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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08
The Davey Sedition Bill.

Difficulties the government is having in de-
porting Emma Goldman and Alexander Berk-
man bring once more wildly to mind the need
TOR some more effective legislation on the sub
3sct. No doubt whatever exists Of the nature
.of the activities in which both have engaged
for the last 30 years. Their main purpose in
NE has been to tear down what others were
working patiently to build up and they have
not been particular in regard to the methods
sadvocated. Repeatedly they have come under
the shadow Of existing laws being Ieniently
sdaalt with only because they did not have much
.oe following and were therefore incapable of
extensive harm. Bsriman never was natur-
|Alised and Goldman has only the fimsy claim
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08
THE WHITE ELEPHANT.
BY Nellie 6ordon,

|tCopyr:ght, 1919. by the Wheeler
|sA Syndicate. Incl
I Elsa Randall frightened visibly
- she noted the postmark Of her
home town ON the envelope which
he drew from the letter box. She
kpre It open eagerly. to find---a tax
III. Her shoulders sagged wearily
- she asceLded the stairs to her
len.
Eivo years before she had left the
nall city whore she was born to
oek = name in the City Of Cities"
Ut neither fame nor fortune had
100 1T to mile on her, and her
1ther pitiful literary efforts had
5fpornictous habit Of returning to
Iof. She had been forced to seek
clerical position to exc ont her
Itah existence.
yust year after her departure
N the city, her aunt, who was also
~ only relative, had died, leav-
- her the house In which she had
red. To Elsa, who had no desiSe
return. an acknowledged failure,
. IN. place, the house had become
GG: OF white elephant" on her
Gnss. she had difficulty IN meet
sx tie taxes On it each Year, and,
oyihg no funds TO spend on re-
efrs, it had leel without q tenant
m some time.
This year. with the ever-increas-
8 ens.- Of living, she could not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08
What's In a
MILDRED MARSH
Copyright. 1919. by the Wheeler Sy

and has b.
gree In Amt
our Ursulas a,
ton. Tho Engi.
charming forms
they are Ursel IN.
fayors Ursule ano
ieuse has borne the
Ursule. Spain adopte,
Ursola, while Portugal
English version Of .Ur.
follows Spain with Urs
unmistakable Teutonic IL.
ton is Uriel or prschel. l.
comes to 10 from the Russian -.
tho Dutch have . peculiarly musi-
cal Orseline. n
Urusla's talismanic gem is the
topaz. This beautiful amber stone
Is said to shine like the sun in the
dark mines where It is found and
the ancients believe that certain
rays OF the sun are imprisoned in
the stone. For that. reason 1t has
the beneficial effects Of sunlight on
its wearer and dispels evils and
danger as the sun drives awSy the
terrors Of the night. But itlmust'
be ret in gold to be effective. Tues
day is Ursula's lucky day and 5
her mystic number. The chrysan-
themum Is her flower.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08
T1HQE DAILY SHORT STORY

see her way clear to meet even the
taxes. Az she sat in the lonely
room. studying tho offending bill.
she finally came to the conclusion
that she would ask for . few days
leave and return home for the pur-
pose Of selling the place for what
she could get for it.
After Elsa alighted from the train
at the familiar station, she purchas.
ed . local paper for the purpose OF
Willing away the time as she rode
on the trolley out to the house.
The town. which boosted Of three
textile mills, had apparently -four
ished and business was booming.
The one great dihiculty, Elsa gath
cred, as she scanned the paper. was
the help shortage. One firm, the
largest OF the three. had even in
serted IN I'd for married women
to work part time" This phrase
caught and held Elsa's attention
Her fertile imagination pictured
women. mothers Of families, who
were anxious to work to help the
family exchequer. but the problem
was the children.
Then. the idea came to Elsa. The
house would b. the very thing for .
community nursery" In her
minds eye, she could go the biz
yard. with big boxes 0f flne, white
sand, perhaps some swings, and
herself and an assistant suDsrjn-
tending the games Of the little ones.
Elsa adored youngsters, 20 this
"imag!ning" was very pleasant.
Suddenly she came to earth with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08
Today's Anniversaries

