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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31
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7 like the one-year program of the gem
tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr But
ler) and his colleagues to be twins.
The three-year programmed MIR. But
Ter and his colleagues demanded in
tho committee a three-year program
out-republicaBs the republican pro-
gram by over SIS zoo, 900. | denounced
with the approval of the navy depart
ment and Chairman Padgett and my
colleagues. this program as criminal
extravaganza and waste and now, gem
tlemen, upon my honor as a man and
member of this house | can not see
more virtue in It, because forsooth
within two months today. II has demo-
cratic sanction. If such a program
was wrong and reckless and extrava-
CANT then, 1t is wrong and reckless
and extravagant now, and more so be-
cause since then the two great naval
powers of Europe have lost 100000 ton
mage each of war ships, and today the
navy of Germany and of all other ma
lions except Great Britain is far be-
low the strength of the United States
navy, considering ships built, building,
and authorized. and we stand today far
in the front as the second naval power
of the world
That is the rank which the chairman
OF the committee on naval affairs, and
which the war traffickers through their
patriotic organization. the Navy league,
asked us to put this nation tn-the
second rank. We are in the second
rank, and every man who has taken
the time to investigate knows it. The
evidence last session before the naval
committee showed we were then in the
second rank. The secretary of the
navy himself then declared solennly
that the navy of the United States was
stronger and superior to any navy on
earth except that of Great Britain. The
naval officers who appeared before the
committee testified to that, the minor
ity leader agreed to that upon the floor
Of the house. The chairman of the
committee on naval affairs, the demo-
Gratis, the real intelligent patriotic re-
publicans, every one admitted on this
floor we were then second. And since
this proof and admissions we author
iZed last session a naval program the
largest in the history of the govern
ment, and since then Germany, whose
navy was superior to that of any Euro
pean power except Great Britain, lost
100000 tonnage in warships, and since
the war began has lost 100000 ton
mage, more than she can build, more
than we can build in three or five
years. If our navy was superior to
that of Germany last session, a year
and a half ago, as was testified by the
secretary of the navy and the naval
officers and admitted on this floor, how
much more superior and stronger is IT
now, with our biggest authorization of
ship construction and Germany's ire
mendOuS losses since then? / want to
call the attention of the house and the
country to the enormity of this pro-
posed program which we are asked to
adopt today. Some of US democrats
who refuse to gulp 1t down will be
called, as we have already been, trail
tors to the administration and to the
party.
But we propose to be loyal to our
selves, loyal to our consciences and
convictions.
Ito be continued).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31

The officers of the law should be
not only allowed but required TO pre-
vent any man seen to be under the
influence of liquor from taking hold
of the steering wheel to begin a
drive, or to remove from a machine
after he is in and at the wheel any
man who is drunk or suspected of
being under the influence of liquor
Human life is the great concern of
governments and societies, large and
small. Society cannot take the
chances of death that are so great
with an intoxicated man at the
wheel.
Third comes the violation of the
law in the big, binding headlights
that in the city especially make an
increasing danger TO drivers and
pedestrians. Facing one of these
big, glazing lamps rushing onward
in the darkness no vehicle is safe
The law is against them. Common
sense is against them. Public safe
ty protests their use
Here, then, are three lines of es-
sential and immediate activity for
every automobilist in or out of Chi
cago.
There is good feeling now between
the pedestrians and the drivers. 1t
is a vital policy to the Automobiles
to preserve this good feeling The
violation OF the law and the multi
plication Of accidents to life and
property will inevitably produce
feeling between the automobile own
er and the people In this feeling
the auto man is bound to suffer in
dislike and in the curtailment of his
privileges.
Therefore let the auto sman get
busy with all his might on these
three things. 1t is the wise owner
who will work for the enforcement of
these laws now and everywhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31

