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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15
The Daily Story
A Bottle and Message-By r. A. Mitchell

Young teller" 7 says. Il reckon r
I'm goin 70 get these nets mended Tn
have 70 shut you Of all 70 oncet III
like a new house on the bluff over
there. all furnished. with a Eardng
I'd like a thousand dollars year So
keep it up. ia like the celIer stocked
with good grog Now I've tole you Bill
this perhaps you'll let me alone for
awhile"
He turned away without sayiu Moth
in more. and / thought me was mad
I was sorry but I didn't see why BE-
should take up my time askIu foo.
question SC thought no more
about it
Less'n month after that som ehosv
begun 70 build n house on the bluff
When &c was finished 10 was the pur.
tyest little shack I ever seen And one
day when 1 come down To the dock
found a single sticker about thirty fee.
long, bran new and rugged out with
everything needed, anchored out about
q cables length. And the queerHsf
thing a bout u was that on her stern
was painted the same name as my ole
tub. I asked who was her owner.
but nobody seemed 20 know anything
about her.
That afternoon I come On early from
fshin'. not haEiu no luck. and s
rounded up 10 the pier who should e
see standin on Do but the lunaHc that
was askin me how many things IH
like 10 have IL ] could get EN-. When
I'd throwed the painter ar0uut = 1ae.
the Teller said 20 me.
Mr.. Bunker. when was here some
time ago I think you said you'd IEa
house"
Yes and q gardtnE. Arc vuu cnIu'
10 begin that racket ag'n e.
do YOU see chat house uD 0n Ha
bIun7'
That house Is yours The cellar fe
well stocked with Erog and there le
plenty OF room for q garden
My friend. said ]. I'D better 90
YOU a favor. From what madh1u7a
did you escape7"
you also said ne went on. not mo-
tcin my remark. that you'd like
boat There she is out there -poia.
ed TO the new boat, still ridn $50
auchor-"and fin q deposit COMPANY
Vaults In Boston are some per cea.
bonds that viii give YOU a THOUSAND
dollars a year income.
See here. stranger was beEluHfu'
when he stopped me.
I'm stephen CartriEht. Your find
ing the bottle with the sharkey mes
sage iu it has resulted tn my being
restored to my tents who are VERY
rich Go up 70 your new house on t1a
bluH and youu find them there watt
ing to thank you for being instfu-
mental i'm giving them back their son
Well now. mebhe I'm not bavIn
jolly old age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15

I'm a fisherman myself and before
was a fisherman 7 was seafariu'
man So ] can truly say that I'm a
waterman all over. But now I'm Twin
iH clover
There be stories or bottles with mes
saEes in EN- dropped from ships goin'
down, that the messages beiu' written
for joke This has made pussOns
think that all messages found in bot
Ties are Jokes. Bus this isn't So as ]
can prove, for 7 picked up one of them
bottles myself. and the pussons that
The message was written 70 are Twin
and can r0uch for my story But the
message I'm thinkin Of was a differ
ent kind from the jokes.
one day when 7 was pullin in nv
net with a catch @ maCkeFel ] saw a
bottle bo5bIa up and down II doated
near me. and I had only 10 put ont an
oar 20 take 30 ID The cork wa e
sealed. bBt II was driven I'm so tight
tHa I had TO cut It out There was a
paper inside and message on II,
written with q lead pencil This is the
way It read
0u Steamer ELLEN Hathaway
Ship goin down in a gale. / kid
uaped stephen Cartright. He's Twin
with Mathew Drake. 10. Bennett
street, Baltimore, Maryland.
SAM SHARKEY.
III didn't seem 10 me that If a Teller
was goin Be make a Joke he'd write
that sort OF q one. So the next day j
takes the message to Boston and
hands It iu at q police station. They
called 10 fake or something like that
bat said they'd see that IL got 10 the
party what FL was written 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15

II is exceedingly difficult r0 define
the ideal girl because no two men
have exactly the same conception OF
the perfect woman However, there
are certain qualities fin women that
strike the admiration of oil men ana
these may be formulated For fhe in-
formation of our young ladv readers.
shen. here Is a list ~ the attributes Of
"the worth while girl. as agreed upon
by the post graduate students Of Har-
ward university. who are supposed to
he qualified to speak with authority.
she IS attractive. graceful and
healthy. but not necessarily pretty
she can dress tastefulIv and enter
tain any one and make him feel CT
ease.
she can make bread as well as
fudge and cake rs well as rareb}--
she is appreciatve of the dance
and Of the sports
she IS broadmiuded. sympathetic,
tactful, unscldsh. optimistic. thrifty. Of
good disposition and moderate in all
things
she can stand reverses without
worry
She has a broad education, but
NOT necessarily a college one.
she IS modest and true and home
loving
she has good social standing. is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15