ls3s-Henry Timrod. celebrated
poet, born at Charleston, q.
C. Died ut Columbia, 8. c.,
Oct. 6. 1867.
1S45-Jefferson Davis entered con-
gress a. . Representative
from Mississippi.
1SS3-The Australian colonies re-
solved in favor Of union.
1S85-End OF the great strike Of
coal miners in the Mononga-
hela valley.
1S87-Johann Most Of the New
York anarchist, was sem
fenced to one years impris-
onment for uttering incend-
larry language.
1s07-King Oscar II Of Sweden
died At Stockholm. Born
there Jan. n. 1929.
1S14-Great British naval victory
OF the Falkland Islands.
1915-Washington sent . note to
the central powers demand
ing satisfaction for violation
OF American sea rights In
sinking the Ancona.
l916-Roumanian army surrender
ed to General von' Macken-
sen.
1S17-Jerusalem surrendered to
General Allenby and the
British forces.
Professor Fiske Ktmball, head Of
the new school Of arts and arc'i-
lecture at the University Of VIZ
ginia.
James p. Austin, infielder Of IL,
/. St Louis American league baseball
team. born ct Swansea, Wales, 81
years ago today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08
Try These.

Fruit Salad-On . crisp lettuce
leaf place one slice Of pineapple.
Cut thin slices Of banana on pine
apple. Cover with mayonnaise
dressing. Sprinkle chopped walnut
meats on top. Place mar1schino
cherry in center Of each.
Sweet Potato with Dried Beet
Six medium sized sweet potatoes.
one-half pound dried beef. one cup
bread crumbs TIVE cups milk.
Slice the potatoes into rather
thick, slices and put . layer into
the baking dish. Cover with q lay.
er OF sliced dried beef and Z thin
layer Of crumbs, more potatoes,
beef and crumbs till enough IL pre-
pared. having crumbs on top. Pour
over all milk. cover and bake
slowly fer IN hour. The dried beet
being salty. this needs NO other
seasoning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08

. thud. All Of this would require
capital and she had none. Then
the purpose Of her visit recalled
itself to her. and she smiled bitter
ly. Bat the idea, once hsving taken
root In her mind, was mot easily
banjshed. A new way revealed it.
self to her. Why shouldn't one Of
the mills. or even the three Of them,
be willing 70 help her! II this
method would aid them to secure
help perhaps they might be pur-
suaded to assist
As Elsa waited IN the outer once
to be admitted into the presence Of
the manager, her courage nearly
gave way. She pictured an elderly,
stern man who would stamp the
idea Is foolish and Impractical"
She was trying to make up her
mind to beat Z hasty retreat, when
tho inner door opened, and to her
very great surprise, . rather young
man greeted her. His face seem
ed kind and her courage returned
In . measure.
He listened courteously to her
rather incohereat explanation. In
her enthuBiasm the words fairly
tumbled out, one after another. Fin
ally she finished. flushed and
breathless, for his comments. :
II really believe, Miss Randall.
that you have offered NJ. sA least
one solution Of our prohlem. Run
ny thing, mo- one thought Of itt be-
FORE" be unused. Il will put It up
! to our board Of directors 1t the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08

meeting tomorrow, and I will notify
you tomorrow evening""
Elsa spent the following day in
an orgy Of housekeeping, partly
to ease the suspense until the de-
cision was handed down, and partly
because for five long years she had
been denied the pleasure of put
tering around" q regular" house.
Evening came at last, and with it
Morton Scott, the manager whom
Elsa had interviewed the day be-
fore. It proved q welcome visit,
indeed: the directors had approved
heartily Of the plan, and were an
xious to get it under way at once.
The matter Of capital was left en-
tirely to Mr.. Scott, who assured
Elsa that he would be happy to take
care Of that end Of it.,
Il am very much interested in
this little enterprise, and l want
you to call on me for any assistance
that you need" he told her As he
was leaving.
Preparations began Immediately,
and Elsa had the happiness of see
Ing her dream growing rapidly be-
fore her eyes. 1t was strange how
very important the work became
to one Mr.. Scott. who spent every
available moment outside of busi-
ness with Elsa, planning changes,
going over bills. hui ling furniture,
etc, and. passing strange, also, how
thu hitherto self-reliant Elsa seem
ed to depend on his advice and sug-
sessions for everything.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08

