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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
Hear America.

Every day that passes brings new proofs
that President Wilson was right when he told
the senate that there can be no escape from
the effects of the war until the United States
filed its acceptance of the terms of peace with
Germany that is. until the treaty ceases to be
a mere memorandum OF an agreement and be
comes a binding contract
Abundant confederation of the presidents
statement is supplied by the senate itself
While the problems of the present press for
solution, while industry and commerce and
government itself Inger between peace and
war, with none of the certainty of either to
steady them the Republican majority in the
senate debates hypothetical crises of the fu-
ture. Practical consideration of the country's
immediate needs in legislation is abandoned
for academic discussions of the affairs of other
times and other peoples.
The American people who arc supposed to
be the senate's masters and who certainly are
its paymasters, have been waiting with more
or less patience for some action that would
formally and finally end the war and produce
the status Of permanent peace. But the senate
has ignored the wishes and demands of its
own constituents to hear the complaints OF
outsiders. OF course, this show of interest in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
Caught With the Goods.

Forty-six tons of poultry we're released from
cold storage by federal officers at Spokane,
Wash, this week They were being held there
by profteers. The same day, Cudahy Bros,
at Chicago, plead guilty at Milwaukee TO %
counts, for cold storage of foodstuhs, in re-
straint of trade. They were fined $1,000 and
got off easy.
Herbert c. Hoover, who directed the food
supply in this country during the war, and
who has been in Europe adjusting the situation
in the war stricken countries, warns that the
storage OF foodstufs by profteers now, not
only works hardship upon the consumer, but
means absolute disaster. Greed of this kind,
he says will eventually affect the farmer. to a
ruinous degree later.
Here is the proof and the philosophy of
the situation. Added to the seizure last week
Of carloads of sugar in Chicago and ware
houses Of sugar in Boston and the disclosure
of carloads of coffee boarded in San FRANCISCO
but a few weeks ago, comes revelation -
the holdup of poultry in Spokane, and the ad-
mission by Chicago packers in Milwaukee. that
they are in the same game.
Yet they do claim that the storage of food
stuffs by banded interests is essential. and a
good thing, and that there is an excuse for the
existence of the prohteer, who speculates in
the necessities of life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04

for determining under what conditions the rail-
roads may be returned to private management
"a contamination that is deVoutly TO be
wished
Perhaps the outstanding feature of the bill
is its provision that railway employees, while
they of course may quit the company's employ,
may not combine for the purpose of striking,
under penalty of going to jail. The argument
for this is that the more than 80 per cent OF
our people who are not connected with the
railroads have interests in their being kept in
operation that are superior to any interest of
the employees that can be involved in a strike
and cannot await the orderly process of nego-
tiation and arbitration.
But the bill goes farther and will be justi-
fed by public sentiment in doing so, in seek
ing, to set up conditions between the companies.
the workingmen and the public, which shall
remove causes of contention between the eni-
ployers and the employees, and make the rail-
roads a factor in the new program of social
justice.
The public is interested in seeing efficient
operation of the railroads restored and SER
vice given. No one need go far from his own
home to see that the roads at present are run
ming down in every department. Right of
way is not being kept up, equipment is not
keeping pace with demand, comforts of travel
which once went with much lower fares are
absent. contracts entered into by the railroad
companies before they were taken over by the
government are not being carried out, and
there are few satisfactory elements OF the sit
uation. Whatever well-considered action con-
gress takes ought to be an improvement on
what we have at present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
TonSiIitis.

