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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-04
Taking Monotony Out of Life.

Taking the monoton4 out of life is the object Of
a Boston man who has just Joined the staff of the
training and dilution service of the department of
labor stilIman A. Benway, assistant director Of the
planning division Of that service, has been asked
to do Just that work. hopes not only to make in
dustrial life pleasanter for the workngman, but to
make possible for many factory employees larger
return for their work.
Mr. Benway is a firm believer in the idea that
routine jobs kill initiative stfe individuality
and that the man who is endlessly doing the same
little process in a factory day after day, not only
is unlikely to small interest in it, but to suffer
positive harm from deadening effects Of a
tine which the best is only tolerable. Moreover
there is the danger that such workman, once put
out Of a job, may be unable to support himself
less she can find just such job to do elsewhere.
The training and dilution service plans to correct
this condition by making it possible for factory
hands only to master certain industrial process
es, but gain fairly comprehensive idea of the
whole industry in which they engaged. In this
way they will only gain added interest in their
work and stimulate their mental powers, Mr.. Ben
way believes, but they will be able to change jobs
if occasion demands it, undertaking other processes.
valuable their employers and will very prob
ably bring considerably more money into their
pay envelopes than if they remain mere unskied or
semi-skilled workers
I'VE are going to cooperate with the manufac-
turers in this work." says Mr.. Benway in describ-
ing the aims of the planning division The object
is to broaden the horizon of unskilled and semi
skilled workers and to give them improved indus
trial and mechanical opportunities.
In the past the training of workmen for skilled
trades has been left largely to the business man.
Now it is time that the government took a hand IN
it =
There is nothing so detrimental to a workman
monotony in his Job. If do something to-
ward giving the factory employees of the country a
general knowledge of machine work, we be-
lieve that shall be doing work of real value. 1t
is not good thing for any workman that he should
be dependent for his livelihood on one specialized
process
''The reconstruction era is a particularly fitting
time in which to put this project into effect
think that wornen generally feel unnecessary fear
and apprehension regarding after-war prospects.
Reconstruction will be so difficult as they ex-
pect
There are going to be jobs for men. The
artificial initiation of prices that the war has brought
will eventually to end, but the whole process
is going to be gradual, and I do not fear any pro-
nounced shocks to industry"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-04
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Flake White is Lead.

Please tell me whether there is
anything harmful in this lotion
used as a cosmetic use it and
am often complimented on my COM
plexion: X ounce fake white. 2
ounces bay rum. 3 ounces rain
water. 1 found the recipe in an old
family doctor book and 1t was
guaranteed perfectly harmless.
Mrs. d. Y. Ed
Answer-The old family doctor.
/ suspect, was more competent in
compiling almanacs than in advis-
ing about health. Flake white is
lead carbonate, and numerous cases
Of serious lead poisoning have been
reported in women who used il as
4 cosmetic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-04

Having burned tho discriminating part Of the evil
dence Germany courts an investigation to fix the
blame for starting the war. This statement
Socialist who may or may not know what he is
talking about The chances are he is pretty near
right The world has learned by sad experience that
Germany does not make a Practice OF sitting in the
International game unless il has marked deck in
tts pocket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-04
FRENCH LOAN RIMS HIGH.

Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 3.-Louis L.
KlotZe. minister of finance, an
nounced today that subscriptions to
the French liberation loan had
reached the sum of 27.750. 900. 600
francs, or a real value OF 1880
100000, the bonds selling at 1850
francs. The final results of the
campaign are not as yet known,
complete foreign and colonial sub
seribtionS not being reported.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-04
The Good Ship Rock Island.

Rock Island appreciates he compliment intended
ia giving hull No. zoos Of new cargo ship the
eys name. It Is honor. Of course, and it is ad-
Yertising. There a number Of other Rock
Island" On tbs map which may claim share in the
benefits but shall not begrudge them the crumbs.
Have we moi biz railroad system, arsenal and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-04

