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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12
"EAT FISH," Is SLOGAN
OF FOOD CONTROLLER
America Behind Europe in Consump-
ton of Cheap And Abundant
Edible.

Washington, Sept. 9.-"Eat fish,
is the advice of the food administra-
tion. who, in conjunction with the
Fish Commissioner, has prepared a
list of fish which can be obtained in
abundant quantities. The statement
says:
In the consumption of fish we
stand far behind some of the other
nations. Our average national con-
sumption per capita is Is pounds.
The United Kingdom eats 65 pounds
Of fish yearly per capita; Canada, 81
pounds; Sweden, 50 pounds; Nor
way. II pounds; Denmark, 80 lbs;
Portugal, 81 lbs. Countries that eat
less fish than ourselves are Belgium,
Il TBS; Spain, 6 lbs; Holland, Is
TBS; France, A lbs; Germany, IL
lbs; Italy, 8 lbs, and Russia, TBS.
Sea food is divided into four
classes. First in nfnber come the
migratory fish, varieties found in the
coastwise waters at or near the sur
face. or in the sounds and bays ad-
jaccnt 10 the shore. There are more
than fifty varieties in this group but
the principal sales in the fish trade
center on only two, bluetish and
mdckerel. The second group is the
groundtish varieties, which inhabit
the bottom areas and are almost en-
tirely captured on fishing banks or
grounds at various points in the op-
Ell ocean. The public also knows
chiefly but two varieties of ground
fish. cod and halibut, but there are
dozen other varieties suitable for
food. The cruStaceanS. such as
crabs and Holsters, and the shellfish,
such as oysters and CLAIMS, make up
the other two groups of seafoOds.
Fresh-water fish, of which only
two or three varieties are generally
used. such as whitefiSh and trout,
make up a group of fully three doz-
en-, all wholesome food and all avail
able in our market.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12
Notice to Taxpayers
Discount Notice

State and county taxes for the levy
of 1917 are now due and payable at
the office of the County Treasurer in
the Court House, Cambridge, Md.
\ discount of per cent. will be
allowed on County Taxes only, ii
taxes are paid on or before Sept. l,
1917. and per cent. if payed on or
before Oct. l, 1917. There is no dis
count on State Taxes. Interest Will
be charged on State Taxes from
Sept. / unless paid by that date. In
terest from Sept. l viii be charged
on county taxes not paid on or before
January l, 1918.
Remittance may be made by check,
money order or registered letter and
receipt will be mailed at once.
Take advantage of the discount
and say interest and avoid embar-
raSsment later.
JAMES II. JONES,
Treasurer and Collector.
ADV. S-14-tf. B&E.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12

WANTED Boy over 10 years,
for grocery store. Steady work and
chance for advanc cement. R. A. Ira
verS and Sons. 9-S-tf
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12

FOR SALE good. young horses.
from 1000 to 100 TBS. Jas.
T.. Brin Sfield, Vienna, Md S-24-2m.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-House on Muir street
back of Phillips Hardware Co, nine
rooms, good repair. inside toilet, rea-
Sonabl rent. John w. Fletcher. 102w.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12

FOR RENT room house on Lin
den avenue. Immediate possession. Ap
ply NJ. Warren Hopper. Stiff.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-One brown mare, Q yrs
old, weight 100 TBS, has been work
ing on farm. Also one horse, weight
1000 lbs. Apply to Victor Waller 900
Aurora ST., East Cambridge. S-S1-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12

FOR RENT-126 Locust street; i'm
mediate possession. Fora L. West,
phOns 1N16-F5. &-29-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12
IINSfer Notice.

| am opened up now for business
in the req of the new Armory, where
shall be pleased to serve my GUS
toners at any time with fresh, choice
oysters, on short notice. Phone 354W.
Il SaNtnn -AdN- N-4-2M-
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-01
War Conditions Close BY.