AZ q time when fHa nation Us facing
q crisis chat ans moment may pra-ip-
State it into the far0es of warfare 81 5s
20 say tra least. =oreIy appointing
90 the great body of citizens 10 #lf-
ness the spectacle 0t men Wao openly
boast ~ their unfi1-h.ng American
ism working at cross purposes 60 the
program laid a8t uy the president RI
their country.
These are NOT DAYS for splitting
hairs over tine course fo Doe pursued Iu
adjusting tHa nation So that Il may be
su position t1 meet whatever eventual
5tv that may arise. The president IS
charged witn tGe responsibility or Die
TactiuE bis people through the voyage.
AEsuredlv Fl rs not ra he said that he
has not exhausted every human
agency t0 avert actual conflict he
has displayed the patience and fort1-
fude of q Lincoln, while a. the same
slime not departing from the fra1i-
7iCnai determination OF American
5deals and human rights. lie has ri-
loted the ship Of state safely through
the echoes OF rHa turbulent streams
that have been Imu erslnE Europe fu
blood for more than two years While
fbe waves are rolling toward the
shores or America. 10 lis his tervaat
hope that be NAV De able 10 divert
their course before they strike His
prayer is shared hv every American
sitizen. This being tine situation. all
Americans should refrain from vote
ing any sentiment that might be con-
strued as not 3u sympathy with the
course mapped olt Dr. the president
When we have the splendid demon
strali0u Of loyalty expressed through
their various Organization of citizens
with foreign Ties. bound ny history
and kin. ID certainly III becomes those
who have no bonds except those or the
land where they were born and
reared. and where their farbears were
born, to either by word or action seek
70 detraCt from the uuanimitv or the
nation iu its viii to support the pres
ident rs the end
There are Americans Wna honestly
are opposed to preparing for defense
lu the confident contention that there
viii never arise il this country an oc-
casion when IL VIII he necessary To-
take mp arms against b foreign foe
They have a right % their opinions
but they should suppress them. and
permit tine country 10 get on g foot
ing where it viii not De emharraseeG
II war unhappsiy should intervene
President wilson is for Immediately
terrifying the army and navy ro
state Of adequacy. His program should
he seconded by every American cit-
3zpn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15

THE Fear 0{ Fasting.
Stout women of 40 ur As who suffer
with szies headaches" high blood
pressure -Eas" ana other symptoms
NJ commanding. become pan5eNE
when Ela doctor prascrfoez 14-huur
las. o- 4s-a1ur kaTEal regimen $40,
uos when HE pres ribaS~~~ An. mo. 5r-
deed. They are willing 10 do any
thing rs obtain relief anything II is
when Che 6rst meal time rolls around
that these slaves cr habit become
frightened They fear starvation. IL.-
ness. collapse.
The sense Of weakness (Which isn't
weakuessf. rae dun headache. the
EQneuess felt in the region o. rae
stomach and the young panic that
seIres the amateur faster soon after
skipping the first regular uea. are
not symptoms uf i1epieur starvation
They do nor presaEe a-E calamity.
These symptoms are merely w#th-
1raHal symptoms such as the aruE
tobacco or alcohol hahiraa experiences
when his customary dose ~ poison IS
withheld oEeresrtnG IS tntaEtes-5ru-
and the usual IutoNieartou IS what the
faster misses. nor his food It would
be- absurd 70 imagine that the body
can feel the want OF food Within -s
hours after 1lS Withdrawal That is
our of the question. II Eoa understand
the UhEsiCioEE ~ nutrition. Foods
consumed today are not Immediately
transformed I1to energy. hat are sror-
ed until needed
Another factor which probably con
tributes toward the unhappiuess 81 the
amateur faster is the mere eupr4 mess
az the stomach ana the dlsaEreaabfa
hunger Courrars5ons But this is re-
Neved by drinking water, or skinned
milk. slipping g. Eiassful slowly. or by
nihblng an apple anything hut q
meal With practice one acquires am
immunity 10 these Withdrawal symp-
toms IL the faster means business
the period o. fear is soon passed over.
and then follows the good effect
stick it out through che long end
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15
DaIIY HIatorY CIass-Feb. b.