There were plenty Of Americans Of big enough
calber to qualify for places the peace deIega-
ton but the president wisely considered other fac
tors, as well as mere size For one thing he was
careful to select those who had not been doing too
much shooting lately.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-04

war OeDdT LIDtHL has Il LDb1A VI Aff~N'
(SECTION ONE.
The following casualties are re-
ported by the commanding general
OF the American eXpeditionary
forces: Killed in action, So; died OF
wounds, 220: died Of accident and
other causes, 10; died of disease,
239; wounded severely, 1877; wound
cd, degree undetermined, 1913;
wounded slightly, 3; missing in &C
ton, 101. Total, 966.
Killed in Action.
LIEUTENANT.
Ennis Grant Stillwell, Cham
paign, Ill.
SERGEANT.
John Bradshaw, Pontiac, III.
CORPORAL.
Alex D. Weinberg, Chicago.
PRIVATES.
John Klemencic, La Sale, Ill.
julius Ramont, Kewanee, III.
Max Shore, Chicago.
Charles F. Wagner, Peoria
Died Of Wounds.
LIEUTENANT.
William ]. Junkin, Chicago.
sERGEANTS.
Robert s. Simpson, Chicago
Peter Umathum, Woodstock. III
PRIVATES.
Arthur F. Brandt, Postville, Ia
William NJ. Cartwright, Tallula,
III.
Edwin L. DEFINE, Fults, Ill
Arthur Z. bunker, Marengo, Ill
Claude L. Bright, Sioux Rapids,
Iowa.
Joseph Buczynski, La Sale, Ill.
Frank G. Dunn, Saratoga, Iowa.
Lawrence ]. Devereaux, Chicago.
William H. Hunting, Ute, Iowa
Albert R. Michels, Bellevue. Ia.
Vincent B. Wyszynski, La Sale,
III.
Walter T. Miller, Chicago.
John Charles Schoenbauer, Chi
cago.
Virgil Taylor, Mounds, III.
JAMES NJ. WALKER, 1921 4TH
AVE, ROCK ISLAND.
Died OF Accident and Other Causes.
PRIVATES.
Harrison Critchett, Grinnel, Ia
Died of Disease.
LIEUTENANT.
George r. Mason, Des Moines, Ia.
SERGEANT.
Leon Billiard, Glencoe, Ill.
CORPORAL.
William Buciak, Chicago.
MUSICIANS.
Frank O'Connell, Sterling, Ill. =
PRIVATES.
Christian J. Bauer, Salem, Ill.
William H. Forbes, Olney, Ill.
Delbert H. Gray, Independence,
Iowa.
Santo Bollii, Joliet, Ill.
William H. Dambrink, Lamars,
Humphrey D. Daniel, Saybrook,
III.
William C. Haynes, Leroy, III.
Andrew Johnson, WallingfOrd,
Iowa
Alfred Schroeder. Bellevue. Iowa.
Chester W. Spahr, Tower Hill,
III.
Dick vanHolland, Rock Valley,
Iowa
Thade B. Hellmers. Pekin, III.
Frank L. Hopkins, Bedford, Ia.
Julius Vinke, Manning, Iowa
William Young, Conroy, Iowa.
Andrew G. Norton, Odebolt, Iowa.
Arthur Slough, Grinville, Iowa.
William d. Young, Danville, III.
Wounded Severely.
LIEUTENANT.
James AIpheus ROLLS, Chicago.
CORPORALS.
Jacob P. Baumhardt, Morton
Grove, III.
PRIVATES.
John Carl Burrow, Anthem, Iowa.
Fred NJ Butler, Oak Park, Ill
Clarence Dryer, Odin, III.
Peter Callas, Muscatine, Iowa.
Lester c. King, Jerome, Iowa.
Leroy B. Beach, Peoria, Ill
William p. Fitzgihbons, Chicago.
Thomas F.~ Knoblock, Decatur,
III.
Leo Schueller, Deadham, Iowa.
Wounded, Degree Undetermined
PRIVATES.
willard w. Clark, Rockford, III.
Edsell Belmont Downey, Colfax,
Ill.
Roy Henningson, East Cedar
Rapids. Iowa.
Harry o. Henson, Percy, III.
Perry d. Atchley. Chicago.
ROY BUCKS, r. T. d 3, DAVEN-
PORT.
Irving V. Hoffman, Oregon. III.
Frank Kosar, Bellevllle, Ill.
Harry McGregory, Danville, III.
Ola B. Myers, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Axel Nelson. Chicago
James II. Randall, Elkhart, III.
Paul Rugani, Chicago.
Wounded degree Undetermined.
PRIVATE.
Edward F. Thompson, Peoria.
Wounded Slightly.
PRIVATES.
Theodore f. Mast, East Cresco.
Iowa,
| TIT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-19
ON SPUR 4 Fl MOMENT
BY ROY x. MoULroN

