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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20

cate Mexican affair may be taken with
the least possible delay.
In my belief our troops on Mexican
soil are a continuing menace to good
understanding, a certain invitation to
recurrence of incidents similar to
that which took place at Carrlzal.
Their mission has been fulfilled. They
have already dispersed the bandits
after whom they were sent. 1t seems
that if patrol duty alone is required,
this can be better done at the border
and within our own territory than
hundred miles or more below the in
ternatiOnal boundary. At all events
troop movements should be nOrthward
rather than in any direction which may
tend to excite the apprehensions and
wound the sensibilities of the people of
Mexico.
Nothing can be more certain, Mr..
Chairman, than that the continued
operation of American armed forces
upon Mexican soil will eventuate in
breach or at least a heavy straining of
our friendly relations with the dis
tracted republic which we should be
helping toward the solution of its diff
cult and perpleXing problems rather
than adding to them. We can lose
nothing in dignity or in honor by do
ing a just thing in the removal of
disturbing factor which is under our
control.
am emboIdened thus to voice my
sentiments by the presidents own lofty
words at Philadelphia, and by the pur
poses they imply. l believe with him
that America should be ready in
every point of policy and of action
vindicate at whatever cost the prin
ciples of liberty, of justice, and of
humanity to which we have been de-
voted from the first" And with him l
realize that 1T comes high" and that
1T is easy to think first of the mater
ial interests Of America, but it is not
easy to think first of what America, if
she loves justice, ought to do in the
field of international affairs" With
him again l believe that at whatever
cost America should be just to other
peoples and treat other peoples as she
demands that they should treat her
His are brave words voicing high
thoughts Can any one doubt their
appeal to the heart of the great masses
of our countrymen who have no sordid
interest to subserve by the bringing
on of war with our distracted and un-
happy neighbor?
1t seems to me, Mr.. Chairman, that
President Wilson must have the sym
pathy and the cordial and enthusiastic
support of the great plain people in
this magnanimous and entirely just
positions. l am certain that the vast
majority of Americans do not want
war with Mexico or with any one else.
They have loved Woodrow Wilson be
cause he has stood for peace, because
he has stood between the country and
those who for selfish and sordid rea-
sons would have dragged it into the
very vortex of that horrible maelstrom
of blood in which Europe is being en-
quilted. They will love him with even
a more consuming passion if he shall
bring his great powers to bear in
averting the breach with Mexico which
has been so threatening ever since
American troops began their opera
tions on the soil of that unhappy and
hapless land. (Applause).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20

Rock Island is to have its first
chautauqua next week. 1t Will open
Monday at the Watch Tower park. 1t
furnishes a high class form Of enter
tainment, in addition to educational
features, and is an enterprise that
should be supported by the public
generally The citizens responsible
for staging the chautauqua are doing
so without hope Of financial reward.
They feel the community ought to
share privileges enjoyed by other 10
Calities about US. Whether the chau-
tauqua will be made an annual affair
here Will depend on the patronage it
receives next week. Let US hope that
it Will be the success that it deserves
to be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20

Narrow partisan newspapers, in an
effort to reflect unfayorably on the
present national administration, have
been printing stories OF suffering and
sickness among the state troops en-
camped on the Mexican border. It
was not to be expected that ideal con-
ditions would be found there, reports
from the officers in charge of the
camVs show that there have been stud
led eNagEeratiOn IL the public press.
For instance. the Chicago newspapers
have been telling Of alleged distress
among members of the First Illinois
cavalry, encamped at Brownsville,
representing that the men had been
shamefulIy treated by the govern
ment, and that numbers had col
lapsed because of insufficient food
People reading these stories naturally
gave some Credence to them, with the
result that the president was rOundly
condemned. But now comes Colonel
Milton J. Foreman of the First I'LL
nois cavalry with 4 complete denial
lie declares no siCI ness exists for
which the camp CT service is respOns-
ible: that there are only five cases
where men are unfit for duty, all of
which, he reports, were contracted
before arriving in camp. Newspapers
should blush for shame for printing
such canards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20
THE QUESTION OF EARLY RISING

