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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-10
HURL CRITICISMS
AT HEALTH WORK
Failure If Department 10 Fumigate
Buildings Causes Protests--C
demn Pest House,

Criticism Of methods employed by
tho Moline health department viii
take tangible form next Saturday aft
ernoon when resolutions viii be pre-
sealed al the meeting Of the Moline
Woman ciub which viii make a firm
demand for marked Improvement III
this branch "a the city administration.
There are two apparent causes for
the eitg-aida criticisms. The first Is
the iaifQra.uI the department to fumi-
gate grade school buildings and this
in face &c the fact that am epidemic of
smallpox has heen threatening The
second is the present condition Of the
pest house
Recently G n Ross. Instructor in
science an the Moline high school, fell
victim To- the disease He occupied
room AZ she Moline T. NJ G. A. and
there was n8 place 90 take him but to
the pest house His many friends made
inquiry as 20 the seriousness of his
illness and discovery of conditions at
the pest house resulted It is charged
chat the place is not dg for hahitation
hy human being Establishment OF
an isolation hospital may result from
the many protests that have arisen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-10
NINETY PATIENTS
FROM CHICAGO TO
ARRIVE TOMORROW

Ninety patients from the Chicago
state hospital are 70 be transferred to-
morrow 90 WaIertowu hospital lr
George Lsein5nger. managing officer at
the Chicago hospital VIII direct the
removal Of the patients 20 Watertowu.
and a corps Of attendants and nurses
viii assist him There are IS women
ana is men 10 BE transferred. This
increase in #ateTtowu population
viii bring the total practically % us
cspacftv. There VIII he. when the
new arrivals are inJluded about see
inmates I'm the #aLartoWn institution
Other hospitals OF tae state are se-
rfousiv overerowaed and Ia a. nearly
500 patients from ChicaEo haze been
sent here this spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-10

ANNA Ua@U- . E-EIT0 @TToeF. vas
found guilty or dis0r6erly conduct in
Moline police court this morning The
complainant john T0Uales. T08
Twelfth avenue alleged that she de
famed the character of his wife and
was guilty ~ using obscene language.
Police Magistrate Gustafs0n fined
Miss Gasp 81 and costs. telling her
that # she were q native American and
understood American customs the fine
would have been $500. Miss Gasp
said she meant nothing by her Ian
guaea and that SHE thought there was
no injury done bv calling another per
son obscene names.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-10
STUNT MEETING Is
HELD By ROTARIANS

The weekly meeting re She Moline
Rotary club Yesterday was given over
te stunts and all business was dis
gense# wlfa. g. A. 4Eahores fuo
Bradley and Lyle Allison save some
clever DarralIaua Mrs NJ
HhealocA was winner he the prize
contest After the luncheon the party
attended the baH game some 81 them
taking part In the parade So taa park
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-10
I'D H4s WNSDERITeT.

Harold Dawson Of Davenport had
the RanjerHust He started out yes
tordav 70 60 tn Chicago to visit rela-
t5ves Ia departed without consent Of
his parents and without funds for
travelling expenses. He made his way
as far as Silyis. where "a special agent
of the Rock Island found him The
Ian was preparing To flip a train 10
Chicago. He was turned over 70 East
Moline police and last evening his
father escorted him back home The
hov is 3 wears old
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-10
n0CT0Rs eRANTrnLEAyr.

Three Of the members Of the medical
sraF Of Warert0wn hospital have been
granted leave Of absence IN the event
that they are called for service fn the
federal medical reserve corps. They
are Or F. a Foley. assistant super5n-
taudent. and DIS CausaE and Neil
Dr.. Foley has been called 70 Chicago
by the death OF his sister His BROTH
er. Or. Thomas Foley. this week was
called into service by the government
as one Of the medical corps to be sent
L1neaLaLeIE 10 the front IN Eraa.a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-10
RAgE- LEON -EENERAr.