We are having close 10 home q DEM
onstration of federal precautions TAX
en- in view OF possibility Of var with
Germany the manufacturing shops
Mt Rock Island arsenal are all no be
enclosed by q barbed wire fence eight
feet in height The entrances viii ha
guarded and no one permitted 10 pass
without establishing his identity. Each
employe viii be furnished a card CON
tanning a personal description of the
bearer on one side ana his photograph
on the other. Colonel George W. Burr.
commandant at tAe arsenal. was the
first attache of the establishment I'd
receive an identification card. With
the enclosing Of the shops there is 80
follow an easement of tile traffic re-
strictions enforced after the diplomatic
break with Germany Those having
business with the arsenal authorities
or construction departments. now tla5
there is 50 be long season oE build
ing under way there, viii not be nm
necessarily delayed at the main sate.|
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-01
The Daily Story
A Mental Mystery-Ry Alan Hinsdale

We have become used to an electric
station sending forth its power across
a continent or an ocean without any
other medium than the atmosphere
but few OF us are prepared to admit
/ that one human brain is capable of
affecting another human brain without
any other medium than that OF the
wireless telegraph.
Nevertheless. there are instances of
such commun Gati0n.
| believe that there is a mental force
not yet explained scientifically that
carries. these messages, and / am GO
ing 10 give the reason why I have ar
rived at this conclusion
/ am an artist From q child have
been absorbed ia the beauties of na-
ture and their transmission to another
form. AS boy / could make these
transformations so successfully that
my pictures attracted the attention OF
my friends. Nothing would do but
that must be educated for an artist
But there was no means for the Dur-
pose, younger sister Of mine had
been left small legacy by her grand
mother My ,sister-EIeanor was her
name-insisted on deyoting this mon
ey to my education. I declined to ac-
cept it at first, but she insisted that
] would be successful artist, my pict
ures would sell at good prices, and I
could repay her Thus ENCOURAGED. I
and entered an art school.
Unfortunately nay education took
from me the ability I had shown in /.
freehand drawing. The technique re-
quired for work that would pass the +
critics was obnoxious TO me. Never +
cheless, / persevered and mastered it, f
But / never regained the ability [ had
possessed to hit off something that in
Heated genius
[ spent several years after being
graduated at the art school painting
pictures, which were no better than
hundreds Of other artists could paint /
regretted that had accepted my sis
er's loan, for I was scarcely able to
make enough money to keep body and I
.oul together, to say nothing OF paying
What I had borrowed.
One winter I broke down In health
nd in the spring was told 7 must I,
ave change Of scene and air to build
ID nay strength. In nv weakened con- /
ition my debt to my sister got on nv
mind, and I could not get It Oft Eiean-
or begged me to stop worrying about :
:, but without success. was sent off
0 the seashOTe and lodged in a fish E
rman's cottage
One morning ] was sitting on the t
orch of the cottage looking out on q
1e ocean. The sun was gIiuting the t
lue waves which were rolling in and q
reaking on the beach. Some fisher /
zen were getting out their boats, gulIs +
ere flying hither and tbither over =
cad one occasionally darting down to ~
ounce upon fish. l was seized with ! d
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-01
Selected by Tavenner

proposed law would make H. What
IS intended is 10 prevent peace agi-
tafion, and criticism Of the conduct OF
the war This IS frankly stated IN 4
quotation from q monograph issued BY
the war college entitled The Proper
Relationship Between the Army and
the Press In Time Of War The quo
tation refers to those newspapers
which By their editorials and pre-
sentation Of news may sway
the against the war. The
monograph is TO be had for five cents
from the uperinteudeat of public
documents aU Washington.
The excuse offered for this attack
on American freedom is that criticism
may lead to loss Of popular confidence
in The army. II probably VIII do so
when the army. or those in charge Of
il do NOT deserve confidence. If crit
5elsm should be shut of iucomD Detents
or worse could remain in control in
definitely. I'm comment on this the
American Union Against MilitarIsm
states truly.
"Er was the newspaper criticism. for
example and that alone which
enabled Lincoln. in the first year Of
the Civil war. 80 rid himself of those
generals who We're manifestIy not up +
re the tasks which confronted them. /
Newspaper criticism was of immense /
military service in the Spenish-Amer- +
ic8n war. Had this proposed Bill /
been q law at that time, we should +
never have shaken off the men respon- +
5ibIe for the canned beer scandals. /
.he conditions i'm the concentration
amps the freight blockade in Florida
Under this bin we should have been
n entire ignorance of the ourages
committed by American troops in the i
Philippines, such as the water cure"
administered to Fiipiuos under the
}rders Of He'll Raising Jake Smith
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-01

