to make
the bile more solvent and less likely
to deposit its elements upon a clump
of germs.
Certainly moderation in eating
eating only enough to maintain a nor
NAL weight for ones height, age and
sex, or less than enough to maintain
an excessive weight (most gladstone
victims are overweight a pre-
ventive measure in persons inclined to
gall-sac trouble
Less meat, or meat broths and more
! vegetables, cereals and fresh fruit,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04
The Daily Story
Begun On Phone BY Oscar Cox.
BY Oscar Cox.

what do you think l am likev
"One OF Titian's pictures-fa,, =.
dark eyes and tinge Of mellov -.
set In your hair" WE
I'm not Ike that at all"
well. then you're a brunetta-
There being no reply. Harding .....
IL be was getting warm" as the ~
dren say in hide and seek games Da
the lady, who was evidently rua,a.ss
herself against Identification, declias.
to favor him with a reply.
Il wish you would give me ,ou
thing by which could find on, -.
you are" he said.
Il arr lady"
And, while a lady MAY talk :.
strange man unknown, she Womb -.
to be lady II she became know
suppose"
Exactly"
VERY well. there is a chanes
cording to your definition of lad, !.
your ceasipg to be o1e."
How Is that?"
IF ever / meet you and yor
word to me I shall know Won nv ~.
voice Of yours, which has a meloS, =
1t / have never heard In 4 vsu.,,.
voice before"
"Oh. nv good 9racionsp'
Therefore pray that shah new,
meet you"
Il will. You're simply natterine m.
don't believe you could tell ma l,
my voice at ALL
Eve may test that, and without van,
giving me any clew to your identt,
except what 1 have, your voice"
Howl"
I'll tell you my name and wher
live and give you any other informsto,
Of myself that will enable you to ma,
me, you remaining unknown to me pr
this you may contr1ve a meeting with
out my suspecting 1t. II l don't NJ.
ognize you by your voice / am uua
mistaken. Is 1t a go?"
She did not say whether II was,
go or not, but he gave her bis nam.
and address. She asked him to NAN,
some persons he knew, and at his dy.
ing a certain name she said be nee,
not go any further, thereby giving him
a point, and he resolved to be watch.
full whenever at the home of the Der.
son named. Then they said "Goodby,'
there were two clicks. and fate bad
arranged for a wedding.
Some months later Harding was h
vited to dine at the house Of a friend
mot the one the girl Of the telephuM
had given him reason to suspect Is
mutual friend. Before going in to din.
ner, hearing a voice behind him, be
turned, looked a girl in the face and
said:
Il am pleased to renew our acquaint
ance begun on the phone"
The girl blushed to the roots Of hes
hair.
The wedding took place ten month,
later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04

The Hague, observation-disclosures
pondence of The Associated Press.)-.
A step in the direction Of according
political rights to Dutch women is
taken in a bill to amend the Neither
lands constitution recently introduced
into the parliament at The Hague by
Premier Cort van der Linden. The bill,
which has yet to be voted on, does not
actually give women the ballot, put
removes the constitutional obstacles
hitherto placed in the way Of their
right to vote. Should it pass, then the
electoral law will have to be amended
before women are really enabled to
exercise the political franchise.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment goes even farther than recog-
nizing women's right to vote. 1t also
includes their right to be elected,
concession which had not been looked
for at this stage.
Dutch women, although welcoming
the suggested reform, are inclined to
display dissatisfaction with the lin
itations of the franchise they may Ill
timately obtain under its provisions.
and in their discomfort they are join
ed by the men, who suffer from the
same restrictions.
The basis of the Dutch constitution
is that men land under the proposed
amendment also women) of rs years
of age are entitled to vote for the 100
members of the second chamber
which is the direct representative body
for the people of the Netherlands. The
attainment of the age of 20 is, how
ever. not all that is necessary. The
would-be voter must be able to prove
| that he Tor she) has a certain mini
mum yearly income, varying according
| to the locality from $110 to S22O-the
latter in big cities such as Rotterdam
and Amsterdam. Besides this, there
are exceptions made against persons
who receive municipal assistance un-
der the poor laws and naturally
against criminals and lunatics, while
soldiers and sailors under certain
rank are prohibited from voting while
on service with the colors.
These various disabilities affec'
nearly half a million OF the Dutch mer
of % years and over--the approximate
figures for the Netherlands being l..
467 900 men qualified by age, of whom
only 1016,569 have votes.
As is pointed out by Mrs. Aletts
Jacobs, president of the Women's Stuff
rage association OF Holland the pres
ent composition of society offers II,
obstacles to the immediate granting o
the right to vote to all women" She
however, argues that the Limitation
under the constitution would permi
very few women to vote. for in mos
cases they have no separate incomes
She is of opinion that the vote SHOULD
be given to all mental and moral,
sound persons of both sexes withou
any property restrictions.
Other Dutch women in the van OF III,
women's movement declare the pro
posed constitutional reform is happ'
result of the agitation recently carried
on by women Of all countries, hut still
others are of opinion that the war ha
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04

