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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

wv TEESY sat on the rickety door
M step, brown chin propped in
w brown hands, solemn brown
eyes gazing into vacancy. Her
hack ached like toothachc and her legs
felt full of funny pin pricks, but she
did not mind as she sat there all
hunched up, her face full of perplexed
wrinkles, resembling nothing so much rs
a fear-strained little monkey
Her mommy had finished wash Mt
noon. Back of the ehanty on the line it
auttered mcrrily In the soft summer
breeze. Then she had called Weeey to
come help with the dinner. and while il
was cooking and they were chatting in
their coacy way mommy uttered Il curl.
Gus moan Of pain.
"Weesy," she cried, sharply, "run fas'
YOU can fob ole Aunt Kenny"
The dull look of pain in mommy's eyes
had pierced her little heart with acute
fear. and, like Il frightened rabbit, she
had fairly flown down the sun stepped
street Old Aunt Henry, with a know
Inc nod CT her bandanna- bandaged head,
went back with Weesy as rapidly as her
short, fat legs would permit At the
gate she suddenly caught hold Of Weesys
blue-gnghamed arm.
"You CANT go in. Weesy," she painted
'so set yoself on this huh do step an
doan you go chperin of, tells you
WceHy, totally unaeduaihted with dis
obedience, had promptly seated herself
aud proceeded to dig designs IN the dirt
with her bare brown toes, That had
grown unlntefcetng and she counted the
snowfall blooms on the straggly bush by
tho fence, at least as far up ~ she could
count. Then she had emitted long
drawn-out sigh and squrmcd her little
body up and down the step. A toad frog
hoped from a hiding place, blinked as
he paused before Weesy, and hoped hur-
rledly back to his shelter A smile had
fitted across Wecsy's face and under her
breath she had drawlcd one Of mommy's
droll songs:
cole snake made cake,
Hired ole fraug to bake it;
Ole fraug went to sleep.
An let ole lizard take it,
Fetch back my hoe cake,
You long tail nanny,
Fetch back my hoe cake
An I'll pay you down 20 money"
A gnome-like, small boy suddenly APP
peared at the gate.
Hi! Wee, come out an play tag"
Weesy nodded negative. "Cain't,"
she said in an undertone.
Been a-sassin'w Knocked The boy
striking a stick against the rickety pal
lngs. CANT git to go out,' and with
parting grin and an outward thrust of
the tongue he went skipping down the
dusty road
Neesy sighed softly. Then she began
to think of the wonderful stories her
mommy had poured into her eager, at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

" n th'Ss
No say tnat 1926 is too much
to pay for yard oil LAT material. It fades
so quickly, you know. and it doesn't wash
WE'LL and, anyhow, it isn't suited TO hcx
complexion. She'd look much better in
black"
Say, listen, if you don't get that coal d.
livered this afternoon by O'Clock you CON-.
need to bring it at all. Understand I've
had enough of this here monkey business
ana won't stand for it any more. Get me"
Mrs. Perkins told me that Mrs. Brown
told her that Sam Jones came home drunk
last night. don't know where he gets it
TINS being dry state | think it's some
thing the Mayor ought to take up. This
stun about him getting so tired out working
mat he staggers around don't go with me-
I'm too wise for that sor. OF seu.s
THAT'S about enough of that sort Of
language, young man. I'll have you under
stand that we pay our bills when they are
due. And that's time enough, isn't it,.
Tell Mcguire | can't keep my appoint
ment with him this afternoon Jones, our
Pittsburgh branch manager, has Just come
IN and I've got to get the coal dust washed
of him Ha, ha, haw, hawi Some joke!"
know about thati never thought
that of Lucy! She's such refined girl!
Well. we'll, we'll. well"--
THAT last job of printing was rotten
You must have had a. blind man setting il
up by instinct Now, We gotta have better
work War
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