The Christian Science Monitor fhue
sizes up the food situation.
There is no shortage of f00dsruffs
or of fuel in the United States. 7.he
supply is equal to every demand for
home consumption and for export
ih5 ls no mere d0gmatic assertion
toN eFLHleui reports confirm what prf-
waite Investigation has long since as-
taolslel, namely that Inadequate dis
Jf-allon, rather than underproduc-
1al or aFercensuuptCu. is the cause
or depleted food and fuel stocks in
populou5 raErers An imnortanf CON
JrihutorE cause OF The so-caIfed short
age oL Hood is. OF course, the tying up
oL commodities in storage warehouses
20 increase prices, but this also would
DE removed hE = free fow of transpOr-
tat1ol. Inadequate distribution makes
monopoly possible Every city in the
east says Washington dispatch. pur-
porting 10 be based upon Official fed
erat information. $50 far as known. has
plenty Of food for immediate require
ments, and rising prices cannot, it is
declared. 1e Justly attributed to short
age.
There is plenty Of food in the coup-
try, oul Il IS largely unavailable. There
are practically lneXhaustible stores of
coal in the country but, except at ex-
oraltaat prices, It is beyond the reach
al the people The Letter wheat cor
aer o1 the winter of 1898 was organ /
-zsa on the theory that a great short /
-Es III the cereal existed in the north /
$ est. Philip D Armour reopened nav
salion in the Great Lakes and rivers /
WIN the result that grain poured into /
54luth, Milwaukee and Chicago in /
zI.-azlne quantities, Only two things I
we're necessary 70 the release OF t6e /
wheat stored IN the barn and small
own elevators, namely, assurance of a
.eaay market and good prices. TIE
ses- the southwest, ana the uorrb-
vest are stocked with all kinds rF
oodsJuffs today. bur there Is little or /,
e assurance 70 the individual pro
uceF that he can set his surplus to
ee iAarke5. 1ne car shortage. Rnnu-
tlF offered hy The railroad companfae
s ara excuse for taeir failure 70 handle
oo-l1odlties promptly. and never cor
scted, has left the average western
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-01
MEXICO PUTS TABOO
ON GAMES OF CHANCE

Mexico Ctty.-Games Of chance and
sh1iI nave been pretty well baDfsha9
rom tae cafes OF Mexico City which
are strictly regulated. Dominoes. one
u me l4Forlte games among the Latin
races which was pIavea a1rnos+ -
Fersally in the cafes here has haaa
PROMPTED by order Of the police Dica
also have been con6scated.
Practically the only game which re-
mains mas no other name than mari
ing the paper. It is a slightly cor7r,fi
Gated tit tat toe 4hree in a row"
The cafes and can6tnas or ssloors of
me capital close at 2 D. n. and rernai~
cIosed nntH $50 2. m Then thev ra-
open until when they close for the
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-01

