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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-09
HOSPITAL REJECTS
AMBULANCE OFFER

Officials at St Anthony's hospi-
tai have refused an offer of the city
commission to donate the police
ambulance to the hospital Mayor
Schriver was notified this morning
by letter from the hospital that the
ambulance could not be used.
The plan of the mayor now is
to have the ambulance rebuilt into
a hose and chemical fire truck for
station No. 6. This will mean that
a new ambulance probably will be
purchased by the commission, next
time to be smaller than the present
one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-09
CARPENTERS TO
VOTE ON SCALE
OF HIGHER PAY
Referendum on Question Of Asking
75 Cents an Hour VIII Be
Opened Tonight.

Carpenters in the tri-cities will
start voting Saturday night on the
question of asking an increase in
their wage scale Of rs cents an
hour, members of a committee from
the local informed the Quad-City
Builders association in session yes
terday at Rock Island.
Between 1000 and 1900 carpen-
tiers in the quad cities are affiliat-
ed with the union and will take
part in the referendum vote, ac-
cording to members Of the builders
association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-09

one of these Identification require
ments.
1T is especially desired that as
many of the world war veterans as
possible wear uniforms.
''The fair will afford an excellent
opportunity for reunions of veter
ans and the meeting in the morning
will voice the spirit of rejoicing
over the great victory for democ-
racy.
"a special rate of a fare and
one-haIf for the round trip will be
given on all roads during the fair,
Aug. 1923"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-09
TWO NEGROES PAY
FOR DISTURBANCE

Lena Ward and Claude Kelly,
both colored, were arrested and
fined in police court yesterday by
Police Magistrate D. J. Cleland for
disorderly conduct. According to
the police, the two were arrested
in a box car, creating a disturb
ance alone. Lena paid SO and
costs while Claude was assessed
only SIS and costs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-09
RIVER TRIP TO
Be GIVEN FOR
RETURNED men
Moonlight Excursion on Steamer
Complimentary to Those in
Service or Discharged.

An event without a precedent in
the tri-cities is to take place Aug.
IS, when all returned service men
Of. the three cities are invited to
attend an excursion given by the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-09
PARTIALLY BLIND 80 YEARS
SIGHT RESTORED BY DIR.
w. q. COFFEE.

d. X Foley of Winnebago. Ill,
had been losing his sight for about
80 years from inflammation, scars
and growths over the sight. He was
treated at an eye and ear inhrmary
and by other doctors with no bene-
fits. He was led into. DR.. W. o.
Coffee's Offices and a few months
treatment restored his sight nor
NAL. Mr.. Foley says he thinks it is
wonderful
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-09

ance Of service men only may be
secured, men applying for tickets
to the excursion are asked to show
evidence Of having been in one of
the branches Of the national forces.
These may be discharge papers,
victory buttons, W. C. c. service
pins, etc.
Evening journal., 1919-04-08
Food for Fifty Million
Germans is Vast Problem

suit was usually not tho prevention Of
food leaving those stations, but the in-
crease OF prices Of "schlcichhandcl"
goods. The merchants added so much
to the exorbitant prices os "fee5 for
good inspectors" bribery, II you want
20 call it that, but lot Of people are
susceptible TO il in Germany these hard
times.
"Schleichhandel" obviously can thrive
only when there is food in certain re-
gions. and in considerable quantity. In
the country districts there is consid-
cradle. Welmar, for example, was help
ed by the Government when the as
sembly was there on the theory that
Weimar could not feed the two or
three thousand guests Il would have
for several weeks. As a matter Of
fact, Weimar and the regions around
IL had plenty Of food, and the extra
supplies caused aplenty that could not
be equalled anywhere in Europe.
Similarly in northern country PROV
inces OF Germany, there is quantity
OF foods, but the people do not want
TO exchange 10 for paper money. This
is the principal trouble in many coun-
try districts. The farming people
shrewdly figure that food is lot more
valuable than paper money. When
credit and business become normal
food will come out voluntarily, ard 10
is doing so already, under the siimula-
iion Of high prices and the "schleich-
handeln artists.
But It is dear FAR too dear for the
poor and the aged. and the sick, and
for w0rkmcn's families with a number
Of children. This class is suffering for
all Germanys sins, and is continually
hungry and desperate. The allowances
Of food the poor get on their cards are
insufficient and OF inedible quality in
cities like Berlin The mortality is hieh
in this class, and for them Germany
does need food from the outside world.
food. which the government can control
and distribute where 10 belongs. rather
than sell at prevailing high prices.
Evening journal., 1919-04-08
Only One Corn
Peeler, "GetS-lt"