We'll, you know - I'm afraid your
brother Clyde is in love with me-"
Really" | said. knew that Clyde
always tried to escape my "gushy-
mushy' friend. as he called her.
es' she said. He tries to get
away when | come. People always try
to escape from those they love-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Did She Listen In?
By Frank II. Williams

AN YOU imagine any one wanting
u to listen to bunch of junk like
~ this;
NO say ira; 20 OF il L., ....aL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

TNDGAR LEE MASTERS has gone
r. home to Chicago with six
AZ pounds more Of him than he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
By E. P. Schumann

k<W TT E WASN'T handsome"
wv Media sighed dangerously,
IL Ia and looked up at the moon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

" TEESY sat on the rickety door
M step, brown chin propped in
Y ' brown hands, solemn brown
...-as. 1xnrt 1,.r 11,to ..ncn ,c,t Iln1.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13

task for which it was not prepared. It had few men
especially trained in the work and it did not have
time perfect system. If the postoffice depart
ment bad been permitted direct distribution
doubtedly results would have satisfactory
Even So with the confusion existed it prob
able that there would be a good deal left to be
desired.
the individual soldiers generally under
stood less fault would be found with the way things
have been and being done in the army. Gather
three million from all of this big
try train them in half hundred camps, reclassify
and transfer most of them and the records will be
pretty badly tangled up before they get of
the L. S. A. Then send them few hundred or a few
thousand at time three four thousand miles
from home, reorganize them and scatter them out
the battle front where of them are killed.
some are wounded, others drop out of sight alto
gether and the survivors kept moving a good
share Of the time and it is small wonder that not
few of the troops did not themselves know where
they what units they attached to-
1t is conceivable that system might be devised
by which it would be possible to follow every man
and keep his record up date all times but it
hardly to be expected that would be perfected
on the spur of the moment and under the trench
sent mail deferred pay days, delays in demobiliza-
ton and a lot of other exasperating features were
inevitable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
At the Opening of the Conference.

The opening of the peace conference is at hand
and presently we shall know whether the president
has failed in the main purpose for which he went
TO Europe Admittedly the prospect at the present
time is not fIatterng.
There has been a great change in the attitude OF
the allies since the middle of last summer. When
they we're thinking only beating the central powers
victory was the great objective and its fruits rea
lively minor consideration. It easy to secure
tentative promises regarding division Of the spoils
so long as it was an open question whether there
would be any.
In the last months, however the menace or
possible defeat which looming near last sum
mer. has slipped entirely of the line of vision,
while the fruits of victory moved till they fill
the foreground, obscuring nearly everything else
Each one of the allies has mad pick out what
it wants and to make up its mind that it wants 1t
very badly indeed Whoever comes between the sew
era victorious nations and their desires is going to
have a bad time of it.
BY all the standards of the past the allies
titled situation offers that will help
them to realize their various national aspirations
If they make a settlement after the fashion
that has been followed from time immemoriaI dis
regarding of the little nations the
ultimate welfare of the losers and the opportunity
that the disinterestedness OF the United States af
fords for impartial mediation in the forming of
effective league of free peoples it is extremely doubt
full if anything can be done about it,
President Wilson has clearly said that this
try will not be interested in any alliance which does
not take into consideration the rights and the in
terests of all. With the power and prestige of the
United States backing him and using publicity
weapon he might dominate the conference and COM
pei acquiescence-and he might not. Even If he
succeeded by such it would be at the risk Of
fomenttng class upheaval in that part of Europe
under orderly government and which might
spread to other continents If he failed it would be
a sorry day for him and for America
Il is for the president to decide whether the game
worth candle and it is fortunate he is in
Europe where he make his decision on first hand
information.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
CoaSting.
inevitable.