producer with little Opportunity, 1f oaf
tl4g the things he has 10 sell To nos
VINO "ish 10 bay them. lu reasonable
1Lae, or at reasonable terms
orty million bushels OF grain AFRO
reported from Chicago as being hal5
up III local elevators. ana ? 006 660
bushels additional are IN cars. sorna ~
"hle1 should have been shfppe3 +brea
months ago There is Statement
ltoi4 the greatest produce center IN
the western hemisphere that .~h{asao
is virtually closed to the farmers of
the west u
II ought to be clear enough that +ha
cause OF the present so-caned foo4
STUN shortage rs the failure 10 hvin.,
the farm and the open 70arg-a+ 1I .
BetheT this, lip turn. enable he fooa
1, I,,lohopoiles ana manipuIators FREE a.
l1ey are from wholesome gouna5r5l,,
10 name their own prices Trrs,-,7[.i
commerce IS clogged- The flow of foC(5
sJuHs and fuel is impeded {gi+f, -
l'luI supplies in the nation. q puIf has
Deeh created between the pro5I5rar, -
the consumer, and it is an srfifcis1
suII mat VIII probably never ha sna1-
Aea lnt1< the government shall 61sr,
ana Keep open, every possif1a no.
% u I1iIaunlcatlon, by land and v-afar
IN me country. The present transn0r.
.aJion and distribution svsfar7 bae
been outgr0wn" mas
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-01

a desire-natural to an artistic por-
tray this scene.
! had not been permitted to bring
Eny artists tools with me, so / could
not do as I wished AS J sat In mv
comfortable wicker chair, famed by d
/ balmy sea breeze, I began to work over
an imaginary canvas, laying down on
it the view before me The picture
grew In my mind as plainly as if 7
j were really putting it on canvas Z
worked without effort--or at least
i seemed to do so-and was conscious 0f
transferring the scene before me ex-
actly as it was without the loss OF any
Of its subtle beauties.
Nevertheless there must have been
severe mental effort for as soon as
had finished my imaginary or mental
work I lost consciousness and knew
nothing till late To the afternoon when
found myself In bed
1t was some time before I gained
sufficient strength to go home. When
I returned nay sister told me thai
there was no further necessity for me
to worry about my debt to her. for ID
had been paid. ! asked her who had
paid it, and she said that I had paid
it myself Further than that she would
give me no information until I had
fully recovered.
One day after 7 had got stronger
went, unbeknown to any one, to q room
at home that I had used for a studio
There was desk in it., and. going go
this desk without any definite object
/ noticed a pigeonhole that had been
empty WAS now full of papers I took
them out and found they were letters
that had accumulated during my i'll
ness. / opened one and read It. 1t was
from dealer in pictures asking me jf
[ had any Of my work for sale He
had q constant demand for Il. Aston
ished, I opened another and another
They were all requests for my pictures
While | was thus engaged nay sister
came in She seemed much put out
hat I had come upon the letters. But
The explanation must now come out
and she gave # to me
One morning while I was at the sea-
shore she had come into my studio and
something, she knew not what had
prompted her 20 sit down before INV
EASEL, take my implements and begin
o sketch She had no ability whatever
Is an artist and was astonjshed to see
marine view grow on the canvas.
Nevertheless. when she had finished
he had no idea that she had produced
marvellous picture
Her production was admired, and al
aching my name to ct, she took 1t to
eaIer who sold it for So 600 went
o see the painting and what was nay
maZement to see that it was the scene
had mentally painted while at the
sherman s cottage. I had painted II
nth the freehaud excellence Of uly
0uth, and yet If was finished pfct-
re.
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-01
Dependent on Sneed.

