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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-28

REV. VANCE TO TAKE
WAR JOB NEXT WEEK

Rev, J, L. Vance will leave Monday
for Camp Zachariah Taylor at Loais-
vile, Ky, where he will report for
duty Tuesday as religious work secre-
tary for the national war council of
the Y NJ. c. A. Rev. Mr. Vance ten
dered his resignation as pastor of the
First United Presbyterian church at
the services last Sunday. asking that
he be relieved Of his duties in the
charge In the course Of the next two
weeks Since that time he has been
called for service and will therefore
leave at the earlier date. He will
conduct his last services as pastor of
the church next Sunday Rev. Mr..
Vance expects to be transferred over
the sea in the not far future, or as
soon as possible, to carry on the
work there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-28
LIBERTY SERVICE MEDALS.

New York, Dec 28.-At its fifth an
nual meeting here on Jan. IS the Ma
tional Institute on Social Science will
present medals for notable service to
mankind" to Herbert c. Hoover. food
administrator; Henry P. Davidson,
chairman Of the Red Cross war coun-
Gil, and Or. William j. Mayo Dr. Hol-
brook Curtis. honorary secretary of
the institute, in making public the an
nouncement today said the new medal
will be called the Liberty service
medal and will be bestowed on the
persons who have performed notable
services of a patriotic nature.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-28
Exceptional Shirt Values
S1.15

This assortment of about so dozen
Manly Shirts will go on sale Saturday
only. The colors are all guaranteed
strictly fast. Shirts like these are a
good buy whether you are in immediate
need or not. Made in both soft and
Numbered cuff styles-in an immense
variety of patterns and cloths. CT TX
For Saturday only ......, ~ A'Ao
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-28

Beginning Saturday morning we place on sale our
enormous stock of winter weight clothing. We have
decided to continue past policy of mdwinter clear
regardless of the great scarcity of good wooens
and the sure increase in costs of materials and
labor. Here is your chance to buy good dependable
clothing at about oneha what you will have to pay
next winter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-28
More than 300 Suits Sl8.75

In group will all
styles Full bted Trench Models Usterete Bted Long listers and
Chestereds with self velvet collars We've offered
attractive this lot of
this will well these
winters
%s p pdsse early won't be here long al Sl875
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24

John r. Caverfy's record on the
Municipal bench 10 worthy Of ii,
praise.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24

william +. QulnIan. the father Of
Bdgswater," has . host Of friends all
over Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24
Grinding Wheels.

In the manufacture of the modern
automobile the grinding wheel plays
an important part. In one typical
plant, for instance, the grinding wheel
stock room contains an elaborate sys.
TEN of racks for the wheels, and the
statement is made that there are now
In use 54,94l grinding wheels.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24
Moldjnu a Future.

"HOw did you come to be per-
former on the bass vi0l?"
swell, when ! decided to be a mu-
sician l got father to promise to buy
me a fiddle. But father always was
one of those men who want to get as
much as possible for their money"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24
And Ihat,s Plenty.

There is only one day in the year
on which the inhabitants of Monte
Carlo are allowed to gamble at the
Casino tables--The prince of MOnacO's
birthday.
The Washington times., 1917-10-27
Civil Service Truth
The Government Employees Are Entitled
Pertinent and Practical the steam Roller
By EARL GOODWIN.

Government employees interested in the enactment Of
proper civil service retirement law would do well to make
they will have to drive their The Times believes
they will have to all the force at their command and
that the proper place to direct the drive will be from the
seat of steam roller The obstacle in front of them is the
vote for every expenditure offered except expenditures
justice to the faithful employees of the Government Many
politicians who seek reelection to Congress believe is
game-his juggling with justice. The time has come to
put an end to that brand of hypocrisy.
Congressman who shver with fear at the idea of civil
service pension look to Representative Hannibal Goodwin
OF North Carolina, chairman of the House Committee
Reform in the Civil Service to maintain the reaction
since he became chairman by of succession rather
than frendness for reform 1t injustice to Mr. Goodwin
to say he believes civil service retirement to be idotc He
viii probably agree with the statement Ever since inherit
interest reform in the civil service has been in making
sure no reform should escape his vgan eye and become
a part of the law of the land
Hannibal Goodwin, although he has introduced bill on
the subject of retirement fund.- does not believe In it
There good to believe he has introduced bill
ply to have it in shape to sdetrack the entire matter Or
perhaps to use his bill in blocking other mems
This knowledge In Congress- and Is not to be
ployes who interested in reform legislation have every
right to know exactly the attitude of of the most mpo
ant men they will deal with In connection with this egs
lation.
The Administration promised civil service retirement
system to Government employees in the St Louis platform
The civil serviceplank framed principally at the sug
geston of Representative James Hamn of New Jersey
Mr. Hamll member of the committee OF which Mr. God-
win is chairman and is willing to take up the fight at
moments notice.
The Times advises Government employees go after civil
service retirement with of vim than ever before
They may succeed In changing the OPINION OF
Goodwin in which they will have powerful ally
they cannot him they should expect opponent OF
considerable force.
The Washington times., 1917-10-27