The Argus always has commended that there ought
to be some hill hills in the city especially set apart
for coastng when there is snow With outdoor at
fractions for the young people in winter so def
cient it is most deplorabe that advantage is not more
fully taken of such have.
Saturdays accident has again shown the danger
of the sport when it is not properly regulated and
it confirms the impression that the Eighteenth ave-
hill is the most dangerous of them ALL While
there is traffic speak of east of Twelfth
street the grade is such that sled a good track
will gather much speed that especial skill and
steadness is needed keep crown of the pave
ment and avoid skdding into the curb or against
vehicles either side of the path Coasters should
be kept off of this hill
The city, at the present time at least hardly is in
position to throw the proper safeguards around
coasters any of the different hills and so the prob
lem is likely to remain unsolved indefinitely
1t is unfortunate that driveway suitable for
coasting not included in the original plans for
Long View park. Perhaps it might yet be arranged
without hopeessly msrring the beauty of the place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
EETEAITH TNG Kg
BY WILLIAM .l!=I !!:3!':!. IL Bray RAD ND.
EmbOIism.

The passing of a great American
Theodore Roosevelt-has caused
many of our readers TO inquire,
What is embolism?"
Embolism is the Judgement in a
blood vessel of a foreign mass or
particle, either a particle of blood
cIot or a particle OF tissue broken
off from a diseased heart valve or
a particle of fat from the marrow of
a broken bone, or sometimes a bub-
BILE of air gaining entrance to the
circulation through a large wound.
The foreign particle, called the en-
tolus, is carried from its place of
origin through the veins to the
right side of the heart and thence
10 the lungs. If it lodges in yes
sci in the lungs, the result is pull
Dlonary embolism, which consti-
tutes about half of all cases of en-
bclism. If the embelus happens to
plug the main trunk of the pulmon-
airy artery, death is sudden and
painless; this is occasionally OBJ
served in cases OF long-standtng
valvular disease, in convalescence
from pneumonia. and in young
mothers a few days after child,
birth. If a smaller arterial branch
is plugged NY the embOlus, there is
sudden extreme difficulty of breath
ing, accompanied by a feeling OF
great anxiety, and the struggling
for breath is soon followed by loss
If consciousness, the breathing
stops and soon afterward the heart
rNs 0DlI lar
artery is plugged, the difficulty OF
breathing lasts hours, with grad
dally increasing blueness, cold per-
SEPARATION. perhaps commissions; but
sometimes recovery occurs. En-
holus of small arteries in the lungs
may cause no marked symptoms at
all and never be detected.
Should the embolus pass through
the lungs back to the left side of
the heart 1t is more likely to lodge
in the brain. That is called cereb-
raj embolism. The result is sudden
paralysis of that portion of the body
over which the nerve centers OF the
part involved preside. Embolism is
the more common cause or
stroke of paralysis in young per-
sons which occurs without the loss
of consciousness usually observed
in a "stroke" in persons over mid
die age. OF course II a very large
brain artery is plugged death fol-
lows Immediately and painIessiy.
As matter of fact a great many
cases of sudden death in persons
apparently in good health. ascribed
by the body viewing kind of cor
oner TO heart disease" or heart
failure" are really caused by cereb-
raj embolism: and although the en-
b0lus has its origin in chronically
diseased heart valves in more than
half of the cases, the death is not
caused by heart failure.
Embolism from a clotted varicose
vein is a sufficiently grave posi-
bility to warrant prolonged rest in
bed when there is any inflamma-
ION in and about varieose vein In
the leg. even though the patient
nay feel able TO be up and on his
feet.
EmbOlism is the tragedy which
has terminated many case or
criminal abortion,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
CIR &nll nf Gntt1r

