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Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
Business AdpertiSeS

Every individual who has superior ser vice to offer, every merchant who has some thing the public wants, every bank that de sires to instill in the minds of the public the value of saving, ADVERTISE, in fact it is NECESSARY TO ADVER- TISE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
The Connecting Link.

Three anarchists have been arrested in N York
for plotting to overthrow the government" 3rres-
pondence captured with them is said to sli that
they have been connected witt. spreading the
propaganda Of Lenine and Trotsky, of theIssian
Bolsheyik government and they reported have
had in their possession names OF coTqrbuto.o the
I W. ". defense fund. Facts adduced aar to
clearly commit the organization in this cory to
the destructive program that has prostratesussia
before the invader, il any further proof al this
line is needed
If this country were at peace it.might ltinue
to be enieut with agiators of this class. Eeation
might, IN the long rum be more effective N re-
preston and punishment 1t is different inflow
ever, with a world war on. Our concern is stop
all pernicious activities. Education can wal
As for the between class, the dubiousizens
who are disposed to take the /. W. w, the Beeviki
the anarchists and all the rest Of that iIk faith
we'll keep an eye on them, TOO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16

permission to use two acre plot.
1t viii be plowed up by Monday
and here's the list of seeds we
need, and here's the money to pur-
chase them Wen look il over and
il any particular vegetable sug-
gests itself to you, note It down"
Papa just dotes on chard," sub
mitted Nellie.
And my father vows he never
had enough OF satisfy" said War
rem. Write both down. Nellie.
Well teach those two born fight
ers a lesson and see IL it won.
help on our deplorable case a bit. ="
Nellie came home from her al
ternoon stroll tired out many a
time, but mother thought OF tennis
and passed by the incident War
rem became addicted 10 early MORN
ing exercise and ate breakfast like
farm hand. but papa Ashe never
suspected that his son was one Of
the principals in a direful plot.
Then WORK at the hidden garden
let down somewhat for the seeds
were all in, and the harvest prom
Used. 1t was a day or unspeakable
JOY, that upon which MIR. Ford
came home to find a large basket
bearing a card with the words
From a friend" He declared Il
took him back TO boyhood days TO
feast over stauch meal of good
old-fash ioned chard. such as he
had not enjoyed for over twenty
years. At that same hour. as mys-
teriously presented with great
hamper or satisfy. Mr.. Ashe
smacked his lips in anticipation OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
Thrive by Thrift. Sage
for Yourself and Help
SAGE Your Country
BY Buying Thrift
Stamps. Make
Your" Pledge
NOW
a Rebuke to the Politicians.

Two things were demonstrated yesterday by the
aDnotBtnent OF Charles E. Hughes to participate IN
tbe investigation of aircraft production One is that
the president means to continue in fact as well as IN
name as commandments Of the armed forces OF
the nation. and the other is that he is not going to
hermit political chickering's to interfere with our
war program.
There have been number Of occasions since the
war began when the president felt it necessary to
remind the politicians that he, and not they was re-
sDonsfble for the engineering of the undertaking,
Certain ambitious statesmen have seized upon pre-
texts from time to time to set up loud cry cacu-
lated to bring themselves into prominence and to
create demand for their services in the role OF res
cuers When it was learned that production OF aero
nIanes had not met expectations the jingoes falri
outdfd themselves. The appointment of Mr. Hughe
who it may be stated has not been soliciting the q
was the answer.
Nobody questions the fairness, ability and r.
riotisrn of Mr. Hughes His acceptance of the John
sres that it will be thoroughly DONE in the shorst
possible time and with minimum Of grandsnd
play The politicians welcome to whater
:. comfort they can find in the situation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
T'lHIlE DAILY SHORT STORY