When you consider the remarkably
, high mortality rates in agrarian COM
munities as compared with urban fig
ures when you look over the physical,
mental and moral type of city dweller
and of the country resident, and when
you count up all the visible wealth of
the nation, you begin to have some
doubt about proverbs. 1t is not al
ways easy to convince yourself that
early TO bed and early to rise does the
several things it is additionally sup
posed to do for a man.
1t may be an excellent thing for a
manual laborer to riss with the Hon.
Old Sol and retire with the last faint
peep Of the birds. A muscle worker
needs more sleep than a brain worker.
Try chopping wood and see. If you
do a 10-hour days work with your
muscles-an that is just two hours
longer than any human being should
work in one day-you Will be glad to
climb into bed while the evening is
still young That is, if you do the
work right along. Muscle function is
a great hypnotic. Hard physical work
is one of the surest cures for insomnia.
Indeed, rarely does the laborer have
insomnia; it is your sedentary brain
worker that suffers that torture.
Young people should lie late o'morn-
ings. There is more than appearances
in the beauty sleep. The sweetest OBJ
Iivion is that from about sunrise un-
til the warmth and light stimulate the
sleeper into wakefulness. An hour of
additional rest in the morning is as
good as two hours Of relaxation at
night. One can recuperate while re-
Taxing, even if no sleep comes. Ath-
lates and brain workers alike know
this is true.
For the old folks short hours Of rest
are quite sufficient, because OF their
diminished metabolism and lesser need
of repair. Young people must have
long hours in bed in order TO main
tain and increase their strength Now
adays the world is so ordered that we
young people can't think OF going 10
bed before II at night. In which case
we must stay there till next morn
ing. or else suffer from insufficient
sleep.
Give the devil his dew and lie late
if you would be really healthy, wealthy
and good
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
objects to BreVity.
Question Some time ago YOU Of
fered to send some correspondent a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20
RURAL CREDITS ACT

years-if he so desires-and his loan
will come due in many small Install
mentS. The farm loan bonds will be
free OF all taxes, just as United States
bonds are now. The farmer borrow
er will be, himself, an owner of bank
stock and a member OF a farm loan
association, which he will help con
duct; he will thus be receiving a prac-
teal financial training of great value,
and will be carrying his share of re
sibility-expressed in a direct Ii
ab1llty-fOr farm loans made by his
association in his neighborhoOd. And
the investor desiring to invest in farm
loans will no longer buy individual
mortgages in odd sums, taking, him
self, the chance of the security prov
ing insufficient. He will buy bonds
secured by the capital stock of the
land banks, the farms mortgaged and
a definite stockholders liability be-
side. These bonds will be free Of all
taxes, which will make them desira-
Die investments, and they can be
bought IN round Sums-Say 500 each.
How many farmers in the United
States have worked too hard, seen
their wives breaking under the strain
Of long hours and few cOnvenienceS,
kept the boys out of college and i'm
poverished their land, in order to meet
a hve-year mortgage drawing high in
tereSt? How would those farmers
have regarded a proposition to reduce
the interest from one-third to one
half, lengthen the period from years
to 40, with the privilege of paying out
IN less time, and pay the principal by
small installments instead of at the
end Of the term? The rural credits
act makes this chaDpn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20

Save your money FOR your chil-
dren, daddy. George told Wt You
were SO poor that In The summer YOU
bathed in the river, that you couldn't
aflord bath room when N1u were on
the road lie said there were sf many
kids In your home that yen bad t1 cali
the FOIL every night 90 0e sure Trey
were all accounted for before the doors
were locked and the cat put OUT And
the Girl picked up her crochetins, took
another stick OF gum and went 90 work
as the Merry Peddler disappeared be-
hind a chair in the lobby.
j. n. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20

isn't going to be any dinner party for
you and L.
What's the reason ?"
Il am leaving tonight for the sea
shore. l don't work here for the
money. | love the aroma OF tobacco.
It's so strengthening Then, too. one
meets such interesting people II YOU
come down your find me on the board
walk any afternoon. I'm the girl that
put several OF the planks in the plat
form there
You know I'm single. and IL would
be perfectly safe 10 go TO dinner with
ne"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20
Daily History Classify 20.

