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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03
Vocational Education.

Many persons are proclaiming that the has
revealed fundamental weaknesses in our present
school system One Of these weaknesses they proceed
to declare is the failure of the system provide
kind Of technically trained men-mechanics, etc
which the war demands. 1t is not made clear by
these persons Just how in times peace any school
system could prepare groups Of men for jobs which
they could undertake except in times of war To
peace for times OF war which every nation must learn
and must learn thoroughly
Perhaps new spirit may be enthused into our
Educational systems and methods by the heroic efforts
which are now being made to train quickly the men
for which the emergency has created a demand.
The federal board for vocational education and
the various state boards have been doing all in their
power to assist the federal government in meeting
these demands. It is doubtful, however whether we
shall reach any distinctly point of View in the
matter of vocational education Two views have
been prominent for many years. One view seems
TO require very straight and narrow preparation
for entrance into trade without charging and
beralzng influence Of subjects not related directly
to the trade The other view is that no trade or in
dusriaI education is sound which does not give the
Individual an all round education along with his
trade education which does give him versatility
and capacity for promotion along with special
skill in some particular field.
The three supervisors acting for the stgte board
for vocational education in Illinois have fine op-
portunity to study the vocational situation and
TO assist in creating and maintaining sound phil
osophy and an effective plan for vocational educa-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03
Nothing More Than Expected.

4 charge which has been made to the effect that
the city commission in adapting its policy Of
tailment TO meet the deficit Of revenue due to vot-
ing out the saloons is prompted by revenge because
Of the defeat Of the tax proposition is not only sheer
nonsense. but is really unjust
TIE Argus has not always agreed with the city
administration, but IL believes In fairness. 1t is not
known that auy effort was made OF the part Of the
commission rs d whole or individually to have the
tax proposition carried. Facts that justified the in
crease were set forth by the commission in an in
teIIigent and comprehensive manner. While two of
the members were known to favor the increase on the
basis OF common sense aud thought Of the fnterests
OF the city it was understood that three Of the com
lnissoners were mot only opposed to the proposition
in the latter days Of the campaign, but Of them
went 50 far as is work against it, This seems para
doxical and uaozpaiuaa-e. except the theory that
there are men IL as world so tenDeramentalIy con-
ettuted that tleyturn against their own ideas and
convictions the moment they End that other people
are inclined TO agree with them.
The administration advised the people in advance
that sweeping -et.euc1mgat would be inevitable
unless the people voted the tax and in adopting the
method looking TO that rerrenchment the commits
sion is but pursuing an unavoidable course It is
unfortunate that the IRE department should be hit.
among other things, bat that anticipated What
IS more. reduction OF the efficiency Of the depart
naent must necessarily result in increased rates Of
Insurance together with loss ofaa apprecabIe degree
Of the protection which the people have been accus-
a9ed to have against fire loss. Right here it may
be said that the sin Of omission regards the aerial
auto truck. the absence Of which has been conspic-
uoasly shown ia ROCK Island, viii have as much TO
10 with the boosting o1 insurance rates as the re-
aaetton In ths equipment ard BE number Of men.
The Argus has felt for over year, and has not
hesitated 10 SO express ITSELF that the city should
have bought this truck when the going was good.
sad it lad The advantage Of the saloon revenue. To
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03
Heinie and His Pay.

The German soldier draws about cents day as
pay for his services. OF this lie turns back cents
toward the cost Of his dinner which usually con-
sists of some kind of a stew. Outside Of that he
gets only black bread and coffee and he is tempted
to spend stn more out of his meager wages for
edibles. However, extravaganza is severely pun
ished Each soldiers savings aze kept in bag sus-
pended about his neck and periodically the bag is
opened and the contents inspected by officers.
Germany in its financial relations with its SOL
dicrs, rivals the proverbial stunt Of the meanest
man, who gave his children penny apiece to go
without supper and then charged them cent each
for breakfast. And still Heinie thinks his govern
ment is the best in tie world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03
T'IH[IE> DAILY SHORT STORY