q satisfying side dish Of yegela.a,. l
oysters for a week TO come, sl,'
Ford got up from his desk one e'
ternoou a week later az rece''. .-.,
an unsigned note, saying u
want 10 know how your dalB A's'
is passing her afternoons. e. .,s
wilson's old plant M s o'clock 'A''
afternoon ,..,1
He shrugged as. thither b2aa-'
he saw a little ahead of nun AsI''
who had received a similar wv
as TO his son. They both -
stark sim rooted. as they came ny, "
view or a garden patch and Ng..-i.
and Warren, rahes in hama, s. VA
ingly confronted them. Az one s'1 y,
was a great heap OF chard' n'@'
il a pile OF satisfy. .u.1
welcome. gentlemen hail AMI
Warren cheerjly. Miss tofd . w
/ thought that. as younger psoP.o
and having more tine 20 IN
we were duty bound 10 carry
your war garden idea. ana
The two enemies rosaf9e' ~.
another shaepishly. Inn a i--.t'
kick met" uttered Ford, ,n
Just land mo one Tor AN i'T
twisted Crouch sad AsA2, ,st,
their hands Joined i'm A-i.17"
instead. ,,,,r.an
stole together and they sLt''l ar
turously. for the unfe was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
COSSACKS CEASE
TO EXIST TELLS
PROFESSOR ROSS

New York.-There is no power in
Russia, which, in the absence OF
foreign aid, has the least chance of
overthrowing the Soviet or Bolshe-
vik, government, declared Professor
f. A. Ross of the University of
Wisconsin in a report which he has
just made to the American Institute
of Social Service. The institute
sent Professor Ross to Russia last
year to study social conditions in
that country and to try to establish
relations between Russian and
American social institutions.
The Cossacks have ceased to ex-
list and the bourgeoisie are impo-
tent to do anything for themselves,
wrote Professor Ross. The es-
tates, no doubt, have been divided
among the peasant communes and
nothing but foreign conquest can
tear them from the moujiks.
With the masses so ignorant and
inexpert in organization, and the
state cOrroded with the graft and
inefficiency inherited from the old
regime, one cannot imagine public
capitalism succeeding in Russia.
Such an experiment should be tried
only by a more developed people.
II low productivity and waste cause
the things produced by the factories
to be very scarce and dear, the dis
Gusted peasants may in time lose
faith in the Trotzky-Lenine pro-
gram and throw their support to a
party that believes in private cap
ital and individual enterprise.
Russia will never be able to free
herself from mass poverty. unres,
and explosion till she adopts, with
ample safeguards of course, the sys-
TEN Of individual property in the
soil.
II am often asked the question
whether Lenine and Trotzky are not
agents of Germany. l have no
means of knowing, but | found no
one who in private conversation
avowed such a belief The bour-
geois newspapers were full of such
charges but the initiated paid no
attention TO them. Let me observe.
furthermore, that these leaders are
responsible for everything they do
to a delegate body of $50 genuine
Russians and If they have sold out
their country these Russians have
been unable TO perceive the fact.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
Birds and Cats.
things.

New York is the first state to bill for the
protection of birds from predatory cats. Other
states have talked about such legislation and the
cats have continued to make war upon the birds The
Empire state law reads:
Any person over the age of 81 years, who is
the holder of a valid hunting and trapping
license, may, and it shall be the duty of a
game protector or other peace officer to hui
namely destroy cat found at large hunting or
killing any bird protected by law with dead
bird of any species protected by law in its
possession; and no action for damages shall
be maintained for such Killing
While the aim is praiseworthy, it is doubtful if
such law this will be especially effective In the
cities hunters have right to discharge firearms,
for the protection of birds. What is needed is
legislation which be brought to bear upon the
of brdhuntng cats rather than in the indis-
crimnate slaughter of household pets
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16

Now neither knew that pretty
Nellie Ford. when she went to the
public library to spend an hour or
two in its reading room, had met
clever, impossible Warren ASH
more than once The later was Just
ready to plan for an introduction
to papa and mamma when the
storm broke. OF course he heard
all about it at his home. just "a
Nellie did at her own. The next
day the twain met in a public
park, deploring the bitter feud that
babe fair to wreck their plans and
hopes.
And I was Just thinking how
happy I would be sitting on YOU
porch evenings with your folks, "
mourned Warren.
You are thinking of some way
out?" she propounded
Il am-hard," replied Warren
with vim. VIII you meet me here
tomorrow and Nellie nodded as
sent, forlornly questioning him
mutely with her eyes, but gained
neither revelation nor promise for
the present.
I've arranged something fine
he spoke next day, when they met
as usual at the library and then
found their way 10 the little park
retreat. Nellie, I've arranged for
the most famous war garden spot
ever was. IL came TO me like an
inspiration. | have q friend who
owns the old dismantled factory
near the river. You know there Is
all kinds OF prairie space in Its
unused yard. Well, 1 have got
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
THE WAR GARDEN.
BY George Elmer Cobt