lS5ECarollne Anne Southoy poet and
novelist, widow u the laureate
died; born 1TS7.
-Austrian-Italian naval battle OF
LISA, in the Adriauc, Italy de-
feated.
1870 Beginning OF the Frauco-Prus-
sian war. French troops marched
10 the frontier. and Napoleon >
declaration OF war was received
and acted upon I'm BeriIu
1915-Austrians captured Radon. 70
land. in a drive ON Warsaw from
the south. Austro-Grrman forces
we're within twenty 90 tWcat} hfe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20
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monograph" about dandruT II she
would send you the s. a. G.. / sent
stamped addressed envelope and re-
quested a copy OF the monograph. |
got a letter OF advice The advice was
all right helped me-but ! am stIll
waiting for the monograph. That
means a book TO me
Answer Unfortunately, too many
monographs are expanded into book
length. The letter YOU received was
our notion Of a monograph. il :he
brevity was unsatisfactory, we apollo
gize.
The Last of the Aunties.
Question-If there We're no fee in IL,
would doctors be quite so determined
to vaccinate people? Is compulsory
vaccination more just than compulsory
employment of a particular school OF
doctors?
Answer Vaccination is n NUS
ance to a doctor. His fee scarcely
pays for the vaccine. dressings, etc,
and if he fails to dress and care for
the wound in the same way ne would
care for any accidental wound, he Is
derelict in duty. % Compulsory vac
cination would be just II ID were not
limited 70 classes. II is as just as COM
pulSOry education or compulsory iso-
latiOn of contagious disease or COM
pulsOry wearing OF clothing when YOU
might wish 20 walk out for an airing
September Morn fashion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20

We will venture the guess that most
people did not suppose there was any
more chance for a flood in Asheville,
which we are reliably informed is in
the land Of the sky, than there is on
top OF Pixies Peak.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20
Selected by Tavenner

To the of The Argus
Argus generously agreed to permit me to make
under this head to the space
as am left free to make my selectioh
whether it is timely or untlmeIy 10
search highways and the byways for what may I'M
me as Of interest and value to the people
l assure my 1 shall try to make the most or
the opportunity l forget that party lines
exist and WILL just wish might be practical Tor
them not and that the principal issue on cleo
day might whether candidate belongs 10 ts
party but whether he is willing to serve
he OF people the few who exploit them
In words, idea is to submit information or
a thought that l would give to the world If myself
edited newspaper, the only mission of which was 10
serve mankind do this and nothing
When personally write the contribution, Will sign
it. and present the thought and work of others
will so indicate. CLYDE H. TANENNEt~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20
Hold Exhibition of Social Helm,


Brussels.-An Exhibition of Social
Help is to be held here from July Is
TO Oct. Is. to show what the Germans
nave accomplished for the public
welfare in various directions since
they occupied Belgium. The system
Of workingmen's insurance introduced
by them will be one of the chief sub
1ects covered. Other matters like i'm
provements in caring for the public
health, in providing better dwelling
accommodations and in preventing
epldemics and tuberculosis, viii also
De Illustrated. Much of the exposi-
ton will be in the shape OF moving
picture exhibits. The social welfare
branch of the Belgian Red Cross will
nave charge of the exhibition and
Governor-General Won Kissing has &C
cepted the position OF honorary presi
dent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20

Another way has been found to
hold down the high cost of living
Fl. G Huffman, a Youngstown, Ohio,
dentist, has already gone without food
10 days His record last year was
81 days Besides saving the price of
food h claims also TO improve his
health And this in the face of pre-
dictiins OF physicians that he would
die in a few months Of stomach
trouble
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20

A young man in New York, who de-
scribes himself as bright and ambi-
tious, offers to sell himself as a slave
because he cant earn a living. Sen
sational and lazy would probably de-
scribe him better.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20

s President Wilson seems to think
that his official denomination notifi-
cation will keep. He has put off the
date when the news will be broken to
him until after congress adjourns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20

: Total appropriations by the present
congress for military purposes aggre-
gate $S44, 100000. Yet there are some
people still insisting that the nation
is not preparing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20
Rock IsIand-From River to
River.

