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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

letters pertaining to health. writers
les of general interest are answered in
closed REQUESTS for diagnosis or treat
sidersd. Address DR.. William Brady. in
diet such as woody fibre of coarse
vegetables, seeds of fruits, skins, etc.
We can only mention cardinal symp-
toms-appendicitis cannot be dag
nosed by symptoms alone. Pain, ten
derness and muscular rigidity right
lower quadrant of abdomen, nausea
vomiting, constipation, fever, rapid
pulse, anxious facial expression.
Our Compliments to Mother and the
Girls-Got to tell you that mother, 81
years old, is turning somersaults with
my aid. and my sister, SO, is jubilant
because she has just learned to turn
them straight after three weeks OF
daily practice. / can turn them both
forward and backward. MISS L. ].
Answer-It looks bad for your fam
lily doctor and the pillery And there
are some decrepit old souls of % OF
30 who fear to try somersaults.
Safest Place Imaginable - Would
there ba any danger to a healthy girl
of 10 il she enters a tuberculosis SAINT;
forum to axe a course OF training il
nursing? E. NJ. d,
Answer-Safest place she could 60
to avoid tuberculosis, because every
one in the sanitorium knows how t.
prevent infection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
For a Clean Fight.

1t is the earnest hope of The Argus
that the approaching local option cam
paign will be free of the acrimony
that has characterized some OF the
previous contests over the question.
BY eliminating personalities and con-
flning arguments to whether the city
should or should not continue the Ii
censed saloon, and presenting sup
porting and negative evidence whether
the regulated bar is better for COM
munity than the blind pig, the conten-
TONERS will be just as effective in
winning votes, and after the ballots
have been counted they will not have
said anything that either will have
been ashamed of or that will have
hurt the feelings of the other. The
local option campaign can be fought
clearly and in manner so that nc
sores will remain after the election
is concluded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
HERE'S THE LONGEST
WORD IN CAPTIVITY

Correspondence OF inc
Associated Press).--It was MARI
Twain who made the discovery tna'
the German language abounded ID
words so long that they have per
spective" His record OF a S7-lettst
word Is easily beaten by the Ber'in
Vorwaerts. which accuses wen
known pan-German publicist OF beng
q:
Observation-Disclosures
Observation-Disclosures
To save time, IL may at once "
stated that this monstrosity is oS ~
ters long. and II means" opponent-'v'
the bitter end of the trelchstag,-~s
lority-resolntlon-fo a-hunger-p
The assaulted paD-Geruan has ~
far RETAINED from replying 20 the ~
cusatioa In suitable terms. Paper :
probably too scarce in Germany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
Banner Building Year.

An encouraging sign is had IN the
prediction of the QuadCity Builders
exchange that 1918 will prove a BAN
ner year in this locality for cOnstruc-
ton activity, with new homes leading.
Coming at time when all materials
that enter into building are excessive
ly high in price, it is about the best
news that could be offered, for there
has been manifest during the past few
years an inclination on the part of
capital not to put money in residence
properties, neither for private nor
rental purposes. The man with va
cant lot has not been able to see his
way clear to realize fair return on
the cash he would put into an improve
ment. 1t would seem, however. that
those who have been contemplating
building have come to the conclusion
that the future offers little hope Of a
return to before the war material
prices, and they are going ahead with
their deferred plans, content with
smaller rewards on their investment
This is the spirit that will make Rock
Island a bigger and better city. The
need here is for small modern homes
for rental purposes. and it is under
stood that there will be larger eX-
tensions in this direction the coming
spring and summer. The BUY a Lot
Build Home Campaign" is to be
! .,x ycJn he
year, and the contractors will lend
their support to the enterprise. They
already have inquiries that convince
them that the year is to be busy
one. Several apartment houses are
urgently needed today in Rock Island
Our neighboling cities have seen the
opening for such improvements, and
have provided number of them
There are hundreds of men who have
been brought here by arsenal activi-
ties who seek three and four-roon
apartments for which they are willing
to pay reasonable rental. There Is q
larger return for capital in the apart
ment house. The individual home is
] readily rented, too. but the margin Of
profit to the owner is not proportion
ately as attractive as is that to the
builder Of the apartment house. Al
any rate, the contractors tell us tina,
! the hammer and the saw will be hum.
ming in Rock Island in the spring, and
that is what we all will be glad Il
see While building has maintained q
/ healthy pace in the city all through
the period Of high-priced materials
I l.1
been erected had conditions beer
nearer to normal. The man who has
decided to wait until he can build {
house as cheap as he could before thu
war sent material prices skyward has
long wait before him. The time Il
build is the coming spring. Let's see
houses rise on every vacant lot In the
residential section of the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
Monday. February i, 1918.
Chance for Waste