Dear Mrs. Thompson: ! read.
something in your column written
by High Flutin' Sallie.a I would
like to say that "Sallie" is very
wrong. There is only q certain
kind of girls who allow kissing and
hugging and few fellows pick one
like that for q wife. Any girl who
allows kissing, ETC., Is not regarded
very respectful around our place.
sally" will live and learn.
MAY BELL.
Thank you for your letter. It
shows that there is smother who
holds my views in regard to kiss
ing.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am cor
responding with a friend
and have been with him a few
times. My girl friend has been
going with her friend about five
months. We would like to know
| il it would be all right to give our
friends picture Of ourselves for
Christmas present? expect to
marry my friend soon.
DUTCH AND IRISH.
,, Unless you are engaged. you
should not give photographs for q
| present.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am . boy
! II years Of age and l have known
a girl for four years. have
been going up to her house and
talking to her.
/ 1 introduced my boy friend to her
and we both went up often. Now
he is trying to make a date with
! her and 80 am /. I am bashful.
Will you please tell me how to
make a date? I will be glad to
take your advice.
UNHAPPY FRIENDS.
Ask the girl II you can 80 to see
her on . certain evening. OF invite
her to 60 to q show with you.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: ! am q girl
II and live with my aunt. She Is
very strict and. will hardly allow
me to speak to . boy. My mother
is working in . distant city. She
does not object to my having boy
company once in q while. My aunt
married when she was Is and ]
don't think she has any right to OBJ
ject. What do you think about it!
SNOW DROP.
Doubtless your aunt has learned
from experience that It was . mis-
take to marry young. She wants to
protect you and keep you . little
girl Is long As she can. Try to see
her point of view. and. since you
are certainly old enough to have
young men callers.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am. q
young lady IA years old. I could
be very popular with the boys II
cared to, but as my best beau. who
is Is years old. does not want me
to go with others I don't very
] often. Do you think he has right
to demand this?
J; There is a beautiful boy who just
moved into. our neighborhood. He
lis 10 years old. How could / gel
acquainted with MIN N the minute
! / saw him the love for the younger
boy seemed to die out. Should
Invite him over sometime or wha,
shall I do? DISTRACTED.
Most decidedly your "best beau
It Is years has no right to demand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08
Sugar boarding.

] IA Warrington ,oiicial was quoted the other
day a. stating that figures showed that con-
sumption Of sugar had approximately trebled
IN this country in the last year. This seems
to be an extravagant statement and probably
there was an error somewhere.
1t stands to reason that there has been an
Increase in the actual use OF sugar but it is
doubtful II It has been Is great as the Stats
tics will show. The food administration frank
" admitted It was unable to account for the
disappearance Of great quantities Of the COM
modify. and to clear the matter up investiga-
tons have taken place. As result there
have been q number Of seizures Of private
stocks. such - the one In the state Of WASH
ington the other day in which 100000 pounds
In the hands Of the Idaho Utah Sugar company
was taken over by the government. There is
warrant for the belief that great deal more
has been. boarded against the day of higher
prices.
It may be that there is no single agency
responsible for this practice. As q matter of
fact the big concerns ind it harder to conceal
their operations than the smaller ones. Temp
tation, Of course. is strong to buy for rise"
when the element Of chance Is reduced to q
minimum, be the commodity sugar or anything
else. There are always plenty Of people who
do not permit their regard for the public well
fare to stand in the way of turning dplar
or two No matter how heavy the load, bad
the roads or ovorworked the team some will
get on and ride II they can bluff the driver.
Uncle Sam is the driver in this sugar busi-
ness. We are glad that he has armed himself
with good stout club and is making use Of It.
Lay on. MacDuR!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08

at hand and % good oxygen as
there II to be had ut any health
resort. And these poor women
(poor in healthy really would give
q great deal for more pep, for we'll
they know that 1t is pep that dis
tinguishes the good looking w0m-
an from the one not so good to
look at-pep, not clothes nor art.
No one is 80 busy or SO poor or
so healthy that he doesn't need to
unbend for just little while each
day. No one able to be up and
about has a real excuse for neg
lecting his daily exercise. Even II
It Is bu 10 minutes of brisk room
gymnastics every evening 1t Is
big asset in the game Of life.
Questions and Answers.
The Twin Superstition - Is it
true that twin children never have
children Of their own!
MRS. T. M.
Answer4No. That is merely a
superstition banded about by
imaginative people. Twins are as
prolific ~ others.
Cocoa, Chocolate. Tea and Coffee
II would like to know whether
one can get q habit by drinking
cocoa or chocolate. Is cocoa or
chocolate the more nourishing
What is the difference between
them! Does either contain the
drug caffeine? MRS. s. G.
Answer-Any such habit would
be harmless unless the cocoa or
chocolate or tea or coffee were TAX
| en- in excessive quantities or by
young children. None Of these
beverages is advisable as regular
thing for children under Is. in my
opinion, because children need no
stimulation Of the nervous system
and are often injured by such sttm-
ulation.
Named in the relative order Of
their STIMULATING influence. the
least stimulating first, they are
chocolate cocoa, tea, coffee. The
stimulating element in cocoa and
chocolate is an alkaloid called
theogromine, which stimulates the
kidneys chiefly, the heart moder-
ately, and the brain least of all. In
coffee a similar alkaloid called CAT
fiene is present, which stimulates
the brain chiefly, the heart moder'
ately. the kidneys least OF all. In
tea the stimulating principle Is
called theme, and its effect is prac'
tically the same as that Of caffeine
Chocolate contains more fat thar
cocoa, and is therefore more nour'
ishing according to U. S. Depart
ment Of Agriculture Bulletin 3D.
Tea and coffee have practically nc
food value, save the sugar ant
cream or milk taken with them
The fat cocoa butter) in chocolate
and cocoa is inferior to milk fat OF
animal fats as a nutrient. 1t seems
to be less easily. assimilated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08
How To Csunterbalanee Dignity.