&r and Mrs " f. Ludwick, $50
Twenty street. Moline, returned
last evening from Urbans. where they
had attended the funeral OF the lat
ter's father. u +. Blue. Mr.. Blue was
e years o1d
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-10

Mrs Walter TAYLOR viii be hostess
tomorrow afternoon 10 the Friday
Card club when she euterta3nz ~ her
home as Twentieth avenue. East
Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-10
80 - rnNrENIIoN

II. P Cox, East Moline feuslar, left
last evening for Chicago - attend the
jewelers. convention lie VIII return
Saturday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30
BAKERS BELATED DISCOVERY

DERNARD n. BAKER who resigned
ID from the Shipping Board when it was
intiInated to him that tile President
wished William Denman to ne made its
chairman placed too great store by an
empty honor.
If he had read the act creating the
board he would have discovered that it's
real chairman is the President Of the
United states and that the members OF
the board itself are little more than
clerks.
The law says that the board may, with
the approval Of the President" construct
ships suitable for use in the marine trade
and that it may lease these ships on
terms and conditions approved by the
President" 1t further gives TO the Presi-
dent power TO take for public use any
vessel leased by the board, If in his opin-
ion an emergency exists. and it places
in the hands of the President the final
authority to decide when and how the
corporation to be formed to build or
operate ships shall be created. And the
President must consent 10 the issue OF
bonds for the building and purchase Of
ships before they can be issued.
And the law fixes the salary OF the
members at $500 a year and forbids them
to engage actively in any other occupa-
ton.
Service on the board will be attractive
to men who like to work under such
conditions Mr.. Baker has discovered
that the conditions are not such as he IS
willing TO submit TO- We shall soon know
whether Mr., Denman, the San Francisco
admiralty lawyer, Is so well pleased with
them that ne VIII be content 10 give nm
ais practice for the small emoIuments
md the restricted powers OF the once.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30
Doctor OsIer's Challenge

w. A. 1.-The famous challenge of Doc
tor Osler to the Observation-Disclosures, which
was published in the Amsrican Magazine,
was as follows: "a great deal Of literature
has been distributed casting discredit upon
the value OF vaccination in the prevention
OF smallpox. l do not see how any one
who has gone through epidemics as ] have,
or who is familiar with the history of the
subject and who has any capacity left
for clear judgment can doubt its value,
Some months ago l was twitted by the
editor Of the Journal of the Anti-Vaccinatlon
League for a curious silence on this sub
ject. / would like to issue a Mount Carmel
like challenge to any ten unvaccinated
priests of Baal / will go into the next
fever epidemic with ten selected vaccinated
persons and ten selected unvacCinated per-
sons. / should prefer to choose the latter
three members of Parliament three anti
vaccination doctors, If they could be found,
and four characterization prOpagandists,
And 1 Will make this promise: Neither to
jeer nor to jibe when they catch the disease,
but to look after them as brothers, and
for the four or five who are certain to die
/ will try to arrange the funerals with
all the pomp and ceremony of an anti
vaccination demonstration"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30
EVENING ER-pHILADEIPHTA, TUESDAY. JANUARY

this city last year, and the work of
killing and manning is going on as usual.
Word comes from Harrisburg, however,
that the Highway Department is about
to ask the General Assembly to pass
law requiring that every operator shall
demonstrate his ability to handle a car
before he is permitted to drive 1T. 1t is
about time that such n law was passed.
There are other provisions in the pro-
posed statutes but the public is most
deeply Interested i'm this one. The respon-
sible and careful automobile owners
ought to be interested in it also, for no
man who has invested from one to five
thousand dollars I'M a car can enjoy the
prospect of a collision with an ineNpeii.
enced joy driver who is reckless enough
to go out on the road in an engine of de.
structlon which he does not know enough
to control
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30
DON'TYOU SEE THE GAME?