According to the latest ruling deal
ing with the conservation of food, as
issued by the local food administra-
ton. and which it is said may be only
temporary. citizens are compelled,
when purchasing -four, to buy an equal
amount of some other cereal at the
same time-that is, cornmeal, rice,
rice meal, barley -four, buckwheat
-four, oatmeal, etc.
Taking the mandate as it appears
on the face of ii, or as matter OF
theory, 1t may not be so bad, but when
putting il into actual execution, CIV
ing full consideration to the wide dit
ference in the finances of the thous-
ands OF homes in Rock Island that this
ruling affects, the question arises:
Can it be done without discrimina-
ton?
The reason for the ruling is a wise
one, both from a standpoint of pa
triotism and health, for it is meant to
curtail the consumption OF wheat.
But will it?
those of limited means. will obey the
mandate to the letter If they buy
-four and must take the additional
amount OF other cereals, they will take
il, and, what's more. they will use it,
for they cannot afford to waste It,
But how about the Weather class OF
consumers? They, no doubt, will abide
by the mandate and purchase like
quantity of other cereals when pur-
chasing wheat -four; but will they use
it? Isn't It just more than likely that
most of the other cereals" will reach
the garbage pile, without ever having
seen the table of its purchaser?
But. aside from this, there is an
other angle, which, it appears certain
will work hardship among a large
portion Of the poorer consumers. The
purchasing Of sack OF -four. or even
half a sack-the 2i-pound size-is a
burden to these people, and makes a
great hole in their scant earnings
The effect of the additional burden OF
purchasing a similar amount of other
cereals lat the same time the flour is
purchased" as the mandate reads, can
readily be guessed. Upon those PEG
pie will fall the burden Of carrying
out the purpose of the food admins
tration's order, namely. that of saw
ing wheat, for they will have to give
up the idea of buying wheat -four alto
gether and confne themselves to the
other cereals" for they cannot pos
siblv buy beth at the same time. II
is upon these consumers then that the
burden will fall of saving the wheat
which the Weather ones will be able
to continue to consume.
II one class of consumers must &C
on diet of "other cereals" than whea
TO- while. why not broaden the rul
ing to take in all consumers, making
II compulsory that nothing but those
other CEREALS be used for stated per
iod, to the exclusion OF the sale o
wheat -four altogether? In that wa!
the saving OF wheat will be positivel.
assured, and there would be no pos
sible chance Of discrimination. and in
cidentally It would work to the better
health of all concerned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
So Sensitive To Drafts.