How TO Csunterbalanee Dignity.
Aman attains the most digniiied
period Of his career shortly before
he suffers his first stroke OF apo
plexy or maybe a nervous break
down" from, as he likes to imagine,
"overwork." A woman reaches her
top notch Of dignity the year she
discovers she il growing old. We
pay good price for striving to
seem that we are not. We deceive
ourselves most of all.
Any victim Of dignity who Is 80
far gone that he or she can't get
down and roll q string OF somer-
saults on the rug or bare door has
my sympathy.
There is an optimum Of physi-
cal efficiency. an acme Of health
which amounts to something more
than merely being free Of disease
or inhrmity. super-excellence
which resembles intoxication. an
intoxication which has no unpleas-
ant reaction, in short. q perfect
metabolism or q complete oxygena-
ton. which is to be attained in no
other way, than by systematic daily
exercise. The neglect OF this little
detail Of health plus Accounts for
many a failure in modern COMPETE
tive life. Success comes much
easer to the man or woman who
knows the secret Of pep.
Tired, weary, dull. no ambition,
nervous, frazzled, overworked, sick
iof the job. gloomy. discontented.
envious OF the other fellow, sour
on the world-these are common
/! symptoms Of under-oxygenation. II
am utterly exhausted after my
days work." declares a school
teacher, as though that were a
good reason why she should not
take her half hour In the tank or
do her bit in the gym or take three
or four miles of oxygen on the
hoof after school every day. She
fails to realize that by absorbing
more oxygen. as she does when she
takes active exercise, she il going
to burn up and dispose Of the &C
formulated waste matters which
are making her feel so weary and
ambitionless. h
The famous T. B. M. puts up a
similar argument, and instead Of
counterbalancing his sedentary
brain work with active muscular
exercise the poor geek goes to q
show or a ball game, hoping that
the recreation" will rest his ''ov-
erworked nerves" II he would
| put on little show of his own, say
a bit of ground and lofty tumbling
for the amusement Of his family.
or If he would put on his NIT and
play a game Of three old cat in the
alley, the recreation might prove
useful enough.
One sees women and girls riding
to and from their sedentary work
in Offices and stores week In and
week out, although there is two
miles of. excellent pavement right
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08

- President Wilson has averted many disas-
ters for this country. The coal strike is ap-
preaching the end. Terms upon which II prob
silly will be settled are those which 1t 10 un-
dsrstood he proposed. MI. Wilson, though Ill.
H. still . bigger and ADLER man and greater
asset TO the country than any Of those who
have been criticising him so freely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08
The War a Year Ago

General Peta.n received the baton
Of a Marshal of France.
United. States troops were rush
ed to CoblenS, to guard against dis
orders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1919.

Italy, the last OF the allies abandons the
bread card Just as the coal card makes its ap-
pearance In the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08

~ Japan has amended Its laws to permit for
aeigners to own land. It-is to be feared, how
ever, that Uncle Sam will have trouble seeing
the point
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08

A $4,000 estate seems to DO mixed up in
the Tabor murder mystery. Seventy thousand
dollar estates are bad things to have in some
families.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08
Household Hints
Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.

