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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24
lEEI N1s AlAIIST I'LL IENILdXlS
BY WILLIAM BRADY r1D.

ing discussion on this subject in one
Of your articles. but cannot now fud
the article. VIII you kindly repeat
your advice? lW II. A}
Answer When nature obviously in-
tends a child to be Left-hauded il is
uuwlse TO interfere How NAV we
know nature SO intends? About 3 per
cent of children appear to be uatur-
ally left handed, whether thew are
forced 70 develop the right hand or
not. Measurement Of the "uIua-pTus'
length of arm from elbow to lznuckIe
OF little duEerl shows slightly In
creased length I'm the arm DESIGNED fa
be trained for fine work like writing
according to good authorities. and In
the face of such evidence I think ID
should be accepted as conclusive
Stammering seems to he one result of
forced transfer to right haudedness
nervous fneHciency is another. I be-
lieve.
Gluten Bread.
VIII sou kindly explain why Won
consider gluten bread more fatteu-
ing than ordinary bread. would
like 60 know what per cent OF carbo-
. hydrate or starch there is in i pound
of gluten, rye and ordinary wheat
. bread. / must keep my flesh down
I eat no fats of any kind, and drink
! very little water. have massag e
every other day tW c.
Answer is not more or less fat
tening but has practically the same
nutrltlye value as ordinary bread as
your United States department of aa-
TicuIture bulletin IS viii tell Won
/ thavent you received your free COW
FetEf The per cent of garb0hvfIrate
In wheat -four is about Z5- i'm rye
, -four about IS per cent: in gluten
-four about 81 per cent. The differ
ences are SO slight as to be immater-
jal. You have the wrong idea. il
isn't the kind Of food, but the total
caloric value of your daily menu. And
as for massage. you can't rub the t0-
solid flesh away Gluten bread is 2
rather superfuous luxury. even for a
diabetic.
Poison Ivy Net Catching.
Please inform me whether one ear
catch poisjn ivy skin inflammation
from q person suffering with ii. tC
/ &. W.
Answer.-No. one very sensitive II
the poison might absorb enough II
/ greet contact with the skin Of re-
cent victim 10 be poisoned.
Arches. Ankles and Heels.
/ have very high arches. and often
turn over my ankles NV pnvefriar.
orders me 10 wear bread reeds NOS
over 13a inches high Tennis shoes
/ have very lew eels. Are they bad
IL. S.
Answer The low heels are gco1
/ Tennis shoes laced we'll over ankles
are all right Rubber heels are Jus;
matter OF taste.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24

operate with spending awkward
ness against the country. The prssi-
dent Is already conscious OF impeud-
ing disseBsiou and IT Is for this rea
son that he is serving notice on con-
gress that If Ed would avoid conditions
that would only tend 60 further public
Irritation and unrest Sc SILL strike out
the two amendments 70 the food bin
that he has referred to
TFe con gresst0nal committee flo su-
pervise war expenditures. the presi-
q a lettering influence IN the rushing
~ the preparations that this nation -
making ia order 70 do Its part as an
AID Of lis allies I'm Europe. The pres
dent has faith III big men. He feels
that he is qualified 10 pick American
citizens competent TO fiji the posts he
assigns them 20. Furthermore, he is
satisfied that they viii render good
accounting 10 their government and to
the people He does not like the idea
Of spelling the broth with too many
cooks especially in war time. And
the public will agree that he is cor
rect ira his attitude. The fine italian
band Of the lobbyist lis visible in all
the couuteriug with the food bill The
interests prefer boards to ludlvid
nails. as Tou probably have noticed
The lobbyist should be driven from
the capital He may not SO consider
himself but he is ore Of the country
worst enemies at this particular time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24
Diet and PeIIagra.