A well-known fashion editor
Seems to have hit the well-known nail
on the head.
In recent editorial in his magazine
he said:
Fat women who wear short skirts
Only show their ignorance"
He may be right, but why ignore the
thin ones?
When a thin woman wears a short
skirt,
She shows her understanding, does
she not?
More light on this matter please
Uncle Sam had better hurry I'D if he
is going to get his $1-a-year's worth
out of some of those Representative
business men" who are working for
him.
There is slight suspicion in certain
localities that some of them are over
paid.
AS Abe Martin says: 1.-The war and
the coal famine have caused many
family reunions"
Yes, people have had to double up.
Even Weber and Fields have buried
the Ratchet and Joined forces again.
The war must be more serious than
we thought it was.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-19
THE CURTIS AMENDMENT.

1t was the Curtis amendment to the
senate rules that defeated the proviso
in the railroad bill as reported from
the conference which prohibited any
levying or collecting by state or any
subdivision thereof from railroads
while under federal control, any
amount of taxes 'in excess of the ra-
ito which such taxes derived from
railroad property bore to total taxes
of such state or subdivision for the
year previous to federal control"
While it may be right to have a rule
against inserting any such extraneous
matter in a bill in conference commit
tee, thus enabling any single objector
to have it stricken out it does not fol-
low that the rejected provision ought
not to have been in the bill when it
was passed or ought not to be inserted
in it as an amendment. Any state or
subdivision thereof having the power
of taxation has a right to impose any
rate on railroad property within its
Jurisdiction that its controlling power
sees fit. This may vary, on the same
line running thru several states, in the
that the authorities see fit to make it,
This is not fair to the railroads in
their interstate traffic or to shippers,
says the New York Journal of Com
merce, and it ought to be within the
power that regulates interstate COM
merce to make such taxes uniform or
in some way properly adjusted. The
tax ought not to affect the rolling
stock or the volume of traffic at all
| but only actual property located in the
jurisdiction, on the same principle of
value applied to other taxable prop
erty.
| This is a matter that ought to be
set right thru the power that controls
interstate commerce, but in this par
ticular case there is a special point
that makes it not only proper but ad-
vfsable to withdraw the power of state
or local authorities to shift tax rates
on this property when it is being di-
rected by the fedora. government it.
self in its own service. The govern
ment is bound to fix rates for a fair
return upon the capital invested while
necessarily a deduction from receipts
and, if they are to be shifted there
must be corresponding change in
carrying rates to insure the fair re-
turn" made obligatory by the law
This local or state power to change
taxes ought to be suspended in such
case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-19
SHE LIKED HIS TOGS
Topeka Woman Interested i'm KiIties
of a Lauder Bagpipcr.

Topeka women have not yet lost all
of their curiosity as was proven at the
Chamber of Commerce this noon.
when. one prominent Topeka woman
carefully sidltd up to one Of the kiltie
boys in LADDERS bagpipe< band and
eyed his outfit of clothing with an
approving eye.
Not content with eying the some
what strange apparel. the woman,
when the, kiItie was fully absorbed in
playing his pipes, came up close and
reached out a tentative finger. She
touched his plaids where they come
over the shoulder, she felt of the
great plumes that fail gracefully on
the backs of the shakos and she even
showed signs of wanting to touch the
leather belts and glitterins ornaments
that adorned the belts. And she
touched and approved of the skirts for
men. Evidently she thinks great
deal of the costume of the Ladies
from He'll"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-19
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