Follow the judgment Of the millions;
use "Gets-It" and be sure to be corn
and pain freel You'll say it's magic.
Costs but a trifle at any drug store.
Evening journal., 1919-04-08

Beware OF counterfeltsi Only recent
ly a Brooklyn manufacturer was sent TO
the penitentlary for flooding the coun-
try with talcum powder tablets, which
he claimed 90 be Aspirin
Don't buy Aspirin tablets in a pill
box. Insist on getting the Bayer pack
age with the safety "Bayer Cross" on
both packages and on tablets. No other
Wayl
You must say "Bayer." Never ask
for merely Aspirin tablets. The name
"Bayer" means you are getting the gen.
uine "Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin" proven
safe by millions of people.
In the Bayer package are proper di-
rections and the dose for Headache,
Tooihache, Earache, Neuralgia, Rheu-
matsm, Lumbago. Sciatica. Colds,
Grippe, In1uenzal-COlds, Neurilis and
pain generally.
"Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin" Ameri-
can made and owned. are sold in vest
pocket boxes OF ~ tablets, which cost
only a few cents, also in bottles OF
2i and bottles Of i00-also capsules.
Aspirin is the trade mark Of Bayer
Manufacture OF Nlonoaceticacidester Of
Salicylicscid.
Evening journal., 1919-04-08

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The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24
Save Your Temper and Your Time

TIME REAL GOOD SIMON-PURE POLITICIAN
never gets mad with his enemes-he makes friends
OF them-because getting mad don't get you anywhere,
or at least anywhere that you want to
The sensible who is not politician, and who has
no interest in them lets his temper away from
him while discussing politics, and loses any friends
because they do not with his views politics.
There is a straight and through the heat
and fury of any campaign, wherein reasonable man
may keep his sefrespect, vote he peases and keep
all his friends and although may for time turn
from him of his lack Of partsanshp, they will
in the end have greater respect for him.
From this time until the polls close next November,
the country going to devote less time to poll
ties elections of every character municipal county, state
and national, being the schedule.
Candidates galore, will be seeking the votes of the
people and many bitter arguments will arise but through
ALL the observance of the golden rule and of that other
old adage think twice before you speak" will keep you
in the best frame of mind through it ALL
We heartily commend the following this subject
from the Carroll Free Press:
'If we startedeout to find the source of of the
broken friendships firmly believe it would be to dis
cover that political arguments at the bottom Not
that we would have a close up like clam and not
voice his opinion of the topics of the day We encourage
that for honest exchange of opinions and suggestions
is mutually helpful to all.
political arguments by the man. who has not learned
to understand that there two sides to all questions
that the other entitled to his opinion that If
both are wrong the old world going keep turning
its axis just the samearguments by that class of men
are never helpful and they're always dangerous One
becomes mad the other gets madden what started out of
friendly interchange of opinions turns out to be a
matter of hastily spoken words often vile and
friendship is wrecked beyond repair.
Nothing gets man little political argument,
Nine times out of en-yes, ninetynne times out of a
hundredyou leave the other fellow of the opinion
he was when he started argue. You have lost lot of
your esteem for him because he didn't with
and what have you gained? Name one thing you have
secured from political argument that worth arguing
for and we'll never again raise voice against the
practice.
But until yov do we're going to contend that political
arguments are nothing short of foolishness."
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24
A Serious Local Problem

