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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02

/ AS a girl I had rot many cronies.
/ did not care for this girl and that girl
/ each for n brief season. but preferred
/ one very intimate friend, such a friend
as I might tell all my. joys. or sorrows
30 and who would respond in kind To
others / was reserved. I would not
think OF making a confdante Of any
but the closest intimate friend Pos
sibiy this may have resulted in my
having such a friend who superseded
all others in the matter of intimacy.
Alice WetherelI and T were first
schOolmates, then college chums After
our graduation We were separated for
g year, then we were brought together
again I found on our reunion that
Alice was engaged. She received me
with the same old affection, but the
idea at once took possession Of me
that although I vas her girl chum I
mad been reduced from q first to a sec
end place in her heart
was not long in communicating this
idea. to Alice. Instead OF denying its
correctness, she seemed thoughtful,
but indisposed to talk about it. When
I asked her if either her lover or 7
must be lost to her which would she
reIinquish, she admitted that she
would give me up for him.
You shall meet him, Gwen she
said to me. and when YOU have be
come acquainted with him I am sure
you will admit that were you and I to
change places you would give me up
instead Of him in case you must lose
one or the other"
Why. Alice I demonstrated. how
could I do that without being in love
with him ?"
Never mind that" was her reply,
and this was all I could get out of her
on the subject.
Alice not only introduced me to her
hance. Robert Willmarth, but left me
alone with him a great deal. The first
time / met him II did not seem to me
that there would ever be anything in
common between him and me. He vas
a serious man. while I preferred one
of lighter vein He was steady as the
rock of Gibraltar. My beau ideal of a.
companion was q man Of miTth.
The second time saw Mr.. Wilmarth
he appeared very different to me. His
gravity had given place to levity, but a
levity behind which seemed to Turk
something, the exact nature Of which
he did not care to reveal At our first
meeting Alice was present most of the
time Al our second, he called upon
me without her While in the first in
stance I dreaded 10 have Alice leave
ME alone with him. lest ] would not
know how to entertain him, in the sec
ond we we're in complete rapport.
asked him what had occasioned
the change in him. He Iaughingly de
elared that the presence OF his faucee
while he was with any other woman
threw him on his beam ends, as he ex- /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02
Baby Week.

Baby week is one Of numerous sim
liar occasions which is worth while
Some Of the other days and weeks are
not, bur getting baby into the world
right and getting that baby started
toward maturity right means all the
difference between happiness on the
one hand and early death or a lifetime
of suffering ON the other.
The earliest problems that confront
ed mankind. how to get along with
neighbors. how to till the soil, how to
take care of babies, are still problems
in which there is most urgent need
of Improvement Our failures snow
in the war in Europe. in food short
ages everywhere and in vital statistics
that are largely a record of unnec-
cssary woe.
We know how to improve some OF
these conditions. We know how To
take better care of babies. and the i'm
mediate necessity is to pass shat
knowledge around. That, largely. is
the object of Baby week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02
Extortion Proved.

The federal governments first in
quiry into food prices relates to New
York City. and its conclusion lis that
there is not just ground for the high
prices Of many products demanded OF
the consumer at this time Ship
ments Of foodstufs have been 'ab-
normally held up-" Speculation has
been "a potent factor" in the "enCTu-
Gus increase" of prices. The great
need is a mechanism Of distribution
which viii more surely and directly re-
late the consumer TO the producer.
What is true of New York must be
largely true of the country as a whole.
Speculation in foods viii have to be
curbed. Shipments viii have to be Sc
cured against speculative or other pre-
ventable hold-ups. The devices Of
middIemen to disorgauiZe and ua1ip-
ulate markets must be hunted out and
suppressed by organized effort.
Against all Of these abuses it is the
evident view of the department OF a gr5-
culture that much viii avail from
emergency maximum ana minimum
prices fixed by the government This
is doubtless tTue-maEimum prices 10
stimulate production by assuring the
farmers against loss from excessive
crops. maximum prices to apply not
to the farmer so much as to the specg-
lat0r after the fo0dstuus have left the
farmers hands.
This is an extreme measure, but it
must be applied, if necessary. Much
can be done to destroy eKt0rliou
through official publicity of food sup
plies and their location. but il speeu-
latoTs and tricky middlamen insist
they will be dealt with more directly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02
Putting Road Or Record.