There is nothing so pleases n girl as
to get behind screen where there is
no possibility Of being discovered and
treating one Of the opposite sex as she
would never dream OF treating him
were her identity known. Ralph Hard
ing, youngster who was, to say the
least, by no means bashful, was called
to the telephone one day-a party wire
and a soft feminine voice asked, rs
this Mrs. Partington?"
NO; this is not Mrs. Darlington"
What is your NUMBER"
my number Is SAG, party W"
"Oh! I've got the wrong letter. I
called S46 r. Excuse me-"
How much often depends upon a
trife,
NO excuse needed. l assure you
Indeed, must ask you TO excuse me-"
What for. pleaseY'
keeping you talking longer than is
necessary to your purpose. The sound
of your voice is pleasant to the
ear
A slight chuckle Informed Mr.. Hard
ing that he had not given offense. The
chuckle was the only reply, but it en-
couraged him to 60 on.
I'VE are frequently called to answer
calls of $40 r. 1 suppose it is very
easy for an operator to make a mis-
take In a letter"
"Quite so.'
Are you on party wireT
After some hesitancy the lady an
swered in the affirmative
"Do you have the same letter as 1Y'
"My letter rs M"
"And your NUMBER"
Again the chuckle, but no other re-
ply.
beg pardon. Ny question was
thoughtless."
This was not true, as the girl we'll
knew. If he had the number and the
letter 1t would be possible for him to
learn her identity.
at wouldn't be proper for me to be
chatting over the phone with a stran-
GER" said the voice, 'if he knew who
/ was, but since I am unknown ! sup
pose it's no HARM"
How do you know that I'm not a
very disreputable person." asked Hard.
ing.
by your voice. There is nothing
that bespeaks refinement or the want
of it so surely as the infection Of ones
words. l defy any one not born and
brought up in the highest class to as
sumo the accent Of one Of that class"
THANK you. You are repaying me
for what l said to you with inter.
est. Isn't it strange that can hear
you speak as plainly as If our lips were
only an inch or two apartT"
Another chuckle.
But, not being able to see you. am
obliged to rely on my imagination for
picture OF YOU"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04

In a speech at Topeka Wednesday
President Wilson declared that the
American flag would come down in the
Philippines, as it had done in Cuba,
"as soon as we feel the Philippines can
take over their own affairs and our
protection is no longer required" And
the same day the United States adopted
a course looking to freedom of the
Philippines in from two to four years.
The moment the United States rights
the wrong it committed in the acquisi-
ton of the Philippines that moment
the dangers that prompt preparedness
will be diminished 80 per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04

Peking.-(Correspondence OF 'ln'
Associated Press. DIR. Arthur q,
Smith of the American mission ooalu
delivered an address before the Amel !.
can College Club of North emma a. ~
semi-annual dinner at Pekin ioups
Mems Christian association in Wni'a
he predicted that much blood nu'.
be shed in China and years oil aniss'
and experiment must be endured
fore the Chinese government can "
lust itself to the changing conal',l.
of modern times. He said that Id "
opinion bloodshed will come ID ~
years, possibly in a very snort ums .,,
DR.. Smith said in part; "A monal.u
is a strong ship which may SINK.
uubIic is a raft which never slnAs, ~
your feet are always in water 0n =.
is not a real republic because
masses are unintelligent and IL 'a'. !.
decades, generations and cenluiNs
develop a true republic. emma =.
mass of unrelated atoms, uncons.s
of each other, and all this neeas ep' :,
ical attraction. China must ha'' .ss
ternal pressure to mold tose'hs. ~
unrelated mass, the same as weis ~
American colonies, soliditied py -. -
lunacy of George the Third. my ~
ment of progress is necessary sa .s,r,I
litical parties, cliques. and se.'. Ian.
strifes all tend to hinder the oe. 80,
ment of the state, Men OF eoua ,sa
are needed: you must have mols ,, fin
who are not afraid to die anu e a.n.s
TO work together for some sooa -. M
Stand ready TO sacrifice yourselves
4 the good OF the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Pimple DelusiOn.

| am greatly worried about my son
aged 10. His face is just covered with
pimples. | have tried to bring him up
and teach him how to live. but this
eruption is discouraging. Is there any
way to save him? writes a woman
who wishes to be known as Heart
broken Mother"
Answer-Foolish mother, say we.
why worry over pimples than any
other trifiing ailment? The boy is ali
right. All he needs is letter of sug-
gestion-we have it, Send stamped,
addressed envelope
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04
Excess eX-

ILALVSS VA-
ports Sits, sos, 500 s 692,127 ,531
Exports 40 per cent larger than the
previous high record, and excess of
exports much more than twice as large
in spite Of small reduction in imports,
tell remarkable story of quick trade
expansion into outside markets. Net
gold imports for the year of $420,52S,-
672. were three times greater than the
highest record of any year before the
war and leave an apparently unsettled
export excess of above S1,35S,0O0, 900,
which largely represents the amount
of foreign loans absorbed here during
the year and American securities sold
here by foreign holders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04

There is more or less merit to many
OF the proposed movements launched
for Saving the boys''-and many of
the boys need saving, But while we
are experimenting, let us not entirely
overlook the old-fashioned fathers
boy-saver, the supple hickory. The
law can do a great deal, but it can't
be a father
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04

Z The French socialist deputy who
told the British-Latin conference at
Bristol that the French had lost $780,
900 in killed, 100000 in wounded and
100000 in prisoners, may know, but
the French government has given out
no figures of the losses. 1t proceeds
on the theory that maintaining an air
of mystery the cause Of France is
strengthened The frankness of Great
Britain goes to the other extreme, as
it publishes its losses and the field OF
fighting where they are Sustained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04
Humane Society Makes Report.

Chicago, Feb. 4.-The annual report
Of the Illinois Humane society issued
today, shows that within the last
year 1890 children were rescued from
homes where they were subjected to
brutal treatment, or home conditions
improved. The number of animals re-
lieved from inhuman treatment was
1913
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04

IN Des Moines folks otherwise con-
sidered sane are debating the question
whether it is immodest to hang Jun
derwear on clothes line. One cant
imagine there would be opposition to
the union suit in city where organ
ICED labor has such strength as 1t has
in the Iowa state capital. The agita-
ton is led by minister of the Cos
pei. Perhaps the clergy has no union
in Des Moines.