So Sensitive To Drafts.
The distribution of the blood is un-
der the control of an automatic sys-
tenn which doctors call the vaso-mo-
tor nervous system, vaso-mOtor being
Medicalese for blood-vessel moving.
The movement is extremely limited.
just slight increase or decrease of
the calibre of the little arteries az
cording as the muscle layer Of the
artery wall relaxes and contracts. If
you take cold shower bath or go
out in the cold air for your two miles
Of oxygen you expect to warm up and
you do warm up if you are healthy.
The reason why cold makes you warm
is because it stimulates the vasO-mD-
tor nerves and they bring about con-
traction of the muscle layer of all the
little arteries, and that raises the pres
sure of the blood and this increased
pressure makes the heart glad and so
the heart pumps more blood, and you
warm up. There are other details of
the warming up process, but this is
the important one.
Well, now, unfortunately the love of
luxury is very human trait. No one
takes seriously Harry LADDERS glad
song about how fine it is to get up in
the cold and misty morning. We
much prefer to lie abed and keep nice
and warm artificially. That is. those
of US who don't like cold baths-and
hate 'em. Then, too, we like to wear
all sorts OF things which are supposed
to keep us warm but really do nothing
] of the kind. One who is "cold-blood-
ed" will feel cold no matter how much
clothing or what kind he wears. New
ertheless the idea is there. and SO We
pile on the clothing. And the more We
lie abed. the more we rely upon arti-
fetal Injuries to keep us warm, the
less responsive is the yaso-motor sys-
TEN to natural stimulus.
Coddle yourself for considerable
period and you will grow unduly SEN
sitive to every slight change of tenn
perature. Be mollycoddle in over
heating your living rooms and your
work rooms, and you will become a
regular complainer about drafts.
The war Is doing the country lot
OF good. The fuel conservation effort
Is bringing home to mollycoddle citi-
zens the value Of temperance in all
things
Luxury softeEs a nation and inevi-
tably leads to war.
When the boys get back from the
trenches mollycoddism is going to get
knockout blow,
| The vasO-mOtor appartus Is coming
into Its own.
A real live human being never wor-
ries his head about drafts and expos
ure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

proud satisfaction of having contrib
uted towards the defeat Of the kaiser.
While the present week will be de-
voted to the big drive Of the campaign.
the stamps will be sold until next
December. 1t is the aim OF the govern
ment to have one or more OF the GER
tiilcates in the hands of every man.
woman and child in the nation II
You haven't bought yours yet. simply
hail your mail carrier the next time
you see him. He'll fix you out. Or
you may purchase them at the post
Office or at any of the banks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
The Day in Davenport

tend. At Saturday afternoons meet
ing of the Scott county women's coun-
Gil of defense Miss Alice French cali
ed attention to the importance of this
meeting and urged all Davenporters
to attend. Three speakers of national
prominence will be heard at this meet
ing. One is John Lord of New York
and another is John S. Rutledge Of
Washington. The name of the third
speaker, who will be a woman, has
not yet been announced. Mr.. Lord
has toured the warning countries of
Europe and familiarized himself with
all their food conservation methods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

Marriage Licenses.-Oscar William
Brown, Davenport, and Mary ]. Hayes.
St. Louis. Mo-; Charles c. Dean and
Fay Lewis, Columbus Junction, Iowa;
Justin T. Hopkins, CISCO, ILL.,, and
Anna Frances Vale, Davenport.
Food Meeting.-A food conservation
mass meeting will be held at the Bur-
tbs opera house on Sunday afternoon.
Feb. II, under the auspices of the
national food administration. All the
local patriotic organizations will par
ticipate and general invitation is
extended to all men and women to at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

The Chicago Herald complains that
there have been too few hangings in
that city. Ii is held to be one OF the
reasons for the cheapress Of human
life when il stands between THE,
and his booty or HIS escape. Death
may not be cure-ali for murder, but
II Is deterrent, says the Herald
Here is truth that various cities
that have been listening to the cry OF
he sentimentalist against the extreme
penalty are rapidly learning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

The attack on Secretary Baker has
been reopened at Washington. 1t APP
pears that there are members of con-
gress who are afraid that the head OF
the war department has satisfied the
public that he has been doing as well
as could be expected with his end OF
the war preparation Job. So they have
decided to keep on harping In the hope
OF stumbling onto some piece OF
business that will get the secretary in
bad with the nation. There is little
likelihood they will be successful. In
the meantime they ought to blush for
shame for the nnpatriotjc fuss they
are attempting to stir up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
Questions and Answers.

