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The sun., 1918-09-29
Why Authors Go Wrong.

ITO understand why authors 90 wrong We must
l. first understand how authors may 90 right.
The paradoxical rules which if observed will hold
the author to the path of virtue and rectitude may
be formulated briefly as follows
!. An author must write to make money first of
ALL and every other purpose must be secondary to
this purpose Of money making. ''.
The paradoxy inherent in this principle is that
while writing the author must never for single
moment think of the money he may make
z. Every writer must have stern and insistent
moral purpose in his writing, and especially must
he be animated by this purpose if he is writing
fiction .-'
The paradoxy here is that never under any cir
eumstances, may the writer exhibit his moral pur-
pose in his work.
j. A writer must not write too much nor must
he write too little. He is writing too much if his
successive books sell better and better he is writ
ing too little if each book shows declining sales
This may appear paradoxical, but consider: If
the writer's work is selling with accelerated speed
the market for his wares will very quickly be over
supplied. This happened to Mr. Kp1.ING one day.
He had the wisdom to stop writing almost entirely,
to let his production fall to an atenuated trckle
with the result that saturation was avoided and
there is now and will long continue to be good,
brisk, steady demand for his product
On the other hand, consider the case of Mrs
BLANK 1.-THE reader will not expect us to be either
so ungallant Or so professionally unethical or so
commercially unfair to give her name). Mrs.
BLANK wrote a book every two or three years, and
each was more of plug than its predecessor She
began writing book year, and the third volume
under her altered schedule was a best seller 1t
was also her best novel
The sun., 1918-09-29
Why? Why? Why?

Then whyf why? why do the authors 60 wrongi
Because, if VIC must say it in plain English, they
disregard every principle of successful authorship
When they have written a book or two and have
made money they get it into their heads that it is
ignoble to write for money and they try to write
for something else-for Art, usually But it is
impossible to write for Art, for Art is not an end
but means. When they do not try to write for
Art they try to write for an Ethical Purpose but
they exhibit it as inescapably as if the book were
pulpit and the reader were sitting in a pew. In
deed some modern fiction cannot be read unless
you sitting in pew, and a very stiff and
straight backed pew at that; not one of these old
fashioned, roomy, high walled family pews such as
DICKENS let us sit IN, pews III which one could be
comfortable and easy and which held the whole
family pews in which you could box the childrens
ears lightly without doing it publicly; no! the
pews the novelists make us sit in these days are
these COMPOUNDED modern pews which stop with
jab in the small of your back and which are no
better than public benches, but are intensely more
able-pews in which, to ease your misery
you can do nothing but look for the mote in your
neghbors eye and the wrong color in your neigh
Dor s cravat.
Because-to get back to the why's Of the authors
because when they are popular they oyerpopi-
larize themselves, and when they are unpopular
they lack the gumption to write more steadily and
fight more gamely for recognition. We don't mean
critical recognition, but popular recognition. How
can an author expect the public, his public, any
public, to go on swallowing him in increased
amounts at meals placed ever closer together-for
any length Of time9 And how, equally, can an
author expect public, his public, or any public,
TO acquire taste for his work when he them
a sample once week. then once month, then once
year? Why, person could not acquire taste
for olives that way.
Virtuous Mr. Johnson
The sun., 1918-09-29
Virtuous Mr.. Johnson.

We have no desire to be personal for the sake of
being personal but we have every desire to be per-
sonal in this discussion for the sake of being i'm
The sun., 1918-09-29
Can a Man Serve Two Masters?


money and morality? Foolish question No. 5S914!
He not only can but he always does when his work
is good.
A painter-a good painters man who burns
TO enrich the world with his work and is determined
to make the world pay him decently for it. A
good sculptor is a man who has gritteG his teeth
with a resolution to give the world certain beautiful
figures for which the world must reward him-or
he will know the reason why! A good corset manu-
facturer is man who is filled with an almost holy
yearning 10 make people more shapey and more
comfortable than he found them-and he is fanati-
caly resolved that they shall acknowledge his
achievement by making him rich
For that's the whole secret. How is man to
know that he has painted great portraits or land
scapes or carved lovely monuments or made thou
sands shapelier and more easeful if not by the
money they pay hmf How is an author to know
that he has amused or instructed thousands if not
by the size of his royalty checks7 By hearsayY By
mind reading? By pucking the petals of daisy
"They love me. They love me not''f
Every man can and must serve two masters, but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
WILL OPEN new
QUARTERS SOON
Ready for Occupancy MOnday-Pa-
triotic League Disbands Until
Next Fall.