1OnSlliIIlss
Familiarity with disease too fire.
quently breeds a dangerous con-
tempt for it. Tonsillitis is so prev
aIent in the seasons when respira-
tory infections spread (fall and
spring. that most of the laity and
some of the doctors forget it is Sc
rious illness. With cardio-vascular
disease (heart, artery, kidney de-
seneration) increasing year after
year, with joint infections $50
called rheumatism torturing and
disabling thousands of people an
nually, with valyular heart disease
cropping out everywhere without
apparent cause. and all sorts of
painful and disabling maladies re-
sulting from focal infection, it
would seem that tonsillitis ought
to command respect.
There are several elementary
principles concerning tonsillitis
which will bear mention.
a. Acute tonsillitis OF whatever
variety is infectious, although the
causatiVe facteria may produce
mere sore throat or coryza (head
! "cOld') in A, follicular tonsillitis
or quinsy in B. and acute bronchi-
It's or pneumonia in c. The infec-
ton is conveyed precisely like 9th
er respiratory infections. such as
diphtheria, pneumonia, tuberculo-
SIS coryza and measles are con-
veyed, via the secretions of nose
and coughing.
% If the fever is high with an
acute sore throat, that is a favor
able sign; if the fever is low (say.
under 10D, that suggests diphthe-
ria
81 Wisdom and economy prompt
rigid confinement in bed as long as
there is any feVeTishness with sore
throat. Neglect of this precaution
in moderate tonsillitis is the expla-
nation for many serious complicat-
ing valvular troubles which mani
fest themselves only after the lapse
Of months or years, perhaps.
~ The earlier the physician is
consulted in case of sore throat
the better the chance of warding
off serious trouble and shortening
the period OF illness. Often if the
physician can examine and treat
the throat at the very onset, the
attack may be aborted or at least
greatly modified.
Isl Frequent (half-hourly) garg-
ling or rinsing the throat with
nostrils held closed with a solu-
ton of as much boric acid as can
be made to dissolve in boiled wa
ter. as hot as bearable. is perhaps
the best local medication a patient
can employ without medical at
tendance in case of acute sore
throat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
TIHIlE5 DAILY SHORT STORY

After that he boosted to his ia
miliars as to how he had sat down
hard on those Denbvs." but more
than once felt nettIed to realize
that the elder DENLY as persistent
" as himself opposed the possibil-
ity of the two young people going
together.
4 am afraid we have used un-
due harshness in dealing with AIDE
liza his wife told him about a
week later 4 have received two
letters from her, and both exhibit
gloom and unhappiness-"
Il have arranged to motor down
to Shortville Saturday" announced
her husband. My friend, the
banker there, has commissioned
me to purchase some securities for
his institution. and l shall stay
over Sunday with Aunt Selma and
| Adelia."
Truston started out on his trip
late Saturday afternoon, driving
his automobile himself. He had
never been to ShOrtville. except
once by train. and at dusk, as he
entered a village garage well on
his route, a disturbing discovery
| troubled him not little. A rain
storm had come up, and~he sought
shelter for himself and the auto
mobile until it was over.
How far is it to Shortville?" he
inquired of the garage man.
six miles. You see. this is
Long Prairie. named after the long
stretch between the two towns
Truston was warned that the
prairie road was a short cut, un-
paved, might be sort of rutty on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
The Price of Wheat.
New York World

There has been under cultivation for sew
eral months past the notion that the govern
ment's guaranteed price of $2.26 a bushel for
this years wheat crop was far too high. 1t
was not only far too high but it was response
BILE for soaring prices in corn and everything
else agricultural or otherwise. Consequently,
the solution of the high-price problem became
perfectly simple. Let the government stand by
its guarantee to the wheat farmer. of course,
but pull out the peg arbitrarily holding up wheat
and down would go that price and the price of
all other foods together
That was the situation when Chairman
julius Barnes of the United States wheat cor
poration was suddenly called Washington to
answer, if he could. the question, why not?
The answer was that our own wheat harvest
is 100000 bushels short Of the June prom
Use Europe's crop. outside of Russia, is also
400 900 900 bushels short, and no help can come
from Russia. Argentine wheat is costing Eu-
rope 80 cents a bushel more to import than
American wheat. Western Europe's wheat is
selling there at 1915 bushel. Other prices
are not following the wheat price in the United
States but are widely divergent as a rule, wheat
being held down and other food commodities
having no top.
It was not rational theory that Mr.. Barnes
punctured. 1t was a myth, and the myth was
exploded just as congress was prepared to
swallow it whole. The wheat crop will be mar
keted as planned on the basis of the guaran-
teed price until at least the price in,the worlds
market has fallen below this guaranteed price.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
HQdrt, 9pHOm0.
44,!IDTODTOf11cC
V Il MRC ELIZABETH THOMPSON
by TEMPLE