Mrs. Nivchlakoff married again
an old sweetheart of her youth,
and Olga breathed with a new feel
ing of freedom.
In spite of the fact that in Mon
on, Indiana, Olga would have been
looked upon as a terrible young
person, she was a demure, conven
tional. little thing deep down in
side. Her mother was immeasur-
ably Mortified on her last visit to
Olga in New York to ind that
young woman with fluffy shorn
hair after the style Of New York S
bohemia.
But the conventional Olga went
blithely on her unconventional
way. She was making sixty dol
lars a week now, and she and
Clara Sommers, the newspaper
woman with whom she lived put
their savings together and found,
to their JOY. that they had enough
for a modest little home in the
country. So the summer Olga was
27 they chose a pretty little place
within committing distance OF New
York. That same summer Olga s
salary was raised to seventy-five
dollars a week. and she decided TO
get a small car. The car necessi-
tated a garage, and the garage
needed a builder, so the village
carpenter was called into consul
tation and given the job.
AT two O'Clock the following Sat
urday afternoon, Olga arrived from
the city hot and eager for the cool
bath that - aited her She slipped
into. fresh Clothes and pulled a
bright-colored smock over her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03
THE INTENTIONS of OLGA.
tBy Ines M'DonaldD.

Wy 1AIitS DOldiuJ J.
By birth Olga Mivchlakoff was
half American, but in looks and
temperament, all Russian When
she was six years old her Ameri-
can mother had brought her back
10 Indiana, never again TO return
10 the old. tumbledown estate OF
her Russian father At the time
she had no understanding Of the
reason for this, and though she
never missed 10 any extent her
gruff, Tough-bearded father, she
did dream of the old half-ruiued
castle in which she was born, and
the sturdy. kindly peasants who
were SO like children all grown
up.
BY the time she was 16. the fine
thread of her dreams had woven
itself into the fabric of desire
the desire to be an artist, and her
American mother, being an intel
ligent as well as a practical per-
SON. saw to it that Olga should get
the best art training obtainable in
the locality IN which they lived.
But when she was 90 Olga haa
outgrown the possibilities OF that
locality. and with a little sigh her
mother sent her to New York. -
Her mother was much surprised
a little more tkan a wear later
when Olga wrote that she wa.
working in a commercial studio
at thirty-five dollars a week, for
she herself had been teaching
school for fifteen years and had
only reached twelve hundred a
year. However, two years later
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03

oh" she threw up her hands
in mock despair, hes lempeFa-
mental. too
And y all happened Just as ha
feared it would. The next after
noon he came over just TO look
over the work-he never worked
on Sunday at his trade, but the
girls were working.
They pressed him 10 stay 20 sup
per, and reluctantly he stayed
And afterward Olga sat with him
in the shadows and chartered on
and on.
Now that you approve OF me
more" she said, you can see no"
easy l am to understand. can't you
Steve"
Il don't suppose" he said, slow
~. you'd hurt anyone on pur-
pose" his strong hands grippe2
tight her arms and he looked doNI
into her upturned face trying 20
read her heart through the DARK
ness. Il don't suppose you woula'
but after you'd made me love yo1
what did you figure % do aoou'
it?"
"Oh, Carpenter-mau, mlrmureu
Olga. leaning toward him eagefb'
after I'd made you love me, ! lis-
ured on marrying you, sieve.
OF course her friends said sho
was a lsol her talent and cultaIe
wasted that they could netsi
have anything in common, but 20
other night | saw them at res
taurant and certain quesuon
keeps recurring TO me, "WhaL Y
this wonderful thing that has nap
pened TO Olga MiychlakoftF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Diet and rheumatism.

Kindly tell me what state or city
would effect the cure of joint rheu-
nfatism and nervousness. Have had
bad teeth extracted six months
ago, but no improvement yet DO
YOU advise eating acid fruits such
as straw berries, cherries, etc, ana
drinking buttermilk? IN. l.. k.)
Answer.-Geograp is not a fac
tor in the treatment OF joint dis
ease. Having some bad teeth eX-
tracted is not exactly efficient treat
ment, you understand. Since JOINT
disease is most frequently infec-
thus (bacteriaD l know no parnc-
ular reason why one SO afflicted
should not eat acid fruits and drink
buttermilk
The Hot Weather and Baby's MILK.
My baby, II months old, has been
brought up almost exclusively on
diluted cows milk. Now as the
warmer weather arrives l find 1t
almost impossible to keep the milk
in proper condition, and this year
we cannot afford ice. Would it be
safe TO give condensed or matted
milk and gradually reduce the
number of bottles and add other
foods? Mrs. w. J. ID
Answer-It would be safe, but
not advisable. The baby should
have had soft boiled or poached egg,
meat broths, thoroughly stewed
fresh vegetables strained, cereal
gruels, and fresh fruit juice or
stewed fruit pulp these last two
months. Better to boil the milk
about a minute, and then keep it
cool by standing it in pail which
is itself kept standing in pan of
water, the pail covered with burlap
which hangs in the water SO that it
is constantly wet. Evaporation thus
keeps the milk cool.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03