Time appeared to be the CHIEF fac
zor in Germany's calculation. From
She beginning OF the war the dominant
stiea of her stategy has been 10 strike
FOR a swift decision, and avoid 8 var
pf attritton. That is whas wrecked
Ehe negotiations tn July. 1919. Ed lis
geaat led Germany through Belgium
Il is what made the submarine s5 tas-
~asing 10 the German mIud
ksghly organized autocrarfc govern
saent which controls its own public
kpnion can act sharply gez the
amp on numbering denocraefes and
Bnefflcient empires. Speed can make
I'D for inferior resources. Reasoning
hfs way. the hrst theory vas ft4r
France could be eliminated before
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-01

re ting an estab-
lisbmenf of reiig
ion. OF prohibiting
the free exercise
or 5dgrg the
freedom Of speech
or Of the press or
the right OF the
people peacea bly, to
ssemble and to
petition the govern
ment for o redress
OF grievances.
The amendment
is written in plain
English one need
not be a constitu-
rjoual lawyer to
grasp its intent or
meaning "A censor
ship Of any kind, ia
war or uaage vio-
.ates IT. And yet the
war college divis
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-01

ion of the army general staff has
drafted q Dill for Introduction in con
gress empowering the president to
prohibit bv proclamation publication
or matter pertaining to the army.
Thus American Institutions are being
attacked. not by a foreign army. but
1y officials whose duty it is to protect
leu
The American Union Against Mil
afi=l has Shown that the object of
als proposal is not 10 protect them
.row observation the movements 0F
ae a-nT and navy during war time
-E-5tluE regulations make the sending
orf ae such news as difficult as the
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-01
FXHAIS ISTFn

Do you think your husband has de-
rived any benefit from playing eoIr.
Mrs NibHck :"
Oh, yes; IN sure he hast He used
70 pc frighttully irritable. but now
never hear a cross word from him
OF course you don't His vocabu-
larry or expletives must be pretty Well
used up by the time he gets nome from
the links. ks.'--ExchanEe.
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-01
Times That Try Mems souIs.

We trust YOU viii pardon your cor
respondent for not sending IN any Cen
ter Jackson Jottings last week. We
got married and this made US so rat
tied we forgot all about getting news
or that any other people were living
We promise. not t0edo it again.-Cor-
respondent Of Shirley, Ala, Sem
tiueL
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-01
BIN Chambers Great scbeme.


Bill Chambers. whose Official func.
/ tioujng is buying things for Uncle
sam 10 use in connection with the
/ work carried on under direction Of the
{ government engineers Headquarters in
+ this city, has been doing some figuring
during the recent cold spell on how
j best to defeat the high cost OF living
IN the coming year, Bill isn't given
/ to tipping off his Inventions but he
+ says where one Of them win help hu-
! manlty in general. and unbucEf1ng of
fthe information does not entail anv
oppression TO his poCketb08k he is
willing that ali who are desirous Of
taking advantage of his idea do so in
the fuH assurance that they are well
come, his compensation to be had in
the thought that lie has managed TO
do something for others. That's BiTs
notion of service And it is one for
which he should be commended. and
doubtless viii, by those who have the
facilities and possess the bent for en-
oraclng the scheme that he is divulg-
ing
Il have deduced. after due process
OF scientific research and deliberatfOn.
that an equal amount of labor is re-
quired in the care of g. lawn that there
IS m cultivation of d garden where
the ground dimensions are the same,
says Bill
Aren't YOU beginning to see2
Read this through to the end. Gus
toners.
II may-it wfII-saye You money.
That being the case says Bill.
Instead of me sweating away my life's
blood the coming summer in shaving
my lawn / propose turning under the
green sward and planting the whole
surface n garden stuff. chiefly tubers. /
IN the price Of potatoes holds at the
agure prevailing today by next fall I !
ought to be worth q fortune that viii /
place me in position to take a large
block of the next federal bond issue /
But YOU must buy seed -" Bill was
ADVISED and what protection against /
2 RAID on your garden before the bud
llng process are you TO haye2"
an, but have that figured out
90. said Bill. who is a preparedness
enthusiast I shall enclose nv. garden
with submarine netting as the first
3fecaution. Then at night I shall en-
5ase an armed guard In the dav
1Lile a member Of my family will sit
Il window with rife ready for bus
ness This guard can be discontinued
TIER week, as the seeders will he
.afe after they have begun to sprout9 l.
bftl suggests that where others
hlnkins OF adopting his plan may balk
f the expense Of employing a night
suard members Of the family NAV
lIernate in serving in that capacity
le said he would personally play the !
ar OF policeman al his garden. but ]
g loves his sleep too much.
Brother Chambers resides on Thjr- <
Ieth street His program for beating !
ne High cost Of living and getting rich {
dlck viii be observed with interest ?
y most of our best citizens. of whom / I
iil IS one. it ought to be stated. z
a FAD is as necessary as twol
reals day" say Lii Russell Now n
u could only show us how to substi- ,
lie the fad for the meals she wouId =
I n INA everlasting huzzahs of q CRATE
i nation z
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-01
Day in Davenport