Last Monday at the general as
sembly at the high school the hon
ors were given out to the girls of
the Young Women's Christian asso-
citation Patriotic league to be work
ed on this summer.
The girls have decided to discon-
tinue their meeting until school
starts again next September. All
summer the girls will work dill
gently at the honor, and at the first
meeting next September they will
make their report and at that time
they will be rewarded. Some of
the things the members will work
for are: personal appearance,
health, home, Out-of-doors, patriot
ic, garden and conservation honors.
At the last meeting there were 297
girls enrolled and many new mem
bers were taken into the league.
Yesterday morning the pictures
and all small articles were taken
from the old Y. W. c. A. rooms in
the Central Trust building to the
new building and this morning the
furniture was moved. The board
of directors believes that in the
next two days the rooms can be put
in order and by Monday morning
formally opened for work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
At the BLACK Hawk

When a woman loves, she is ready
to make any sacrifice. That is the
moral OF Her Silent Sacrifice"
the gripping heart interest photo
drama in which Alice Brady, the
Select pictures star, will appear at
the Black Hawk theatre today. Her
loved one, an American artist, has
great talents, but needs the support
of some influential person to fur
Their his career The arrival of
Prince Boissard, an old roue, gives
her the opportunity, and the I'M
sophisticated little country girl
promises to give herself to him in
return for his aid to the young ar
tist The prince fulfills his part
OF the bargain, and in the meantime
plies the girl with every luxury
and attraction of smart Partisan
society life After the artist re-
ceives the grand prize, the girl car
ries oIt her part of the agreement
by publicly acknowledging the
prince as her lover; but the fate
which watches over true lovers
saves her from the greatest sacri-
flee Through the princes Hindoo
servant, the tangle is finally I'M
ravelled, and 'the man and the
maid" embarked together upon the
blissful seas of matrimony.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30

I. L. harms. who viii depart
June for California to engage in
sbipbuilding work. was the guest
of honor at d party given Tuesday
evening by the Sons and Daugh-
tiers OF Veterans at Memorial hall
I'm the court house. a large num-
Der OF friends were present for
the occasion and a feature OF the
evening was the presentation OF a
program which consisted of a
piano solo by Miss Edith F'ricke; a
vocal solo by Earl StrGpp: patri-
otto readings by Mrs. Faye Hough-
Mccarthy. patriotic songs by Mrs
J. J. DeVaney and an original
poem by Mrs. Violet Reddig which
was dedicated to MT. Harms and
was in appreciation Of his sery-
ices as commander of the Sons Of
Veterans. Mr. Harms was present
ed with a gold pen and an iron
cross, the latter the emblem of the
Sons OF Veterans which was in ap
probation of his excellent work as
commander during which time the
membership of the tent has been
doubled. Mir Harms replied in a
fitting manner and expressed his
thanks for the gifts and told Of
his pleasure in the work Of the
tents. Light refreshments We're
served at the conclusion of the
program. Mr. Harms mother from
indianapolis, Ind. was an out-of-
town guest as was Leslie Atkin-
son who is at the Great Lakes Ma
val training station.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
Augustana Alumni Officers.

Grant Hultberg was elected presi-
dent of the Alumni association of
Augustana college Tuesday at the
annual meeting held in the college
gymnasium. The list of officers
follows:
First Vice President - L. ".
King.
Second Vice President-Rev. n.
W KrOn, Dayton. Iowa
/ Third Vice President-Mrs. Ag-
nes Braney-Eckman, jamestown,
y. Y.
Secretary-L. f. Jones, Rock Is
land
Member Executive Board-Dr. G.
A. Andreen.
The treasurer Is appointed by the
executive board.
The association by resolution will
ask the board of directors OF the in
stitution To make alumni dav a
special feature OF the commence
ment exercises next spring The
association scholarship now has
S640 in its fund and in the coming
year viii be raised TO 81 900
Covers were laid for 125 former
students. members of the alumni
at the annual banquet served in
the gymnasium at l O'Clock Tues
Gay. A brief address was given by
r. g. Blair, state superintendent of
schols who delivered the COM
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
On County Records
Warranty Deeds.