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The cas-
ualty list announced by the war de-
partment today has a total of 753
names.
The following casualties are re-
ported by the commanding general
of the American Expeditionary
Forces: Killed in action, Sc; died
Of wounds, 81; died from accident
and other causes, 10; died OF aero
plane accident, 3; died from disease.
IT; wounded severely. 142; wound
ed, degree undetermined, 10; wound
ed slightly, 2; missing in action, 20;
total, $40.
Killed in Action.
CORPORAL.
Louis Z. Wenieke, Burlington.
Iowa.
Marvin E. Peterson, Linn Grove,
Died from Wounds.
LIEUTENANT.
Theodore " Nelson, Chicago.
CORPORAL.
Clifford W. Kinkead, Rippey,
Iowa.
PRIVATES.
Eward Lyons, haywood, Ill.
Louis ]. Snidtr, Alden, Iowa.
Tony Basil, Chicago.
John F. Klunenburg, Ashton,
Iowa.
Anthony s. Roederer, Burlington,
Iowa.
Robert W. Todlock, Mediapolis,
Iowa.
Killed in AerOpIane Accident.
LIEUTENANT.
Harold H. Sutherland, McNabb,
III.
Died from Accident and Other
Causes.
SERGEANT.
William L. Crane, Montrose,
Wounded Severely.
SERGEANT MAJOR.
Lloyd D. Schnee, Humeston
Iowa.
SERGEANTS.
Harry W. Borland, Alton, Iowa.
Harold N. Denny, Des Moines,
CORPoRALS.
Thomas Chenault, Chicago.
Henry A. Volkert, Washta, Iowa.
Elroy Gaines, Springfield, Ill.
WAGNER.
Wesley J. Powell, WOODBURY.,
Iowa.
JOHN F. SHOWALTER- 1912
Grand avenue Davenport, Iowa.
PRIVATES.
Ray II. Antrim, Paris, Ill.
Clellie j. Green, Clinton, Iowa.
| Ernest Hooking, Shobiner, Ill.
I Antonio Ialongo, Chicago.
Herbert Jacobs, Ridott, Ill.
Missing in Action.
CORPORALS.
George Torpitka, Chicago.
PRIVATES.
William Frey, Mendoza, III.
! James W. Towel, Birds, III.
Killed in Action.
PRIVATES.
Garland Haase, Carroll, Iowa
Merle Olson, Kempton. Ill.
Stanley Ostrowski, Rockdale, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13

the room and whispers tragically
words that the applicant must re-
peat.
Now repeat what 1 say" said
the doctor
Now repeat what 1 say quo
ted the recruit.
mo, no, not now" cried the doc
tor. Wait till / whisper"
mo. no, not now. Wait till l
whisper answered the recruit,
faithfully accurate.
wait till 1 whisper. you block
head" shouted the doctor.
Wait till l whisper, you block
head" shouted the recruit with
equal heat.
"Oh, Cod" cried the doctor de-
pairingly.
"'Oh, God!'" repeated the recruit
in mournful voice.
This little drama of cross pur-
poses might have continued indefi-
nitely had not the hospital appren-
tiee begun to punch the guy in the
ribs, shouting as he did so:
Wait a minute, can't you?"
At which the recruit, a great hulk
OF a 1eIlOW, dellVered the hospital
apprentice a resounding blow in
the stomach and turned Indignantly
to the doctor
THAT mans interfering" he said
in an injured voice. Nov that amt
fair, is it. Doc?"
You pass" said the doctor brief
ly, producing his handkerchief and
hopping hrs brow.
well, what are you standing
around for?" he said a moment la
ter spying me in my corner.
''Oh, DOCTOR | cried, delightedly
Il thought you had forgotten me-"
NO" said the doctor, "I'Il never
forget you. You pass. Take your
papers and clear out"
l can now feel with a certain de-
gree of security that l am in the
navy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
UndeIivered Soldiers Mail.

While the war was on a number of things were
more urgently needed by the soldiers for the win
ming of it than mail from home. The war depart
ment justified, when the Hun threatening
to- take Paris and to drive the British into the sea-
in giving the mail question merely incidental consid-
Grafton.
The fact that it did so probably accounts for the
eight ten carloads OF postal matter addressed to
our soldiers now held in France undeIivered and
awaiting return to the dead letter office in this
country The postal authorities place the blame
the war department, and the latter, having broad
shoulders and creditabe record of accomplishment
In its main purposes probably will assume 1t and
point what has done in other lines as ustifiea
tion.
In undertaking to handle mail for soldiers after
reached France the war department assumed q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
Civil Service Pensions.

