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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-31
THE WEATHER
Forecast TIL p. NJ. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity

Generally fair tonight and Tuesday;
colder tonight with the lowest tenn
perature about zero or slightly below.
Temperature at a. m, L. High
est yesterday, "a lowest last night,
IS.
Velocity of wind at a. m, 10 miles
per hour.
Precipitation. AZ inch.
Relative humidity at p. m, 90 at
I a. hn., 76. at p. m. today. 81
Stage of water, 1875, a rise of 6 in
last As hours.
I'M. SHERIER. Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-31
JAPAN-ENCLAND
TREATYIS DENIED

Toxic, Jan. 31.-The foreign office
denies the report from Berlin that ia
pan and England have signed a treaty
recognizing to Japan superior rights
in the far east
The semi-official Overseas News
Agency of Berlin on Jan. % quoted
the Frankfurter Zeitung as affirming
the correctness of alleged reports from
the far eastern press that special
agreements had been reached between
Japan and England concerning the
preponderance to Japan in the far
east
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-31
Grandson of Tennyson Dead.

London. Jan. 81, Q:46 p. m.)-The
Tennyson family received news TO-DAY
of the death of Naval Lieutenant Har.
old C. Tennyson. a grandson Of the
poet
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14
LOOKED ON IT As A SLAM
Poet Found Reflection on hls Writ
Ings In Picture Put on Exhibition
BY Painter.

Tearing along the street. my friend
M. who Is but a littie-known poet
and novel writer. encountered me with
flashing eyes and threatening mlen.
| stopped him and asked. Whatever
IL the mafferf"
The matter is.- he rejolned furious
ly. that ! am going TO his house to.
punch his head"
Whose headf'
Why. that seoundrels the painter
J.. Owing TO a personal grndge
against me. he has made me ridiculous
In the face of the world"
''liow Il thatf"
why. Just came from the per-
manent exhibition of paintings. He
has exhibited a picture there called
The Allegory of Sleep A man 10
In an armchair with his head inclin-
Ing on his breast and his arms droop-
Ing. He Is sleeping profoundly. and
holds. cinsped In his right hand. half-
opened book--shc last volume OF my
poems. with my portrait appearing on
the covert"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14
BIG NEW INDUSTRY GROWS
FROM CANNING MOVEMENT
Uncle Sans Efforts Enable Women
and Girls to Make Money and Stop
Huge Waste on the Farms.

Uncle Sam and his aids in the de-
partment of agriculture have created
a great new industry for the women
and girls of the country. So far this
industry has been developed most
highly in the southern states, but IL Is
expected that 1t will be extended
throughout the remainder of the coun-
try.
Last year 10000 girls In is southern
states each made an average profit OF
$3.50 In this new industry, IL is esti-
mated.
The canning movement, initiated by
the government several years ago, is
responsible for the birth of this new
industry. There has always been a
great waste on the farms of the coun-
try because OF the excess of fruit and
vegetables for which ready market
could not be found. The women and
girls are now being taught to put a
stop to this waste by canning the sur
plus crops for home use or for sale dur
ing the ensuing year.
Canning clubs have been organized
by government representatives for the
purpose OF encouraging this work, but
where there is no club individual wom-
en- and girls can obtain from Uncle
Sam full instructions and recipes SO
that they can engage in this work
without the aid of any organization.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14
YES, HE KNEW HIM SLIGHTLY
Visitor, Deceived by Local Custom.
Rather Put His Foot In II Ia
Conversation.

The habit In agricultural districts
of referring colloquially TO n farmer
by the name of his farm Is frnugbt
with dangerous possibilities TO a
stranger.
In such a district gentleman had
been resident for a few weeks. and in
conversation one day with farmer
received long tale OF the shortcom-
ings OF Stonepark. neighboring
farmer recently gone TO his last ae-
count. A few days later the visitor
fell talking with Tililhead. another
farmer.
II suppose you knew old Stonepark.
who died lately7" remarked the yisi-
tor. =
AYE. did that" replied Hilihsad.
slowly chewing n straw.
Rather slippery customer. hear."
ventured the visitor.
"Wadna wonder" replied HIllhead.
''In faets' continued the visitor, IN
regular daylight robber, and no friend
of yours. / imaglneT
The farmer fixed his gaze on the far
horizon, and said: "Well. yes. we
were kind o. friendly. Ye see. Stone
park was my ather."-London Tit
Bits.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

Uncle Sans first woman recruiting
officer" recently opened headquarters
in New York. This "offscer"-Miss Ed
ma Payne, pretty California girls
not recognized officially as a represen-
tative of the United States govern
ment. She didn't obtain the job from
Uncle Sam; she Just created the Job
and appointed herself to. fill it.
Miss Payne became imbued with the
idea that she would like to assist in Sc
curing recruits for Uncle Sans army
and navy, SO with her sister, Miss LII
liam, who accompanied her to New
York from California several months
ago. she established an enlistment
station. Clad in sailors cap and mid
dy, Miss Payne stationed herself in
front of the station, distributed read
ing matter relative to the opportuni-
ties offered by service in the army and
navy. and brought many recruits daily
to the regular army and navy officers
in charge of the New York enlistment
stations.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14
BOOSTS COMMUNITY cENTERs
Commissioner of Education Is Dis
tributing Copies of Songs Designed
for Schoolhouse Forums.