Causes and Symptoms Of Appendi-
citis--Plaase state the causes and
symptoms of appendicitis.
NJ l.. II.
Answer-Infection by the colon
bacillus from the bowel is the most
ffeQuent cause. Then infection by
the pneumnoccecus atreptococcus and
staphylococcus various bacterial
strains) from the tonsils, nose. gums.
Contributing factors are overeating.
excessive use of animal protein In the
diet, insufficient bulky matter In the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

The national committee of patriotic
societies has launched campaign for
the closing of lobster palaces in sew
eral of the larger cities. The chorus
girl may be trusted to have word of
protest against such cruel curtail-
ment OF her astronomical liberties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

The krupps. who make the guns for
Germany. have acquired control Of the
kaiser's news bureau. Now you don't
have to think very hard to guess what
kind of information will come out OF
Germany hencefOrth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

Two more Americans have been
killed and nine wounded in another
artillery duel In France. American
troops are now occupying sector OF
the Lorraine front, after having
wrecked several of the enemy dugouts
and SO badly damaged the first line
positions that at one point the Ger
mans were unable to occupy them
SUNDAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
NOT ON MONDAY.

Overheard in Spencer square this
morning:
Say. pal couldn't you help an un-
fortunate brother along?"
What do you want?"
slip me a small piece of change.
am hungry, honestly l am"
I'm sorry. neighbor, but you ought
to know that this is voorhees, day"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

A magazine article about Thomas A.
Edison declares that few golf play
ers work for him. Seems incomplete,
somehow. We want to know if he
has many chess players, saxaphone
players, horse players. hockey or
hockey players, grand stand players,
and SO on in his employment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

February may be as bad as jan
uary, but we can at least have the
consolation of knowing that the cal
endar is not hard-hearted enough to
compel US to serve out the usual 80
day sentence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
BREAKING OUT AGAIN.

Miss Alice Paul, militant suffrage
leader, has been taken down witt
measles in Washington. She has beer
placed under quarantine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

A college professor says the farm
boy lacks coordination. Judging by
the difficulty in getting help in the
fields, it is the farm that lacks CO.
ordination with boys or men of any
hind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

Many people believe that any young
man who smokes 40 cigarets a day
will become fool This is not true
Smoking 40 cigarets a day is not the
cause. but the result.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

When you came out from between
the blankets this morning and sized
up your thermometer what did you
think OF the grounding theory,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

JUDGING by the difficulty the gov
eminent is experiencing in gaining OBJ
servance of its various conservation
rules, few needless days have been
added to each week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
4 RORN PHYSICIAN.

Centerville, Iowa, Feb. DIR Will
liam Scott, one of the first white
physicians born in Iowa, died at his
home here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

Mark Harris Of Buffalo. N. Y,
prominent in American financial
circles. has been appointed to two
important government posts. direc-
tor of silver and . member of the
advisory board Of the country's oil
director. Mr.. Harris has heen well
known az q silver expert and is also
the holder Of large oil interests.
After conferences with various gov.
eminent department heads Mr..
Harris is now touring the country
comforting with the heads OF the in
dustries whose production he will
supervise for the duration Of the
war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
cHloRDs ND
DlSCORDs
WARNINGS!

