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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
Courts and Public Opinion.

Newspapers all the country will be disposed
to congratulate the editor of the Santa Fe New
Mexican his in defending charge of con-
tempt. His newspaper involved in libel suit
and he made bold to criticise the judge who heard
the case The latter sentenced him to 80 days i'm
prisonment for contempt and he appealed to the
supreme court and out
In overruling the judgment of the lower court
the supreme court held that under our theory of
government the right of freedom of speech and of
the press is essential to the public welfare" and
that while the right of free speech does not
attacks upon courts judges which will interfere
with the administration of justice, nevertheless the
force Of public opinion has greatly restrained the
courts in the exercise of the power to punish for
making disrespectful injurious remarks" concern
ing the judiciary
1t was worth while of for the editor of
the New Mexican to keep of JAIL but the real vic
tory lay in drawing frank an admission that the
do trim their sails occasionally to the winds
of public opinion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
Equal Pay for Equal Work.

In the readjustments incident to the change o.
industries from to peace basis, the principle
of equal pay for equal work. fnforced by the depart
ment of labor wherever It had power to dictate will
have widespread influence, according to economists
In his report Just issued the secretary outlines the
policy pursued by the labor board as follows:
1.-The rights of in industry have been
rfgtdly protected by the war labor board with
respect to questions of wages health and gen.
eral welfare. In all cases where women per-
form the work as men they SHALL ac-
cording to the policy of the war labor board
receive precisely the same rate Of pay, and in
case be allotted tasks disproportionate to
their strength"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04

lts.--.I
Washington, Jan. 4.-The casual
ty list made public today by the
war department has a total of 943
names.
SECTION ONE.
Killed in Action.
CORPORALS.
Bugler Eli H. Schultz, Oak Park,
Ill.
PRIVATES.
Henning w. Peterson, Aurora, Ill.
ERNEST b. PRESSED, 3S9 18th
street, Moline, Ill.
Boleslow Stankiewicz, North Chi
cago, Ill.
Died of Disease.
PRIVATES.
Clarence J. Borcherding, Gutten-
burg, Iowa
Fred H. Casey, Libertyville, Ill.
Ralph r. Downs, Montour, Iowa
Michael A. Frederick, Sioux City,
Iowa.
Andrew J. Johnson, Karon, Iowa.
Homer B. Marts, OWaneco, Ill.
John F. Woodell, Fancy Prairie,
Ill
Missing In Action.
PRIVATES.
Hurschel Fitzpatrick, Charles
ton, Ill.
Joseph FRANKIE, Belleville, Ill.
Emil w. A. Hoehner, Quincy, ILL.,
Peter Ladetto, Sesser, Ill.
Benjamin H. Losee, Chicago.
William A. Ringenberg, Chicago.
John H. Robe, Bancroft, Iowa.
John B. Crosetto, South Whining
ton, Ill.
Riley F. Draper, Wayne City, Ill.
KID i'm Action.
LIEUTENANTS.
Wendell A. Lindberg, Malta, Ill.
SERGEANTS.
William L. Stout. Chicago.
CORPORALS.
Floyd E. Ferguson, Waterloo,
Iowa
PRIVATES.
Bernard Wittee, Benedict, Iowa
SERGEANTS.
Isaac n. Kemp, Jacksonville, Ill.
CORPORALS.
John Leron Hill, Mantle, Ill.
Master Signal Electrician Cliff
ton H. Clark, Cedar Falls, Iowa
PRIVATES.
John C. Christensen, Clinton,
Iowa.
Joseph Dagora, Kincaid, III.
George Duckett, Lehigh, Iowa.
Jaspre Bilardi, Chicago.
Arthur J. Mueller, Belleville, Ill.
Leslie H. Perkins, Maple Park,
III.
Died of Accident and Other Causes.
PRIVATES.
William ]. Ira, Fort Atkinson,
Iowa.
Died of Disease.
LIEUTENANTS
John w Bailey, Urbana, III.
COOKS.
Hugh D. Biggs, Chicago.
PRIVATES.
Wesley ". Kerr, Chicago.
Fred Peterson, Rockford. III.
John Noble Porter, Delphi, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
Curbing the Utilities Con1,;ss;o,