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
BEING a patriotic American, anxious
TO aid my President and my Govern
ment in this just war against the bru-
tai Hun military machine, l should
like to purchase at least one OF the
new Liberty bonds. placed on sale to-
day. but my salary is not astonishing
ly large, and having other mouths and
hacks to feed and clothe beside my
own, l cannot do so under present con
dItions, with the price of food and
Clothing mounting higher and higher
each day. The price of the necessities
OF life already has gone to a point
that makes It impossible for salaried
men OF my class to spare even the
price of one bond. Under present con-
ditions every dollar goes for food.
fuel. clothing, and rent. Not cent
is left for sickness, let alone for an
occasional luxury such as Attending
the theaters.
II is awfuIly hard, Mr.. Editor, for
working people to remain patriotic
whRl they see food thieves reapinE
large profits out OF the war, and,
with their families clothed in finest
raiment. roll by in richly upholstered
Ilmousines. while the common clay
has to hoof il to and from work each
day, rain or shine.
Since our nation entered this war.
have done all in my power to help the
righteous cause along, and shall con-
tinue to do so, but IL something Is
not done by the powers that be to
lower OF cost of living. and punish the
scoundrels who are reaping millions
out OF the war, and bleeding the com
The Washington times., 1917-10-27

Unless you have bought your Liberty bond in this Gov
eminent issue or give the order to buy it TODAY you will
join the ancient and dshonorabe order of financial sackers
Of heads without imagination.
The greatest quality of the human mind is iagnation-
power to and realize what duller minds do not see
is the patriotic thought and Imagination of the Amer
can people-not individual weath-that will finance this
war for liberty.
young woman who works for this newspaper went to
the bank to buy few Liberty bonds 1890 m on Thurs
day last She said when she returned with her bonds Tbe
people were standing in line to buy them and seemed to
me that the poorer the THE MORE BONDS SHE
BOUGHT"
This means that the poor spent all she had.
millions Of whom you never hear buying these bonds
millions of women investing them even the money
that they had put aside ''for decent funeral
These are women that have imagination They see the
thousands of funerals of young hastily buried on the
battlefield funerals to They forget themselves care
little how where THEY buried They give their money
promptly in the hope that there may less funeral of
an American boy reported from the other side of the ocean
Have you an imagination that sees what your money
will do after it has been transformed into the worlds best
security-A FIGHTING BOND OF LIBERTY?
Can the money given into the Government trans
formed into bullets rifles hospital supplies uniforms food
for soldiers?
Can you in the wet trench in cold winter line of
young waiting for the orderClmb up and 90 out!
Does your mind find satisfaction the thought that the
dull blue steel bayone sharp ard strong that to save the
life of young man in that line WAS PAID FOR BY YOUR
MONEY?
You will read of these attacks desperate battles vic
tories and defeats.
You will not want to say, when the news comes: "Not
my money is helping in the fight" Be an owner of
fighting Liberty bonds and you unable to do much
this time, prepare to do better next time.
The Washington times., 1917-10-27