lT63 Treaty OF HuUertsbers and aHI
settlement OF the French aad ~.
dian war. supplementary TO H"#
treaty u Paris
1898 The United States bataasa.
Maine wrecked 10y mystef 1ls
explosion ia the haroog Of Havana.
191S-Germany notified neutrais Laaa
the naval war zone would be ma.
tanned unless Great Britain would
permit tile entry OF f9odstu1s H.H
Germany
1915 Turkish fortress az ErzeFun.
with 1900 prisoners ard SO guns,
CAPTURED bT Russians
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15
Day in Davenport

signs Of genuine anxiety as he pushed
the deliberately engraved invitation &.
the second inaugural haI for Pres
dent Wilson and Vice President Mar
shall To be held iu Washington ON
March S. across the desk 60 "a reporter
Looks like iii have 70 get q dress
suit now, he exclaimed Later taa
mayor declared that after much deIH.
Grafton he has decided no remain tEua
to his principles OF democracy a#I
that he would not attend the BAN b..
cause he would have 20 purchase
dress suit
Building Permits Tssued.-serers.
building permits have been issued ~
the past two days by Building Comm
siOner Ralph G. Graham They are
follows Mrs. W. smith repairs 81"
West Second street, Auto Sales and
Service company. repairs. fJT-t.H
Brady street j. LoreuZeu. repairs
West Ninth street. and III. sudtz e
pairs, 1927 West Second street
%
Marriage Licenses. Walter 81. Ha-
land. Long Grove and LeuuTa la..
Eldridae Walter Th0eue and tUaHH"
Dietz, both Of Stockton Leo #ar.aa.
of Hearne. Saskatchewan. and Anna
H. ilHlerneI&leE, AaEllF ridge #....
R. C. Wernc1tiu OF GladJrucE IeH#
and hlya GaEhaeeu of Davenport
Harry C. Lautsu 0E BIuc Grass a
Sadie IT, K0eppe ol Davenport la."
Henry Koch and Martha Hu
both Of Davenport Dewey Thgwa
Des Noiues and Mauda A. Era#
M0sby Mo Albert Jepseu 81. #a..a'
and Linda Jacobs of Davenport. .#
bert Muller of WaIc0tr and Dora H.a.r
Of Stockton and Herman Grill. 2. #1.
ahue and Laura Dcnk0aH of E.aEa
Obituary Record. Nr I.ar-
Maria Hnricl after ii lingering
ness. passed sWaE early 10 tHea
home. two and a half miles uar.
The City on Che Hickory Grow.
She was born Nd LftfIas Grgs. a.
Grass township. july no. 1850. EN-.
81 years of age at rae time @. H
demise She was married 10 l|
Heuricas Jan 12 1908
Mrs WilheImIn8 Kruger ua
away an her home. 1910 BuuaIu-#
road She was born in 5ah.e
HoIsteln Germany OCT. l9. 1888.
came t0 America direct ID DaF.uH"
over half century ago. Car. @rH
er. to whom sine was married H #..
passed away three months ago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15

sentenced to Five Years,-Jsmes f..
llr1steula. before The court for the
theft Of diamonds valued al 81 800
from Mrs Fila ". Henley 81 kirk
wood boulevard. was sentenced 10 the
panlteuaarr for a term not TO exceed
I'VE years He plead guilty to the
charge of robbery from building.
The case bHilf up during The trial by
Attorneys 5ebaas and Ottesan proved
TOO strong for successful defense.
.arE=teuIa was advised -9 plead guilty
III his attorney. Charles 3. kaufman.
Eiremeu Want More Money.-That
their work is deserving Of more salary
was claimed bv dremeD Of Davenport.
n discussing the proposed raise for
members ot the police and fire depart
ueut- ~ the city. They now receive
Sf1 per month for beginners. SIT for
second grade IremCu and $3.50 tor
first grade men. From this the fireman
IS forced 10 buy his entire uniform
with the exception Of the helmet and
the rubber. A record OF $50 runs since
April f. 1916. has been made by the
local department and their efficiency
has been commended 10 every fire OF
any consequence This total VIII be
Increased during the next six weeks.
..7 .-4 10 ..-
..I.- .-- -. l''s's q 80. q .L ~. ~,
r.. -"1 1-7 & 70. +.'t
maze .-sE say
t.toth atlis lgL 3l-a''V'' Al q val
sa.55A g. @1-2.lV9, sH4 yLo EleNa7t
30. :. Ha'.leaz. corner OF r oatti anu
a'a7E -..et7 mas .eeN s~a4eN y l-a
owners ... - ram ana me 2.
" assn e7.a.l- 90 ~ W.. ,oop4t % "iA7
.a.+-- =. exc i'a''-7 9t si' acres ol
..l.-e Le.. ~ ta..'As rae -al.a p" 4479-
s.'.- - ..t t.=- i..' s"o lat MS o--
.ea#ea I'D .3aGe county. -dihH. ana
..a 5l##t across tae sia.e iihe ~ HOW
ara county. iowa. ~ rs declared 10
e 5He lang .A lAdL COUNTRY ol
Eo.#4 H|@ea leflIt.IE '. 1ebIes ologN
r. purchased - 1913 af me late T.
walsh ana MF haHI Tor Aag,oo0.
FL t.e present Time some four ears
ater j. Is disposed @. Tor $4,000. or
a. an advance Of $4,000 The prop
ert# has frontage of go feet ON Brady
% contains "a tHree-storT. brick build
.HE- the ground floor nelag devoted 90
Ioreroomz and the upper floors 70
nat apartments HaIl d Martin occupy
tae corner sioreroom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15

