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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-22

book. will be the chief attraction at
the Auditorium today, with Who's
Little Wife Are You?" a two-reel
comedy, and the Pathe News Of late
events of importance. Sundays bill
includes Billy West in a two-reel
comedy. "A Rolling Stone;" The
Canyon Mystery" a sensational west
ern drama; Mutt and JEFF; the Pathe
News and The Lure Of the Circus, -
the thrilling serial featuring Eddie
Polo. Monday William Farnum will
be seen in a stirring six-reel drama
entitled For Freedom"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-22
Nothing Can Stop
Construction
ofCanal
News-TImes sneclal serrIce:

News-Times Special Service:
FORT WAYNE Ind, Feb. Do.
The following message was
received last evening at the
Western Union Office: Con-
ferecs of the house and senate
viii agree on senate amendment
for survey OF the Erie Chicago
canal. Louis w. Fairfield,
Member of Congress"
Nothing can stop the con-
struCtiOn of this canal" said a
statement issued by the assOcia-
message.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-22
AT THE AUDITORIUM.

Theda Bara in Under Two Flags"
a polarization of the we'll known
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-22
SEVEN VESSELS BEARING
TROOPS LEAVE FRANCE

WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-Depart-
ure from France of 200 officers and
1000 men OF the army on seven
vessels. including the battleship
Michigan and cruiser Rochester. was
announced today by the war depart
ment. The ships are due at Atlantic
ports between Feb. 25 and March 3.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-22
TRY THIS FOR
LIVER AND BOWELS
Keep II at home. save money and feel
better right away.

IL YOU want splendid. economical
remedy for constipation, sick headache.
dizziness and torpid liver. get a Box
LAXACARIN today and take a couple Of
tablets whenever you need IL.
This old reliable vegetable remedy
has stood the test Of time and is now
more pODu ar than ever.
Keep a package ia the house all the
time and Use IL when you feel ont Of
sorts feverish or bilious. Ii always
helps-prOTnptly-an being mild and
gentle. Is just az good for children as
for grOWnups.
Price One Dollar.
Sold By The
LAXACARIN PRODUCTS CO.
Dept. E-2l. Pittsburgh, Pa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-27
SPECIAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
TO MEET NEEDS OF RETURNED SOLDIER?

, Other countries have faced the
same problem and several of the
younger nations with considerable
1exibility in their legislative, sys-
tens, have solved it By the estab-
lishment of single department to
deal with all the interests of the re-
turned soldier.
In Australia, for example, there
has been established the depart
ment of repatriation" with a min
lister in the cabinet. This depart
I1ent which deals with the soldiers
establishment in civil life, has
been described as the connecting
link between military service and
the outside world.
The Australian repatriation or
ganization awards pensions, offers
reeducation to the disabled, places
men in employment, promotes land
settlement provision, manufactures
artificial limbs, all through the me-
dunn of local committees which are
rhe only official bureaus with which
the individual soldier comes in
contact.
In Canada, the interests of all
returned soldiers are covered by
the newly created department
~ soldiers civil establishment,
which has absorbed both the board
of pension commissioners and the
invalided soldiers commission. The
department is also concerned with
the broad problems of demobiliza-
ton, employment of discharged
soldiers, and so forth. For dis
abled men it provides vocational
reeducation, artificial limbs, medi-
cal treatment after discharge, pen
sions and training allowances. The
department has minister in the
cabinet.
The third country to make such
a move is New Zealand, where
there has been introduced il parlia-
ment a repatriation bill placing I'M
der a single administration reem-
pIoyment, land settlement, curative
treatment and vocational training
for returned soldiers.
Have we anything to learn from
these three consecutive moves in
meeting the ex-soldier problem?
DOUGLAS C. MMURTRIE.
President, Federation of Associa-
tions for Cripples.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-27