! TWO vested interests so important to
their owners as the Penrose- -McNichol
system and the Ware system cannot az.
ford to fight to a finish. Two great rail
road systems do not fight to a finish.
Two trusts cannot hurl the epithet
Trust" al each other to the point Of
complete showdown. There are many
millions involved -Penrose railroad and
money interests McNichol and Ware con.
tract interests. Money sings sweet and
low, and i'm harmony, though politicians
may rant and cNocrate in apparent dis.
cords
II IS too soon to say that the reported
agreement on amendments to the Sproul
Investigating resolution hy the Pcnrosc
and Ware forces. with Brumbaugh con.
scnting, viii culmlnatc I'm n whtowash for
both the Governors personal financial ar
rauGoments ana the senior Senator's
methods OF getting reelected. But it is
not too soon to say that the Wares are
not going to let u little thing like Doctor
Brumbaugh's shattered career cripple
thom permanently 80 investigation can
actually uiurc any ones reputation. he.
cause the regulations of all concerned
are so damaged that without their 20.
litical organizations they would be pow.
crlcss to do the state any more harm
than they have done.
While supporting him, the Wares are
fairly innocent of responsibility for
Brumbaugh. What it comes to is that
Peurose and the Wares are taking turns
Al
baughiau baby-Penrose openly and the
Wares claudestincly by beng too mild in
his dcrcnsc-to divert the attention of
the populacc from Themselves. They be-
lievc they can keep the pcorle's minds
on the technical questions OF guberna.
torial expense accounts and spectacular
factional Countcr.charEes. They believe
this diversion viii make the people forget
to study the movements for a Penrosc.
Ware harmony Of some kind which will
assure n continuation Of the Pcnrosc.
McNichol sys,em's profits and Of the
Ware systems profits.
1t is the lesson of history, in our pol.
tiles that whenever some particularly
abominable steal is projected in legis.
laturc the politicians first distract popu-
lar attention from their hidden plans by
just the kind of sonsatonalsm that is
now resorted to, and that rule may easily
apply to the present session of the Penn !
sylvania Legislature.
And so, no matter what startling fac.
tlonal explosions shall day by day and
month by month be heard in this merry |
war this sham battle, remember that this |
Is the game, the big game. Keep your
eye on it. Look sharp, gentlemen; the
hand is quicker than the eye
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30
WHAT IS FAIR PLAY FOR LIQUOR?
10 the EdioJ. of the EucutuG LCdJCr;

Str-Wc are informed in your columns
that u. Clarence Gibbuuey, president of
the Law and order Society. in Communl-
cations sent to all members of Congress.
dcnounccs the passage of bill for prohi-
bitiun I'm the District of Columbia without
the approval Of a majority Of the residents
Whom does he represent i'm this action the
Law and order Society or the liquor deal
crs? Does hc forget that the District Of
Columbia rs the capital Of the United States
and that every Congressman is the repre-
sentative of that capital? And it is not
n question for the residential District Of
Columbia population alone TO settle. The
bill cuutemplatcs destroying even the spirit
Of home rule with the iron hand of autoc-
racy," says Mr. Gibhoncy. Has there ever
been a power greater on earth to destroy
the home rtle than the power Of rum?
Thousands of families can attest this, whose
homes have been disrupted.
Now, the liquor dealer comes through n
representative of the Law and order So
ciety and pleads for fair play. We fancy If
he really received it his business would be
wipcd out forever. without compensation or
remuneration Let him have fair play, by
an means a boon he has failed to give
the families Of his victims from time mmc-
mortal
The trend Of public opinion is strongly
against the sale of the stuff that steals
away mems brains" and If the liquor dealer
is wise he will see the clouds gathering that
forebode evil and destruction to his busi-
ness. and get ont of the abominable trade
while the walking is good.
WILLIAM H. SAILOR.
Philadelphia, January 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30
Casuals of the Days Work
NNEI