The Argus assumes that the Bur
IinEton road Is acting in good faith
in the assurances given through its
vice president, Nr Howard, that Roca
Island is TO continue as the head
quarters OF the ST. Louis division, this
including both the Offices of the pas
senger and freight departments and
more particularly the terminus of
the runs of the division train
crews This city now Is the
northern terminus Of the St Louis
division. the men employed in the Cp-
Grafton of the trains starting from
this point having their residence in
Rock Island The Argus, i'm urging
action to head off any move that
might be contemplated by the Bur
liugton with reference TO division
changes that would result ia injury tO
Rock Island chiefly had in mind the
Setention of Rock Island IS the djTi-
sion terminal There has been no
specific denial covering this point
from a Burlington authority unless we
are to take il for granted that this
question is covered in the announce
ment wired TO the city yesterday from
Chicago by Vice President Howard.
The city commission having sue
ceeded iu ar0using the Burlington to
the wisdom df giving the community
some definite word that il was not to
pull up division stakes and make the
city 8 flag station, ought to be sim
ilarly iusisteut in regard to q written
pledge from the same corporation that
fl Will carry its trackage on First
avenue west Of Seventh street that i'm
proved rail facilities may be afforded
to the factory district in that terri
tory.
The Burlington has obtained
through purchase private property
rights along First avenue, but il cant
build its extension without an orii-
nance from the municipality The
Burlington is supposed Ito be filing
the mission Of he belt line. which
was promoted in the interest of the
whole public The belt line was not
intended 10 halt at Seventh street til
was 10 tap the factory district at the
western end Of the city. That's what
the Burlington must promise to do
before its enterprise should be ap-
proved by the city commission. The
commission has the whip hand and it
ought 10 apply H. There IS only one
way 10 deal with a railroad corpora
ton and that is 10 get what YOU want
while il wants something.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02
Daniel Willard.

The man selected by President vii
son TO organize industry for war
worked up from fireman to the posi-
ton Of president of the Baltimore &.
Ohio railroad. His name is Daniel
Willard. and his is one of the most
arduous and vital posts under the war
regime A man with qualifications
such as to make him available for
sUch 8 trust can not bat possess sterL-
ing qualities. An admirable sketch-a
genuine ana sympathetic Closeup to
employ movie metaphors To be
found in EVerybody's Magazine for
MAY. i is written by Edward Hun
Eerford. now advertising manager for
the Wells Fargo. and & recognized au-
thority on railroads-men and opera
tiou.
Daniel Willard was born TO his
profession. writes Mr.. Hungerford
He has always been railroader
His reputation has gone afar
HIS loyalty to the property he heads
IS second only to his loyalty to the
nation of which ne Is so active and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02
The Daily Story
MIR. Willmarth-By Pauline D Edwards.

: pressed it II anyone else had ssi5
this / would have taken warning has
he said It loosely, and not as IF ha
were eudeavoring 10 establish re3a-
tion with me in opposition 10 alice
Nevertheless, I noticed that when
ever Alice was present at cur maeting
be was th2 same reserved man he hs6
been when I first met him and vga
were as far distant from each other
as ever. Certainly Alice had been MIS-
taken in saying that if I Euew him
and had to choose between her srf
him, / woulG choose him Not .ba-
tlsre was arg repuIston between us: IL
was simply tfat there was nothing f.
draw US together.
Alice told me one day that she was
obliged to 60 away for awhile and
charged me 10 take care as she ex-
pressed ir. o. her IIance. 81 rely upon
you" she added TO see TO ft that ua
designing girl gets him away from
me"
Now. I did not like this a bit. for. as
I have said, agr Willmarth when tree
from her presence was very attractive
to me. and did not consider myself
very safe person for her to leave him
with. Not that I believe myself cana
bic Of taking him away from her. buf
I did not relish the temptation. How
ever, I promised her that I would do
my best for her interest, and with that
she left me. apparently perfectly salts
fed that I would keep my word.
When Alice returned 7 dreaded Ia
met her Mr. Willmarth had not
scrupled to make love TO me. and I had
not the strength to break away from
him While my conscience stunE me.
Ait Ia y sT-ra
There was ever present with him tina.
devil may-care bearing, q disposition o.
consider the matter as something
amusing, which he had shown from
the first. On the evening before Alices
return I was with him and. noticing
his freedom from consciousness cf
guilt, an idea occurred to me.
Il believe / said to him. that this
is conspiracy between you and Alice
to prove what she once said to me
that if 7 were called upon 10 choose
between you and her I would choose
You"
He burst into a laugh. and + was
sure I had guessed right. though be-
denied my hypothesis in toto.
Il viii admit" he said. chat q game
has been played. Alice will be Rrh uz
tomorrow. and she viii explain
The next evening Mr.. Wfluarth
called and vas followed by Alice and
There were two Wulmsrths.
twin brothers. Bob and Alec. AHcas
hance was Bob.
Gwen" said Alice. "if you had ta
love me or MIR. Wulmarth. which
woaid YOU give up
Both. I replied, FOR perpetratiue
on me such a deception"
We had double wedding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02
Questions and Answers.
Medicating the CounteRance