Five community center songs, es-
pecially designed for schoolhouse com
nunity forums, have been brought to-
gether for the use OF the Grover
Cleveland forum of Washington, of
which Miss Margaret Wilson is hon
orary president. and copies may be OBJ
tanned from the commissioner OF edu.
cation, department Of the interior,
Washington.
Two of the songs are entirely new,
having just made their bow to the pub.
lie at the Grover Cleveland forum. One
is called Its a Short Way to the
Schoolhouse." and is sung to the air
OF "Tipperary;" the other. entitled
"Neighborhood," is sung to the air of
die Yacht am Rhein." The others
arc: THE Fellowship OF Folks"-a
song of neighborhood, sung to the air
of "Dring to Me Only With Thine
Eyes" or Aud Lang Syne;" Heart
and Hand" and This Good Common
Ground"
These songs all emphasize the sig.
nffcance of the schoolhouse as the
common meeting place.
All five songs were written by z. ].
Ward. specialist in community organ
ization of the bureau of education.
They are unusually well adapted TO the
communal singing that has become SO
popular feature of the neighborhood
meetings In the schoolhouse.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14
Heads and Tales"

When the dynamite trial was held
In this city. the name OF Charles Mill
Ter became. a household word. In one
small Iadiann town the children of a
certain family who knew the attorney
were fond Of acting out Bible scenes.
The two elder sisters had decided on
the story of John the Baptist. and
asked little John TO take the part of
the Bible hero. John was from Mis-
souri, and had to be shown. After care
fully explaining the importance Of his
part to him, and the mighty character
whom he was TO impersonate. John
looked up In disgust, and drawled:
"Naw! ] amt goin' to be no John the
Baptist. I'd rather be somebody great
like Charlie Miller" indianapolis
News.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

The Ven. Floyd Keller In the Liy-
Ing Church of March II, In an article
entitled 1.-The Church's Mission Among
Afro-Americans," expresses surprise
that Ri hop Darst's plan of separate
racial district for Negroes In the
South, presided over by white bish-
op, has excited so little comment The
difficulty with this plan Is fundamen-
tai and would suit no one, least of all
the Negroes themselves. I repeat here
what have said to my own diocesan
council, that no white man can work
effectively or satisfactorily among
race that he cannot visit socially"
large part of bishops influence and
success comes from social contact with
his people,. As chief shepherd over
the flock his relations to his people
must necessarily be something more
than official. The Negro is therefore
perfectly right In asking for q bishop
of his own race, one who can visit
him socially and break bread at his
table as well as represent him In the
general councils of the church and at
all industrial and educational gather
lngs of his people. This white man
could never do.
The plan of q separate racial mis-
sionary district with Negro bishop
In charge having full powers of turis-
diction evidently finds favor In the
eyes OF Mr.. Keller, who cites with ap-
proval the apostolic precedent that In
the early church the gospel of the cir
cumcision was committed to st. Peter,
and the mission to the Gentiles to st.
Paul, and that this involved a division
of labor and authority In the same ter
ritory. But we would remind him that
this was done long before the days of
| a settled diocesan episcopate and
could hardly be cited as precedent to
guide us now The hard, stubborn fact
| with which history confronts US Is
| that not since the days of diocesan
bishops has the church ever been di-
ylded on racial lines. The idea that
bishop should ever be called upon 10
surrender part of his flock because
some of his sheep were black or brown
or some other color is an absolutely
new proposition and entirely at yari-
ance with the whole teaching OF the
catholic church for nearly two thou
sand years. To do so Is to surrender
the catholic ideal Of one bishop zone
| father In God" over one undivided
family In God. Make the family small,
II you please, limit your bishop to
single city IL necessary, but when you
make him bishop and give him juris-
diction he Is the bishop of every liv-
ing man, woman and child In his do
cese, whether they acknowledge his
authority or not.-Bishop of South
| Carolina.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