Diet and BeIIagFar
An Alabama physician. DIR. Scale
Harris, who has had wide experience
I'm the treatment of peIagras is almost
convinced that the disease is due to
faulty nutrition. though ne thinks that
still further research should be car
ried out In an attempt 10 ma a pos
Bible specific germ or toxin.
Most victims of pelaETa are poorly
uourished and hence it is important
to furnish them and their families di-
rectious for q nutritious diet which
contains ample quantities Of nitrogen
Gus food Such q diet. with rest and
good hygiene, are the important ele-
uents in the successful treatment Of
the disease.
Here is the home diet recommended
by Harris in a paper he contributed
10 the Pan-AmeriCau Surgical and
Medical Journal last June.
BREAKFAST.
Thoroughly cooked oatmeal or cream
of wheat
Two sOtt-bOited OF pOaChed 0r scram-
bled eggs, or hr0iled steak: or
brOiied ham, or br0iled lean bacon.
Graham or whole wheat biscuit or
muffin.
Butter. Cup OF milk or cambria tea.
10 O'CLOCK
Cup Of milk and one egg.
DINNER.
Soup. Either beef, chicken, vegetable
fhiCkeued with rice or -four, pot
liquor bean or pea soup.
Vegetables: Turnip greens, string
beans, squash, butter~beaus, Eng
Hsh or field peas, lettuce, thor
oughIy baked or mashed potatoes
or gravy.
Meat. Either chicken. mutton, tender
beef, lean pork, rabbit. quail or
other game. or fish.
Bread: Whole wheat, graham. or -four
mullins
Dessert. Bread pudding baked apple
fresh or dried apples. peaches. OF
any cooked fruit with milk and
sugar: or q cup Of custard. or rice
pudding
O'CLOCK.
Cup Of milk and one egg.
SUPPER
Same as breakfast. except that any
green vegetable. baked or mashed
potato. peas. beans or chicken
may be given.
Honey. fruit Jelly, or preserves
Cup of milk.
AT NIGHT.
A cup Of milk may be given every
three or four hours # the patient
is wakeful at night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24

Senator James Hamilton Lewis Of
illinois told his colleagues at Wash
ington yesterday that he Interpreted
the first speech Of the new German
chancellor as a direct bid 10 the
United States to discuss terms q
peace.
While the proposal OF the Illinois
senator that q his judgment now was
the time to halt she slaughter. ii it
were. ssibAe-before the shedding of
Am erIcan baood-did not meet with
any, great favor. ID is not to be denied
that&he scoreds some sound arguments,
and we shouldn't be go sure that some
of the advance s that he uttered yes
terday VII not be embraced by the
involved na1lors. no one will guess
ton the loyaltys ar patriotism Of SEN
ator Lewis. Heahas been outBpoEen ia
his position since she declaration Of
war. He has swarref against half
hearted loyalty. He wants to sec the
kaiser humbIed.e
Bu4. he argu IS. IL iu the meantime
thar gentleman, approaching that fl Is
only a. matter Of! months until me shall
have been defeated, asks for the ear
of one IF his enemies-tHe one he has
all along insisted he is not as angry
with as me SIS with the others-it ta
the notion of the senator that he
should not be denied that privilege
Mr. Lewis. has done nothing more
than to feel out hls colleagues on
peace, as to how far Germany would
q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24
Daily History Class
IIIY 2l.

July "a.
1888 Simon Boliver, South American
1iberator. born; died 1890
1903 Alexandra Dumas ST.. the
French novelist born, died 1870
1914 Russia asked Austria 90 eEtena
the time limit OF the Austrian ulL-
matum TO Servia
United States note 20 Ger.
many on the torpedoing Of neutra.
ships was received at Berlin. u
declared that further encroacA-
ment would be viewed as "delibef-
ately unfriendly4'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24