Spain is in the throes Of a big labor
strike. You wouldn't believe that
Spain had sufficient ambition, but you
can never tell where things may
strike.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20
.Inckip'. Lnke.

Jackie's joke.
Jackie-Come. Norah, and play with
us. We're playing soldiers.
Norah sharply -G'wau now, ana
don't be botherin' me. / Amt no sol
der.
Jackie-No. but you're red, cross
nurse
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20

Question Some time ago YOU Of
fered to send some correspondent a
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-28
OF
FISH AND GAME
Forest Service Is Now Co.
+. operating With Deputy
Game Wardens.

Ogden, Oct 2S.-The forest service in
the intermountain region now has CO.
operative agreements looking to the
better protection of fish and game.
with the states OF Idaho. Utah and
Wyoming. All field officers of the ser
vice in these states are duly appointed
deputy state game wardens, with full
authority to enforce the state laws.
At over 200 forest supervisors and
rangers headquarters throughout
southern Idaho, Utah, Nevada and
southwestern Wyoming. complete price
list catalogues of government publica-
tions, covering countless subjects of
general interest and value, are now
kept on file for the convenience of the
public in procuring desired information
through the authoritative sources of
these publications.
over 140 rangers will participate this
winter in a correspondence course of
study in forestry, grazing and allied
subjects, to be conducted for their ben
eft from the district headquarters at
ogden. from Nov. to March 81.
Hereafter all government buildings
on the national forests of this region
will be known by a distinctive, color
scheme to be followed out in their de-
coration. The standard scheme just
adopted provides for green roof.
brown body and white trimmings.
Reports for the last quarter indicate
that the timber sale business on the
intermountain forests for this period is
somewhat above normal. Prospects are
good that sales receipts will reach a
new high record during the present fis-
cal year.
During the past three months, a total
of 40 tracts of land within the national
forests of this district, involving 442S
acres, have been found chiefly valuable
for agriculture. and listed for settle
ment and entry under the forest home
stead act Of June II. 1906.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-28
few H|TTERS IN
400 CLASS NOW
Big Leagues May Never
Again Produce Slugger
of Ty Cobb Kind.

What do you know about a baseball
season that produced IL FASTENERS with
q batting average of 400 or better?
You guessed right. 1t happened in the
olden days Of big league pastiming, in
the days Of which grandfather likes to
tell of how they picked the pill
Thirty years ago the National league
and the American association held the
spotlight in baseball. as do the Ma
tional and American leagues today. 1t
was then-in 1887, to be exact-that
the hardest hitting on record came to
pass. In that year the American as
ISOLATION records showed eleven play
ers with a batting average of 400 or
better. The players were O'Neil Car
uthers and Robinson, Of ST. Louis;
Browning and Mack, of Louisville;
Lyons and Stovey of the Athletics;
Bedford and Orr. OF the Metropolitans;
Burns of Baltimore. and Burch of
Brook Ign.
The same season the National league
kicked in with a quartet hitting in the
400 set, the players being Arson of
Chicago, Ferguson of Philadelphia, and
Brouthers and Thompson of Detroit.
Only once since that memorable sea-
son of 1887 has there been more than
two 400 wallpapers in one year. In 1894
Duffy of Boston, Thompson of De-
troit. and Delehanty and Turner of
Philadelphia slugged their way into
the champion circle. Since 1912, the
last time Ty Cobb turned the trick, no
big time leader has hit for 400.
NATIONAL GOES BACK.
1t would seem that the National
league gave up the business of develop
ing 400 swatters when the American
league came into existence. The par
emit organization hasn't owned 400
hitter since 1899. when Ed Delehanty
and Jesse Durkett hit for the high
mark. Three American leaguers, La
5oie. Cobb and Jackson, have turned in
a seasons batting card with an average
OF 400 or better.
All told there have been 81 pastim-
ers who have hit for 400 or better
since the big show was organized
Seven have been repeaters, among
them Ross Barnes and Jesse Burkett
who stayed in the 400 set three sea-
sons and Ty Cobb, Ed Delehanty, Sam
Thompson, Pop" Arson and Harry
Stovey, with records of two seasons
each.
Ty Cobb is the only present day
player who stacks up with the old
time sluggers. Ty may not be so
wicked with the bludgeon, but even
grandfather will have to admit that
his batting average year by year COM
pares favorably with those of the old
boys.
Today 400 clouter is indeed rare
bird. Perhaps some pastimer OF the
future will hit his way to fame. but in
all probability when Tyrus passes out
OF the big yard he will take back to
Georgia the last of the major leagues
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-28
DICK WELLS MAY
GET FIGHT HERE
Cincinnati Bearcat Wants to
Secure a Match With
Man of Glass.
Batsmen who have made