orally, and a campaign to create appetite for
the plain facts in current events.
Another factor in taking the fight out of
Germany and waking the people up to the
sober realities will be the financial ordeal that
they must go through to pay for the damage
they have wrought and to settle their own ac-
counts The pinch Of poverty will last long
time and while they suffering from it the
people will do great deal of thinking They
probably will make up for some of the time
lost while their rulers were doing the mental
work for them. The more anyone-even a Ger
man-thinks, the less need will be see for
lighting.
1t was necessary for the moment to take
away most of the fighting implements from the
Germans, but that can have only temporary
effect. If the will to fight remains they can
make others and hide them away>against the
time when they think the time ripe to use
them. Deprived of their false ideas about 9th
ers and their exaggerated notions of their own
Importance and power-taught and made to
realize the truth-the Germans will be no more
a menace to the peace of the world than any
other people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-27

There is a law on tae Illinois statute books
prohibiting the use OF patented materials in
building roads and streets paid for out of pub
lie funds While the purpose in enacting it
was justifable. the aim being to make it i'm
possible for manufacturing companies to Sc
cure monopolies, the effect has been to dis
courage ingenuity in this field by depriving it
OF even fair reward. Certain preparations
which have undoubted merit have been kept
out of the state Among these are asphaltic
compounds used in covering concrete pave
rnents to take the wear. filters for cracks and
expansion joints, etc The automobile and the
motor truck, with greater speed and heavier
loads, have brought new problems in road
making which undoubtedly will be more
quickly met and solved if there is ample in
centiye for private enterprise.
A bill to repeal the provision referred to
is now before the legislature. 1t is said to
contain provisions for the safeguarding of con-
tracts SO that monopolies will be impossible.
Illinois needs the best there is in highways
and any law which stands in the way of get
ting it should be repealed amended if it can
be safely done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-27
Disarming Germany.

Among the allies the feeling exists that Ger
many is still the principal obstacle to lasting
peace. Beaten though that country is and
discredited as no nation ever was discredited
before, Germany is still feared, as well as
hated Their neighbors, in the light of what
has happened. cannot think of the German peo-
pie as otherwise than warlike, domineering and
INSCRIPTIONS. There is great deal OF anxiety
leJt the peace conference fail to take measures
sufficiently drastic to keep the Teutons from
breaking out again at any moment they con-
slider opportune for their purposes, and sub
jecting the world to another ordeal such as has
Just been endured.
The case looks dark for Germany and dis
closures of efforts to slip in changes in the
wording Of the armistice agreement and other
double dealing by the present government does
not help matters much. There are, however
certain influences which are and will be at
work within the nation that put the future Sc
curity of the world, at least so far as Ger
many is concerned, in a much more hopeful
light
One of them is publicity. The people now.
for the first time, have a chance to learn the
truth about themselves Their government
never permitted them to know what really was
going on 1t is not necessary to recount the
impositions that practiced upon them to
make them willing and effective tools OF war
like rulers 1t is enough to say that nothing
was overlooked which would tend to shape
minds and bodies of the subjects to the ends
sought Systematic deception was practiced
IN school and church and through the press.
Every German was under it's influence from the
cradle to the grave.
Under the old order it did not matter so
much whether the people knew the truth for
they had very little chance to take advantage
of their knowledge, but with the duty of gov
erning themselves their shoulders thers
should and undoubtedly will be general move
nent away from the agencies which have
warped and perverted the public mind If the
peace conference does not help it along an i'm
portant factor in making permanent peace will
have been overlooked. There should be a re-
vision of German text books and literature gen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-27
TlH[E DAILY SHORT STORY

| held in suspense somehow put a
damper on proceedings.
Provided" continued Roscoe, 81
| can earn a living in my native
| town. 1 have figured it out. Lem
Dole, assessor and collector, is
about to move away. That leaves
those positions vacant. Elect me
as Dole's successor and there is a
surety of five hundred dollars a
year"
Wen do that. don't doubt it.
Roscoe" observed the governor of
the association.
THAT" continued Roscoe stead
lily, lis not enough. l shall have to
have thousand. Here is my propo-
sition: You ten people have more
or less litigation each year. 1
will make to each one of you a
minimum annual fee-fifty dollars
apiece. That makes up the thou
sand dollars. For the fifty l will
cover all local suits, give all nee
esSary verbal advice and attend to
collections on a fifteen per cent
commission basis. All this will
enable me to have spare time to
work up general business, and 1
shall stay with you and grow up
with you, and later on if a judge
ship comes along, count me as a
candidate if l deserve it"
The proposition was unanimous
~ accepted and everybody seemed
pleased with the arrangement.
Roscoe took out a part OF the ten
subscriptions in trade. Thus: from
the tailor suit OF clothes; from
the general store his footwear,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-27
Brad's Bit O. Verse
Mare Antony.