favorable results by this method of
stimulating business Every business
man is urgently requested 10 attend
the meeting Friday
o.
PI0tters Taken 10 Prfson-Attachei
To the regular Rock Island passenger
train which passed through Davenport
a t0:f0 o'clock Sunday night, was a
tourist sleeper filled with prisoners
bound for the federal prison at TT
Leaveuworth. Included in the lot
were slackers. suspects and piotters
brought into the federal court at De-
troit anti ordered committed to Fl
Laavenw0rth The prisoners were in
shackles, being bound in pairs. They
were in charge of half a dozen II. 5
marshaIs all heavily armed Clifford
Gardner, travelling passenger agent OF
the Rock Island road out Of Detroit,
and former Davenpo accom-
panied the train.
Obituary Record The death of
Ernest Wright Seaman. Oldest son of
Nh and Mrs. Bruce T. Seaman Day-
export r.. r. Z. Green Tree road. &C.
CURED at Carver, Okla. according to
word received here yesterday by his
parents. He was well known in Scott
home of his parents. Oct. a. 1870. Mr..
Seaman received his education in the
public schools of Davenport and was
graduate OF Iowa university Sur
viTtng are his wife. Mrs. f. w sea-
man, two brothers, J. w and John
Seaman TWO sisters. Grace and Bertha
and one daughter. Lucia.
60
Heavy Bond Fued-A supersedeas
bond for S522. 3g2.34 to cover the
amount Of Judgment rendered the
plaintiff was filed IN the Scott county
district court by the defendant i'm the
case of Elizabeth IT. Betteudorf VS.
Joseph W. Bettendorf. head of the
Bettend0rf COMPANY The. defendant
has appealed from the Judgment of
the lower court The new bond il
signed by j. ". Betteudorf. J. H. Ben
dixon. Charles n. Foss. George KIindt.
Henry BTaunliCb, r. P Best. T. :.
Walsh H. C.. kahl, G. shular and
Faulo Boddew5g The original bond
was recently held null ana void in a
decision handed down by Judge F. r.
Let's, on The ground that the bond
was signed by the defendants father
and mother. A new bond was de-
manded by the plaintiff
~ HIS Il commission Herman
Schulz. BetteHdorf was today com
missloued first lieutenant in the avfa-
ton section of the signal corps of
the regular army Lieutenant Schulz
has been in training at Newport News.
Va. for some time He was graduated
from the local high school
Jennie is Proud Mother Jennie. g
the mule mascot of Battery r. is now
a mighty fond mother. Battery D.
for such it has been named being
born yesterday A bufletn-fand It
should have been bIackface lead -
from Battery D states Both mother
and child are doing Well
Is Made Lieutenant Sergeant Bert
Mowers OF the Illinois Engineers. ma
ti5nal guard "a man owith 10 years
experieuce-has been commissioned
second lieutenant in the army and
leaves Immediately for TT. Smelling
where he VIII undergo training Lieu
tenant Mowers friends congratulate
him. While on the Mexican border
last year, Lieutenant Mowers achieved
a good record. He has been connected
with the Royal Typewritlng company
branch Office of this city. He is one
Of the several men Of the Y n. c. A.
honor role TO rise in the ranks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24

After the Slackers- United States
Marshal Nick Reed has arrived in the
city and begun rigid investigation Of
alleged Stacker cases, Deputy Peter
sen and two other government men
assisting with the work Marshal
Reed announced "a final gau To alt
those German n0u-citiZaus who have
applied for permits and have mot re-
ceived EHem-the aliens being given
until Tuesday night To appear and re-
quest their permits Assistant T. 8
District Attorney Moon was scued-
uIed To arrive in the city 30 handle the
legal work I'm connection with the
Issuing of permits There are about
tLirtE-tiE6 permits 10 be granted After
that time requests must be sent to the
head Office at Des Notnez or 0ttum wa.
Up regard 10 tbs Stacker proposition.
Marshal Read stated that while r'gio
Investigations. were under way. no ar
rests had been made YET. There are.
perhaps. nearly enc hundred cases On
the docket"
Battery Boys macuiaGed All mam-
bers 0f Battery u and the supply
unit We're given the second typhoid
incubation Yesterday BE Lieutenant
Aboru, r. S. 4. medical officer Most
of The D men were inoculateJ sun
58v rra remaining few sgfrq baFora
tina r7-arsrsr .4F=..-. .-.-..F-,,..7- -
;- y-e-+-.-- rF. 80 - rss-.
r. a-ra-fz --F.r.rsr-5.r- ~ ..f--.. - -
rfza ~ an,- 4fr-a --s5.l,,s, rr-s I'M, 80
recruit a r. n9zu-o,tb rf his rf+,
yr T Tnrarza7 has f-sre.5 fE,.s ~.egs
r,7e.--,r ..,-.r.l,. .-,-,--...,--- ....-.--
Sides n, T15t-,,-r.l,-.-
st.t ~. ,.-..-.-
N'''' .'1-' 90 ."ss1t I.
att O.. '4e bazs department oI
.l .- = ~. 81. -" t-9i PC. mas ae-
f.--.-+-. 7-7. s.'--.2 NJ ..-7 BOYS
--<. ~ .-1 lo13l as. ~. --'t4 ae~
g.. "Htls t'il 5-l-sil- Htads
a.. 39,L -tats - -. A'1aEa a.
At -"-As '-tal @e Oh A47 ne" out
-
IaTee More EnlIst-Tbree more en-
tlsiIaHI5 were received at the local
army recruiting station. making the
Jotal enlIstments for the month 170-
These Pc enlist are Quareermaster
corps. albert w. James Perry, Iowa,
infantry. Antonl Adamailis Moline
Fred Farman, Helena, Mont
Rounding Up Farmers-The United
states revenue office here announces
THAT sU farmers had been examined
so far by deputy collectors, IS of
+. these men being compelled 10 make
immediate returns and pay income
i. taxes together with 80 per cent fines.
/ Recently the Office rounded up" all
delinquent farmers and ordered them
to report here for examination. The
WORK started last week. Il is probable
that five or six DAYS VIII be con
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24