. = : d.
Mrs. H. A. Kingsley will entertain
the woman's society of the First = n
gregational church "Wednesday AFTER
noon, at her home, 1905 Topeka ave-
nue.
gold watch was stolen from the
w. B. Cherrie home, 900 quincy
street, Monday night. The house wnicn
was ransacked by the thieves, was en-,
tered by use of a key.
NJ. II. Lawrence, local manager Tor
the Underwood Typewriter COMPANY.
announces that r. b. Hoover hasn
been connected with the firm since
March L. Hoover's wife sued him for
separate maintenance Monday
Rev. j. p Broadhead, a returned
missionary from Africa, will speak to-
night at the Free Methodist church,
726 Lake street. He will illustrate ms
lecture by scenes from African life
Service will begin at 1880 o'clock
The high school manual training
boys are making Red Cross boxes.
under the direction of A. H. Winter,
in which the Junior Red Cross sup
plies will be shipped. About thou
sand boxes have already been made.
The Central Congreg1 tional church
will have it's annual conference anu
church supper Thursday night IN
charge of Division No. 8. Notification
! of reservations should b. sent to Mrs
| Austin Schnacke not alter than to-
| night
| Books are being received for the
| high school reference library, and are
| being catalogued by Miss Minnie
| Stewart chairman of the, library .com-
| mittee. Each year the school boa I'd
appropriates $500 for the purchase of
| books.
| Mrs. Edna Nesbaum. 612 Tyler
street. today filed a petition for q
| divorce from l.. F. Nesbaum. She
! charges gross neglect of duty and asks
| for $40 week alimony and the GUS
tody of her minor child, Lewis
| Francis, age 10 months.
Paul G. Brandt of the Topeka
Plumbing and Electric company to-
day filed a petition in voluntary bank
ruptcy in the Office of the United
States court. Brandt sets out in his
petition that he has s1,515.15 worth
of obliga tons against s1,0S6.53 in re-
sources.
Mayor Jay Z. House will go to
| Lawrence Wednesday to speak at a
banquet for the members of the Jour-
nalism classes of the State university.
| Mayor House will address the class in
industrial journalism at the Kansas
State Agricultural college, April 8. or
methods of making a modern news
paper.
Lincoln Steffens. will give a lecture
at the high school auditorium Thurs
day evening, March 28, on THE Rus
sian Revolution" Steffens is a Jour-
naiist of note. He went to Russia TO
study the revolution, and interviewed
many of the leading men of that ma =
ton. He will be the guest of the To-
peka Press club at a dinner before the
meeting.
Katherine Tassel resisted arres.
5 when the police raided the home of
her sistar-in-law, Maggie Lyons, 9? (
/ Jackson street. where a party was in
progress with Katherine the guest of
honor 1t took five policemen to in
duce katherine to go to police head
= quarters. The Lyons woman and
) A. j. Magfn. guest, made mo re-
! sistance. Maggie Lyons was released
! on $500 bond; Katherine Tasse1 was
released on 800 bond and Magin on
a $50 bond. Liquor was found in the
house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-19
AN ouTCAsT AMONG NATIONS.

When peace is signed at last and
the various combatants shake hands
over it all. just what is going to be
the measure of the forgiveness which
the allies extend to Germany? Will
it be the Biblical seventy times seven,
or will it be a mere lip affair?
German commercial aspirations will
have to be satisfied. She will seek to
regain her old markets and to enter
new ones. President Wilson in his
addresses to'coEgress has insisted that
every nation at the close of the war
shall be unhampered in it's endeavor
to work out its own destiny.
We shall insist upon this principle
being applied to Belgium, to Poland,
to the Balkan states, and to Russia
so far as the Bolsheviki will permit
themselves to be helped. Even Aus
tria will receive a fairly glad hand.
while Bulgaria and Turkey will be
recognized as having possibilities in
the direction of being tanned and
made into useful peoples.
But in the case of Germany, says
Cartoons Magazine-that is some
thing else again. We can open our
markets to her. but markets are of
no avail II the people will not buy
and one Is not apt to resume relations
of any kind with a man who has
shown himself to be a second-stor
artist. a murderer. liar, and lost to
every sense of decency. Uncle Sam
cannot conduct business with man
whose dog is kept ready to spring
without an instant's warning at his
throat,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-19
80, .TEVFp yoU WANT TO KNOW"

!. The tentacles of the Prussian octo-
nus gradually are being extended and
are fastening themselves on the de-
rirable portions of the earth. They
now grip large part of Russia and
reach far into Asia. If. as has been
charged. the United States is standing
in the way of Japan's action looking
toward putting a check on theI en-
croachments of the monster, it looks
like a short sighted policy. Greece
appears to. be in line to become the
next victim of the kaiser's program of
conquest unless the army in Mace
donia can hold the line. At no point
except in Mesopotamia and Palestine,
where they have encountered only the
Turks. have the allied forces been able
to make any advance in many months
Is Japan to be held in check and the
armies of the allies in Belgium,
France. Italy and Macedonia sit still
while German arms and German in
trigue encompass the subjugation of
the remainder of the eastern world?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-19