pretty bobbed head, then skipped
out into the garden to watch the
progress of the garage building
which was half completed.
Stephen Niles, the village car
penter. saw her coming He was
mailing the sheeting on the roof,
scrambled up the ladder and slid
along the slanting roof toward
him.
You're getting along beautiful
ly. aren't you?' she smiled.
"Oh, fair" conceded Stephen
Niles.
He had given women but little
thought until he saw Olga Mivchla-
koff, but he thought her the
strangest creature OF them all, and
at the same time the most wonder
full.
When they descended from the
roof that afternoon she sat on a
sawhorse in the shade and non
chalantly watched him measuring
and saving some boards.
You don't quite approve of me,
do you. Stephen"
He laid down his saw deliber-
lately. Most people don't approve
OF what they don't understand. e
he said, looking at her thoughtful
ly.
You blessed mani" she laughed
"Did you know that you were a
philosopher
II know this much he said
slowly. II can't do any work
when you are around. / haven /
done Q dollars worth since you
came this afternoon"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03
As Only Experienced Ones Are
Wanted, Society Leaders, We In
fer, Need Not Apply.

washington, D. c., TimeS).
Wanted women dishwashers :;
experienced women preferred. Mod
el Lunch, 724 14th n. W.
NIB. CAME to US with what he
thought was a bright idea. He said
that, inasmuch as his house was
originally painted yellow, though
now sadly in need Of a touching up,
he thought he would express some
pro-German sentiments in public
land see if he couldn't get it repaint-
ed for nothing We told him he'd
better wait to have his house paint
ed until he needed a necktie, too
because the ones who would put the
new coat of yellow paint on his
house might feel inclined, if he went
far enough in his -Germanism,
to present him with a necktie as
wei.
B. MAYNARD went home late the
other night and he was hungry.
The next morning he remarked to
Mrs. NJ:
81 don't think as much OF your
war biscuits as I do of your bread"
$50. it was you that got into the
dog biscuits!" came back his better
half.
IN mentioning the improvements
made by the war, in addition to the
elimination OF celluloid collars. with
the arrival Of cOnductorettes.> the
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times calls at
fA nr
PACED in soprano.
NOW that they are permitted to
sell each Gus toner but two pounds
of sugar certain Rock Island gro
GERS are trying to make up the diff
ference with the housewives by
giving them a sweet smile with each
purchase.
a HEADLINE in the Milan indie
pendent says ~~Full House Greets
Ferguson" The last time we were
greeted by a full house the other
fellow had four Of a kind.
THE other day when Bill S. Of
the composing room was feeling
rather piqued over being kidded
about his advanced age. a few gray
hairs having been pointed TO as evil
dence, he started out a denial by
saying:
why, those gray hairs don't
show I'm getting old"
Just then he was interrupted by
Bill K, who finished the sentence
for him with.
NO, that's just the ivory showing
through"
THOUGH ordinarily Austrian
and Italian names are a little too
much for the general public to pro-
nounce, we've discovered one which
we feel safe in betting every person
In Rock Island can give the proper
pronunciation. It is the name Of an
Austrian army division which. nat
urally enough. was formerl7 COM
manded by Emperor Charles. The
name OF the division is:
THE Third Edelweiss.
o. D. K
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03
Head Noises.