Illinois coal operators are said 20
have offered 10 reduce their price at
the mine 21eto $3.50 per ton, but don't
you believe sthat it has been done an
iii YOU see the bill from your dealer.
The pubiicfis thankful for favous, no
matter how small, In these times Of
soaring prices on everything and
would like TO feel that the coal oper-
ators were disposed To treat fairly
with the consumer. but they have be
haved So badly up tiIl n0F that even
&c they DO agree TO reductions the pub
lie viii know that the concessions
were obtained only after they were
made to realize that # was either a
compromise ON their part or suffer
temporary cou6scafiou Of their prop
critics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24
STORE ron aWOHEN ONLY

Ansterdam.-A noteworthy develop
ment in Turkish womeu's life. the es-
Enlistment at Constantinople Of a
large department store for women is
announced by the Vossisehe zeitung.
No men are to be employed in any
capacity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24

1t Is stated that 81 100000 pounds
Of cold storage chicken must be
dumped GA a falling market by food
gamblers who bought it last year an
rcipatiug famine prices by this time.
while it may be a pleasure TO see the
gamblers suffer losses it may not he a
pleasure 10 eat your share Of that
$1,000 000% pounds Of long defuncr
chicken
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24

The fear of poor crops. bred by the
cold vet May disappeared under the
hot June suns and the July report OF
q billion bushels increase over the
Weld OF lasI year is hardly a surprise
although it IFS very welcome iu view oE
the success which the friends Of Ger
many ar2 Having ia Shaving an the
passage of a food control law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24

The repOr1 Of only e cases of In
fautHe paralysis IN New York city SO
far this year. as compared with 500
cases reported at this time last year,
indicates that the disease has been
practically overcome in the metrop-
oils, where it, has been so virulent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24

The woman who has always wanted
to be in a position TO look down on
her neighbors can accomplish that
by learning to fly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24

Illinois viii give 81 .653 To the Amer
lean army on the first draft To is safe
TO predict that no finer body of men
Will be offered by any state in the
union And If they get TO the front
they can be depended upon to up
hold the brilliant record that Illinois
soldiers have always scored upon the
field Of action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24

IT'S not easy for a writer for the
daily press TO avoid reference 10 the
war these days. In it's various phases
it affects almost every element of hui
man activity. running the scale from
tragedy to bumor For instance, in
assembling an admiXture Of cant such
as you are accustomed to finding in
this 21-inch stretch every evening the
one charged with the ttckIish response
biiity of performing that task must
scan other newspapers than his own
for inspiration. War is serious bust
ness, despite that here and there one
can't restrain a smile as one imagines
one is looking through the yelled
meanings Of some Of the cooked press
stories that are sent from Berlin and
i certain neutral capitals over which
the Teut0nic ruler holds the mailed
fist. But these interpretations do not
in every case license the column pilot
IN attempting 10 carry before the eyes
OF ms readers the point Of the joke
as Ii is revealed to him in his IN
curDed mag 5uativeness. His deduc-
tions might be so far-fetChed as 10
0ring down ap0n his head the grand
h0Ct-hO0t or the unmusieal ha ma or
the thousands who are nightly watch
ing for just such an opening. y ct he
must read on through the columns
thar are daily printed about the war
( because he never knows when the
knockout. as they say in vaudeville
that he has been searching for viii be
sprung. Naturally it is q mun0ton0us
and wearis0me task, but the ever
buoyant hope that a sentence with q
humorous kick in If viii reveal itself
fust when it is least expected pre-
vents the lamps from abandoning the
quest and thus it gees on day after
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24
Questions and Answers.
Left. hanaedneSs and Interference

We have a little niece Is months
old who uses her left hand by pref
erence. Her parents are trying To
break her OF it. / recall an interest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24
Tr0ToeaIIEe ii HIIarIfE.

The "bone-dry~ folly seems to have
infected the senate pretty badly. How
those Germans must laugh -CbarIes-
ton News and Courier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24

Germany plotted in india. ireland.
Japan Mexico and Russia Batting
averag O0o.-T0Iedo Blade
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24

JUST to instance the fendish in
terest with which the public follows
the war news. Saturday this Office was
called over the telephone by man
who apparently in all seriousness
wanted 10 know il the kaiser's selec-
ZION of q chancellor with an Irish
uonicker was q play To the p0pulace
Of the emerald isle. An effort TO dis
suads hJm in his belief thar Dr. Mich
aelis is Irish proved unavalijng He
insisted that we were sadly deficient
ia our knowledge of the situation that
was brewing I'm Germany. Haven't
you noticed, D." he said. that the Muir
plies are growing scarcer every week
in the land Of the kaiser Well who
could be more effective in attracting
an invasion of the breed from Ire
land than d side-kick Of the kaiser
who. when he went to college. Yves
known among his intimates as Mike ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24
CHORDg Am
ID 7 s G. O r ID s