serve banks may, however. accept gov
eminent bonds as well. They were
given this freedom in the first place.
not because the present emergency
was foreseen, but because it was
thought that they might accumulate
surplus resources, and government
bonds were deemed the natural way
of investing such a surplus
This feature of the federal reserve
plan, however, makes the war finance
corporation plan possible. The bonds
OF the new corporation will be treated
by the reserve banks as government
bonds. Thus when a sound and neces-
sary enterprise approaches the war
finance corporation for assistance. the
corporation may tender such assis-
lance in the form of its bonds The
industry in question applies to its local
bank for moEey, putting up the bonds
as security. The bank turns to the
federal reserve with the bonds, and
the federal reserve may issue federal
reserve bank notes against them,
which the local bank advances to the
industrial enterprise. The federal re-
serve has the war finance corporation
bonds as security, with the moral
obligation of the United States behind
them; the local bank will usually have
the additional security in the shape of
the actual non-liquid capital assets Of
the industrial enterprise, and the in
dustrial enterprise gets cash money in
1t is simply a roundabout way of
tapping the liquid resources of the
federal reserve for the benefit of an
industry which has satisfied the
scrutiny and received the approval of
the federal government in the shape
of the war finance corporation, as
necessary to the conduct of the war.
The other arm of the war finance
corporation, the capital issues COM
mittee, will meanwhile exert an
irresistible moral suasion to prevent
any loose money from getting tied up
in non-essential industry or develop
ment projects. The combined effect
of the two branches is to carry CEN
tralization of financial and industrial
| power to a hitherto undreamed of de-
gree, placing the reins in the hands
| of the federal government. The legls-
| lation enjoys the distinction, proba-
bly, unique of having been attacked
| both as capitalistic and socialistic.
, But nobody denies that it is necessary.
Questions on the above or any sub
| ject upon which the reader desires
| information, should be addressed the
| Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director.
| Washington, d. c., with a 3-cent
| stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-19

The fact that aluminium is proving
an acceptable substitute for tin in GER
tain industries. and that its cost is
now no greater than that of tin, is i'm
portant to the United States because
of the fact that, while this country
produces no tin, and sends large sums
of money abroad for that article, it is
now the worlds largest producer of
aluminium and able to increase indefi-
snitely its output. Practically all of
the 100000 worth of tin imported
INTO the United States in 1917 came
from the Malayan peninsula, the
Dutch East Indies and Bolivia, and
while most of our aluminium produc-
ton at present is for use in aeroplanes.
automobiles. helmets and cartridges,
the possibility that it may be found an
acceptable substitute for tin for GER
tain general industries. and thus re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-19

He descended about an hour later.
looking very different in his white
flannels, and his mothers pride shone
in her eyes as she greeted him.
And Max" she said, there's the
loveliest girl here I want you to
meet her. Her name is Anne Cabot
Now, mother" he demonstrated.
But Max. dear, this one is differ
emit. She's not one of the butterflies
that you are always Directing to. She
college, and she knows no end of
things. But wait-she's promised to
sit at our table tonight, and you'll see
for yourself"
WELL no sign of your divinity, yet.
mother" said Max, some minutes lat
er. when they had started their din
ner: perhaps" - hopefully - she g
changed her mind"
mo, here she comes said Mrs.
Harding. and straight to their table
came the lady of his afternoons adj
venture.
Lifting her eyes to acknowledge the
introduction, the color flooded into the
girls face, and her eyes asked in
Vulnerable questions, as she recOg-
nized him.
left this afternoon?' asked the girl OF
Mrs. Harding some moments later,
when she was herself again.
Good gracious" gasped that lady.
who took her place.
Il did," said the girl, quietly, mea s.
uring glances with the young man OPP
posite her Il promised Mr.. Lane
that L would try and see if the hotel
couldn't run conservation kitchen.
So now I'm cook. pro tenn
why, my dear, aren't you clever"
exclaimed his mother, looking at heI
son with an "I-told-you-so'' expires
sion.
Just then the waitress entered the
dining room with liquid refreshments
| blinking in a silver pitcher.
by the way. Miss Cabot" said Max
since l understand that you are up
! in such matters-what drink would
you recommend as the most cooling
and refreshing for these hot days, a.
we'll as most economica1?"
! Why" said the girl, daintily raising
! her glass as he raised his, "why-er-
raspberry shrub
/ And ove- their glasses their eye.
met in look of compete under
standing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-19

The third liberty loan, to be offered
April 6. will test the loyalty of the
American people 1t will decide in
what degree is their determination to
see the war thru to victory. The man
or woman who buys a $1,000 liberty
bond provides the government with
sufficient funds to equip twenty-five
soldiers with two rifles apiece, or
full company with 100 rounds of am
munition. The man who buys $4,000
worth of bonds can say that he pro-
vides for the full clothing of a COM
pany, and $4,000 more will fully
equip it,