CUIDIHS the O1HtIeS Commission.
Every city in the state is interested in the fight
that is being made by the newly organized Home
Rule Municipal League of Illinois to limit the pow
ers of the state utilities commission In theory the
commission is admirable instrument to protec.
the people from encroachments of a class of corpor
ations which usually have monopolies in their re-
spectfve fields AS it has worked out the commission
has been disposed to take the corporation view rather
oftener than the attitude of those whom the corpor
atons At least that is the firm conviction of
officers of great many municipalities which have
appealed to vanIy redress or in opposition to
advances in utilities rates.
What is more to the point at the present time
however is the effort the commission is making to
get jurisdiction over municipality owned public ser
vice concerns 1t is trying to assert authority over
the city light plant at Springfield and IL it succeeds
expect to it raising similar questions in
other cities.
Rock Island has no light plant of fts own I'm.
it has water plant that it has been developing for
years at considerable expense and which is now
working quite smoothly and efficiently and at reas
enable cost. So well has it been doing in fact tina.
it has been possible to make slight reduction In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
Railroad Ownership.

Secretary McAdoo without definitely committing
himself the question, has given the country some
very good arguments for government ownership OF
railroads He has pointed out the advantages of uni
fled operation and the possibilities of building up in
ternal water transportation through cooperation in
stead of discouraging it by runous competition.
which has been the policy under private control He
has made it clear that period of 81 months will
be too short to conduct and also to formu
late an intelligent policy by Of congressional
action.
The more acute problems of federal operation
have been disposed of. Wages have been adjusted,
rentals fixed and rates raised sufficiently to pay out
in a period of few months. From there
should be smoother sailing and Mr.. McAdoo feels
sure that will possible lower rates at dis
tant date and still play even, do little better.
Most people believe that government ownership
of main transportation lines is only question OF
time. mainly matter of education, of adequate
official safeguards and ability to finance the deal
Experience has shown it is easy to expand govern
ment powers rapidly than the machinery OF
government assinilate them. The present argu-
ment over the railroads hinges largely upon this
point.
In resigning his position director Of the d.
vision capital expenditures of the railroad admin
istraon Robert s. Lovett indicated what is probably
the strongest argument against government owner
Ship when he said:
Every politician would be almost COM
PEELED to exert any political influence pos
sessed by him provide places for his sup
porters improvements and facilities or rate
adjustments desired by them.
Each congressman would be pressed by all
the ambitious towns in his district for ornate
passenger stations or other improvements as
he is pressed for postoffices, courthouses
and other public buildings; for additional and
unnecessary trains to please particular COM
munities, and for the construction Of rail-
roads, extensions and branches
Past experience with congressional pork barrels"
gives Mr.. Lovetts words great weight. Multiply the
pressure exerted for waterway improvements or
postoffice buildings by hundred and you will have
idea of the scramble that there would be for
railroad extensions and improvements in every nook
and Of the country.
Clearly if public ownership ever is to be a com
plete success the people must learn to rebuke in
stead of reward congressman who go after things
that their districts very well get along without
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04

Thirty-eight billions Of war risk insurance has
been written by the government the lives OF SOL
diers and sailors Much of that, of course will be
allowed to lapse. which is unfortunate. If every
soldier kept up his insurance at peace-tme prem
iums, which will be the lowest that will enable the
government to pay out, he would be sure Of having
a snug by the time he reached middle age or a
little later his dependents would be adequately
protected in the meantime
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
What Everybody Ought to Know.

The United States treasury de-
partment says, in pamphlet issued
20 the public, that
There should be no peace with
prostitution, no truce with the red
light district, no armistice with
Fenereal diseases. Unconditional
surrender is the governments de-
mand from this enemy at home.
How do you stand on this pro-
gram, Mr.. Citizen? 1t is no easy
task. 1t is not JOB for sentiment
talists or fy-by-night enthusiasts.
1t is a task for hard-headed bust
ness and professional men and cap
able women. 1t is job for citi-
zens who feel responsibility for
their community and their nation in
time of peace as well as war. With
wars final end many war buildings,
war jobs and institutions will go to
the scrap heap. Don't scrap your
patriotism and community spirit in
this matter. Make your blows
knockouts against vice"
If you wonder why the treasury
department is conducting a cam
paign against venereal disease it
may be explained that MONEY in
America is an important institution,
while HEALTH is comparatively
unimportant. Therefore the United
States treasury department issues
this bulletin through one of its sub
sidiary branches, the public health
service. The dollars the thing.
The treasury department, United
States public health service, 22S
First street northwest, Washington,
D. c., will send to any address free
a copy of any of the following
pamphlets bearing on sex hygiene
and the prevention of venereal dis
eases:
Set A. For young men.
Set B. For the general public.
Set c. For boys.
Set D. For parents of children.
Set f. For girls and young wom-
en-
Set F. For educators.
Right now write for your set, as
a patriotic duty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
HEALTH TAG KS
BY W.l !=I AZ! y! BR RAD 1D:

These pamphlets will not teach
you the whole truth, but they will
enable you to acquire reasonable
understanding of vital problems. II
you fail to avail yourself of the OPP
portunity here presented to obtain
authoritative and valuable inrorma-
ton about a much misunderstood
subject the fault is your own and
you may indeed feel ashamed of
your dense ignorance. 1t is now
sin to be ignorant.
If any reader of this article dares
to write to me to send these pamph-
let's, after the statement l have
made above, 1 shall commit some
heinous crime.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04

A returned traveller from Mexico brings !
plausible explanation of the Mexican's hatred for
Americans. He says the present leaders having no
other way to account for the poverty and misery
that continue to prevail under the Carranza regime
tell the ignorant poems that Americans are taking
their wealth and that no improvement is to be ex-
pected as long there any "gringos" doing bust
ness in the country If there were any way to get
at the leaders without killing lot of poems solution
Of the Mexican puzzle would be lot easier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
Household Hints

! salt one and one-half teaspoons:
onion, chopped, one and one-half
| teaspoons; sweet red pepper, one
| third; potato, diced, one cup; pep
| percorns, three; bay leaf, one-half;
| paprika, one-half teaspoon; water
/ enc and one-half cups tmore or
! less); tomatoes, one cup.
Fry onion a golden brown in the
| fat; add meat, cut into small pieces,
and brown well. Add red pepper,
seasonings and tomato. Cook until
meat is tender, adding the water
gradually as needed. Add potatoes.
Noodles may be added, If they are
desired, about twenty minutes be
fore the potatoes are served. Yield.
eight servings.
1918 Mince Pie-One cup meat,
two cups apple. one-half cup raj
sins, one cup jelly, one lemon, one
cup corn syrup, one teaspoon salt,
one-half teaspoon cinnamon, one
half teaspoon allspice, one-half nut
meg grated. Cook meat until ten
uer and put through food chopper.
Chop apple, CRATE the rind and ex-
tract the juice OF the lemon. Mix
all ingredients and put in double
boiler until heated through. Add
more salt and spices il wanted.
Bake between two Crusts.
Vegetable With Corn Meal Dump
.lings-Two cups corn-meal, one aDf
one-half teaspoons salt, boiling
water, flour for dredging.
Mix the meal and salt; pour boil
ing water over the meal and stir
thoroughly, using enough to make
a thick paste. Form portions OF the
paste into fiat dumplings about two
inches in diameter. Have ready d
kettle of boiling water and drop the
dumplings in carefully. cover. and
cook one hour. These dumplings are
often cooked with turnip tops or
other greens, with or without the
addition of a ham bone or a piece
of fat pork. Some cooks dredge
the dumplings with -four before
boiling them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04

rates at time when prices almost everywhere have
been going up.
The courts may say that the state commission
has right to interfere with city owned utilities
The question is before them In any event.
Rock Island, and other cities well, would prefer
to have definite limits placed by law.
We want state political appointees messing
around with waterworks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
Timely Tins.

Using Leftovers-The cereal left
over from breakfast can be con
verified into a pudding for dinner.
Scald two cups of milk and pour
this over one cup of leftover cook
ed cereal. Mix thoroughly and add
half a cup of molasses, one and
one-half tablespoonfuis butter sub
7titute and one and one-halt tea
spoonfuls of salt Pour into a
creased pudding dish and bake one
hour in a slow oven.
To Make Dustless Duster-No
need of buying a dustless dusteri
Take an old pair or stockings, Ct z
off the feet, cut open the legs / 4
the seam, wiring the material out 3 4
kerosene, hang on d line to dry.
Enameled Nails-Before driving
nails or hooks into me walls, dip IN
enamel and let dry thoroughly be
fore using. When putting any wet
garments on them there will be no
rust spots as there would be If they
were left uncoated.
A Wash Basket-Ask your grocer
for a hamper such as sweet pota-
toes are shipped in. Line it with
discarded white oilcloth from kitch-
en- table. Fold I il and over the
top of basket, fasten around the
top, Through slat3) with bodkin
and cord. and trim i off even. This
is a most useful wash basket for
small Washrooms-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
MENU HINT