Head Noises.
Cracking or clicking sounds in
the ear are caused by spasmodic
contraction of muscles about the
Eustachian tube. The Eustachian
tube is the ventilator and drainage
tube which connects the middle ear
Cwhere the little bones called ham
mer, anvil and stirrup are housed)
with the back room OF the nose and
the attic of the throat.
A bubbling noise may be due to
secretion collected in the middle
ear, or in the Eustachian tube, as
in chronic Inflammation of the
middle ear aHd various chronic
troubles in the nose or upper throat.
Crealing noise may be produced
by an accumulation OF hardened
cerumen or wax in the outer ear
canal. or sometimes a foreign body
in the canal, especially in chill
dreu.
A pulsating hum or low hiss cor
responding in rhythm with the
heart beat or pulse accompanies
various cOngestions of the hearing
apparatus, not only disease OF the
ear but in other diseases, such as
heart and artery disease, high
blood pressure from any cause,
anemia (wear blood from any I'M
DERIVING disease
Injuries or disease of the internal
ear, the auditory nerve apparatus,
are common causes of musical
sounds, humming, whistling noises.
Though deafness often accompan-
les head noises, the presence of
head noises is independent of the
deafness and not at all an unfav-
orable omen as regards the out
look for relief of the deafness.
Head noises are annoying in di-
rect ratio with the sufferers isola-
ton. An individual who seeks soil
tude has little to distract attention
from the noises, dwells on his mis-
fortune and occasionally becomes
literally UbsesSed with it. In cheer
full company, in the street, in con-
tact with busy life his mind is
centered on -other things and the
head noises do not worry him.
know just how it goes, for l carried
a private brass band with me for
several years.
Noises in the ear become less
marked and more bearable as the
general health of the patient is
built up. They are made more an
moving by confinement indoors, by
working about very noisy machin-
cry, by indulgence in alcohol or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03
The Day In Davenport

I the McGinniS undertaking parlor5
in LeClaire this morning, having
been shipped to Davenport from
the Michigan city. The deceased
was born near LeClaire, Ia, Feb
Is, 1865, and was united in mai
riage to John Wilson in that town
Feb. Is, 1889.
Suspend Sentences.-A suspen-
sion of sentence in the case OF
Matt Timothy and Gustav Rooster
for so days was orfexed yesterday
from the state executives office at
Des Moines. Both men were tried
and sentenced for bootlegging and
were to start serving 80 days in
the county Jail yesterday. The
case will be further investigated.
VIII Be Speaker. = Assistant
County Attorney Weir will be the
principal speaker at the Fourth OF
July celebration at Forest park to-
morrow afternoon. Mr.. Weir will
deliver a patriotic address. Sew ar
al other speakers will be on the
program. The entertainment il
under The auspices of the Court OF
Honor.
Drops Dead. - Thomas Stolten-
berg, wealthy retired farmer resid-
ing on the Maysville road near
Walcott, fell dead on Harrison
street, between Fourth and Fifth
streets, at 6:35 p. m, Monday
Death was due to a stroke of apop-
leXy. Mr.. Stoltenberg came to
Davenport Monday to pay taxes on
his properties. He was preparing
TO go home and was walking north
on the east side of Harrison
street
Postpone Increase.-The new g.
cent rate on the Davenport, Gin
ton &, Muscatine interurban, which
was to have taken effect yesterday,
has been postponed until Saturday
July 6. The delay is occasioned
by the lateness in the arrival of
the courts order. which did not
reach Davenport until yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03

Reelected Treasurer. - AT the
meeting OF the city school board
held Monday afternoon, ]. D. Nc
CoIlister was reelected secretary
for the coming year. This election
marks the beginning of MI. McCol-
listers goth year as secretary of
the board. Five teachers were
elected to positions in the high
school and two to the grade
schools.
Take Up Traffic Rules.-The
proposition to restrict heavy traf-
fic on Main street will probably
come before the city council again
today. 1t is urged now by bust
ness men who see the overcrowd-
ing of the loop district by trucks
which instead Of coming to Main
street might be diverted TO Ma
quette, Ripley, Harrison or Rock
Island streets for the ascent of
the hill.
Fkecracker Raids.-Half a doz-
en- cannon and huge store of am
ed by the police yesterday marn-
ing in a general roundup of pre-
mature celebrators of the Fourth
of July. Over a dozen lads of ten
der years have been taken to the
station since Monday noon, reliev-
ed of their fireworks, ISctured and
released.
Wierd Eyidence.-A cheap, IN
loaded revolver and a bloody news
paper was the mute witnesses in
troduced by the city at the trial OF
Reuben Beckel and his wife. lii
Ian, arrested at their apartments
in the Henley building Monday
night on charge of disturbing
the peace.
Obituary Record. - Mrs. John
Wilson, a former resident of the
vicinity of Davenport, and living
for the last two years in Monroe.
Mich, passed away at her home
in that city Sunday morning at 10
O'Clock. The body was taken to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03

All the members of the. Wilson family hard
work in war activities. Mrs. Wilson knits for
the boys in the trenches. Miss Margaret is giving
concerts for the Red Cross. Mrs. Francis B. sayre
is leading war charities worker in Massachusetts
and Mrs W g. McAdoo makes speeches and sells
bonds AS for. Woodrow, he manages to keep fairly
busy around the White house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03
Something 10 Celebrate for.