It was, indeed, war" garden
and near to becoming sanguin-
airy battlefield. A vacant lot 20x
100 feet was the scene of acri-
mony, contention and pickering.
John Ford. average business man,
had arrived to look over the pros
pect. William Ashe, who lived
down the block and whom he knew
only by sight, appeared as the first
conner was measuring off the lot
space with a tape line. Ashe
shifted uspiciously.
What you think you're up TOP
he Queried casually.
planning out a war garden.
There's just space enough TO get
in potatoes for the winter and"
you don't mean TO say you are
pre-empting this special lott" in
terrupted Ashe sharply.
"Oh, hardly that; Mr.. Richard
son, who owns the lot, has given
me permission to use 1t for the
season"
why, that's queer. Mrs. Rich
ardson, before the family went
south, distinctly told me TO utilize
it for a garden. What's more. I'm
going 10 do IL"
"You won't while I'm around to
protect my rights" declared Ford,
flushing up.
Then both spoke some bitter
words. neither backed down SUI
ficiently TO share the space and
each went home with an enemy for
life on his list.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
The Day i'm Davenport

workmen. He stated that soma
cities. Up to late hour yesterday
no action had been taken by the
council. Major Kindt of the gun
guards also was present He APP
peared on behalf of the shotgun
owners, who use the armory build
ing for drill. He pointed out that
if the building was given over to
the munitions workers, some other
place would have to be provided
for the shotgun guards.
TO Curb Social Diseases Based
on the suggestion of government
officials, an ordinance planned to
curb social disease is being drawn
up by the ordinance committee of
the city council The ordinance will
follow generally the lines Of the law
in Portland, Ore, which has been
adopted by the government as a
standard. Although the Portland
ordinance cannot be exactly follow
ed because of the Iowa law, it will
Dc uSSu dS Il DdSE lOI the lJdNHI-
port document Among other
things, the new ordinance probably
will require a more strict registra-
ton of the names of all persons
afflicted with social disease. It
probably will provide for the estab-
lishment OF a public dispensary for
treatment of those afflicted, and
will contain other clauses calculat-
ed to curb social diseases to a great
extent
Red Cross Parade.-A parade Of
Red Cross workers of the city is
announced for Saturday, May is, at
$50, in anticipation of the second
war fund and opening of the mil
lion dollar Red Cross drive of Mon
day, May 20. All workers are ask
ed to be at Red Cross headquarters
at the Commercial club in their
uniforms and wells by 5:15 Satur-
day, that the parade may start
promptly at $50. The company
will be formed into battalions,
marching on foot through the
streets. The order of march and
other details of arrangement to be
announced later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
Air Mail Service.

Inauguration yesterday of an aerial mail service
beween New York Philadelphia and Washington is
tn important step taken in this country in the
Utilization of the aeroplane for commercial purposes.
1t will go down in history event significant
The first steamboat trip, the opening Of the first
railroad line and the sending of the initial messages
by telegraph and telephone. The manner in which
the first consignments of mail delivered indi-
Gates that the system will be of practical value from
the beginning, and besidse it will be the Of
training flyers needed for work in France
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16

tages They bring the people Of each county to-
gether effectively than any other single agency,
and they serve as centers for the dissemination of
agricultural knowledge, helping to keep farmers
business Besides there is the recreation feature,
which is Of no small value Country people en-
titled to all the healthful diversion that their
way especially during the period between crop plant
ing and harvesting.
1t is conceivable that conditions might in
time make it advisable discontinue holding county
fairs but that will hardly be in 1918.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
The Winds of the
= .. sl:s.T World .::::ss:s55