chaperon, the chief feature Of the
day being bathing? This is a coed
picnic.
20 We are deeply in love with
two very inrespectable young men.
They are not in our set, however;
we go with them sometimes. Do
you think it would be proper for us
to invite them to our picnic as our
escorts?
d. d. AND SUNSHINE.
% 1t is not conventional 10
have a coed picnic without chap
eron. ! believe. however, that il is
all right for self-respecting people
to go without one.
(2) II the young men invite you
places, it would be all right 10
ask them TO attend the picnic with
you.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Is it.
proper for a girl to ask a gentle
man to dance with her? II not,
why? BILLY.
II is the gentleman's privilege 10
ask the lady TO dance with him
unless the dance is a LADY
choice" It would be bold for the
girl to ask the man otherwise.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am A
young boy and love a girl who is
about my age. She used to pay
great deal Of attention 10 me, and
now she hardly notices me. Will
you please give me some advice as
to how to win her affection? -
DISTRESSED.
Hardly notice her, and see how
she likes it, 1t is natural for
girl to want most a boy she can
not have.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Can you
tell me how TO clean suede?
READER.
A fine wire brush, such as you
can purchase al any shoe shop, is
one of the best ways to raise the
nap and remove the dust. Shoe
dealers also carry patented clean
ers which are effective.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
Death for Spies.
71TSESEc ouisvilIe Courier-JournaD

1ETssSgS r. ouisville COurieT-JournaD.
1t is difficult for citizens of the countries
that were allied against Germany to consider
the case of Edith Cavell dispassionately. 1t is
welI-nigh impossible. for others than lawyers
or military officers at least, to hold in check
the inclination to champion a martyr Of war
and inquire whether another country would
have done as Germany did had German wom-
an been situated as the English nurse was sit
uated. But it is astonishing to learn that any
one recommends the abolition OF the death pen
atty for women convicted spies. That re-
port even a minority report, of a committed
of lawyers members of the American Bar as
sociation, would contain such a suggestion
hardly would have been imagined before lis
publication.
In America women who commit murder
portion of Americans advocates the abolition
OF the death penalty for murderesses. Juries
are weak in the pinch of circums tances. but
it is regarded as regrettable that women guilty
of murder not punished; not that the
Heath penalty for murder is provided without
regard the of the criminal The effect
of the activities of a spy often is, and always
is designed to be, of far greater consequence
than the act of a murderer. History contains
ample evidence that women are exceptionally
effective, peculiarly dangerous, spies. To
abolish the death penalty punishment for
women engaged spies would be to throw
down the bars to the woman spy in every war
and in every country. OF course, no nation
would consider such proposal, or view it 9TH
erWiSe than as an outpouring of sentimentality
from an unsOphisticated source.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04

. Dear Mrs. Thompson: | am a
young woman and have been mar
ried four years. Will you please
advise me OF the best way to break
my husband of being jealous?
am true. but he does not seem 10
believe it.
When he is away all day l get
lonesome and IL l say anything
about going to call on mamma in
the afternoon or to call on his sis
ter or his mother, he seems TO
think ] intend 10 meet someone
else, which is not true. l have no
babies, but wish l had l would
not be so lonely ann would not
not be so lonely and would not
Since he has been this way
don't seem TO love him as l should.
People laugh at me for trying TO
do as he asks me. What would you
do? He does not allow me to wear
high heels, low necked dresses and
wants me to look altogether old
fashioned.
TROUBLED WIFE.
Your husband is most unreason-
able. l think you should go places
hALhOuL COusulllHB MN Ut ItGiih :
that it is necessary to explain after
ward Marriage should not mean
that a woman must give up her in
dividuality. Act independently and
when you know yourself to be right
stand by your conviction and let
him scold and complain until he is
tired of it and afraid of losing you
if he continues to be unreasonable.
Your husband should have no
more right to dictate to you about
your clothes than you have about
his. Dress as attractively as you
did before marriage and you will
have more respect for yourself and
he will care more for you.
If you cannot have children of
your own, you really ought to adopt
child. There are so many little
waits in the world who need a
home. that you could help some
one and make your own home hap
pier by taking child.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: % Is it
proper to go on a picnic without a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04