Mare Antony.
Consider how the midnight lark
brought ruin to an easy mark. An
honored citizen at Rome, with low
ing wife and kids at home, it sure
ly is a tale most sad how Antony
went to bad. He made a speech at
Caesars bier which for its wisdom
has no peer; the papers played it
up in form-plebe and patrtcian
called it warm. Old Marcus might
have won, hands down. for any Of
flee in the town he might have
been an alderman; but booze-and
banquet queered the plan, the YAM
pire lured him with her smile, and
he became the sport of guile. His
poor neglected wife at home setup
howl that startled Rome II wa
no use; he grew so lax,he couldn't
pay his sewer tax; his farm and
garden went to weeds, and folks
forgot his former deeds and looked
upon him as a rube, jay, 4 Stacker.
and a boob. An empire slipping
from his hand. ne loafed around in
Egypt land and reveled with the
sports and raltes and took the ven
ON of the snakes. The man who
gads around at night is SURE, TO
come 20 some bad plight: his bust
ness goes unto the dogs, his bright
est hopes are lost in fogs.
GLEN BRADSHAW,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-27
The Podgy Abdomen.

A podgy abdomen is perhaps the
most frequent consequence OF too
much corset. Hence If there be
any reader of the credulous sex
who is so afflicted, the exercises
described in this article may have
some interest
1. Lie supine on the floor, with
the feet under a heavy chair or 9TH
IL support. Place the hands on the
hips. Slowly draw yourself up to
the sitting posture, expire (breathe
QUIT slowly, then slowly let your
self down to the first position, and
inspire Cbreathe I'M slowly and re-
peat. Do this only twice, each
night and morning, the first week;
three times night and morning the
second week; and so on until you
can do it from five to twelve times
at a seance without undue fatigue
or soreness of the muscles after
ward.
2. Stand erect with arms stretch
ed high above the head. Slowly ex-
pire and at the same time swing
the arms and body forward and
downward until fingers touch the
floor in front of your feet, whether
you have to bend the knees or not.
Now draw in deep breath and at
the same time swing upward to the
first position and as far backward
as you can. Repeat twice night
and morning the first week, three
times the second week, and so on
until you can do it 20 times at a
seance. The smoothness, regular
ity and depth of the breathing
should be cultivated in harmony
with the movement.
3. Stand erect with the hands
resting on the hips. Expire fore
IDLY through the open mouth and
squat down on the heels at the
same time. Immediately close the
mouth and inspire deeply through
the nose while you return to the
first position. Repeat not over five
times night and morning the first
week, and increase gradually in the
course of the first six weeks, until
you can do it % times at a seance.
4. Iron out the wrinkles and loos-
en- the kinks and stir up the stag
nant splanchnic pool in the abdo-
men (where about half the entire.
mass OF blood may accumulate in
persons with poor circulation"D
by rolling half dozen somersaults.
Do not expect any tangible re-
suits from these exercises until you
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-27
PecineS for a Day.