SPEAKING Of making the world
safe for democracy. it's the notion Of
most Americans that we ought 70
force the abdication Of our food and
fuel kings before we attempt to order
we'll known gentleman on the
other side Of the big salty 70 come or
his perch.
IF prohibition Is adopted IN this
country what will become of our old
friend. the horrible example, He will
be minus a profession, that's certain,
ST WAS born in the south. and /
love heat says Grace LaRue, the ac-
tress. II have d theory that heat like
most Of the things that disturb and up
set us, is a purely mental state Dave
Carter, who presides over the metal
pot in the press room Of the greatest
newspaper in these parts, on reading
what Grace had TO say requested that
we extend the lady a cordial invita-
ton to visit his workshop If she ever
happens this way in her travels. He
says that he will promise 10 satisfy
her longing and in the bargain make
her admit that she was off her trolley
when she claimed that heat was a
state Of mind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24

AND. as the chautauqua lecturer re-
marks as he takes another drag from
the lee water pitcher, while we are
on our main subject If you are one
unafrafd to lay your money against
the other fellows, YOU viii be per
fectIv safe in going out and putting
yours alongside words to this effect
The side that wins the war in Europe
must strike harder blow than has
thus far been delivered. Germany
never again, If the war endures five
years, viii BEE able to marshal the
striking power that she has already
assembled and which has proved not
forcefuI enough to drive the enemy to
the ropes for the count On the other
hand. the allied offeuse is rapidly
gathering strength and it is inevitable
that it must bring Prussiauism 70 its
knee in the course Of time
BUT. happily. and the longer one fol-
lows this angle of The struggle the
more convinced one is 0l the likelihood
Of its happening. there are outstanding
features that encourage the conviction
in the minds of many who are observ-
ing developments from the inside that
it viii terminate as suddenly as it be
gan Many OF us have watched COu-
pie Of old women in back fence dis
pute IF they talk long enough they
will conclude by inviting one another
over TO tea. But if they bluutly swap
estimates of each other and Ere you
can bank on it that the war is only
getting under way. An analogous con-
dition prevails in Europe today To
be sure the belligerent war chieftains
are not old women. though their ac-
tons al times would lead to the i'm
preston that they were if we didn t
know differently They persist in
talking. Up TO the present each has
used only one hand in emphasizing his
conversation. But one of these days
they are going TO drop the clubs they
are carrying in the concealed hand
When they begin employing both
hands IN maging motions the main
trouble will be ar an end. They win
pass the Cigarets. pun up chairs and
wonder that they were such fools as
their three years of battling has
proved them TO be
DON'T get excited over the sumner
| heat You ought to know that there
are only 155 days until Christmas.
Got your last Christmas bills paid yet I?
Isn't it the truth2
ELOISE who is our favorita patrv-
Onmie sleuth. informs that A. Pantz is
a mems tailor in Passafc, N j.. and
that A Skirt & Co are manufacturers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24

DON'T get excited over the sumner
heat You ought to know that there
are only 155 days until Christmas
Got your last Christmas bills paid yet
Isn't it the truth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24

ELOISE, who is our fayorfte patry-
onmic sleuth. informs that A Pantz is
a mems tailor in Passaic, ~ J., and
that A. Skirt & Co. are manufacturers
OF misses and ladies' clothing in the
same citye
III q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-24

Wins Commission - Herman
Schulz. BetteHdorf was today com
missioued first Lieutenant in the avia-
ton section of the signal corps Of
the regular army Lieutenant Schulz
has been in training at Newport News
Va. for some time. He was graduated
from the local high school
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-06

4 curious form of wa,cr.hoic IS
found In the deserts of western Aus
r0lu. dry hy day but yielding an
abundant supply Of water hy night.
The low of water is preceded by
weird kissing and sounds of rushing
air. on examining one it was found
that the water supply occurred in n
long narrow tr,nch AZ the hottom Of
which was % tldu plate of cuoiss "a
species ot rock arranged m layers,
separated by 90 cavity from the main
rock mass beneath Apparently the
heat or the dly causes this plate 20
expand in the form OF a.. ion,
IN which the water retreats. ; Ter II
cools and contracts nj night It tes
first air and then water bacl; into the
trench.