the beginning of time, explains Puck's
historian. There is abundant testi-
mony extant that Joan of Arc was
burned by proxy only, and as a mat
ter of fact lived long enough to settle
down and marry the man of her choice.
Beatrice, the fame of Dante's pas
sion, was a giddy young debutante of
nine summers at the time of her death:
and facts indicate that If Sir Walter
Raleigh ever laid a cloak over a mud
puddle to protect Queen Elizabeth's
feet, IL was the garment of an unfor-
tunate retainer and not his own richly
brocaded inverness.
Tradition has painted the bastile as
a prison Of horrors, crowded with I'M
happy victims of the royal displeas-
ure. Facts indicate that it never con-
tanned more than 16 or II prisoners at
any one time and that these reveIed in
any luxury they craved.
Puck has uncovered many traditions
or our own history as widely at vari-
ance with the facts as the incidents
quoted.
In the first place, says Puck, Queen
Isabella never pawned her Jewels to
start Columbus on his voyage of dis
covery. for the very simple reason that
Isabellas Jewels had been put to the
many months before Column
bus appeared at the Spanish court and
asked for help.
Nor did the doughty adventurers on
the mayfloWeT first set foot on Ply
mouth Rock, unless they used a HYDRO
aeroplane for the waters around Ply
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31

1t is said the company that has the
contract for paving Twelfth street
from Eighteenth avenue TO Rock river,
covering the territory recently an
nexed to the city, will have the job
completed within the time specified in
the contract Different reasons are
pleaded for not rushing the work. chief
OF which Is alleged TO be scarcity Of
hr4ck Naturally people who live along
the route Of the improvement and who
are DISCONNECTED in going from and
returning 10 their homes are aggrsvat-
cd by seeming Indifference of the paw
ing concern 10 their protests. Too.
travel TO and from the country to the
south is almost entirely shut off by
the condition of the street. If there is
any means by which the company can
be speeded up it ought TO be adopted
by the city authorities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31

One morning young woman enter
ed my law office in Boston saying that
mutual friend had recommended me
for an attorney. She said that her
father, who was a widower and an old
man, had been i'll for more than a
year, under the care of a trained nurse.
The nurse, Miss Dartmore. was wo-
man about 35 years old. She was at
tempting to marry her charge with
view to getting control of his fortune
A struggle was going on between the
nurse and the daughter, the one trying
to accomplish this marriage, the other
endeavoring to prevent it.
My client, Miss Ambrose, was hav-
ing the worst OF the struggle at the
time, for Miss Dartmore had taken the
old man aboard his yacht, the Ro-
wena, and had sailed away with him
on the high seas, taking with her a
considerable portion OF his property
in negotiable bonds and cash.
It occurred to me that the proper
course for me was to get a warrant
for Miss Dartmore's arrest on charge
OF kidnapping, a deputy sheriff to serve
1t and give chase. / called up friend
who knew all about yachts and where
one could be procured, and within
lew hours L Hdu CHdILeIeu lue 4Ndubi-
lus, an auxiliary boat, and before sun
set Miss Ambrose, an aunt or hers,
myself and a deputy sheriff were off
in the wake of the Rowena.
All we knew Of the direction taken
by our adversary was that 1t was east
ward. 1t occurred to me that Miss
Dartmore would endeavor to lose her
self among the islands lying beyond
Portland, though she might stop at
that city for the purpose of being
married. Miss Ambrose informed me
that so far as she knew her father had
not thus fer consented to a marriage,
but he was quite feeble, and If the
nurse had sufficient time she would
doubtless dominate him to her pur-
pose.
On reaching Portland we put in
there, made a hurried search Of the
harbor, and, not finding the Rowena,
pushed on eastward, striking the is
lands as soon as we left port. They
are very thick, and we passed many
landings, which enabled US to make
inquiries without stopping If any one
had seen the yacht we were after. We
soon got track of the Rowepa, but she
had II hours start of us. and this was
a great advantage to her. Neverthe-
less, we tracked her, sometimes by in
curing of those on shore, but usually
of those on the water. She kept in
among those islands nearest the main
land and nearest together.
Miss Ambrose was very much trou-
bled lest her father give way before
she could catch the party, and If he
did there would be no trouble in get
ting a clergyman to marry the couple
at almost any of the villages on the
shore did all I could to encourage
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31
EVENTFUL VOYAGE
OF ENGLISH PARTY