Please recommend something mex
psnsive and good 10 use or the face
after shaving. My skin is naturally
dry and chaps easily and suffers from
the daily assault OF the best Of razors.
"A. &. W.
Answer.-It is q question whether
either habit is worth while. hut here
is the incest lotion + can suggest:
BOTiC acid powder .... 3 teasp oonfuls
GIycerIn .--........... I tablespoonful
Tragacanth powder half teaspo0nfuI
Water NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. one pint
Boil the water, dissolve the boric
acid and glycerin in il, and add the
tragacanth stirring constantly for
half an hour. Add water 10 make up
for evaporation, Scent with perfume
Il desired
Another lotion, Tor use where the
skin is toe red and irritated is thIs
Glycerip Observation-Disclosures ounce
bay rum .--..-.-.-. -......-.. -s--5 ounces
Rose or other perfume 90 q few drops
4 Dentist Can.
Can q dentist ind improperly filled
root canals i'm the teeth without the
N-TaEs. Can he tell by taking out
the filings? Should such d tooth be
extracted or rahlled2 lP r. *
understanding he can tell
only by the aid OF an &-ray negative
IT is entirely up 10 the dentist to de
eide whether extraction is necessary.
You should abide by his decision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02

Around the Weather Map.
Water iced with slfyersi
Gracious. hear II blow:
House chock full Of shivers-~
Gas is burning low.
Cook in kitchen grumbliug,
Wife in distress.
Frozen pipes are rumbliug-
Nice old season, yes2
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Comes the gentle shower,
April's here again,
Here and there a flower
Brought cut by the rain.
Signs Of spring are dawninE,
Roads are quite a mess.
Gee. we feel like yaWning
Nice spring fever. yes
-NOnkers Statesman,
Just as you've been saying.
Cold and rain are here,
Planted beans decayinE,
Garden out of gear.
Seeds that cost real money
Lost we must confess,
And it's not so funny.
Nice spring garden, yes@
Peoria Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02

valuable citizen lie believes that
he is, a5 president Of the Baltimore x
Ohio. in $40 small degree d public ser
want. He believes that the highest
duty Of any carrier is TO serve the
public And Lis actions repeatedly
sho" that these beliefs are not the
cant oil mere words. He has builded
his railroad into . public servant"
Willard is straight. slim, almost
3o#lsh in appearance. His hair is
turning gray. bat he refuses 20 grew
Old
You no sooner come within his
ONCE than you realize that yo4 are in
tha presence of an executive man
norm, not alone to railroading, but 10
q winning OF the respect, the conf
dence, the cooperation of his fellows.
For here is q man born TO command
ana now come into the fullHess of his
b5rthrigft'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02
Censor at Work.

other attempt at suicide pulled off in
the city last week by young woman
who had become depressed over the
inattentions Of her regular man. n
Reports have that the young wom-
an in question who lives on Broadway,
sought self destruction by pitching
herself headlong down a fight Of
stairs and another report is to the eff
feet that too much Of the flowing bowl
had been INDUCED in and in losing her
footing she pitched headlong down the
stairs. The young woman In question
is suffering from internal injuries but
not To such an extent that wiz prove
fatal And stil~ the world moves on.
Salem (O) Herald
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02

Every doctor viii know. 1t is
classical case of hyp0-thyroidism. Elk
hausti0n of the ductless glands, The
woman has tried to do TOO many
things at once. She has attempted
the serious business of raising chit
dren-which- alone, is job big
enough for any woman to t8ckIe-an
also to keep up the social rounds. Be
tween the two demands, she has di-
vjded and squaudered her vitality. her
energies, and now she is physically
bankrupt,
Mrs \ will surprise ali her friends
by coming back" and regaining her
old time cheeTfuluess ia the course Of
a few months of simple treatment. as
every doctor knows
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02
Birds As Helpers.