BREAKFAST.
Grapes
Oatmeal with Raisins to Sweeten
Mullins Coffee
Milk
LUNCHEON.
Cottage Cheese Delmonico Potatoes
Escalloped Corn
Apple Sauce Ginger Bread
DINNER.
Hamburg with Spaghetti
Peach Ice Cream
Spinach Baked Potatoes
Wine Jelly Coffee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04

United States soldiers who are caught speaking
to women in Coblenz, Germany, will be court mar
tailed, but left in the dark as the penalty
for making signs which generally is the only form
of expression that will be mutually understood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04

Herman NJ Strunk, Forest Park =
H. Wounded Severely.
LIEUTENANT.
John G. Ruckel, Springfield, M
CORPORALS.
Michael Jaruszowski, La Salle'
Ill.
George J. Kelly, Evanston, Ill
PRIVATES.
Walter Marcinak, Chicago.
Ray L. Masters, Chicago.
John Overton, Chicago.
Freeman E. SchroIl, Herod, N
Forrest Lemme, Streator, Ill
Floyd w. Nichols, Havana, HI
Edmund J. Roth, Chicago.
Corbett Howard Smithey, Sandus-
ky, Ill.
August C. Bloom, Stanton, Iowa.
Harry d. Douma, Alton, Iowa
George W. Flynn, Springfield,
THEOPHH HUYBRECHT, Mo-
line, Ill.
Albin Carlson, DeKalb, Ill.
Clifford c. Cole, Annawan, Ill.
Manchar Dejaeger, Kewanee, III.
Edward Dietrich, Victor, Iowa.
John ]. Kocvara, Cicero, Ill.
Roy Lungreen, st. Charles, IlL--A
Oscar n. Peterson, Putnam, Ill
Hubert V. Rogers, Ottumwa,
Iowa
Mike M Setback. Glen Carbon,
III.
Edward S. southerd, East Alton,
Ill.
Herman T. Warken, Aurora, III.
Henry A. Zerell, Chicago.
Missing in Action.
CORPORALS.
Joseph Broscheid, Peru, Ill
PRIVATES.
John F. Milem, Betendorf, Iowa
Frank Paulsen, Sioux City, Iowa.
Died of Wounds.
Second Lieutenant William II.
Busby, Catlin, Ill.
PRIVATES.
Lester Fl. Kindig, Paxton, Ill
Died of Disease.
PRIVATES.
Walter z. Baker, Benton, Ill
Wounded Severely.
PRIVATES.
Joseph D. Garrison, Chicago.
George A. Kouokol, Cicero, I'll
dlutb NlNl5LN4B - - CASlA ~ 49,
Alfred D. Seltin. Chicago. =
Missing in Action.
CORPORALS
Fenley R. Curtis, Mt Carmel, III.
PRIVATES.
Milton F. Vanhatten, Springfield,
Ill.
Edwin S. Wing, Maquoketa, Iowa
In Hospital
previously reported missing-)
TRUMPETER.
Samuel f. Harris, Chicago.
Returned to France.
previously reported in hands OF
enemy
PRIVATE.
Erhard ]. BergGnd, Chicago.
Returned 20 Duty.
previously reported missing.)
PRIVATE.
Arvid P. Anderson, Lockport, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04

arrested by the police and back to their COM
mands to be punished for being absent without leave
thus knocking large chunk of glamor off of the
exploit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04

An army officer killed trying stop a runa-
way street in Baltimore, but as he happened
be in saloon at the time the car ran through the
wall and over him it is not likely that his exploit
will be given any special mention
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
Good TO Eat,

Pimento Cheese Salad Dressing
Mix until smooth one tablespoon
each of pimento cheese and olive
oil Add one tablespoon vinegar
and two tablespoons boiled salad
dressing.
Frenched Pork Tenderloin-Have
butcher French the tenderloin. Roll
pieces in white of egg (yolk may be
used for salad dressing or custard)
and very fine bread crumbs. Saute
in butter or butter substitute over
slow fire until golden brown.
Hamburg with Spaghetti - Put
one pound OF chopped round beef
steak in bottom of pan, over this
put two-thirds cup spaghetti, two
cups tomatoes on top. Steam for
two hours. Then add butter sub
stitute size of egg, pepper and salt
to taste; then cook for one-half
hour without covering.
Brown Bread-Four cups OF sour
milk, one cup of brown sugar. seven
cups graham -four, one teaspoon
salt, two teaspoons soda, three
tablespoons molasses. Mix dry in
gradients, add molasses and sour
ulllh. bdhG OIlc nOul. MdhtO AHO
loaves of sour milk brown bread.
Satisfy Soup-One quart satisfy
roots, cleaned and peeled, one pint
water, one quart milk, salt and
pepper Cook roots in water until
tender, add milk and bring to
boiling point, salt and pepper to
taste. A little celery may be added
if desired.
Goldfish Chips-Flake cold boiled
Goldfish and dip in beaten egg and
water and lay in Indian meal. The
flakes should be fairly large-an
inch square. say. Place a cupful at
a time in a wire basket and i'm
merse in hot lard. In a minute they
will be a delightful brown. Serve
with finely chopped dill pickle and
some capers.
Tested Recipes.
Beef Stew-Beef chuck, three
quarter pound; FAT, one tablespoon;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04