Cities of the second class cannot
have separate schools for Negroes In
Kansas. This was the ruling of the
supreme court In an application of
three Negroes of Galena for writ
of mandamus to compel the city to
admit their children to the schools at
tended by white children. Last sum-
mer the city established a separate
school for all Negro children, and
provided 1t with as good teachers
and equipment as was provided In the
regular schools. The supreme court
granted the writ Of mandamus, hold
Ing that no discrimination could be
made between children of whites and
Negroes.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14
AFRO-AMER|CAN CULLINCS

by means of increasing intelligence.
And let me say to you men and wom-
en- who are having the special honors
of graduates conferred upon you, that
your responsibility increases with your
advantages. In proportion as you have
been lifted In the scale of human In
telligence, by just so much have your
responsibilities to the public increased.
and you owe 1t to the people to adyer-
tise the wonderful opportunities Of
fered by the night school and the
great need for every man and woman
who otherwise has not had the chance
to do so, to take advantage of this OPP
portunity to better prepare themselves
for life's duties"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

And you say the mule kicked you
Samf"
Indeed, he did, boss
How far did he kick your"
How far did he kick mef'
"Yes. how far were you from him
after he kicked your"
Does you mean how far was }
from him after he kicked me first or
de last time, bossf"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

President james III. billiard OF the
Slater and Jeanes funds, himself n
southern man from the state Of Louisi-
ana, and up TO the time of his cleo
ton as president Of the above funds,
dean of Tulane university, and large
numbers of others like him, are put
ting forth all their energies to create
sentiment in the South that shall in
duce- officials to give the Negro
larger share of public funds for edu-
cational purposes. Conditions are I'M
proving In this respect, and quite
largely as a result of the work of the
church schools and the educational
missionaries, who went from the
North into the South fifty years ago
and have continued to this day. In
spite of ostracism and misunderstand-
ing, to do for the Negro that which
the great missionary workers of the
world are doing for the non-Christian
races.--Northern Christian Advocate.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14
HEAL YOUR SKIN TROUBLES
With cutieurs, the Quick. Sure and
Easy Way. Trial Free

Battle with cuticura Soap. dry and
apply the Ointment. They stop itch
ing instantly. clear away plmples.
blackheads. redness and roughness. re-
move dandruff and scalp irritation.
heal red, rough and sore hands as
well as most baby skin troubles
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold eyerywhere.-Adv.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14
Stood Up for His Mother.

Three-year-old Sherman was visit
Ing a neIghbor and sat watching her
make cake. As she put In the In
gradients he kept asking. WHATS
thatT' Finally he asked her what
kind of cake she was making and the
lady replied:
An angel cake. Don't Jour mamma
ever make angel cakef
He studied for little time and
then. In n tone of assurance that his
mamma could not be outdone by any
one. replied:
mo. abe just makes the Lords.
cake"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

IMITATION ls siNcEREsT FLATTERl
but like counterfeit money the imitar
tion has not the worth Of the original.
Insist on la Creole" Hair Dressing
It's the original. Darkens your hair u
the natural way. but contains no dye.
Price s1.00.-Adv.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14
Aids Rural School Teachers.

Uncle Sam Is endeavoring to raise
the standard in rural schools and to
this end has arranged reading course
for teachers. Representatives of the
government are also organizing the
teachers into reading circles with the
idea of enabling them 20 broaden the
scope Of their work.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

A short time ago plea for unpreju-
diced cooperation by white people to
assist the Negroes progress was made
by Mrs. Booker 7. Washington, widow
of the lhte head Of Tuskegee institute.
She declared that one Negro In twenty
in the South today owns his own
home.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

A large part of the South's race
problems would be solved If municipal
authorities and social workers would
provide suitable Fairgrounds for the
Negro children, declared A. NJ. Ira
wick of Nashville, social service sec
Rotary of the international Y. NJ. @. A.
Many Negroes, he said, who developed
vicious habits were compelled, as chill
dren, to seek recreation In back alleys.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14
sure.

.'Do you think we need a new ma.
tlonal anthemYa
whats the matter with the old
oneY"
Nobody seems 10 remember the
words. Now, II we had a song all the
vaudeville artists would sing. we
couldn't help learning It."
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

Texas, which In 1850 stood twelfth
In rank, is now the seventh state In
the American union In point of wealth.
1t Is first in point of size and fifth In
population, and Its railroads are OF
higher value than those OF any other
state.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14
Called.

My country calls mel" exclaimed
the emotional patriot.
'Ii shouldn't have been necessary to
call II you have any useful service to
perform. You ought to have been on
the Job"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

The annual commencement exer-
cises of Lincoln institute, Jefferson
City. Mo-. "the Tuskegee of the
North" closed with the graduation of
100 young Negro men and women. %
of whom were graduated In the trades.
and GO In the pedagogical course.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14
The Effects of opiates.