Katherine L. Mcdonald, ct al, to
Alexander Mcdonald, part lots
and 5, block 2, Schnell's first addi-
ton, Rock Island, ST.
Alexander Mcdonald to RATHER
inc, Bessie and John Mcdonald,
north 40feet lot 4. block 2. Schnells
first addition, Rock Island, ST.
John ". Bower and wife to Har-
ry Ainsworth, part lot 8, block C,
Edgewood Park addition, Rock Is
land, $4,000
Thomas and Sarah R. Welsh, Jr.,
to +. NJ. Dunno Catholic bishop of
Peoria(, part lot Z, block 1, Tricks
addition, Moline.
p. H. Hill and wife to John A.
Walter, tract in part northeast
quarter section 81 and part in
northwest quarter section 26, 20,
2e, 81.
Guyer & White to Fred H. Rails
back, lot Is, block PA, New Shops
second addition, East Moline, 81.
Carl c. Russ and wife TO Ira
Southwood. east 100 feet of lot IA,
Dodge's addition, East Moline, 81.
w. r. Lambert and wife to Anna
Johnson, south feet lot 5. A. c.
Darts subdivision of outlot .. ].
W. Spencer's third addition, Rock
Island, 81
William Hayt and wife to Thorn
as Welsh, lot 4. block 3. Third
Wheelock Fifteenth street addition,
Moline. S4.700.
Gustaf L. Johnson to William B.
Sammel. lot 3, block 1, Reads sub
division of outlet A. Stewards sec
ond addition, Moline, ST.
Carl L. Dralle 10 Alfons Beert,
lot 8, George Harshburg's addition,
East Moline. 81.
August w ROsene, ysexecutor,
TO Frank Perkins. north 20 feet lots
6 and 7. block 80. Lower addition,
Rock Island, S1,700.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30

Dear Mrs. Thompson: l often
see in your columns the advice to
girls to be careful about showing
a man that they love him. You say
that a girl should pretend indiffer-
ence if she wishes to win him.
OF course, you must know human
nature better than l do, but l hope
the majority of men are not like
that mean the kind who would
turn a girl down when he found
she cared for him. That kind
doesn't deserve to have any girl
friends. The few men l know | am
glad to say are not like that. How
a girl can like man who has to
be run after and then held on to
after he has been caught" is some
thing l can't understand. 1 never
could care for one 1 was afraid of
losing. 1t seems to me that any
man worthy of the name would care
the more for a girl he knew loved
him. He ought to and l believe
does feel honored if a self-respect-
ing girl loves him and is not asham-
ed to show it.
I should like to hear from some
of the men on this subject. l want
to know the kind of girls they do
like. FERN.
l try to be open-minded and am
always grateful when some one
points out to me where my ideas
and observations are wrong. 1t has
always been my opinion that the
thing people want most is that
which they are not sure they can
have. A man should feel honored
when he learns that a girl loves
him whether he returns that love
or not, but in many cases, unfor-
tunately, the man is bored and
wishes the girl would devote her
attention to some one else. A great
many girls show their love for men
in an unwise way. They telephone
the men frequently and invite them
to call or suggest that they go
somewhere. l think you can see
that indifference would be refresh
ing to man who has been run
after.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
FUNSTON TROOPS
GOING EASTWARD
Men Trained BY General Wood
Drill Here for Exercise and
Show Proficiency.

Rock Island had evidence yes
terday afternoon of the efficiency
of the training given men at Camp
Funston under direction of General
Leonard Wood, whose disposal by
the war department has aroused a
sharp controversy. Seventy-five
care loaded with troops, who had
been in his division, passed through
the city in the afternoon and dur
ing the night, bound for some point
in the east.
A number of the companies
stopped at the Thirty-first street
station long enough to be drilled
for exercise. The men are deeply
tanned and are as husky a lot as
have been seen here. They went
through their movements with a
snap and precision which spoke
well for the manner in which they
have been trained.
Buy War Savings StamDs-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
At The Snencer Square.

The management of the Spencer
Square theater is presenting a
wonderful picture in over the
Top" which is being shown all
this week, Saturday inclusive. The
play depicts the great world dra-
ma of today in which men from
nearly every home in America are
playing a part, a photoplay hav-
ing for its star a man who has eX-
perienced the very episodes he re-
counts, who fought and suffered
and won a nations gratitude who
was as great a hero in the real
drama as he is in the screen pro-
duction.
Sergeant Employs famous phrase
over the Top, the title of his
book and of the picture, has be-
come Americas war cry. There
is not a child but knows for what
it stands, and not a loyal Ameri-
can who does not utter it with j
thrill. This great nations slogan
and the name Empey take their
place in Americas history to be
handed down to posterity.
1t is to be hoped that Sergeant
Empey may appear here in person.
Since he began lecturing on the
war the sergeant has appeared be-
fore hundreds of thousands of
people in the big cities of the
country, and it is declared that he
will appear in practically every
town of Importance before he re-
turns to the fighting front.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
Daily Bulletin
Food and Fuel