London. Correspondence OF the
Associated Press) little 23-ton
yacht Mana has arrived safely IN an
English port after a voyage OF q nun
dred thousand miles. Belonging 10
Mr.. and Mrs. Scoresby Routledge, the
vessel left England over two years ago
on a scientific mission 20 Easter 10
land, I'm the south Pacific.
The last stage of the little vessei
voyage was from San Francisco Whieh
she left five months ago Altogetn.
there were IL persons on board ~
GLIDING two men from Pitcairn islahu.
Mr.. Routledge had some intereSuuS
details of the voyage
After leaving San Francisco ne
said, we came down the Mexican
coast. Two hundred miles from lang
we came upon three islands mafAeS
as uninhabited, and / decided TO iShu
TO try and get some meat But out
landing was delayed, as the mouth =.
the cove was occupied by two WHAT'S
who were feeding and who refused ~
move until the following day ON
landing, we found a rough shanty' 'O
gether with a rough boat, ana aione
side a rough cross evidently MAJ hius
a grave. In rift in a clin We lounu
a sort Of cave strewn with old bottles
and odds and ends of a camp. NeaIps
was a piece of wood bearing the naiue
Annie Larsen, which ! learned rom q
shipwrecked sailor who was on Tue
yacht was the name Of a vessel enBas
ed in blockade running or contrapanu'
There is no doubt that the remote IS
land had been a dumping loi
Mexican revolutionists.
There were so many turtles Una.
we got tired OF feeding on them
was curious to see these creatures oe
ing regarded by the birds as a kinu u
floating island. and TO see gulls preeh-
ing themselves on the turtles backs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31
PUBLICITY ONLY CURE.

Senator Husting Of Wisconsin has
introduced an amendment to the rev.
enue bill, which, if it passes the sem
ate, will open the income tax returns
to public inspection.
In the democratic caucus, it is IN
derstood, Senator Husting made a
strong fight for the inclusion of this
feature in the revenue bill. The
amendment of a bill In caucus is
contrary to all precedents and it was
only by strenuous fight that 1t was
possible even to secure consideration
of the question from the caucus. New
ertheless, in spite Of this tremendous
handicap, the amendment lost only by
a few votes. Furthermore, the eau
Gus vote was made in secret, where a
senator knew that he was protected
from question regarding his action in
protecting the tax dodgers. 1t is GER
tain that on a roll call in the senate,
many senators who voted against the
amendment in secret caucus will vote
for IL when they know that their vote
will be recorded.
For this reason It Will be safely pre-
dicted that the amendment will re-
ceive a majority of the democratic
votes in the senate. 1t would be prac-
tically assured Of passage If ali the
progressive republicans were in Wash
ington. But unfortunately Senators
Norris, La Toilette, Clapp and Poin-
dexter, all Of whom would vigorously
publicity of income tax re-
turns are away from Washington and
are not likely To return until after the
revenue bill is disposed Of
The fate of the amendment is there
fore uncertain; but there is a growing
appreciation on the part OF senators
that the people do not believe in Sc
crecy and see no reason for protect
ing tax dodgers by concealing their
income tax returns
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31
MEAT AND MUSCLE.