Inu Noon sets FuII-Knu Moon.
/ peeping dazedIy through q rift in the
/ clouds that befOgged his bOwers Of
! perception, stared straight into a mir
| ror and started back with increduious
| amazement written large on his face.
! Horrorsi He was full. It had been
/ long since Knu Moon had experienced
/ the sensation of being full and as he
sat up and arranged his scattered
thoughts his brain probed deeply fer
the happenings Of the evening before.
He remembered. now. that he bad
felt himself growing more and more
full as the evening waxed merriIy 10
a roaring climax But at d certain
stage in his asCendancy he seemed to
have stopped growing. After that he
remembered no more When Kuu
Moons senses came back to him after
their prolonged absence, he found that
he was in Jail 1t was the first time
that a Moon had ever been Gagged up
and he didn't like it. But an unfeeling
justice yesterday sentenced him TO the
county jail for five days He lis an
Indian. So there will be no Moon i'm
Davenport for five days now
Cigar Dealers to Discuss Trade >ub- /
iects-Davenport cigar dealers viii
meet at the Commercial club next
week 10 discuss general conditions /
ahectiug the trade including the big
increase in wholesale prices Of to +
bacco that made neeessarysan increase
in the retail prices, ,sdecided on by the .
local dealers a few weeks ago.
New Smallpox Case is F0und-Onej
new case Of smallpox was reported to
the board of health The latest suf- I
ferer is Joseph KelI eight years old.
Of 2306 Carey avenue. This is the
second case Of smallpox reported this
year.
Crusoe Tries to "Brain" Cops. s.
1rusoe. whose name should have been
Robinson. caused considerable dis
.urbance when the police went TO ar
rest him at his home on d charge of
ntoXication. AS officer Schwinden
opened the door, Crusoe rushed out
With hatchet raised over his head. +,
3eing rather small in stature, how
sYeF, he proved an easy match for the e,
police officer, and he was subdued and
ocked up in a short time. Crusoe was :
,IVen suspended jail term of 10 davs
n police court.
Appoints New P0Iiceman-Fr d / +
iaFtln. 200I DavIe street, was ap-
ointed by Chief Of Police Charles Z
'oettcher to take the place of officer i
William Brown on the force. The lat
er was ousted by the police and fire
ommtssion on charges OF drunken
ess and disordeTly conduct. Proba- n
on Officer Byron Rumsey was sworn k
Ito the police department also He
i'll serve without pay. By being Fl
lember Of the police force the pro-i A
alton officer gets free street car
Marriage Licenses-Harvey Koberp
Maysville and MiRnie Friederrirhs Fl,
Davenport; Roy F. Miller of Mos d,
w, Iowa. and Verda A Johnston Of III
uscatine; Harry II. Lage of Betteu- +,
'rf and Leopa E. Mohr OF Davenpo porr
Id Walter jain and Lille Lateu-
'rn, both OF Davenport
10 Make Fire Number Familiar N
der 10 make the people of the cjtv
mlliar with the fire alarm signal ta
davenport BIT" the police ana FIRE ne
mmittee OF the city council is figur-
on placing a small ceIluloid slim La
ntaining this number and directions 9s
+ turning IN a fire alarm. on eyerv -.