out in Chicago the other day they We're
holding bazaar or something of that sort
in an endeavOr to raise money for the re-
lief of the women and children who are left
behind when folks so TO war We have seen
a lot of that in the last two years and
more, and we are destined to see still more
of it, but that Is by the way. What will be
will be- and If we shall be called upon TO do
what elemental sympathy calls on us to
do-well 1t will be done, but underlying II
all there comes, sometimes, a note Of
tragedy which turns itself into a pean OF
joy in that the child spirit can never grow
old.
In the Chicago bazaar auction there was
offered the manuscript of Eugene Fields
verses of Little Boy Blue" These were
written i'm the poets most exquisite hand
the first flooding OF the inspiration which
brought into being the eternal parent love
as expressed in verse to "a man who knew il
anybody ever did what it might be made
TO mean.
In the offering of this manuscript by auc.
tion somebody paid a thousand dollars for
IT, possibly more, il is 10 be hoped 1t was
written in April Of 1883, and published In
the first number of America" Mr. Slason
Thompson, who gave the manuscript for
sale for the benefit of orphaned babies, tells
Of a certain change which was made I'm the
original copy by the phrasing Of a single
line Originally it was written: They
never have seen our Little Boy Blue" In
the print Il appeared as What has become
of our Little Boy Blue" The change was ex-
celent. as to rhythm and as 10 suggestive
meaning, and now comes the answer II
Eugene Field, i'm whatever Elysium he may
be presently roaming, could look back and
see how the little verses have weathered
the storms Of thirty years, carrying always
the deIicacy OF his thought OF children his
love Of the things which are close to the
green earth. his eternal optimism, and his
belief In the ultimate proof Of the law OF
compensation, he might be vastly pleased
ana happier in the thought that a single
sheet OF paper on which he had written the
verses had given a thousand dollars for
the help OF the babies who are unknowingly
Struggling through a world tragedy.
what has become OF the Little Boy
Blue?"
we know. now. He has come back with
hls heart OF overwhelming childhood, which
san never die TO do what he can TO helm
me other Little Boys Blue. Their fathers
.llIssed them and left them there" 10 20 and
hrht Tor the freedom Of little children. and
me little Boy Blue who kissed his toy
soldiers and left them 10 hght. has ap-
peared again In his youth spirit.
He q helping.
Ana that IS q very sreat thing @ 40.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30
WOMEN WORKING IN HARMONY

To the Editor Of the EUoring Ledger:
Sir was one Of the Philadelphia suf-
fragists who went TO Washington on the
24th of this month, and my first glimpse
of the activities in the Little White House"
as the Congressional Union for Woman
Suffrage headquarters In Washington Is
called crysJallzed In my mind the thought
that here is an organization that is not
properly appreciated by the general public"
The Congressional Union was organized
by women to promote wOmen's interests in
the affairs of the nation The office force
which sometimes runs high as ffty
workers Is composed entirely Of women;
the very efficient weekly magazine Is edited
by women and the correspondents are an
women And. most of all, the Union Is sun
D0rted by women (mOstly-though there are
"a few male sympathizersl from all over the
country: twenty-five cents from one, a dol-
lar from another and little more from a
more ahfluent member. When II Is gem
eraIly known that over $500 600 has been
raised by this union during the last three
wears and the greater part Of that during
Inc last year It must be admitted that tbe
Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage
stands as a mighty monument 10 the eai-
cheney and cooperation OF the women OF
the twentieth century
n has long been a standing Joke anop.r
the men that women could never work hi
harmony nor without a certain amount ~
hackbiting and criticism Of each other LET
tbs most critical person In the Unlted
sstates spend one day al headquarters AZ
dla ana observe the Organised hustle ana
mum Of the stetloning Of pickets. the di.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30

NO ONE seems to know who wrote thu
truly beautiful poem, which appeared frs
in a Dublin paper, 1t is already assured
of long life in worthwhile anthologies:
THE DUBLIN EXECUTION
Pray every man in his abode
And let the church bells toll
For those who did not know the road
But only saw the goal.
Let there be weeping I'm the land
And charity of mind
For those who did not understand
Because their love was blind
Their errant scheme that we condemn.
All perished at a touch;
But much should be forgiven them
Because they loved much.
Let no harsh tongue applaud their fate'
or their clean N"mes decryi
The men who had no strength TO walt
But only ntrength to die.
Come all ye 10 their requiem
Who gave all men can give,
And be ye slow to follow them,
And hasty TO forgive.
And let each man IN his abode
Pray for each dead mans soul,
OF those who did not know the road,
But only saw the goal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30
National Flowers

. r. S. W.-The national floral emblem OF
France is the fleur-de-lis; of England, the
rose. Spain has no official floral emblem,
although the carnaton is supposed to be
the most popular flower. The United States
has no national flower, but efforts have been
made to have the abundant gOldenrod
adopted. The public school children of
Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri and Nebraska
have adopted it officially as the State flower
Georgia Iowa, North Dakota and New York
have adopted various kinds of roses. Other
flowers, including the violet, bitter root
rhododcndron and mountain laurel, have
been chosen by other States The flower
most associated with the Confederate States
probably was the magnolia blossom.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30