~ URING the first weeks Of
our war with Germany
- one Of our moving picture
theaters exhibited to its
patrons a picture that nightly
brought down the house"
This picture showed "Uncle
Sam" in a rocking chair, peaceful
ly swinging back and forth and
reading his newspaper. At his
right and left stood a soldier and
sailor, both in Uniform.
To me the picture lacked some
thing. did not quite admire the
reposeful attitude of Uncle Sam.
He was rather too carefree. i
murmured to the friend who was
with me:
al hope Uncle Sam will not for
get that the soldiers and sailors
are also depending on him to take
care Of them!"
That reflection has returned to
me since then many, many times.
Though only 10 per cent of our
drafted men are called to the col
ors, it seems as if every young man
i know is going to fight for his
country. They have volunteered,
or they are in the national guard,
or in the draft. Wherever l turn
/ meet heavy-hearted women-the
mothers, the wives, the sisters, and
the sweethearts of boys who are
going "over there"
Do you know what these women
are saying to me-these women
who are giving to their country
the children Of their hearts? They
are all saying the same thing, in
slightly different words:
"And, oh, Miss Jordan, the
camps are not ready for them!
Many of the boys haven't blank
cts! They haven't warm clothes!
They haven't the right food They
haven't rifles! They haven't even
beds! We know they've got to suf-
fer when they go over there But
why must they suffer unnecessar-
lily now? Why must they risk
pneumonia and the ills that come
from underfeeding?"
"They are excellently fed in
some Of the camps" l hasten to
explain. "For two days l myself
inspected the food up at Camp
The Washington times., 1917-10-27

dark caves they seem and yet how
far away from skyscrapers!
Once long ago In Babylon the
men there had q great impulse to
build tower to reach the sky.
It went up long way. but it fell
down again. Possibly this was be-
cause the builders fell out among
themselves and did not work in
cooperation. Anyway, it was 3
noble idea.
The most beautiful form man has
ever built in is the form Of the
cross. This is in his own shape.
1t is in many variations the form
of most churches and most public
buildings.
1t is the form of the Capitol in
Washington.
In the center is the rotunda, with
its portico, where the head of the
state swears his Presidential fidel-
ity; at right and left lie the arms
of the people, the House of Rep
resentatives and the Senate, while
at the left side just under the
head we find the Supreme Court in
the place where the heart ought
to be.
Can a better symbolic structure
be made for housing Government?
Where will man go,in his posi-
ton for more light and his desire
to go higher?
See how in America he goes in
for windows and height.
England has always been EN-
press of the Seas, and evidently
Germany is Lord of the Under
Seas; and look at the American
eagle! OF course America will be
King Of the Air.
That has shown to be in the
making ever since that first man
cut his first window. Our office
buildings and apartments, which
are all windows, are in the direct
line of descent!
American architecture is the
last addition in the history Of man
in the conquest Of light.
The Washington times., 1917-10-27
Elizabeth Jordan Writes on
Caring for Our Fighting Men
By Elizab eth Jordan.

Bartlett. For supper the boys had
a big plate of hash, two huge
slices Of bread and butter, two
canned peaches, and a large tin Of
coffee. And they could have had
a second helping if they wanted
it. Others had macaroni and little
sausages and green salad
/ am of now, going strong, for
l enjoy talking about the good
things the boys have. But the
mothers interrupt me.
"I'm glad they have good food
somewhere" they say, though my
boy isn't getting anything like
that. But it's the lack of beds and
blankets l can't stand. It's the
lack of foresight, and all that
means. It's"
And now comes the expression
of the mothers real fear-the fear
that is costing her her sleep at
night.
"If we can't take care of our
boys here at home, where we have
everything" she asks drearily,
show do we know what will hap
pen to them over there? VIII
our Government take care of them
or will it sacrifice them through
lack of preparation, as England
sacrificed her bSys at the begin
ming? Oh, if our men do this, the
women of America. will never,
never forgive them!"
America is preaching economy
of food to us.
We preach economy of life to
her. We are giving our boys
bravely and willingly. We are
giving them to service, to defense,
to death if need be-but not for
useless sacrifice.
The criticisms of the camps, lit
tie or big as they may be, are not
so important after all. At the
worst, there are useless hardships,
due to incompetence or lack of
foresight, and which we and our
soldiers must accept as philosoph-
ically as we can.
The things that are important
are the training, the transporting,
and the conditions "over there"
The last are bad enough at the
best, as every one admits. They
are endurable only by the soldier
whose country is standing solidly
back of him, not bungling, not pro-
crastinating, not an u d d ling
through" but ready day and night
to give him what he needs and
all he needs to carry on the ter
rible task that lies before him.
All these women are writing a
message on the wall, and it stands
forth for their Government to
read. 1t is this:
"We women of America are CIV
ing our sons to our country. We
demand for these sons such train
inc, such equipment, and such sup
port as will give them a fair fight
ing chance to succeed in their
mission and to return to u.s."
It should be easier and pleasant
er for our men to meet this de-
mand with efficient preparation
than to try to explain to our
women, next year, some appalling
and needless waste of American
lives.
The Washington times., 1917-10-27
Mabel Dodge Writes About
More Light in the Home
Rv MaheI nodoa
By M a b el Dodge.