JUDGE FoeH iu the superior court
at Chicago mas indicated that he may
enter judicial order formally ciassi-
fFiHg "wet" restaurants a~ dram hops
or tipping houses, thereby closing
them Uu Sunday. @OWc OF Inc owners
Of these places claim that the dry
agitat0rs are making "a Focli gus out
OF the Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15

Mayor Must Get Dress Suit for Bail.
il Mayor john BerwaId attends the
junction for which he received an i'm
FltaHon. ne VIII have 70 get dress
SUIT The cltT'F chief executive was
ocmoanlnS this fact. HIS face bore
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15

WHILE The family Of a Chicago de-
tcctiye was attending the wedding of b
daughter of i3e household the home
was robbed Of 500 worth Of plumber
The father gave the bride away 8t the
church. If proved q SORT of give and
take day for the detective.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15

Rock ISLAM Member Associated Press
TuiI Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15

Member Aaalt Bureau Of clraalaeoH2
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-14
SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL "a, 1917.
ENGLAND'S ERRORS.

VIII the American people hear the words of
Lloyd George and having heard take to heart the
remarks which the prime minister of England has
made for the benefit of our government? His frank
every blunder." is borne out by all which has hap
pened in the past His suggestion that the United
States Profit by England's mistakes is a very wise
one, but it would appear that in SELF uffi-
cheney are to travel the road meet the same
England has done.
England learned soon after the started that
an army Conscription rosorted to the
only method of placing a real fighting force in the
cratically. England learned that it must assume
absolute control over the food situation. England
drain it must conscript incomes. Why cannot the
United States start with these lessons in mind
ton Of men and incomes simply because the same
Stacker element in the United States in Eng
and universal contribution to the expense of the
war? BY all LET us profit from Engands
rather than whore it was when the war commenced.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-14
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTIONS
tkansas City starr

\ civilized nation of the modern world
goes into war without painful misgvings.. War is
recognized everywhere except by the followers of
Bernhard. terrible calamity. Decent men
gree that It must he entered upon only the last
resort and to redress evils that are in,olerabe.
We commonly think of the War of the Revolution
rs one which the country was unanimous But
that far from the case. There able and
conscientious in the colonies who gloried in
their connection with the British empire and who
felt that the abuses which were complained OF
could be rcmcded by legal methods They be-
lieved the country was being rushed into l.
warranted war by the action of few hothcads like
George Washington. Patrick Henry. Thomas Jeffer-
son and the Adamses. They stood out against it
to the end and when finally broke many of
them left the country rather than take part in it.
There is no reason to doubt their sincerity. But
history has proved their unwisdom.
The same hesitancy was repeated in the north
ut the outbreak of the war between the states. 1t
plaHsibly argued against resisting secession
that the south should have the right to withdraw
if it desired. A foreign writer Lord Charm
wood in his recent bograph of Lincoln. remarks
the "searchings of heart with which the people
of the north took up arms The efflux Of years
has demonstrated that the breaking up of the
American republic would have been a calamity to
the world, and this view is now generally acquiesced
in by those who opposed it at the time. But in
1861 the question did not seem simple as 1t does
today.
In the balancing of that must preccde
the declaration of any there always will be
people who will be confused over the issue There
always will be the conscientious objectors whose
characters may be respected, though their argu-
mcnts thrown into the discard.
The question of war or peace no matter in what
cearcut fashion it may be presented always will
find people who hesitate. The situation today is
not novel. There always those who cry peace
peace, when there is peace. That fact canno,
affect the great decisions that must be made in ac-
cordance with the best Judgment of the Nation.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-14
DIRTY STREETS AND GERMS