account OF the rain, and was advis-
ed to take the regular turnpike.
Learning. however, that the latter
route was indirect and much long
er. he determined TO face darkness
and uncertainty, and started out to
get to Shortville as quickly as was
possible.
Two miles covered. Truston
knew that he had fallen into a nest
| of difficulties. In some way he had
strayed from the shallow dirt road
and was humping over clods and
stones. 1t had begun to rain again.
He passed no one on the route, nor
any house, and Long Prairie he
found well fitted its name. and was
very long indeed
Truston tried to locate the wag-
on trail again, and made for a
glow as Of a camp fire at a little
distance. He drove up to it, to
find two Tough-appearing fellows
resting on the ground in che glow
of the fire where a thicket of sap
lings afforded some shelter.
Can you help me find the road
and direct me to Shortville?" he
asked.
Sure. we can replied one OF the
men. and both approached the auto
mobile Their shrewd, sinister
glance ran over the well-dressed
motorist, noting the heavy watch
chain and the opulent diamond ring
he wore. Then one of them spoke
rapidly in a low tone to the other
TrustOn was suddenly seized and
dragged from the machine It was
useless to struggle. for his assail-
ants were great, husky specimen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04

I A Jamaica is 80 miles southeast
OF Cuba in the Caribbean sea. 1t
is an island of the West Indies, and
belongs to Great Britain.
Q. Did examinations of men for
military service show what parts
of the country were healthiest?
1. NJ. c.
A. Reflections of men because OF
physical unftness were fewer in
that strip from Texas to Canada
than elsewhere. The next lowest
rate of reflections was in the strip
east of the Mississippi and in the
gulf states. The percentage of re-
jections were greatest in New Eng
land, New York, Michigan, Colo
RADIO, Arizona, California and
Washington. In the first OF these
the cause is set down to the pres
ence of great numbers of immi-
grants and industrial concentra-
tions while in the western states if
is due to the presence of large
numbers of haelth seekers.
Q. Is the mock orange ever
edible? L. H. D.
A. The mock orange is of Jap
anese origin and is used only as an
ornamental plant. 1t is of the same
general family as the orange and
lemon but is harder and will grow
much further north. The depart
ment of agriculture has taken ad-
vantage of this fact and has
crossed the mock orange with the
ordinary orange and has thus de-
veloped a new citrus fruit that may
be grown as far north as the Ohio
river. The fruit is called the cit
range.
Q. Where do the most valuable
emeralds come from? l.. W. X.
A. The most important emerald
mines are in Columbia. They are
government owned and are worked
under concessions which limit pro-
duction that the market may not he
spoiled. They are in the far inter
ior and in the high mountains.
Q. How can one figure the
amount of corn in a crib? II. C. W.
A. Measure the length of the crib
in inches, multiply this figure by
this figure by the depth of the corn
III IHCHeS. L Ills SSlS the CUBIC COH-
tents of the crib in inches. Divide
this figure by 2.74S, which is the
number of cubic inches in bushel.
The result will be the number OF
bushels. Roughly two heaping
bushels of corn on the cob will
make one bushel of shell corn.
@. Can stars be seen with the
naked eye in the daytime from the
bottom of a well? l.. P.
A. In the reduced light at the
bottom of a well the pupil of the
eye would dilate. letting i'll more
light and stars could be seen in the
daytime.
O. Is The Star Spangled Ban
Der" our national anthem? II. N
A. No song has ever been
made our national anthem by Off
cial action. Foreign countries cor
slider The Star Spangled Banner"
our national anthem and the army
and navy so recognize it when they
require our soldiers and sailors %
stand at attention when it is
played
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
LONG PRAIRIE.
BY Otillia F. Pfeifer.

copyright 1919. by the Western
Newspaper Union).
If, as you say. your daughter
has been simply trihing with my
son, she is a heartless f1irt!" de
clared Martin DENLY sternIy.
And your son is a scheming
fortune hunter!" came the wrath
ful response of Adam Truston.
Hector does not have to be
that" observed his father. You
make great claims in your pure
proud haughtiness, but I fancy I
could discount your bOasted re-
sources doubly. You have always
hated me as a business rival. You
have some wild idea that no one
is good enough for your daughter,
less he is a prince or a count at
the least Go ahead. then. Buy
one. il that is your ambition, but
just as fully as yourself l have no
oYerpowering ambition TO be con
nected with your family in any
way"
Your son has, but he WON'T
observed Adam Truston spicily.
Hardly. if I can help it. have
sent him away to Long Prairie, and
a months sOjourn will cure him OF
this ridiculous love folly
Adam TrUstOn did not know
where Long Prairie was. and firm
IL made up his mind that neither
should AdeIia. He smiled whimsi-
cslly IS he recalled that he had
sratched hrs daughter 70 an aunt
li1ins at SLortville the day before.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04