\/0U can read the whole his
tory Of man in architecture,
from the cave he first built
to the last skyscraper.
1t is long story Of how he left
the dust and mud, in his passion
for more light.
First be lived actually under the
earth-in holes dug into the dark
ness. He didn't need light then.
He didn't want 1t. His eyes
couldn't have stood It.
So he Just tunneled out an ir-
regular space and lived in 1t.
And then his dwelling was a re-
Election of him.
He himself was an Uniformed, un-
illuminated creature Of darkness.
By and by he emerged and began
to build mounds OF earth on the
ground.
This was a step in advance.
Here his narrow entrance threw a
little faint light into the interior
Of his mound.
Here, then, his eyes began to
strengthen from the demand upon
them, for we have acquired every
faculty and all our intelligence be-
cause we needed them and asked
for them and got them for the ask
ing.
We can make ourselves into
gods by asking for more faculty,
and we will-for that is our goal
and nothing shall stop us.
The first sign Of order or har-
mony in his soul shown by the
man was when he built his dwell
ing in the form Of square.
The first box-shaped house was
the first harmonious one.
And the first sign he showed of
having a sense Of beauty was when
he cut a piece out of the wall, not
to use as q door, but to let in
more light.
IhlS, IN my opinion, was tne nrsl
invitation to the good. the beau
tiful and the true" 1t was the
first time man showed hospitality
to the three great human attrib-
utes all at once
1t came morality, esthetics and
utility, and never departed again!
1t has ever been the way Of man,
since the first time he built his
mound on the outside of the earth,
to look for the high spots of
ground.
OF course, you can say that
necessity and fear of the enemy
drove him to it, but at the same
time it took him nearer the stars!
There is an instinct in man i'm
pelling him to go up. Ever since
it first showed in lifting him from
all fours it has been seeking to
drive him higher, higher, higher!
Man can't lift himself by his
own boot-straps," say the doubling
Thomases.
But he can, for he has.
By what else? But that boot
strap! What is it and where is it?
So he built his houses on hills
wherever he could. You can see
those old houses still in the old
countries far up from
The Washington times., 1917-10-27
n n What Do You Talk
OICesNJVeTS About to Your
Copyright 1911, International News service.)

Mrs Married Woman you told husband that
understand business deeper subjects of life and that
talk things and still wonder why he
enjoy the Of perhaps plain and
you unatlactve
This should present problem
Your husband nothing the small talk which interests
and certain other frivolous friends Of
pretty face, chic gown, wowy carriage and graceful
Be thankful that q sensible spouse.
your partner joys likes scholarly
whom find dull and unneresng realize
quiremens Of his life and be wife Of and accomplishments
politics. and cut frivolous gossip when he is around
Beauty counts for little have nothing of brains your
head
What you doing to interest your husbandf
The Washington times., 1917-10-27
What the Public Writes the Editor

mon people white. very much fear
the people will become SO enraged
that they will lose sight Of all patriot
ism and turn to the camps OF the So
cialists for relief.
We did right in declaring war on
Germany, and that wicked nation
should be whipped to q standstill, but
while we are at II cannot something be
done to prevent the criminal profit
eers skinning the patriots Of our
land who are willing to sacrifice even
their lives for our flag?
/ should consider II an honor to die
for my country, but do not relish the
idea of being pared to the bone by
greedy Shylocks while martial music
sounds in my ears.
Think OF IL. eggs in London 80
cents per dozen, while they sell for
so cents over here; Think Of the bread
and milk thieves being permitted to
raise the price Of these articles at
will! My God! is there no power to
reach them? Is there no room In our
jails for these scoundrels?
| do not claim to be a miracle man,
but will promise, II clothed with Of
ficial power, to make Il SO hot for
the profit grabbers that they will pre-
fer the Internal regions to the United
States Of America.
JAMES S. MCCARTHY.
There Is justification for the pre-
L st of our reader whose letter 10
printed above. He may, however, rely
upon it that the President OF the
United States Is working just as hard
to prevent robbery OF the people at
home as to bring about the close OF
autocracy In Germany.-The Tfmeal
The Washington times., 1917-10-27
Secretary MCAdoo,
l.. A.. Il L. J..
The Man Behind the Bonds.