The ancient tradition that a diet
containing a large amount Of meat is
advisable for one who must do hard
muscular work or for one training for
athletic contests downs hard, but it
is downing. The vegetarian athletes,
are, so to speak, too many for it.
Carbohydrates, that is, foods con-
tanning starches or sugars, supply a
quickly available form of muscle en-
ergy and the German army ration has
proved the wisdom of diet containing
much larger proportions of carbohy-
drates that have been considered nee
essary in England or in America, and
a probortionately smaller proportion
of meat
Even those authorities who advocate
mixed diet in preference to a vege-
tartan diet for health and efficiency in
sist that the proportion of heterogeneous
food (protein) should be about one
sixth of the amount Of carbohydrate
food sugars and starch. Taking
stock of the proportion of protein in
bread, oatmeal. corn meal, rice, beans.
peas, macaroni and other good meat
substitutes, this would mean that for
workingman meat three times a week
is ample, and for an office man or stu
dent meat once a week Is ample
Eating meat every day or more than
once a day is as much a habit as is
smoking or drinking. One obtains a
certain degree of intoxication from
meat. This intoxicating effect is pre-
cisely what we desire when we pre-
scribe beef extracts. beef juice or beef
tea; none of these beverages is Of any
value as food but of considerable
value In certain illnesses as a stimu-
liant or mild intoxicant to whet the ap-
petite and to enliven the circulation. A
man who annihilates great steaks
without doing the hardest kind of out
door manual labor is merely indulging
in mild form of intoxication and over
taxing his eliminating organism
short, he is merely acquiring the con-
dition of autointoxication, and this in
Jures his endurance, cut down his eff
cheney and in time puts him out OF the
running.
Athletes at the training table are
taking cue from the vegetarian win
ners. They are learning that meat is
apt to do more harm than good
Laborers who imagine they must
have meat every day or twice a day
can never realize how much better
they will feel and how much better
they will be until they get to the pinch
where meat can't be had so often-aud
this Is one of the best things that can
happen to the workingman, If he only
knows when he is we'll of
Corn meal, rice. beans, peas, oat-
meal. macaroni. peanuts and peanut
butter. white bread and whole wheat
bread are cheap foods, nourishing
foods. better for muscle. health and
than meat. and when pre-
pared and served by a woman who
knows her art. they can't be beaten
by any flesh that ever grew. Gosh, il
makes us so hungry just 10 think OF
fried corn meal mush for breakfast
that we are going right home and or
der some now
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31

The manufacturers associations are
periodically ralIying to the side of the
railroads. and urging a no-surrendeT-
to-the-eight policy, and pledging
financial support in fighting the strike,
should the inevitable occur. In the
event that the calamity follows the at
titude of the manufa cturers' assOcia-
tions, wonder who will pay the price
OF the Inconvenience and hardships, as
well as the financial expenditure that
the associations are offering? Why the
dear, blessed, patient burden-bearing
public, of course.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31
BERLIN SCRAP BOOK
ABOUT BIG SUB TRIP

New York, Aug. 31.-All the news
paper clippings. editorial comment,
photographs and cartoons published
concerning the first voyage of the Ger
man merchant submarine Deutsch-
land are TO be collected in one great
book and placed in the royal library
at Berlin, according to plans Of a
committee organized here. The COM
mittee estimates that 1t will require a
volume about the size of grand piano
and probably the largest book in the
world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31

The Chicago manager Of the Stand
ard Oil company says railroad strike
would not affect the prices Of gasoline
or oil in that city and that there is an
unlimited supply OF both fuels on hand.
The price will remain the same" says
the general manager. unless some
general condition should cause it to
fuCtuate" See the joker?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31
REWRTTES HISTORY

Puck. the famous humorous weekly,
is going 10 revise the history Of the
country according to the modern the
DRY OF telling the naked truth about
historical events
The first OF its historical numbers
appears on the newsstands this week,
and If we may accept the initial article
as an indication of what is to come.
our satirical contemporary aims to up
set some cherished traditions Of the
little red schoolhouse.
Tradition has clouded history since
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31

One Of the revelations of the investi-
CATION of white slavery in New York
IS that most of the men engaged in
the traffic in women have not been
naturalized." That is perhaps the first
ray Of consolation TO people OF Ameri-
can ideals that the probing Of the evil
aness has yielded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31

mouth Rock would hardly float a
cream skinner.
Peter Stuyvesant, we learn, enjoyed
the full use of two perfectly good legs,
and the wooden stump handed down
to posterity seems to have been fig
ment of the imagination.
These are a few of the episodes to
be pictorially treated in Puck's series.
Other startling and amusing revela-
lions are promised
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31
people who take their inspiration

People who take their inspiration
from the metropolitan press, anent the
strike situation, are very apt to base
their conclusions on incomplete as
well as incorrect information. For the
metropolitan press is subject TO bias,
If not prejudice in its news coloring in
the acute stages of Industrial devel-
Opments as we'll as in the acute stages
OF political developments. 1t all de-
pendS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31