Corn Soup-Often when soup is
required milk is missing from the
Iarder, but canned corn is at hand.
Pour over the contents OF half a
can of corn one quart of boiling
water, then add one small onion
chopped fine and stalk OF celery
chopped. Cook for 10 minutes.
Strain and season with butter, salt
and pepper.
Rice Cakes-Mix one cup cold
boiled rice with well beaten yolk OF
egg, half cup of milk and two heap
ing tablespoons of flour sifted with
a half teaspoon baking powder.
Whip the egg white to a stiff froth,
add the rice mixture slowly to the
whites, stirring constantly. With a
tablespoon turn portions to a hot,
we'll creased griddle. Bake a light
brown on both sides and serve with
marmalade, honey, syrup or ore
serves. If the batter seems too
thick add little more milk.
Orange Nut Salad-Peel oranges,
remove white membrane. Remove
each section and cut in half cross
wise. Arrange sections on lettuce
leaf to represent petal of flower. In
center use spoonful of cream dress
ing. Sprinkle with nuts.
Beets with Sour Sauce - Wash
beets and boil until soft. Cut into
cubes and serve in the following
sauce: Melt two tablespoons but
ter substitute, add two tablespoons
-four. one teaspoon salt, one-quar-
ter teaspoon pepper, one tablespoon
sugar, two or three cloves and a
small piece of bay leaf Add grad
ually one cup of the liquid in which
the beets were cooked, and one cup
vinegar If canned beets are used
the juice in which they were
canned may be used
Potato Salad - Cut cold boiled
potatoes into half-inch cubes, add
one-half cup each Of diced cold
boiled carrots and beets to each
two cups of potato. Heap in a
mound in salad dish and pour over
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-27

| neckwear and hosiery; from the
grocer and the butcher supplies for
! the larder, for he lived at the home
of his aged mother. A few litigious
farmers came in to secure his ser
vices, and while his progress was
slow he was financed for the year
and did not worry.
Six months had passed by and
Roscoe had accumulated a small
store of money, when one day
there entered his office an old man
who seemed to be a confirmed in
valid. He introduced himself as
Mr.. Award Trude, and stated that
he and his daughter had just ar
rived in Plympton, had arranged
for rooms with Widow Larkins and
intended to remain until a suit they
designed bringing in Boyd county
was decided
Its the Tarleton estate" sober
ly announced Mr.. Trude, and Ros-
coe began to smile. II see you are
familiar with it and don't think
much of it's merits" went on Mr..
Trude. 81 suppose there have been
twenty litigants in the matter dur
ing the past ten years, and every
one of them losers. For all that, I
should feel l had not done my duty
if 1 did not try to prosecute the
claim OF my dead wife. I offer you
the case on coRtingency-fifty per
cent if you win. IL 1 lose / will
give you what 1 can afford, which
may not be much. Thing it over,
and / will call again in the morn
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-27
o. D.. X.

That night Roscoe went over ALI
that he had read and heard of the
Tarleton case. 1t was an instance
where powerful moneyed interests
were able to tire out poor and oh
scure litigants. Roscoe had about
made up his mind to refuse an an
parently hopeless mission when
Mr.. Trude CHANGED to bring his
daughter with him to the office.
An hour in that sweet presence and
Roscoe was willing to devote time
and money both, if the sacrifice
might further increase their ac-
quaintanceship.
Roscoe discovered some strong
points in the claim of the Trudes.
but the case went against them. It
took his last dollar to appeal to
a higher court. No other Iitigant
had ever gone that far. The unset
tied suit hampered the defense.
They began TO fear the resolute,
persistent young lawyer. He might
annoy them for years with an ex-
pensive crop Of new prosecutions
They settled with Mr.. Trude for
ten thousand dollars.
81 am now able to settle your
fee," announced Mr.. Trude one day.
Cant we treat it as a sort Of
bulk family fund? ?" propounded
Roscoe with a smile.
why, what do you mean?" in
quired Mr.. Trude.
THAT your daughter Lille has
just accepted me, and. if you don't
object. we shall be married in
June"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-27