tFrom Engineering and Contracting)
Read any metropolitan paper on Sunday and note
the tabulated causes of deaths during the preccd-
all the rest To a city engineer the significance
Of this fact should be apparent Grip. colds in
general pneumonia, tuberculosis. and all the res
pratory diseases have their origin in germs. These
germs, for the most part, come from expcctoratcd
matter that falls upon street. there to dry and be
blown about with the dust that every gust OF wind
or motor car sends upon its deadly journey.
To apply water effectively in cleaning pavements,
it is essential that the surface smooth and well
crowned. This condition is perfectly fulfilled
in 10 per cent of the streets in America, a safe
guess, and it is not approximately fulfilled in
80 per cent of the streets. In brief more than
two-thirds Of the streets in American cities need
resurfacing if marked reduction in respiratory
diseases is to be effected. This does not mean Of
hauling. but it does mean that the average city
needs it. and needs it badly
1t seems to us that it is the duty of all civil
engineers in particular, to lose no opportunity to
spread the gospel of clean streets and therefore Of
better pavcmcnts. 1t is peculiarly their duty to
lead in political movements that will result in
changes Of city ordinances respecting assessments
for street improvements. The antiquated abutting
property method of assessment is sufficient in it.
self to block progress. and there many other
legal obstacles of like nature. But the greatest
obstacle of all is public ignorance Of the and
prevention of respiratory diseases.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-14
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause-Take DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands of stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead OF
taking tones, or trying to patch up a
poor digestion, they are attacking the
real cause of the ailment-clogged liver
and disordered bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse
the liver in soothing, healing way,
When the liver and bowels are per
forming their natural functions, away
Eoes indigestion and stomach troubles.
If you have bad taste in your
mouth. tongue coated, appetite poor,
lazy, don't-care feeling, no ambition or
energy, troubled with undigcsted foods,
you should take Olive Tablets, the subs
Stitute for calomel
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You will know them by their
olive color. They do the work without
gripping, cramps or pain.
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief. so you can cat what you like.
At lOc and 2sc per box. All druggists.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-14
OVERTURES OF PEACE.

Tho effect of the Russian revolution may have a
pronounced effect on the efficiency of the Russian
army but its real damage the centrol powers will
not be in opposing their armies with better fight
ing machine. The damage is much more serious
than that. The ascendoncy Of the duma has
started the common pcorlc-tho people who fight
the thinking and when a nation begins to
think there is usually result worth men
tioning
Rumors are, of course, not worthy Of much con-
sideraton in Themselves. Rumors as recurrent,
however are the the effect that Austria
Hungary and Bulgaria have had all they want of
war, give rise to the belief that there must be some
fire to cause all the smoke. 1t has now been sew
eral months since the reports began to leak out
that Austria having difficulty in holding its
cosmopolitan population together and that the new
king favored separate peace Since the Russian
people decided that, inasmuch they had to be
governed they might well do it themselves these
reports have been gaining strength daily and arc
also beginning to carry with them confirmation as
10 their authenticity.
The latest rumor indicates that Switzerland has
been chosen to act intermediary in the task of
ascoraining what terms the allies would grant if
Austria and DulEara withdrew from the war. The
location of Switzerland and the fact that this coun-
try has maintained strict neutrality would lead to
its selection for this important step Press dis
patches indicate that this is not being mace
On account Of desperation. but simply owing to the
fact that they are W"aricd Of the ana its
drain on the finances and resources of the countries
The general sentiment seems 10 no that there will
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-14

against a predatory autocracy. and the United
States is going into it with one Of the best causes
and of the most hopeful purposes for which
nation ever fought. But the clean rrpose and
enthusiasm of the nation is poisoned by its
,ernal class struggle. Our plutocrats whether
they know it not. themselves largely
sponsble for the bitterness Of the protest. 1t is
they who have made the American purpose seem
insnccre. Surely it is too late to create 10y
atty by petitions to dragon by laws and persecu-
lions. We cannot commander unity by arrcsting
schoolboys who distribute pacifist leaflets by
flsing the of university buildings to pacfist
speakers by barring the advancement of racrist
school principals. Our chance to devote
whole energy to great international purpose has
been nearly lost through deficiency in creating
industrial and social justice within the nation
Nothing rob the protest Of its validity ex-
ccpt conspicuous surrender the part of our
propertied classes. While we are fighting for
democracy abroad, the American Bourbons da
no longer delay in the task of perfecting it at
home