A Pittsburgh student at Harvard has
made a perfect record, but just as like
" as not he will have hard time
when he gets out in the world keeping
up with the fellow who broke most OF
the rules and got through by q scratch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31

An Arctic explorer who has returned
to New York announces that the So
called Crocker Land Of the polar re-
gions is nothing more than mirage
This may account for some OF the Won
derful discoveries of DR.. Cook.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31

Out in Montana the folks seem to
think a woman could do as well as
man in representing the state in con-
Eress. At least late returns show Miss
Jeanette Rankin to be leading IN the
race for nomination as republican
congressional candidate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31
me Chairman of the western

The chairman of the western repub-
lican national campaign committee
"gives Kentucky to Hughes" Deciding
in advance how states are to vote is
o favorite prediction pastime OF cam
paign managers. Kentucky has failed
only once in u national contests to
east a democratic vote, and there is
still time for it to change its mind
about going republican.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31

Baltimore woman has left $4,000 In
trust for her son until he reaches his
S0th year She at least ought TO have
waited until he got his full growth be-
fore entrusting him with such large
sum OF money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31
Daily History Class--Aug. g.

1S11-Theophile Gautier. novelist porn
In France: died 1872
1S79-General John II. Hood. ConIeues'
ate leader of note. died; born 1851.
i915-Russians checked German anu
Austrian columns on the Zlota- Llpa
line, Galicia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31
Rock Isiand-From River to
River.

In a few days Mr.. Hughes VIII be
talking about the "timidity and vacilla-
ton" OF the presidents strike message
to congress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31
Admitted.

Your husband appears TO believe in
himself thoroughly"
Yes; he is credulous. "-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31
Then He kneNY. of Course.

Husband-Does that new novel turn
out happily? Wife-It doesn't say 1t
only says they were married
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Baking Powders All Right.

Question:, Please give a list OF |
the ingredients in baking powders that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31

At 41.
Be sure your sins will find you out
At 40 or thereabout
The shiny badness Of your head
VIII show what kind of life you've
led
The candid lines about your eyes
Will tell no charitable lies.
Your pudgy face will testify
To tdleness and living high
A palltd cast, to beauty's cost,
Will tell of slumber that you lost.
A not fnfreQuent little line
VIII say you looked upon the wine.
Approaching age, too swiftly met,
VIII tell us something of your set
A sea of troubles from within
VIII babble of what might have been
The graying hair behind your ears
Will quite epitomize the years
Be sure your sins will find you out
At As or thereabout.
Roy K. Moulton.
CANDIDATE Hughes has been froI-
licking with Indians in California.
First thing we know he'll be wearing
sport shirt.
~MISS Dorothy Kelly, one Of Vita.
graphs most effective leading women
says the press agent under a picture
of the estimable lady i'm which she is
shown wearing hardly enough raiment
to Wad IA shotgun. Effective Is correct.
LATE returns indicate that Cole
Blease has been nominated for gov
ernor of South Carolina THAT can't
be very pleasing news 10 the good peo-
pie of that state" observed a member
of the STAFF who is suffering with hay
fever
THE "two-two" is to be the new
dance for the coming social season.
They're off-toot, foot.
j. NJ C..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31

JEAN r. Tack, vice president of the
American National Retail jewelers. as
ISOLATION, maintains that the wrist
watch will be more popular than ever
before. There are those who will in
SiSt that the gentleman is tacky.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31
The Conventional BLACK.

One Of the seasons most charming
receptions was given by Mr.. and Mrs
E. E. Newlin at their beautiful home
on West Main street last Saturday eve
ming. 1t was in honor of their silver
wedding anniversary. The door was
answered by a .colored valet, who
wore white gloves and vest.-Robin-
son Gid Constitution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31

BROTHER Fairbanks must have
thawed out today when he was Off
cially notified of his nomination as re-
publican candidate for vice president
The weather is warmer, at any rate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31

Then, too. you should know" OBJ
serves H. W. K, that there is this
sign on the hack bar of one of our
leading thirst emporiums: Weather
forecast-dry Sunday. A gentle re-
to the thirsty to do their Sun
day shopping on Saturday night"