Dear Mrs. Thompson: have
been married four years and halt
and have two children living and
one dead. My husband is very
cruel to me, often beating me on
the head and kicking me, which my
oldest child is learning to do. This
hurts me worse than for his father
to do it.
Now my husband is telling an
awful lie about me and / did not
know it until yesterday. He is &C
cusing me of adultery. / have left
him twice, but he came to me and
coaxed me to go back with him.
Please tell me what 1 should do
Should l take my two little boys
and leave him fer good, or should
l continue to live with him the way
am?
1 am a good cook and a good
housekeeper. keep myself and
boys neat and clean. My husband
has always been like this. My
boys are thirty months, and one
year old. Could l get them if
were to get a divorce?
MRS. DESPERATE.
II you are capable of making a
living for yourself and children
think you should leave your hus-
band and sue him for divorce and
alimony. You will get the children
since he is misrepresenting your
character. 1t will be much better
for the children to be away from
such an influence.
rnnnnf UnrE a q hon o.
keeper and keep your children,
should think it would be possible
for you TO make good money run
ming a rooming and boarding house
Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 am to
be married in April. NJ fiance's
mother wants their minister to
marry us, and l want our minister
to. l was baptized by our minister
and have gone to his church all
my life. If he does not marry me
/ know 1 shall never feel really
married.
l don't want to be disagreeabIe
at a time like this, but ISN'T it my
right to choose the minister We are
to have? BRIDE TO-BE.
You should have the privilege OF
choosing the minister.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: / am a
young girl 10 years old. A boy
met last summer has been writing
to me all winter long. In his las,
letter he asked me TO go to the
town where he goes to college &c
a dance. He said that l shoul
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-27

or for the prevention of cruelty To
children or animals, may be deduc-
ted to an amount not exceeding Is
come.
Other items which may be de-
Quoted are as follows:
Taxes paid and accrued, except
income, war profits and excess
profit taxes and those assessed
against local benefits of a kind
tending to improve the value of the
property.
Losses in. trade or business If
not compensated for by insurance
or otherwise.
Loss of property not connected
with trade or business if arising
from fires, storms, shipwreck or
other casualty, or from theft, IL
not conn.,. onsated for by insurance
or otherwise.
Debts ascertained to be worth
less and charged OFF within the
year.
Interest paid or accrued on in
debtedness, except Indebtedness in
Cured to purchase securities, the
interest on which is exempt from
tax.
y The following items are not de-
ductibIe: Personal, family or liv-
ing expenses. Accounts expended
for new buildings or permanent
improvements made to improve the
value of the property. Amounts
expended in restoring property or
in making good exhaustion thereof
for which an allowance COR depre-
citation has been made. Premiums
paid on any life insurance policy
covering life of any officer or en-
ploye on any person financially in
terested in the trade or business
carried on by the taxpayer, when
the taxpayer is directly or indi-
rectIy a beneficiary in the policy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-27

Editor The Argus: The soldier
returning to the United States after
service overseas needs a volumin-
Gus guide book to inform him re-
garding his rights and privileges
and to direct him regarding the
particular government departments
or bureaus to which he should
apply.
In the case of the wounded SOL
der, for example, there are in
all seven individual government
branches with which he may or may
not be concerned in his return to
civil life: the Office of the surgeon
general of the army, the bureau of
medicine and surgery of the navy,
the bureau of war risk insurance,
the U. S. public health service. the
federal board for vocational educa-
ton. the U. S. employment service
OF the department of labor, and the
department of the interior. From
the various organizations in this
roster he will receive medical treat
ment and educational advantages
prior to discharge, award of pen
sion for disability, provision of ar
tificial limbs, medical care after
military discharge, training for a
new occupation, placement in job,
or settlement on the land. His So
cial after-care will be provided by
still another semi-governmental
agency, the American Red Cross.
There are, to be sure, "cOopera-
live arrangements" between the va
rious administrative branches. But
there is no head, no one authority
upon whom can be pinned respon-
sibiIity for delays or defects in the
discharge of national obligation to
the returned man, nd one authority
who can be credited for the job well
done
If a returned soldier has Difficult
ties now it is so easy to pass on re-
sponsibility I'VE are ready to act,
but must wait on another depart
ment which is behind in its work.
We can take care of one of your
three needs, but regarding the 9th
ers you must make application to
such and such an agency, and have
the papers forwarded to Washing
ton for action" Such situations
can hardly be criticised, however,
under the present arrangements.