WARMING!
l notice of late, certain Old fate,
Signing himself E. c. X.
Has contributed rot that amused me d
lot.
Though others it might only vex.
| hope you'll not tire, but keep up
the fire,
You've launched so we'll, E. {. Il
Grind it out as you want to, but one
thing please don't do
That's ruffle the opposite sex!
BLUE EYES.
COUNT Czernin has been sending
President Wilson Austria's aims.
When you have got the right bead,
count, you may fire away.
JOHN E. Trip has enlisted in the
infantry service at the Davenport re-
cruiting office. 1t is predicted that
he will cause a few of the Germans
to stumble when he gets on the other
side.
"CZERNIN Seeks Wilson's Faith
Headline. That ought not be difficult.
We believe he is a Presbyterian.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

THE United States weather bureau
evidently doesn't take the grounding
seriously. 1t has been promised there
will be moderate temperatures this
week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

Buy war thrift stamp from your
letter carrier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

PANSY reports that she knows n
Rock Island husband who tries 10
have company at his home six nights
every week to keep from fighting with
his wife. On Sunday evening thew
attend prayer meeting together.
NC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
HEALTH TAL&&
~ WILLIAM A. Az. BlR RAJ: ND.


Only inquiries Of general ntares
efadd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

ONE of the New York critics said
that a prominent actor performed well
in new part that he appeared in
The actor wanted to know what he
meant, saving that the comment was
too deep for him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

WAR has its compensations in va
Iious directions. For instance, a cor
net band in an Oklahoma town has
! been broken up because the major
ity of its members have been called to
the cOlors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

THE kaiser has had another birth
day, but we haven't heard that he re-
ceived any remembrance from the
White house, unless 1t was a bunch
to watch his step. that Pershing will
get him II he doesn't look a little
bit out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

A WOMAN who has sued for d.
vorce in San Francisco makes sew
eral charges. the strongest of which
is that her husband is lover of linn
burger cheese
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

ONE of the German newspapers is
said to have defied the kaiser. But
not more than once
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-01-11
LINCOLN

Jan. 9.-Some surveyors were here
Tuesday from Minneapolis, who were
looking up and locating islands in Sec
ton 29.l32-31. They claimed that some
one in Minneapolis had applied to the
railway company to buy them. These
same islands were surveyed a year or
more since on an application to inc
land commissioner at Washington VINO
claimed that they were in the lndem-
nifty belt and as the railway had made
its selections and got title to all the
lands that they should have and that
these were not theirs, but belonged to
our Uncle Sam.
H. H. Craighead went to Randall on
business Tuesday. He is to be cashier
of the State bank that will be located
here I understand.
The town board of Scandal Valley
arc getting SO they lay out roads or
cartwavs in Turtle Creek, TODD county,
or at least the notice that they posted
claimed that the owners Of land over
which they laid a cartway were Peter
Nelson, who owned the SW IA OF sW
IA See. 1G-131-32, which is in Turtle
Creek, but we all make mistakes.
Elmer Randall and Myril Cook went
TO 81, Fork to work in the woods this
winter They left Monday.
Vincent Thomas and George Thomas
went to Minneapolis to work the first
Of The week.
Tiemen Olson has gone to work for
Mox Mayer again.
The farmers shipped car Of mived
stock Monday. They were cattle and
hogs.
Understand that John Anderson is
going to saw laths this winter.
Ed Lufgren has gone to st. Paul en-
q visit.
Miss Geer returned Sunday and com
menced school. She has changed her
boarding house and is now boarding
at John Kunza's.
George E. Warinner and wife want
to Philbrook to visit his sisters fa1ai-
~.
Chris Weum has built a new sled to
slide down hill on. Do not think he
has patent on it but has made appli'
cation for it.
lox Mayer and wife were at Sta
pies Saturday, returning on No. IA, the
same day.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-01-11

further doubt or question. An eyE
dent principle runs through tie
whole program I have outlined. It
is the principle of justice to all
peoples and nationalities, and their
right to live on equal terms Of liberty
and safety with one another, whether
they be strong or weak. Unless this
principle be made its foundation no
part OF tie structure Of International
Justice can stand. The people Of tle{
United States could act upon mol
other principle, and to the vindica,
ton of this principle they are ready
to devote their lives, their honor
and everything that they possess.
The moral climax Of this, the cul.
minating and final war for human
liberty has come, and they are ready
to put their strength, their own
highest purpose. their own integrity
and devotion to the test.