"HE RAILROAD CROSSING question presents one
of the most serious problems in Marietta on account
Of the number of grade crossings within the town
During the day hours of the week days Waterman is
kept six of these crossings but at night and on Sun
days they unguarded, and even with watchmen on
duty accidents might occur, the only safe and
permanent solution is to do away with grade crossings
This either carry the streets above the tracks, OF
to elevate the tracks, either of which will be great ex
pense although the long it will be less expensive
to the railroads. if Marietta is to into city,
and no one doubts that it will
The Polk street crossing at which fatal accident oc-
cured on Monday morning, might in our judgment be
carried under tracks easier than any of the others
We have no doubt that the railroad officials have given
thought to the situation here both with regard to
the crossings and passenger station but the
erty belongs the state and only leased by the N G.
St L. which turn has been for two years in the hands
of the government is not surprising that action has
been taken recently.
With such situation existing, it is very easy to pass
the buck for failure of action, if any disposed
The city authorities perhaps have in the mat
ter other than leave the whole matter to the railroads.
but if there be any responsible authority anywhere it
should have its attention directed to this situation which
as it exists is both expensive and dangerous
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24

meeting of state and federal officials to devise ways
and means of combating the high cost Of living He has
just received letter from Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer as ng that such procedure be taken TO bring
together all officials and organizations connected with the
campaign against high prices We rather suspect that
this is an attempt to start an organization in the
assist Palmer in his rather noisy campaign for the
democratic nomination for the presidency. Palmer may
be the best do but doubt it, and we hope no
more money and time will be put into Investigations,
which so far have only served to raise prices
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24
An Ounce of Prevention

@ PEAhING broadly, every admits that the drain
, age Of the wet lands of community always pro
notes the health Of the people, but have concrete
s illustration TO make Of this.
We so 10 the census records and compare two sec
tions in the of health before and after drainage
In 1870 there had been completed drainage work of
any in the of Iowa Illinois, and Indiana and
the of that year shows that of each 1000 deaths
52.5 were from malaria. This more than five per
cent
During the next twenty these states had com
peted drainage Improvements, and the census for
1890 shows that of each 600 deaths only Sc from
Malaria. This was less than per cent.
We then 10 the states Of South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida and find in 1870 that Of each 1000 deaths
662 were from malaria During the twenty years fol-
lowing this these states made little drainage i'm
provemens ard the of 1880 shows that of each
1000 deaths, 61.7 still chargeabe malaria. This
is more than six per cent.
AS there is longer any dispute the cause of
malaria we believe that these figures should be convnc
ing even to the skeptica-The Southern Drainage
Journal
TIE Moultrie Observer says Drink juice" We
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24

South Georgia railroad has been sold to be torn up
for junk and it through section that should have
developed enough business take of good railroad
service Surely the short independent lines of the coun-
try hard hit by the government when it took
the big lines and left the little out in the cold to
perish This action did injustice that never be
remedied.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24

contemplated near Albany the southern part of the
state which carried will yield to cultivation many
thousand acres Of immensely fertile swamp lands and i'm
prove the health of large section We hope 1t may De
put through successfully
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24

The Walton Tribune says Monroe has population Of
SO per consistent boosters. That is almost ideal
If they just get the other two per cent to
to do all their knocking each other Monroe will
indeed be the biggest little town on earth
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24

been truly said that the only difference between
the early and late sowing of wheat and oats that the
early grain trouble to harvest and requires
more storage space This is trouble worth looking for
so we advise the early sowing of grain.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24

The present congress has 260 lawyers, 10 editors 10
merchants Is bankers, II farmers labor leaders,
insurance agents. manufacturers engineers, DOCTORS
reporters, and AZ other members but outside Of that
it is all right.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24