RECENTLY we were crowded up
against a wall and asked 70 state our
Views upon votes for women. We crawled'
like the craven we frequently are. We
dislike an argument, particularly with
the fair; and, besides, were merely indif'
ferent our indifference is, perhaps,
three-fourths ignorance. Whenever the
phrase Votes for Women" is mentioned
in our hearing, our middle-class brain
brings forth from the cells Of Memory
this toast spoken by a character in one OF
Charlie Hoyts plays some twenty years
ago. Here's TO Woman! Once our su-
.perior, now our equal" Perhaps il the
suffragists' bright minds were to turn 70
the making Of smart ana not too pro-
found epigrams like that a sufficient mum
Der OF middle-elass minds might absorb
them and. after twenty years or 50, -
Influenced By the memory Of them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30
Answers to YesterdaY's Quiz

f. CnnCorda was the Roman peace goddess.
3 This country has 55,O3I postofnces.
3. "Zona librc" is Spanish for "frce zone"
L. Nectar is the food of bees.
3. The IIoOsnc Tunnel is in Massachusetts.
9. ENGLAND holds the polo challenge eur.
:. Walter II. Page is our Ambassador to Eng
land.
&. Postmaster Thornton appointed in 1913.
o. Cuba's population Is 2,j0OOOO.
10. In 1916 900 books were published.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30
oGoD BLESS YOU, GOVERNOR"

TO mo IWWOT " TNI IItWWV ItTVtTI
Sir was in reality much impressed by
your timely editorial, He Fell Among
Thieves" for II spoke the plain facts as
they undoubtedly were and are. There was
mo- man at the University Of Pennsylvania
thirteen years ago, while Brumbaugh was
one of the faculty Of the pedagogical de-
partment that would not cease breathing
were it the desire of our present state head.
There was no man three years back who
would dare object To any of the "superin-
tendent of schools suggestions
There are men today who still have faith
I'm him True he did fall into bad company,
vet il IS not too late to come back to the
hearts Of his idolzers As / said TO Doctor
Rrumbaugh, as ] Erasped his hand while
at the Capitol Wednesday. 1 now repeat
openly: "YdI are an right Governor and
may God bless you
A. LINCOLN MEYERS
Philadelphia, January 97
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30

ONE MISSES so many things when one
is i'll. FG instance, the ad of the VIII
liam Penn Theatre lin o. o. dear paper
recently announced, Complete change OF
bun Thurs" But we have had the pleas
ure of piercing with our own eyes and
several contribs have added their corrob-
oration) this sign on the quarters of the
Emergency Aid, "Chloroform badly needed
for France"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30
Coal Prices

MRS A. A. S.-Every coal dealer In the
city according TO custom, raises the price
Of coal in the winter, the stated object being
TO stimulate summer buying, This winter
the prices were made higher than usual
We could not publish in this column me
prices of the various firms,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30

recting Of the office work, and tho smiles
Of welcome and the hearty handclasp of
good fellowship that pervade the entire
asscmblaEe. and he viii have, as had, an
awed admiration and appreciation for the
women of the United States.
MRS. GUIDO yON HORVATH.
Philadelphia, January 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30
Fair Pennsylvania"

W. II. C.-The lines you refer to are part
of the poem, The New Pastoral"
Fair PENNSYLVANIA! than thy midland wales
Lying 'tWiNt hills Of green and bound afar
Hy billOwing mountains rolling In the blue,
No loyelier landscape meets the trayeler's 8 eve.
There Labor sows and Teaps his sure reward
And Peace and Plenty walk amid the glow
And perfume OF fun garneTs
They were written by Thomas Buchanan
Read (lS22-72) an artist, sculptor and
poet Of Chester County, Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-30
Business Ciphers

W. II. U.-There are many different
cipher systems employed by business houses
TO Indicate in code the cost and sometimes
the selling prices Of articles without reveal
ing the profits. Each firm, Of course en-
deavors 10 devise secret code. Usually a
word or phrase of ten different letters is
used each letter corresponding 10 a mn
neral e. g., BLACKHORSE. with X as a
repeater. II this is the cipher BIIA wouId
indicate that the article cost sI.53;LEX. s9