Congress now has before it a bill providing for
pensions for civil service employees and it is hoped
that it will be passed and question which long has
been agitated will be finally settled
The measure drawn by the committee of the
senate on civil service and retrenchment and is based
on the half and half" plan That is half the funds
are furnished by the government and half are de-
Quoted from the salaries of the beneficiaries The
committee spent much time in investigation and CON-
suited the wishes of all the civil service organiza-
lions. The report accompanying the bill says:
The government is safeguarded by the fact
that its expert representatives have produced
the figures relative to the cost. 1t is further
safeguarded by the provisions requiring all en-
ployes to agree to it who work for the govern
ment in the classified service 1t is not bur-
densome on the employees and it is not burden
some on the government. 1t makes the en-
ployes more saving and virtually provides that
they shah lay by annuities for themselves At
the same time, the government encourages
them in this good work. On the other hand.
the government gets, as we believe the full
value OF its contribution by reason of a greater
increase in efficiency in the civil service
There are now probably about 7,457 superan.
nuated employees a ,1o4 then had sufficient SER
vice to rettre) For the most part they are
drawing the highest rates of pay, having been
in the service so long. They are doing for the
most part the least efficient service because
OF their age In the event this bill passes their
places will be taken by young employees at
lower rates of pay, another saving to the gov
ernment and in cases they do no work
at all, There is now way of the govern
ments dischargng its superannuated en-
ployes by law, and it is believed that by This
retirement system the government will
save IN increased efficiency in service every
dollar that it pays as its share of the annuities
The need for some measure of this kind is so
OBVIOUS that there should be partisan opposition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
The Next G. 0. P. Platform.

They are already working on the Republican ma
tonal platform for 1890 and the managers have let
it be known that it is to be corker with the key
noting done by Lincoln and Roosevelt.
After digging around III the records of the states
men mentioned the party leaders ought to compile
statement of principles that will be humdinger
but with neither Lincoln Roosevelt here to guar
antee good faith the American people probably will
appraise the document for just about what is worth
from historical rather than political standpoint
And, since attention has thus been called to the
fact, isn't it remarkable how suddenly the keepers
of the Republican records have scratched Roosevelt
out Of the liability column and entered him as a
party asset?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
How to Make Hygienic Coffee.

You advise against boiling coffeeg
VIII you kindly explain why It Is
harmful to boil coffee, and how
good coffee can be made without.
boiling? T G. r.
Answer-When either tea or cof-
fee is boiled, even for few sec
onds, the tannin (tannic acid is
extracted from the leaves OF Der
ries and dissolved in the water
Tennin is good for curing shoe
leather, ct cetera, but not for the
alimentary tract. Boiling ruins the
flavor of tea or coffee Boiled tea
or coffee impairs digestion and pro
duces constipation. Pour cold wa
ter over the coffee grounds; stir in
a little egg albumin; then put on
the fire and watch the pot and re-
move 1t Just before the boiling point
is reached. Slowly heating up from
cold extracts the good favor but
not the bitter of tannin. Much OF
the senseless prejudice against cot-
fee, the most wholesome Of bever-
ages, for adults, is, no doubt duo
to boiling the pot in crude lumber
camp fashion. Most OF the coIoc,
so-called, served in restaurants.
solution Of tanniR unfit to drink.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
MENU HINT

BREAKFAST.
Baked Apples Goldfish Balls
Corn Gems Coffee
LUNCHEON,
Stuffed Peppers Tomato Sauce
Mushed Bread
Orange Narmalade Waters
DINNER
Fresh Fish Baked With Tomato
and Onion
Mashed Potatoes, Drowned in Oven
French Dressing
Gingerbread with Marshmallow
Sauce
Coffee