Who wouldn't like to how the London young
women rugged themselves out at the New Years
fancy dress ball to represent President Wilson's
fourteen points especially the personifying re-
duction of ornaments?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
Discoveries.

When baking pie crusts, turn pan
upside down and bake on the bot
tom. Prick with fork. When cold
they will be straight.
To remove paint from clothes
saturate with lard and turpentine,
let lie over night, then wash with
naptha soap. 1t will remove paint
of long standing.
To remove ink when spilled on
rugs, cover Immediately with salt
it will absorb all the ink without
spreading.
To remove corks from salt and
pepper shakers, double a string to
form a loop, insert in shaker and
draw out cork. To keep salt from
hardening add a few grains of rice.
To Clean Feathers TO clean
white feathers, dissolve two ounces
of white curd soap in two pints OF
warm water, make into lather, dip
in the feathers, and souse up and
down until clean. To curl feathers,
allow them to become almost dry,
then shake tbem before a fire till
the fronds curl.
To Keep Butter - Work out all
buttermilk and salt it good. Pack
each churning in separate jars;
place a cloth over butter; put salt
on the cloth, then a lid on the jar
Label each jar. That way you can
use the oldest butter first.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04

There were several hundred walters out of work
in Berlin New Years eve but that does not
sarily signify that there a critical shortage OF
diners of the wherewith to feed them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04

No doubt the boys who have been training in the
southern camps will be willing to stick with the army
a week or two longer in preference to coming up to
one Of the northern camps just to be mustered
out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04

Chicago fiat janitors having their strike for
more adequate wages rents will go up 15 percen1
May 1, instead of only 10, originally planned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
CIR Bull nf Gn&tnt

Herman M. strunk, Forest Park, =
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-10-28
REGULATED TO DEATH

Frank Hedley general manager Of
the New York Railways company,
under the receiver, said about half
of their cars were more or less CO.
solete and when they were replaced
1t would be well to have the vesl..
bule equipment provided, but aoN-
thing of the kind was out of the
question at present. He said Des.
pite some insane statements that
street railways can be operated Tor
a five cent fare II cant be done. The
surface lines will have to stop, and
in my judgment should stop IL they
are not allowed to earn operating ex-
penses."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-10-28

the labor agitator and then there is
a ripping of the sheets.
In the great national conference of
labor and capital the farm delegates
are causing a heap of trouble by not
being willing to swallow the socialist
program. The farmer contingent,
long counted on as naturally allied
with labor, seems inclined to side
with the employers.
There are only three representa-
tives of the farmers in the conference
and they ar thorn in tn side OF ev
erybody, including the national adj
ministration.
How do you farmers stand on
! the eight hour day." some one asked
Charles S. Barrett of Georgia mem
! Der OF the farmer group.
"Why, we're the people who in
vented II" answered Mr., Barrett.
1--WE have II already-eight hours
before noon and eight hours after
noon"
The farmers are officially identi-
fled with the employers group but
they are making life uncomfortable
for all groups by constant insistence
that the farmer has been ignored by
the government and trampled on by
organized labor.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-10-28
UNDERWRITING PROF,
IT'S SMALL

Insurance like banking has been
an industry about which the general
public knew little.
Both industries by combining the
resources of the multitudes make It
possible to accommodate individual
needs when occasion arises in a man
ner which would be impossible in any
other way.
Insurance companies are really
agents to collect money in small am
cunts for fire and other insurance
risks and them pay IL out in largo
amounts to those unfortunate enough
to have property or other losses, GOV
cred by insurance.
Contrary to general opinion insur'
ance companies make little profit, az
underwriting, the net profit for 1911
being only $3.50 on the hundred. FO
the protection of policy holders, wei
managed insurance companies matn
tain large reserves and surpluses au'
1t is from these funds, wisely invest
ed in bonds and loans Gu farm AM
lefty property that insurance compan