Ever since the cost OF living began
to soar and especially since the c0uu-
try entered the war. the people have
been warned to avoid waste OF food
stuffs. How TO fight the high cost of
living, how TO live more economically.
how to save and how TO conserve food
stuffs are popular topics and experts
are telling how to live ON cheap foods
and how 10 prepare nourishiuz dIshe s
at a low cost.
Hoe for your country" is 3 popu-
lar slogan and everybody who can
possibly do SO is raising something.
In spite OF all that man can do. ju
spite of favorable climatic conditions.
in spite of the fertility of the soil OF
the quality of the seed, the size of the
crop depends largely upon how Sc
riously the growing plants are endan-
gered by insects. That this Is a very
important matter is evident from the
fact that the eutomoIogists Of every
state are doubling their efforts to tight
insect pests.
Men can wage a partially success
full battle against ehinch bugs. weeviIs,
aphides, scale. in fact bugs and worms
OF every description through spraying
and other methods which have been
devised by our agricultural colleges.
but the natural enemy and most sue
cessful destroyer OF every insect pest
is the bird
The United States department of
agriculture has examined the st0n--
achs of birds Of every description and
has found that every bird takes one
insect meal every hour Of the day and
according 10 size or yoracigy, the birds
averaged from 50 10 Isl plant lice
each in an hour. IL a man had 70 de-
consecutive hours. day after day. he
would have 10 be paid far out OF pro-
portion TO what he was earning, bat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02
Daily History cIass-MaY z.

13'o-Pope Alexander VI. issued an
edlct giving nearly all America to
Spain.
466o-President Andrew johnson pro
GAINED rewards for the arrest OF
alleged conspirat tors against the life
Of Lincoln.
l5lo-tTerman and Austrian armies be-
gan the drive through Galicia.
AsI u reneh captured 1900 yards OF
trenches held by Germans at Yer
dun Officially announced that
100000 men had Joined tie Brit
lsh army aud navy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02
4 Return Offensive Movement, So TO
SNEAK

We are getting some complaints be-
cause We have raised the price Of this
paper from 81 10 $3.50 2 year. You
may be Of the opinion that the paper
isn't worth $3.50: neither is a gallon
Of gasoline worth 81 eents,> nor 10
pounds of sugar worth 81, nor a pound
Of veal worth 50 cents, nor a busheI
Of corn worth 50 cents, but these are
the prices the people are paying Po-
tatoes are retailing at SO per bushel
and sow bosom IS cents per pound
So don't get mad at us. Goodness
knows We did not start that fuss in
Europe dgwick (Kans) Panta-
graph
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02

the bird works for q living and be-
sides spreads joy through its song.
1t beh00ves every thinking person
to protect the birds A heavy penalty
should punish the shooting Of a bird.
Boys should be taught that to rob 81
birds nest is a calamity and a crime.
One nest of lodgings viii kin enough
insects TO increase the food supply
sufficiently 20 feed q person for a
month
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02
Day IN Davenport

3 Clinton who has been given the OPP
portuuity OF so doing does not def
nltely announce It's Intentions ln this
/ regard. A wire TO this effect HilI be
sent the Clinton officials The stus-
{ ton, summed up, means that fhts city
; is offering d battalion. three out a.
the six batteries) a band and supply
/ company toward the organization of
the regiment Captain Compton gave
out these facts as the result oil a con-
terence with Adjutant General aUy 2.
Logan at Des Noines. I'm all. uaTeu-
regimental hand is mounted. there be-
ing Y pieces Officers say that they
couI0 raise the band in few hours SIS
more IMAM enough musicians have ali
ready onefed 90 enlist,
no.
Marriage Licenses Joseph gclAlin.
Davenport. Iowa and Hazel T.atrwers.
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ours Ill.,, anu ~ dla -lttls. 9asa7a-.s-
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02