VIII D. Upshaw has started to put a library in each
county-seat in his congressional district outside Atlanta
which has libraries which IS indeed commenda5le ac-
ton even though the books from the government
and cost him little or nothing.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24

The spirtualsts have just held national convention
in the city of Ptsburg, but for the life of not
why they could not have held the convention in spirit
and saved those Pittsburg hotel bills to say nothing of
railroad fares.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24

Marietta now has a Rotary Club. If they rotate
hotel cotton nil passenger station, and few other
things into Marietta will say it worth while.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24

A manager of the Overland auto company in Los An
gees is said TO built piece of bad road to demon
strate his cars How unnecessary this would be in
Georgia.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24

Strikers in the various lines of industry throughout
the country, together with bunch of strikers in the
United States Senate the only hindrances in the
of ffty-cent cotton is our view of the matter.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24

We knew couple that settled every debate by a
compromise, but the wife lost single argument
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24

Mr. Wilson has some considerable job" his hands
for sick man. when he tries to reconcile the views of
labor and capital around peace table in Washington
The European easy compared to this affair.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24

If the late Georgia Legislature had gone a-shin
the day they tnkered with making uniform time law
the state matters would be less complicated but
know that the people will railroad time anyway, and
let the Barnes law go to pot.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24

Because your paper did not come in time this week
don't lay the blame Burleson-he has enough against
his department-but charge it up to this office When
linotype won't work. it won't and that's the end of it.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24

We note that Attorney General Walker is making pa
triotc addresses and of just incidentally of men
tioning the fact that he is in the for It's
going be great year for patriotic speeches in Georgia
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24

TIE Moultrie Observer says Drink cane juice" w
would lust like to know where going to get it.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-10-24
High Cost and 80 Hours

" Y FLATLY AND COLBY REFUSING to consider
ID Secretary Wilson's suggestion of plan for the set
Element of their controversy with their employers, the
coal mine workers representatives have placed those
whom they represent the paradoxca position of being
determined to aggravate the condition which
they have predcated their demands.
That conditions of living; and the miners demands
are primarily for reduction of working hours to six
per day and of working days to five per week!
Secretary Wilson, of the department of labor, after
all efforts to bring employers and employees together
basis settlement whereby avoid the threatened coal
strike proposed to the miners that they accept in
and abandon the idea of going strike they
plan to do on the first of November.
The employers in agreement with this proposal
but the miners rejected it because ignored the union
position of declaring their intention strike because the
cost of living is hgh while at the time they are
blindly determined to the of living to still
higher level by curamen of the production from their
labor
Coal is necessity The it is the higher runs
the of living and the shorter hours the miners work
in the production of COAL the and expensive
it will be-
AS to the demand for 30-hour week there is ele
ment of reason of justice of in it!
There are few industrial establishments business in
sttutions in America that could operate on a 30-hour
week basis for six months and keep of bankruptcy
The demand is preposterous and the American people
not going submit any such buccaneering high
handedness upon the part of any single element OF
iety!-Atlanta Constitution.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
PECULIAR "G0OD-LUCK' SIGN
Filled Wash White With Joy. but
There Are People Who Would
Hardly See 1t That Way.

Carl Emil Junck, the Chicago mil
liouaire importer, said at a sanger
fest
Only an ihsurable optimist like my
Wash White could regard Germany's
future as promising and hopeful.
Il met Wash the other day with a
big raw cash in his forehead.
What does that cash mean, Wash
ingtCn| l asked.
What does it mean? grinned
Wash. Why Mr.. Junck. it means
good luck, OATS what it means.
prayed the Lord last night to gimme
gOOd-luck sign and de fust ting dis
mawnin' when opened de stable do
de mule Lazarus up wild his hoof and
fOtch me a kick in de face. Oars
luck 70 you, Mir. Junck-a boss shoe
in y0' face befo' breakfast Golly, but
j hopes de luck keeps up de same TO
de rest o. de year."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
CONDUCTOR HAD HAD ENOUGH
Little Controversy With Passenger
Became Trifle Personal and
He Shut 1t Off.
Fare pIease?"