The United States food admins
tratIon, through its local board, pro.
pares the following statement dl
prices being paid wholesalers by re-
tailers for the staples named and thi
retail prices which should be charg
ed in Rock Island. Moline and East
SUGAR CPer 1870 Lbs)
Retailer pays. should pa
Best gran
uIated. SOB 90s
FLOUR (Per Bag)
(Well known advertised mill bFanAI
in cotton bags.J
4 Dbl. .2.7s TO 2.Sj 2.S5 to 3le
4 Dbl. lao to I47hL47M 10 l5js
RYE MEAL (Per Bag
1914 lbs.l.45 10 l.55 10 TO ip
CATALAN FLOUR IFer pagl
10 lbs. =. 80 to .55 IS 70 ~
CORN MEAL (Per BagD
lbs. 50 to .55 so to So
RICE CPer Lib
F 5,9;s Id Rds: ~. 70 70 52 g 10 10 y
BEANS (Per LIB
L Rfeasl ~: i. Is TO TO Il. .iS IS IS e u
Full cream
CUT. 81 TO .2S 30 10 10
whole -. .2sh to So "a to IS
to order. .2sh TO 80 &c to .5is
(Per doz cans) (Per can
SYRUPS
4. II ib....I.s24 to I.s5 10 TO !,
p. ....3.s5 .40n 70 ~
~ b. ...1.40 10 70 's'
~ ID. lbs tol.s5 le to AZ
10. ....4.65 TO 4.75 SIN 20 az
10 Id. ...S.SO 1890 81 "a 10 .s4a,
POTATOES per Bu.l
Per bu. 100 to 100 lao 20 ltg
MILK, ENAPORATED tPeT cam
Large -. ,I2z 10 10 - 70 ~
Small 80. .0bA 10 90 ~ o3z 10 va
BUTIER (Per L0.J
Creamery. "a
pl fresh. q q to 10 4. a. /. - 10 % ;;
OLEOALAkGARlNE-
ton,.... .2s to 80 80 to ."
t on 81 to SO so to =,
other commodities VIII Dc aos"
from time TO time. AL
Note.-Cousumer are advised 'a-.
the pslces above quoted are loI - a.
day following publication, Ihv a
sumner should not pay IN excess
the figures quoted The CONSUMER i g,-
lend cooperation by trading eIsg
where II his dealer attempts
charge in excess OF the tOrese.'ass
figures. Prices are interpreted 49,
time TO time by the ROCK as. i A
county food Interpretation BoaIN'
body.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
7 III EAT r T.

many incidents which bear direct
" on the entry OF the United Sta
ties into the world war. cordial CO.
operation has been extended to the
producers by both military and
civil departments.
General Lester, in command of
the national army camp at Yon-
kers, New Yoorkg furnished de-
tachment of three hundred troops
for service in constructing the
trenches used in the battle scenes.
These scenes we're staged in and
near the French village built for
this picture. These troops work.
ing under the supervision of an
American army officer, who had
become thoroughly familiar with
trench construction in France.
built the elaborate trench system
employed by the Allied forces in
defending this village from the in
vading Germans. So successful
was the duplication of the trench
es actually used on the French bat
tie front, that the complete work
was pronounced perfect when in
spected by an officer of the French
army.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
Heart 1pHOmo
! 1,!1(DPODIOmcC~
y MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: | am a
young married woman of 26. My
husbands family are very relig-
ious and great church-goers and
expect me to go with them on
Sunday when / have my housework
to do. | have to do this housework
on Sunday because | work in an Of
flee during the week. My husband
does not care, but | hate to make
trouble in the family. Do you think
it is all right for me to take care
of my work on Sunday?
MABEL s.
/ think it is all right for you to
do your homework on Sunday.
You should be more independent
and not care what your husbands
people think since he himself does
not care.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am
young woman with good business
experience. l have a stepfather
who is very jealous of any atten-
tons my mother shows me. Re-
Gently 1 was offered a civil service
position in Washington. Shall /
accept it? AS things are, it is very
disagreeable to live at home and
hard for my mother to have me.
IN DOUBT.
Since you can be of service to
the government l do not think you
could make a mistake by accepting
the offer.
Dear Mrs Thompson: Do you
think it is best to marry a poor.
honest, hard-working girl or girl
with plenty of coin? BLONDY.
Principally a man should marry
for love But reason should be
shown even in case of love. If a
poor man married a girl who had
been used to money he would find
many drawbacks to his happiness.
and if a man who had been used to
a great deal married a poor girl
with no social training he probably
would feel dissatisfied at times if
he compared his wife with the wo-
men of his class who never had
cares to line their faces.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
Wheat Savers,