TINT INFANTS Peculiarly susceptible 70 opium and It's various
smallest do continued these opa cause changes In tho funo.
b mental craving for alcohol or Narcotics in later life
result q dosing with opaie @ hsep quiet
only unavoidable.
The administration Anodne Drop ooa Soothing syus and
and the druggist should not Be IL Children who are III
attention physician nothing
dose hem vii
aatori CONTAIN no Il
II. Fletcher ~ <ZZyH1-N
always the signature ofl2X /<N
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

"Blll Simmons says he lived In Cali
fornla for years and the earthquakes
didn't worry him In the least"
Nothing strange about that. BIN
used TO ride motorcycle"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

After long investigation a French
scientist has declared that tuberculo-
sis can be transmitted by the perspira-
tion of a person afflicted with the dis
ease, the germs passing through the
pores.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

The car Is reputed to be the worlds
wealthiest man. His individual hold
ings are estimated at $35 1000, 900. 900.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

THIS rs THE AGE OF YOUTH.
You will look ten years younger II you
darken your ugly. grizzly, gray hairs By
using la Creole. Hair Dressing ADV
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14
The New STYLE.

This convict complains TINT be
wns raslroaded to state prison"
II suppose he thought they ought
TO take him there In an automobile"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

How time drags when we are Idle !;
but how Il flies when We nre working
hard at something worth while.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

Some men haven't sense enough to
do the best they can.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14
Druggists Know Best Medicine
for Kidney Troubles

During the twenty-five years that
have been selling DIR. Kilmers Swamp.
Root have never heard q complaint, as
my customers always speak faYorably re-
garding It. Three parties have informed
me that they have been restored TO health
by the use OF DR.. Kilmers Swamp Root
after suffering from Rheumatism, Liver
trouble and Gravel. Il is pleasure to me
to sell Swamn-Root as | believe it Is the
best medicine on the market for kidney,
liver and bladder complaints.
Very truly yours,
ED. R0ETHLEIN, Druggist,
ll04 18th St., Cor. Monroe,
Lynehburg, Va.
Personally appeared before me this lst
day of November, 1915, Ed. Roethlein,
who subscribed the above statement and
made oath that the same is true IN sub
stance and In fact.
w. Z. HAWKS,
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

China has increased Its telegraph
lines to total of about 10000 miles,
of which the government owns more
than one-half.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

There is an average of about $50
births and 70 deaths a day In Lon
don.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

The Russian wheat yield Is only ten
bushels to the acre.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14

WomAN's GROWING GLORY
IL her hair. IL yours Is streaked with
ugly. grizzly. gray hairs. use la Gre
ole" Hair Dressing and change II In
the natural way. Price t1.oo.-Adv.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-14
Prove What sw.mp-RoOs win Do For You

Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer q Co.,
Binghamton, n. Y. for a sample size bot
tie. 1t will convince anyone. You will
also receive a booklet Of valuable infor.
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing, be sure and mention
this paper. Regular fifty.cent and one
dollar size bottles for ssle at ali drug
stores.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-15
To Prevent Old Age
Coming too Soon

Toxic poisons in the blood are
thrown out by the kidneys. The kid
neys act as filters for such products.
If we wish to prevent old age coming
too soon and increase our chances for
a long life, we should drink plenty
of pure water and take a little An
uric,''' says the famous DR.. Pierce of
Buffalo, N. Y.
When suffering from backache. fire.
quent or scanty urine, rheumatic pains
here or there, or that constant tired
WORKOUT feeling, the simple way to
overcome these disorders is merely to
obtain a little "Anuric' from your
nearest druggist and you will quickly
notice the grand results. You will
find it thirty-Seven times more potent
than ithia, and that it dissolveS uric
acid as hot water does sugar.-Adver-
tisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-15
ESCAPE 16-INCH shell
Narrowly Misses Woman and Children
Wrecks Cottage.

Washington. Sept. 15-How six
teen-inch solid steel shell tore straight
thru a home near the government test
ing grounds at Indian Head, Mary
land, passing thru the room adjoining
that in which were a woman and three
daughters, was reported to Washing
ton today. 1t was the first sixteen
inch shell ever fired in the United
States Sailing from the mouth of
the first sixteen-inch gun ever set up
in this country to be tested, the shell
tore thru a thick section of tough
armor plate, thence thru huge bank
of sand and, fitting upward as a re-
suit of this resistance, described a
mile-long arc thru the air. Mrs. Mary
Swami had just finished preparing the
midday meal for her husband, Will
liam o. Swann-one of the men
handling the gun Her two smallest
gchildren had followed her into the
dining room, joining her 18-year-old
daughter. There was a terrific roar
and crash. The house shook. When
she recovered from her fright Mrs.
Swami went into the kitchen. There
were great gaping holes in opposite
walls. outside the house lay the huge
mass of steel, still hot This was
about three weeks ago. Indian Head
is only fifty-four miles from Washing
ton, but is almost as isolated as a
| desert town.
| The gun has been fired several times
since without accident. 1t IS said this
is not the first instance at Indian Head
/ of a big shell penetrating the armor
at which it was shot and riccocheting
/ off the testing grounds.