Of the hobo class. and outcry was
useless. They proceeded to despo;I
TrustOn Of all about him that was
Of value, and the portfolio contain
ing the securities
You can walk the rest of the
way chuckled one of the men.
We need the auto to make our
getaway. l say"
Whack, Out of the dusk into
the fire glare appeared a young
man, welding a heavy walking
stick. Whacki Just as stroke one
had knocked fiat down one man,
the second performed the same
service for his companion. CooIIv
the intruder picked up their scat
tered plumber, thrust it into the
auto and turned to the amazed vic
tim Of the footpads with the words
Now, then, Mr. Truston, / pre-
sumo you were headed for Short
vile. Get in. I'll take you there a
"But-but-" stammered the res
cued man. You are Roy DENLY!
And you have saved me a small
fortune. And how came you here.
right in the nick of timer"
'Oh, l was walking home to Long
Prairie after a call on Adelia. !"
coolly replied the young man. And.
knowing not which to admire. his
audacity or his courage and fortu-
nate presence, Adam Truston men
tally decided that he would not
further oppose the course OF true
love.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04

| eo0aQentI2l. Inc replies pe1nE SEMI C1rect
/ paid 10 anonymous iettersl-
! @. What was Tolstoi's prophecy
about the war? G. S.
A Tolstoi predicted that the
great confagration will start about
| 1912, set by lock of the first arm il,
| the countries of southeastern
Europe-the end of the great
calamity will make a new political
era for the world. There will be
left no empires, kingdoms, but the
| world will form a federation Of
unit states, nations. There will
remain only four great giants-tha
| Anglo Saxons, the Latins, the SlaVs
and the Mongolians."
O. How is the president of Pan
ana selected? ). I.
The president of Panama is
elected every four years by popular
vote, every male citizen over p
being entitled to suffrage, There
| is no vice president, and the pres
ident may not be reelected.
| @. Do you know anything that
will increase flesh? o. f.
A. We submit the following sug-
gestive list of foods to increase
|
bacon. baked potatoes, well cooked
cereals, we'll baked bread, choco-
late, cocoa, milk, eggs, cream
soups, cream toast, custards,
apples. raisins, prunes, figs, dates.
oranges. Much sleep, plenty OF
fresh air. normal living, and a con-
suItation with a-good physician in
extreme cases, are suggested.
@. How did America get its
name? J. A: h.
A. America was named for Amer
igo Vespucci, an Italian explorer.
He claimed to have visited the new
world four times with different eX-
ploring expeditions. The truth of
his claim was never proven. Amer
lea was suggested as a name for
the new world by Waldseemuller,
A eeographer, in a treatise which
he published in in 1907. There
being no other name for the new
/ world il came into usage.
O. When was gas first used for
lighting purposes in the United
a The first gas light in the
limited States was installed by
David Melville of Newport, R. l.,
in 1906. The first city to use ilium-
mating gas successfully was Balti-
more, in 1917.
O. What is the smallest sum OF
money for which a person can
sue? u D..
A. Most states permit suit to be
brought for l cent.
O. What was the loss through
the San Francisco earthquake?
NJ. NJ.
A. In the San Francisco earth
quake of April IS. 1906, ASP lives
were lost. The estimated amount
of property lost was $4,000, 600.
over 5000 buildings we're de-
stroyed and 453 blocks burned.
O. Is there any remedy for poi
son ivy? W. ".
A The United States public
health service suggests bathing
with salt water. sea water being
best. Boric acid, one teaspoonful
in a glass of hot water, is a good
aDnlication The large blisterS
should be punctured and the con-
tents allowed to run out. Every
day or two the affected parts
should be bathed in warm water,
carefully dried without rubbing,
and the boric acid treatment ap-
piled
Q. Where is Jamaica, and who
owns it? NJ. ..