Dick Wells, the Cincinnati bearcat.
is anxious to meet some boy of class
in this city and his manager Phil
Broodsky, has written asking il a
match cannot be arranged. The letter
follows:
Denver. Oct. %, 1915.
Evening Capital News,
Sporting Editor.
Dear Sir: Inclosed you will please
find record OF Dick Wells. the Cincin-
natl bearcat contender OF Jack Britton,
welterweight champion.
Wells has met and defeated some Of
the best boys in his division as you
can readily see by his record. I would
like to match Dick Wells with any
welterweght In the world in your city.
know after he is seen in action once
before the fans of your city he will
readily be in demand as you can readily
see his reputation for the last two
years by the record. I beg to remain
Very truly yours,
PHIL BROODSKY,
Manager of Dick Wells.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-28
FOR GREAT
GAME PRESERVE
Sportsmen of California Are
Interested in Movement
Under Way.

San Francisco, Oct. 2S.-The idea of
establishing for California museum
Of natural history in the open is well
under way and gives promise of sue
cessful accomplishment. The plan pro-
poses great game preserve In Marin
county, on and about Mt. Tamalpais,
near San Francisco, a region widely
known for it's scenic beauties. Its area
will include in it's forested acres the
entire northern watershed of Mt. Tam
alpais.
George H. Harlan, attorney for the
Marin municipal water district, Is ne
gotiating with the state fish and game
commission with a view to turning over
to the state all of the holdings of the
water district for a wild game park,
under state control. The commission
regards the tender most favorably
Congressman william Kent, who has
donated hundreds of acres to the water
district, announced that he will person.
ally contribute $1,000 a year toward the
policing of the proposed game park.
The fish and game commission il is
announced, will go before the legisla-
ture at its next session with a bill
creating the preserve and with another
bill making the hunting or shooting of
game within it's boundaries a felony.
1t is the intention, once the legal
status of the park has been established
by these proposed acts of Legislature, to
stock the park with elk, antelopes,
bears. pheasants and many other rap
idly disappearing species of wild game.
Scenic driveways, throughout it's
length and breadth are a contemplated
feature. The territory included is wild
and rugged, with picturesque beauty.
At present, 1t is the home of many deer
and other animals.
The proposal of the Marin municipal
water district to turn over the lands is
not entirely philanthropic. 1t is thought
that by the dditional policing requir-
ed, the great watersheds will be much
more adequately protected from fire
than they could be under any other
scheme of management.
Nothing has been given out as yet
whether or not fishing will be permit
ted.
While more than 700 new aIn clubs
were organized during the past year
throughout the United States. only a
small proportion represent the Pacific
coast and inter mountain states. Cali
fornia has three to its credit. and Tex
as, Montana and Colorado one each.
At its meeting last winter the Inter-
state Association for the Encourage
ment of Trapshooting decided to give
trophies to the first 200 newly organ
lied gun clubs in 1916-the only thing
necessary on the part Of the officers of
the new gun club being to inform the
secretary of the Interstate association
OF the formation OF the club.
OF the 700 gun clubs formed this year
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-28
BY HOP"

only cause passing interest but IL We
were to tell you that Hazel Tout OF
some years ago Is the Hazel Dawn of
now, and our little favorite OF the
screen. wouldn't you care Just a wee
bit? Ethel Blum in The Great d.
vide" or "A Woman's Way" would not
be one-half as interesting as IL we
announced Ethel Clayton In the same
plays. Or Ethel. Lionel or Maurice
Blythe would possibly not mean any
thing in your life. but II we told you
that Ethel. Lionel or Jack Barrymore
were to appear at your favorite theat-
err. would you miss the performance