While you rejoice at the big sale and of the bond
ISSUE don't forget the who has been travelling day and
night all the country and who has returned from long,
hard fight good deal thinner than he started out man worn
down by excessive sustained effort.
The Washington times., 1917-10-27

Mrs. James Coates, who is the
Head Chocolatier Of the squad OF
young women collecting candy money
for the army in France, announces
that her "tag girls" will Be on duty
in Keith's Theater all this week. The
candy kids, as it were.
The Washington times., 1917-10-27

A letter from weIl-knOwn Wash
ingtonian says:
Dear Goodwin:
Here is something you can take up
and deliver with q punch Every
time go to a theater there IS con
siderable flag waving and patriotic
fervor when the band plays "The
Star-Spangled Banner" However,
on Saturday nights when the soldiers
come in from camp the theater
prices go up. And actors are cheaper
than ever. Box Office prices certain
" don't feel the pinch of war times
Let's ask the theaters to be more
liberal than paytriotie-
Your friend,
RYLEY GRANNON.
The Washington times., 1917-10-27
HEARD AND SEEN

Felix Mahony says that nearly
all the artists who have made LIB
erty loan posters recently have
drawn the American flag with too
few stripes.
The Washington times., 1917-10-27

Norborne Robinson calls attention
to the fact that q wet day makes the
sidewalk in front Of the White House
tie sloppiest pavement in town, be-
cause Of depressions in the pave
ment. Let some good uplifter take
this in hand.
The Washington times., 1917-10-27

appeared In the Larned, Kan, IiIler
and Toiler more than a year ago
It's q chestnut now roasted to .
cinder. Kill it. The Snake Killer
has my name, but I'm tired Of hav-
ing every gink who comes along stop
me on the street to tell me all about
it. Help! Succorl Assistance and
Relief! Else / perish"
All right, Mr.. Chase. We win add
this story to the collection Of his
toric truths, inasmuch Is you do not
deny it, and will promise not to
print it again for a few weeks any
how.
The Washington times., 1917-10-27

Parker Anderson is probably the
only newspaper reporter alive who
owns a newspaper in addition to
working for another one. He IS also
the only Washington correspondent
who is operating a telegraph key, his
telegraph operator having been
grabbed by the Navy Department.
The Washington times., 1917-10-27

The following is from Enoch A.
Chase. Had it not been showed into
the wrong door it would have been
printed last week:
"Dear Editor:-For the love Of
Mike, let up on the jointed snake
story appearing on page IA Of The
Times of October 19, or / will be
flooded with clippings again as l was
more than a year ago. The story
has been printed in the Washington
papers no less than five times al
ready, and have received clippings
of it from as far west as Los Angeles
and east as far as Boston. First
The Washington times., 1917-10-27

Robert F. Wilson, "Jud" Welliver,
Theodore Tiller, Antonio R. Pinci,
and James Hay, jr. All these Wash
ington writer's are represented In
Munsey's Magazine this month.
The Washington times., 1917-10-27

IOU can read the whole his
tory Of man In architecture,
from the cave he first built
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-29
TAX COMMISSIONER TO
 BE HERE THURSDAY.

State Tax Commissioner Monroe Smith will arrive in the city Thursday morning and will make an address at 1 o'clock in the afternoon at the court house in which he will explain the pro- visions cf the new assessment laws passed by the recent legislature. All citizens of the county, and especially members of the county assessment boards, are urged to be present and hear MT. Smiths address. In letter to Mayor Haley, an old friend of the commissioner, he stated that he will arrive in the city Thursday morning and will speak at the court house in the afternoon.