Potato Drop Cakes-Two cups
mashed potatoes, one-half cup oleo.
two cups corn syrup, two cups bar
ley flour, three teaspoons baking
and cinnamon, one-half teaspoon
powder, one teaspoon each of salt
each of nutmeg and cloves, one
half cup raisins or nuts.
Mix all together except the flour
and baking powder which should
be sifted and added last Drop by
spoonful on creased or Toured tin.
Bake in moderate oven.
Oatmeal Betty-Two cups cooked
oatmeal, four apples cut up small.
one-half cup raisins, one-half cup
sugar, one-quarter teaspoon CHINA
mon.
Mix and bake one-half hour.
Serve hot or cold. Any dried or
fresh fruits, dates or ground pea
nuts may be used instead of apples.
viii serve five people
Oatmeal Pie Crust-Two cups
finely ground oatmeal, one cup boil
ing water. one tablespoon fat.
Scald oatmeal with the water.
Add fat and mix thoroughly. Roll
very thin and line small pie or
tart tins with mixture. Bake in hot
oven.
Rice With Cheese and Tomatoes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
Chorns q. STAG Meefinr.

The ladies' chorus of the Helping
Hand Music club of Moline, COM
posed Of Rock Island and Moline
women and directed by Miss Mary
Lindsay-OIiyer has been asked 70
participate in the Illinois state con-
ference OF Federated Musical clubs
which will be held in Peoria June
I4-l7. The chorus viii take part
in program of war songs, and a
feature of the numbers they will
sing IS the war song, Thereafter.
written by Miss Oliver and which
is 10 be sung by special request Of
the federation committee Miss
Oliver has also been asked to give
a talk on choral music on the aft
eTnoon of June Is.
The ladies' chorus will take part
in the community sing TO be held
at Prospect park June 30, as will
the Harmony Male chorus, which is
also directed by Miss Oliver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
Mrs. Essex Honored at PARTY.

Mrs. W. L. Essex, wife of the rec
tor of Trinity Episcopal church,
was hOnored at a social meeting of
Trinity guild held yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. P. J. Dom
ahue, 2502 Eighth avenue. The aft
ernoOn hours were spent informally
and very delightfully."- and Mrs. DON
ahue served refreshments. Miss
Charlotte Custer was selected as
vice president of the guild to sue
coed Mrs A. J. Lindstrom, who is
moving to Chicago for residence
Plans were made for the annual
picnic of the guild which will be
held at the Watch Tower next
Thursday afternoon. Dinner will
be seryed at o'clock. In case of
rain on that day the members will
take their baskets to the parish
house and hold the picnic there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
Entertained With Illustrated Lee
fuTp

Members of the Reliance club of
Grace Lutheran church were enter
tanned yesterday afternoon by Vic
tor L. Frykman in his home, 1901
Twentieth street when J. II. Hau-
berg was the speaker. giving an il
Illustrated address on historical
places in Rock Island. The lecture
was full Of interesting Information
and proved very entertaining. A
brief business session was held and
at the close of the evening Mrs.
Frkyman served refreshments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
Program Sunday Concert.

The women of the First Methodist
church have arranged for a pat
riotic concert or community sing
TO be held Sunday evening at at
the church when the feature of the
program will be "A Prayer for
Belgium" given in pantomime by
six girls assisted by two Boy
Scouts. The program of services
follows:
Organ prelude-Miss Bessie Noft-
SKIER
Song America"
Prayer
Anthems Shadows of the Even
ing" (Shelly), choir.
Pantomime, "A Prayer of Bel
GUM"
Two songs.
Offering
Two songs.
Star Spangled Banner"
BenedictiOn,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
In the Movies.

Spencer Square and re-
mainder of week. Sergeant Arthur
Guy Empey in over the Top
Majestic Today and Friday, Rita
Jolivet in Lest We Forget
Fifth Avenue-Today, Beware of
Strangers" Pathe news.
Black Today. Alice Brady
in Her Sacrifice" comedy and
Ford weekly. Friday, Jack Pick
ford in "Freckles;" Burton Holmes
travelogue.