BREAKFAST.
Corn Flakes Top Milk
Toast Cocoa
LUNCHEON.
Popcorn MIX Bread
Jam Apples
Nuts
DINNER.
Veal Croquets Dreamed Potatoes
Tokay Salad French Peas
Chocolate Blanc Mango
Homemade Cookies
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08

trlne.
A.
in the
Monroe
this mon
@. WI
the physi..
draft?
A. or the
were examin,
vice, the men
first in point I,
ton, with pc
Nebraska, Kansa
stood second, thirG
spectivelyA
@. How can t te.
underfed?
/ A. The children's
that>as q rule babies
rather than underfed.
baby cries as soon as I
taken away. and again
next feeding time. a
crease may be made da,
toward q stronger mixtu.>
ping at q point where the
is satisfied.
@. Is 1t correct for q
gentleman to remain seated
acknowledging an introductio.
G..
A. It is never correct for q
t1omon IN remain eoafod vuhowt
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10
PARK A PLACE OF WONDERS
Yellowstone Has Many Marveis Which
Will for All Time Furnish
Attraction for Tourists.

In writing Of the Yellowstone park.
John Muir has said: "In some of the
spring basins the waters though still
warm. are perfectly calm. and shine
blandly in sod of overleaning grass
and flowers. as If they were thor
oughly cooked at last, and set aside
to settle and cool. Others are wildly
boiling over as If running to waste.
thousands of tons of the precious
liquids being thrown into the air, to
fall in scalding floods on the clean
coral floor of the establishment, keep
ing OnlOokers at distance. Instead
of holding limpid pale green or azure
water, other pots and craters are
filled with scalding mud, which Ia
tossed up from three to four feet
to thirty feet, in sticky, rank-smelllng
masses, with gasplng, belching, thud-
ding sounds, plastering the branches
of neighboring trees; every flask, re-
tort, hot spring and geyser has some
thing special in it, no two being the
same in temperature, color, or COM
position"
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10
The Manqrove.

The mangrove tree, specimens Of
which are in the Arnold Arboretum,
the tree museum of Harvard univer-
s,ty, has very interesting method of
sending its seeds or fruits into the
world. Growing as 1t usually does In
shallow water, It is necessary for the
young fruits actually to begin growing
before they leave the parent plant.
The fruit, which resembles large in
vcrted berry. sends out large leaves
at its upper end and long root, some
times 1S inches in length. from the
lower end. while yet attached to the
parent plant. Then as II by magic.
tie parent plant drops 1t into the mud
where the plant aready growing begins
to develop into n larger plant and soon
is firmly established. II 1t were not
prepared Immediately to begin to grow
In the mud it would probably be wash
ed away. A single mangrOve ia Oft
times able to start a small island By
Its manifold roots and arms.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10
USE TIN TO WEIGHT SILK
Manufacturers Have to Employ Mate
rial Which Would Seem Hardly
Suitable for Human Apparel.

We have adopted many foreign ideas
of comfort or utility, but no one has
sought to introduce the wooden shoe
from Holland. The tin stocking is
even less suggestive Of luxury, and
yet many of us wear them. OF course
a person could not wear sock Of
"eighteen-carat" tin and be uncon-
sciOus of 1t, but II the tin is alloyed
and disguised with silk he can wear
q considerable amount Of 1t without
suspecting 1t.
In cutting round tops and bottoms
out of tin sheets In the manufacture
Of tin cans there remains certain
amount Of scrap. Men have sat up
nights figuring the maximum number
Of such pieces of various sizes that
can be cut from a sheet Of the tin,
and still there Is the waste left over
that cannot be worked into sheets
again. Relief is found in the demand
of the manufacturer Of silk, who needs
some substance to weight his goods.
A silk garment hangs and fits and
holds Its shape better If weighted.
Everybody knows how soft and light
are the unweighted pongee silks. So
the manufacturers Of tin cans and of
silks cooperate. One disposes of his
tin waste, and the other converts the
metal into tin chloride and works it
into the woven silk. Virtually all the
waste Of tin can factories is put to
that use. Some silk stockings contain
as much as 30 per cent Of tin. The
use is entirely legitimate, since the
trade demands silk that is firm and
heavy for certain garments for which
the purchaser desires perfect fit.
Silk waste. such as wOrn-out and
CASTOR garments, becomes in turn a
source Of tin worth attention. Rag
pickers give little heed to silk rem
nants, but carefully collect linen and
wool. The rag-pickers' union, If there
is such body. might well take notice
of this information. The tin chlor-
ide in the silk is easily converted into
tin oxide by burning the material, and
from the oxide the metal can be re-
solved.-Youth's Companion.