News is tricklne through to taa aE-
feet that England is more alarmed TO-
day over the German submarine than
at any time since the ruthless war
by the kaiser ID appears that the sub
mersible is doing greater destruction
70 shipping THAN the censor has let it
be known England frankly says that
it viii tax the resources Of that en-
pire and the United States to build
ships rapidly enough 10 keep pace with
the submarine. IN the same couuec-
tion English newspapers have begun
to open their batteries ou the admir-
atty for having failed in more effect
uai combating Of the underwater
menace
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02

those WIId t0Wa NIGHTS
Some are inclined to call this dead
town when for some there has not been
a night that something has not been
going on that has been worth men
uoning. A moving picture show every
night a Methodist revival with good
music and gospel preaching. a skating
rink and lodges and everything that
human inclination for variety could
wish, and then TO think the town dead
If there is anything about you that is
dead you are 1t. You had better wake
up soon. Just think Of town of this
size with two banks Ike ours Mount
AYR Press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02

safe Locks On Theatres Safe locks.
which. in case OF panic, will open all
doors used for emergency exits with q
slight pressure from the inside must
+ be installed on all moving picture
i houses. theatres, dance halls and pub
/ lie buildings in the city, according 70 a
statement made by Building Commits
sioner Ralph c. Graham. The com
missioner stated that he expected 10
/ have an ordinance to that effect drawn
luD soon. and presented 10 the council
INJURY In panics.8 the commissioner
said, usually results from the fact
j that the people nearest the doors are
unable to find the bolts or locks before
they are crushed by the people be
hind For this reason. bolts and
locks on emergency exits are danger
Gus. A new lock. which opens with a
slight pressure from the inside. lat
which securely bolts the door from
be put en- ali auditOriums under the
new ordinance.
Put 0iI On LeFee Fiil-The Daveu-
port board OF health has decided to
pour oil on the troubled waters OF the
erstW nile Dead Sea, now known as the
levee fill Two barrels Of crude oil
we're ordered for that purpose. It is
believed that the oil viii kill The
stencil that has already begun To arise
from the stagnant pool a6 the Iowa
end of the government bridge. The
board also discussed the matter OF
regulating the places for chicken
coops. It was decided TO take the mat
ter up with City Attorney Waldo
Becker with a view to drafting an ord
nance Dr.. Stocks suggestion Of
siphoniug the water from the Dead
Sea was tabled when City Engineer
Roscoe E SaWistoWsky explained that
the water inside the seaWall always
remained at the same level as the
river,
Building Permits The following
building permits we're issued by Build
ing Inspector Otto Meinerts l.. a
Meyer, resbingiing, 212 East Sixth
street, $50; Nj Laval, hot air heating,
Prairie street, $40: Henry 0ckershan-
sen, barn, 1924 Charlotte avenue SIS
Married On Old LIceHse-ORe Of the
queerest cases in some time was
brought before Justice Of the Peace
PM Daum when Ai0is Gelande and
Emma Van Huile. both of East Moline
appeared before him with marriage
license dated October % 1916 Both
are foreigners. Geiande explained that
when they came to Davenport last DC
tober TO get married they were told
that the procuring of the license at the
court house formally married them.
Consequently, they have never had
marriage ceremony performed. They
have been living together as man and
wife In East Moline ever since. Two or
three days ago they found that q mar
riage ceremony was necessary. Canse-
quently, they FASTENED to Davenport
and to Justice Daum He married
them on the license issued last Oc-
tober, and which they had carefully
preserved ever since.
RegimentaI Band Here-FoIlowing
the announcement that the supply
company for the regiment of Iowa Ma /
ttonal guard field artillery to be organ |
ICED and sent to the front by the state /
has been assigned 10 Davenport and /
that militia heads are awaiting official I
to form a third battery
here. Captain A, NJ Compton, Battery
B commander, announced that DaYen-
port will form Il regimental band IL /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02

a New York inventor has designed
watch attachments which enable the
watch owner TO wear his timepiece
either On the wrist or in the pocket.
the watch being securely held in eth
81 case