night. mat
She Was a storm, Her ins.-rr.-.
was but an alaG touch Oh -.
to heighen the slga ton Fr.'3
slow. rhythmic swing She vo ~ {
.ais and fits and starts III Y
widest, utterly abandoning I'M '- y
a hurricane, sweeping q wlds ~
cie with her gauzy dress; and :.
the height of each eleme1tsi 81 e
max, In mid-whirl OF some ~, g'.-
amazing figure. she would sat y.
instrument TO screaming. unfu N.
German shouted "Bravofo ~
Ranjoor Singh nodded grave az ~
proval. ep-
"Kreuz blitzen,' swore the a.
man suddenly leaping to hqs r.,
and staggering.
And Yasmlul bounced IN ~
RanjoOr Singh could not see Nh.
had happened. but he sprang N NJ
feet and ran toward them. B1t ~
fore he could reach them Yasmi6l
had snatched the Germans pistsi
and tossed it 10 him, standing bset
from the writing German. wi.S
blazing eyes, and looking too lovsi-.
to be human. She did not sDsas
She looked.
And Ranjoor Singh looked h,
Under the writing German ~
back again over him, there orawIa,
a six-foot hooded cobra, seeming
to caress the carcass of mis- prev
He will be dead In fYe-ta,
minutes" said Yasmini, and then
| will catch my snake azainl y
you want TO ask him questions Won
had better hurry"
Then Raujoor Singh recalled the
Offices that men had done for him
when he was wounded. He asked
the German If he might send mes
sages, and to whom. But the dvirg
man seemed to be speeches.. ana
only writhed. It was nearly min
ute before Ranioor Sing OWNED
his purpose, and pounced on tina
hand that lay underneath him. He
wrenched away another pistol only
just in time. The snake crawls8
away, and Yasmini coaxed it back
into its basket.
mo" she said, when he IS dead
we will drive back to Delhi and
amuse ourselves! You shall run
away to fight men you never quar-.
relied with, and I win govern IN
dia, Is that not so?"
Ranjoor Singh did not answer
her. He kept trying again and
again to get some message from tho
German to send perhaps to a
friend in Germany. But the map
died speechless, and Ranjoor Singh
could find no scrap of paper on
him or no mark that would give
any clue to his identify.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
Disseminating County Fairs.

In Ohio the state auditor proposes to stop nty
fairs for the period Of the war, on the grounlat
they are not SER supporting, taking large sumsm
state and county treasures, and that they heto
create unnecessary rail traffic TO the hindranSf
the transportation OF necessaries. especially coal
1. is agreed that county fairs do cost money!
create extra rail traffic, but it is a question whe,
the benefits they bring do not Offset the disadg
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
Yarns OF the Spy Scare Man.

Yarns of the Spy Scare Man.
The spy scare man lies awake
late at night trying to conjure up
some frightful story for the pub
lie. Last summer, you may recall
he landed a dandy yarn about the
German peddlers who were dis
tributing court plaster through the
rural section of the country, each
lot being alive with the germs of
lockjaw. 1t never occurred to the
startled reader that no one seemed
to develop lockjaw in the wake of
these imaginary German agents.
But the yarn proved a good scare,
all right, and it survived until the
U. S. Public Health Service gently
laid it at rest after a careful bac-
THEOLOGICAL and incubation test OF
numerous samples of the harmless
court plaster.
When the authof of this yarn
had squandered all the money he
had made out of it he began to
cast about for more stories. The
popular microbe phobia having
proved a lucrative field of endeav-
or. the author of the yarn next
had an alleged German spy actu-
ally arrested somewhere in New
York on the charge of having in
his possession virulent cultures of
the following disease germs, those
of scarlet fever, measles, and / for
get just what else. Somehow this
story didn't go like the other. May
be because the prolific author had
neglected to inform himself thar
the germs of measles and scarlet
fever have never been isolated.
The Industrious young man now
decided to LAY off, the germ hoax.
He began looking over the food
supply. The sugar looked tempt
ing, so he told off number of
German spies to put ground glass
powder in the sugar-probably be-
cause he had learned from scien-
tific authorities that one-seventh
Of our energy is derived from SUI
gar. He also decided that while
he was at it he might as well
sprinkle some ground glass in the
-four, too. Well, no one seems to
have suffered noticably from the
ground glass, as yet But the story
is going the rounds OF the papers
and the federal government is max
ing an investigation. Coarse pieces
of glass would certainly not be
wholesome to eat-but any one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16