Fare please?"
My fare is in the box"
Nix on that stuff. You went right
by"
bet your life / did. l been waitin'
two hours for 81 chance TO get inside"
Forget It. Pay your fare and cut
out the bull"
Ger off your foot, l dug up once. "
"Where'd YOU get on?"
Water street"
Yes, you did. What happened Mt
at River street. just now?'
We'll, at River street, for one
thing. a woman handed you a quarter
and you bluffed her out of the change
at HiIl street four people got on and
YOU rang up three fares; at Prairie
street when you changed that So gold
piece"
At this point the conductor decided
he had enough.
Move orr he shouted. There's
plenty of room up front. Don't be
blockin' the gangway."-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
WOMEN NEED SNkMP-ROO

Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Womens' complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get medium or large size bottle i'm
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cerss to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
A SUMMER COLD

A Geld in the summer time, as every
body knows, is the hardest kind Of a
cold to get rid Of. The best and quick
est way is to go to bed and stay there
If you can, with bottle of ''Boschee's
Syrup" handy to insure a good nights
rest, free from coughing, with easy ex-
pectoration In the morning.
But if you can't stay in bed you must
keep cut Of draughts, avoid sudden
changes, eat sparingly of simple food
and take occasional doses of Boschee's
Syrup. which you can buy at any store
where medicine L. sold, a safe and eff
cient remedy, made in America for more
than dfty years. Keep it handy.-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
DEWS OF EVE
No More Gentle Than
''Cascarets' for the
Liver, Bowels
s..sas..s-s-s.s..s".-.-s-.-...~..."..s..

1t is just as needless as it is danger
Gus to take violent or nasty cathartics.
Nature provides no shock absorbers for
your liver and bowels against calomel,
harsh pills, sickening oil and salts.
Cascarets give quick relief without in
jury from Constipation, Biliousness, In
digestion, Gases and Sick Headache.
Cascarets work while you sleep, remov-
ing the toxins, poisons and sour, in
digestible waste without gripping or in
convenience. Cascarets regulate by
strengthening the bowel muscles. They
cost so little too.-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
An Unforeseen Calamity.

~Tm never going TO return a lost
article 60 anyone again." said kan
san City man the other day.
''WhyT' we asked.
swell. this fellow advertised re-
ward for the return of his dog, and no
questions asked. And then when |
took the dog and went up and rang
the he'll his wife answered the door
Kansas City Star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
ASPIRIN FOR HEADACHE

Insist On 'Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
In ''Bayer package" containing prop
er directions for Headache, Colds,
Pain. Neuralgia, Lumbago, and Rheu-
matism. Name "Bayer" means genuine
Aspirin prescribed by physicians for
nineteen years. Handy tin foxes of II
tablets cost few cents. Aspirin is trade
mark Of Bayer Manufacture of Mono
aceticacidester of Salicylicacid.-Adv
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
Which

Uncle is an Indiana newspaper man
and sometime at home he discusses
tITe editorials he proposes to write. Not
long ago he was discussing one of the
average Americans pursuit after
things that are not essential. 81 shall
call it The Search After the Golden
Fleece" he said. II think that title
will attract attention
Nine year old Bobby looked up from
his pudding. "Are you going TO spell
it f-l-e-a-s?" he asked.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
Don't FORGET cutloura raleun,

When adding to your toilet requisites.
An exquisitely scented face, skin. baby
and busting powder and perfume, rem
dering other perfumes superfuous.
You may rely on it because one of the
Cuticura Trio (Soap, Ointment and
Talcum). 25c each eyerywhere.-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
Used to Postponements.

Then you are working for
judgeY
You bet"
Doesn't he kick you when you put
things off?''
NAV. he puts off half his own
work each day."-Louisville Courier
Journal.