A million u1H In France and 100000 on the fight
ing line.
This achievement Of the American people within
a year. announced at this time. viii give the ma
s5aaL independents anniversary tomorrow q greater
Significance tl-u it ever had before.
one hundred foEy-two years ago few thousand
esIonts.s. s-.tered along the Atlantic coast and
I.v..z ua-ar primitive conditions, proclaimed all mcn
lree and equal ana Set up government Of their own
10 prove AID sustain tho.r theories.
Vow this same people. grown numerous and pow
ersaI have st4e4 their lives and ali they possess to
give tie whole world opportunity to enjoy the heac-
fits taay themselves have realized.
Tho world never saw a great nation go 70 war
asking SO little Tor itself Never in history has a
country ffrst magnitude launched d military en-
.er-Ise ii tile face of such difficulties. Probably in
no fed of human endeavor have such stupendous
handl1aps been met and overcome as the war depart
nent OF the United States has grapped with since
the beginning of the present hostiiGes.
a million men in France. two million in training,
tie task ii feeding and partly financing our allies
successfully undertaken tie whole country organized
lon war basis and measures taken IN little more
tEau year to meet ON land on sea and in the air a
Zoe which has been preparing for geueratons-the
are facts and figures that America nay well pause
Tor day to consider and to celebrate over.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03

Pau-Ger1aan papers Intimate broadly for the
benefit Of Turkey and Bulgaria that Germany will
insist first pick when it comes to dividing the
loot Of war. IN fact the readiness Of the two little
allies to state their demands IS causing some con-
cern in Berlin. Turkey and Bulgaria are assured
1aeauingly that they are going to stand in dire need
of Germany before they are out OF the woods. In
other words. the kaiser seems to be breaking it
gently that there amt gola' TO be uo Ieayin's."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03
E IslAl AZ ITfN ldHB
BY WILLIAM BRADY PAD f1D.
kQTEp PtiNslctAN AN!

tobacco. by over eating and the in
testinal stasis of lazy, sedentary
habit
Drugs often cause hean noises.
Ouinine is we'll known offender.
SaIicylic acid or any of its deriVa-
tives, such as aspirin, is a frequent
cause of head noises.
The constant use of the telephone,
especially when exposed to the bru-
tally of the telephone shouter who
seems to think the conversational
voice will not carry far enough,
sometimes produces telephone
ear with annoying head noises.
The voice with the screech sins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03

this extent the commission has been neglectful.
However. there is nothing to be gained by crying
over spilled milk. The commission can do no other
way now than cut the cloth to fit the garment It
can spend only the money it has and the people
sure to suffer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03

Officially Illinois hss acted upon the suggestion
that sheep be pastured on public parks. Two hun
dred fifty are in a herd being kept on the grounds
Of the state far and capitol Springfield, while
nearly thousand more are maintained on the
lawns about state institutions,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03
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ID ISC O II D S
THE LAY OF THE COUNTRY


How dear to my heart Is the Steady
Subscriber,
Who paySNin advance at the first OF
each year;
Who Sends in his money and does
it quite gladly,
And casts around the Office halo
of cheer.
He never Says Stop it, l cannot af-
ford it,
Nor, I'm getting more papers now
than l can read, ,"
But always Says Send it, the family
likes it,
INTACT We all.fnd it the thing that
we need
How we welcome his letter when
e'er it comes to us
How it makes our heart throb, how
ii makes our eyes dance.
We outwardly thank him, we in
wardly bless him,
The Steady subscriber who pays in
advance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03

1t is not an evidence of patriotism to waste pow
der or other explosives on the Fourth of July this
year Cut it ont
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03

# Heinje IS waiting for the Fourth before he
starts something lie viii find the YanEs ready. Amer
leans always did like little noise on the national
holiday.