To Fight Charges.-With the an
nouncennent by union leaders that
George W. McGill, street car mo-
torman, intended to fight charges
lodged against him in his labor
union, Chairman Sam T. White of
the Scott county council of defense,
declined to make any statement as
to what action the government in
tends to take. THE matter has
passed out of our hands" Mr.. White
said. ut has gone into higher Of
fetal circles and we have nothing
further to do with it MOtorman
McGin was made the object of
custer charges in his union after
he had refused to contribute to a
fund being raised to purchase a
service flag. He was alleged to
have made obscene remarks in re-
gard to the men who were raising
the fund, and in regard to the flag
itself 1t is understood that a
number of affidavits are in the
hands of government officials in re
gard to the incident. If McGill de
cides to fight the charges, as union
leaders say he has declared he will,
it will be necessary for jury of
the union men to be subpoenaed.
The matter will then be taken up
by the union according to the rules
of court proceedings.
o.
Teacher Dies.-Miss Marie Brandt.
a lifelong resident of this city,
passed away at the home of her
mother, Mrs Wilhelmina Brandt,
No. 2 Andersen apartments. Death
terminated an illness of several
months duration, heart trouble be-
ing the cause of death. The deceas-
ed was born in Davenport March
16, 1892 She was graduate of
the public and high schools and
also of the Teachers Training
school.
Wants Club HOuSe.-In the in
terests of the munitions workers at
Rock Island arsenal, Major Miller,
stationed there, appeared before
the city council in committee of the
whole with a request that the old
armory at Fifth and Main streets
be turned into a club house for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16

Englanis strategy in closing the canals at Zee
brugge and Ostend may be likened to that Of plug
ging up the hole while the is out. At least that
is the explanation that offers itself when reads Of
greatly Increased losses Of Uboas lately Returning
from long exhausting cruises, the submarine crews
are forced 10 make detour to get home and while
doing possible that they easily fall vic
Tins to their enemies
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16

In the United States would expect some news
paper to come to the front with offer Of place
its staff to a discredted military leader, but
somehow employment of General Maurice military
correspondent by London daily does not conform
tc our notion of the way they do business in the
Uaited Kingdom. Probably still have good deal
to learn of the quality of British democracy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16

An increase in freight and passenger rateaYef-
essary to put the railroads Of the country on aging
basis and the government now is in position teter-
mine pretty accurately what it will take to- this
passenger rates Hlinoisans, at the propos rate
will have to pay little more than they didlrng
the recent period when the 2-cent law was ftiga-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16

Sergeant Frank Lanckton, order
~ OF General John J. Pershlng Tor
the past 10 years, recently sailed
for France after having been tenn
porarlIy detached from hts chief 70
accompany Secretary Baker back 70
America. He was the constant al
tendant Of the secretary OF war
throughout his tour abroad. Iae
days he spent I'm Washington AFTER
Secretary Baker returned Wefe
restless ones, for he was anxious 70
get back 10 his chief His devotion
TO Pershing after having been WIN
him in the Philippines, the Dulca
East Indies, Japan Mexico and Eu-
rope disproves the adage that no
man is a hero 10 his valet Lanch'
ton is a native OF Cleveland. ID
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16

According to Louisville newspapers $50 cas- OF
boot1egging is fair average grist for the Nasile
notice court on Monday mornings Making al
Iowance for the exaggeration that municipal a1rate
rivalry might inspire it remains plain that theolice
of the Tennessee capital have fairly busy tinof it
or Sundays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16

The chap who tried to introduce horse sense in
the White house by riding equine up the capitol
steps no doubt had brilliant dea but if he had I'M
dertaken to execute it at the doors of of the
chronic critics of the administration he would have
really aligned himself with the eternal fitness of
things
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16

British losses during the recent German drive
the heaviest they have suffered in the war,
the figures coming in show The only consolation
for the allies is the knowledge that the losses of the
enemy have been much greater. How long will
people continue such fearful shedding of blood
to satisfy the ambitions of its rulers?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16

In Europe the Bolshevik just now are fighting
anarchists; in Asia they fighting the Mongolans,
and here they fighting the government. Like
the Irish they continue show the greatest enthus
iasm in carrying the anywhere except to the
Germans
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
Beer. a chen

Beer chemist employed by the National Laun-
drymens association has discovered, makes an ex-
cellent substitute for soap Perhaps that is the
son why people who use so much of the one
use SO little of the other.