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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-02

world, out Of which has emerged a
demand for an immediate consid-
Grafton Of the difficulties between
capital and labor. bids us put our
own house in order. Frankly,
there can be no permanent and
lasting settlements between capital
and labor which do not recognize
the fundamental concepts for
which labor has been struggling
throughout the years. The whole
world gave its recognition and en-
dorsement to these fundamental
purposes In the League Of Nations.
The statesmen gathered at Yer
sailles recognized the fact that
world stability could not be had by
reverting to Industrial standards
and conditions against which the
average workman OF the world had
revolted. 1t is. therefore, the task
of the statesmen OF this new day of
change and readjustment, to recog-
nize world conditions and to seek
to bring about, through legisla-
ton conditions that will mean the
ending OF age long antagonisms be-
tween capital and labor and that
will hopefully lead to the building
up Of q comradeship which will re-
suit not only in greater content
ment among the mass OF workmen
but also bring about greater pro-
duction and a greater prosperity to
business itself
To analyze the particulars in the
demands Of labor is to admit the
justice of their complaint in many
matters that lie at their basis. The
workman demands an adequate
wage, sufficient to permit him to
live in comfort unhampered by the
fear of poverty and want in his old
age. He demands the right to live
and the right to work amidst SAM.
tary surroundings, both in home
and in workshop, surroundings
that develop and do not retard his
own health and well being, and the
right to provide for his children's
wants in the matter of health and
education. In other words it is his
desire to make the conditions Of his
life and the lives Of those dear to
him tolerable and easy to bear.
The establishment Of principles
regarding labor laid down in the
,, covenant Of the League Of Nations
offered US the way to industrial
peace and Cancellation. No other
road lies open to US. Not to pur-
sue this one is longer to invite
enmities, bitterness and antagon-
isms, which in the end only lead
to industrial and social disaster
The unwilling workman is not q
profitable servant.
An employe whose industrial
lie is hedged about by hard and
unjust conditions, which he did moi
create and over which he has nc
control, lacks that fine spirit of en-.
thusiasm and volunteer efforl
which are the necessary ingred'
tents Of . great producing entity
Let US be frank about this solemn
matter. The evidences OF worlt
wide unrest which manifest them
selves in violence throughout thu
world bids us pause and consider
the means to be found to stop tn
spread Of this contagious thing be
fore Il saps the very vitality Of tn
nation itself. Do we gain strength
by Withholding the remedy! IL
not the business u the Statesmen
to treat these manifestations Of nm
rest, which is on every hand witt
evidences with an economic disor
der and apply constructive method
wherever necessary, being SUR
that N the application Of the rem
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-02

remain IN operation. The attorney
general has submitted . bill pro
viding for IN extension Of this act
for . period Of six months. Al It
now stands It 10 limited In opera
ton to the period OF the war and
becomes imperative upon the for
NAL proclamation Of peace. It ID
imperative that It should b ex-
tended 1t once. The department Of
justice has built mp effective ma
chinery for the enforcing Of its
provisions; al OF which. must be
abandoned upon the conclusion III
peace unless the provisions Of this
act are extended.
During this period. the congress
viii have m opportunity to make
similar permanent provisions and
regulations with regard to all
goods destined for interstate COM
merce and to exclude them from in
terstate shipment, II the require
ments Of the law are not complied
with. Some such regulation ID i'm
peratively necessary. The abuses
that have grown up In the manipu-
lation OF prices by the Withholding
Of foodstuffs and other necessaries
Of life can not otherwise be eftec-
lively prevented. There can be no
doubt Of either the necessity or the
legitimacy OF such measures.
As I pointed out in my last mes
sage, publicity can accomplish Z
great deal in this campaign. The
aims of the government must be
clearly brought to the attention OF
the consuming public, civic organi-
zations and state officials, who are
in q position to lend their assist
ance to our efforts. You have made
available funds with which To
carry on this campaign but there
Is TO provision In the law author
izing their expenditure for the
making of the public informed
about the efforts Of the govern
ment. Specific recommendation
has been made by the attorney gen.
eral in this regard. I would
strongly urge upon you its immed-
late adoption, as it constitutes one
Of the preliminary steps to this
campaign.
Cold Storage.
also renew my recommends
ton that the congress pass q Law
regulating cold storage as it ID
regulated, for example, by the laws
Of the state of New Jersey, which
limit the time during which goods
may be kept in storage, prescribe
the method Of disposing Of then
! II kept beyond the permitted per.
iod and require goods that are re.
leased from storage shall in all
cases bear the date of their re.
ceipt. It would materially add tt
the serviceability Of the law, fol
the purpose We now have in view
II 1t were also prescribed that al
goods released from storage for In
Iterstate shipment should havt
plainly marked upon each pack
age the selling or market price q
which they went into storage. By
this means the purchaser woult
always be able to learn what prof
its stood between him and the pro
Queer or the Wholesale dealer.
I would also renew my recon
mendation that all goods destine,
for interstate commerce should Il
leyery case. whore their form q
package makes it possible, b
plainly marked With the price a
which they left the hands Of th,
producer.
Competitive Selling,
! We should formulate q law re
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-02

Continued On. Page Ten.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-02

I renew and strongly urge the
necessity Of the extension 81 the
present food control act Is to the
period Of time in which It shall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-02

New Tariff Needs.
The problem is not an easy one.
A fundamental change has taken
place with reference to the position
Of America in the worlds Affairs.
The prejudice and passions engen-
dered by decades Of controversy
between two schools Of political
and economic thought-the one be-
levers in protection Of American
industries, the other believers In
tariff for revenue only-must be
subordinated to the single consid-
GRAFTON Of the public interest in
the light Of utterly changed condi-
tons.
Before tho war America was
heavily the debtor Of the rest Of the
world and the interest payments
she had to make to foreign coun-
/ tries upon American securities held
abroad, the expenditures OF Amer
lean travellers abroad. and the ocean
freight charges she had to pay to
others, about balanced the value
Of her pre-war favorable balance Of
trade. During the war Americas
exports have been greatly stimu-
lated and increased prices have in
creased their value. On the other
hand she has purchased . large
: proportion Of the American secufi-
ties previously held abroad. has
| loaned some $4,000. 000. 900 to for
eign governments. and has built
her own ships. Our favorable bal
ance Of trade has thus been greatly
increased and Europe has been de-
prived Of the means Of meeting It
heretofore existing. =
Europe can have only three ways
OF meeting the favorable balance
OF trade in peace times: BY imports
into this country Of gold or Of
goods, or by establishment OF new
creaits. Europe IL in NO position
| at the present time to ship gold to
do nor could We contemplate large
further imports Of gold into this
country without concern.
The time has nearly passed for
international governmental loans
and it viii take time to develop IN
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
CUT TIME OF
TRIP TO PARIS

stop between Madrid and Algeciras, at
Cuenca, whereas the line will be, at
first at any rate, single one-the
trains from the north and south will
cross. The northern journey Will be
made In six to seven hours, as against
the present thirteen from Irun to
Madrid.
''The other line Is designed to run
from vlgo to the French frontier, prob
ably at Hendaye. and is part of great
American project for developing the
port Of Vigo by the building of docks,
warehouses, and all the equipment Of q
great commercial harbor. BY this
scheme the journey from New York to
Paris can be shortened by twenty-four
hours and its Importance can be meas
ured by the fact that its realization
will give America commercial en-
trance to Europe.
"The vast contracts connected with
these schemes are already the subject
Of rival studies and Investigations. and
English firms purposing to take a part
should lose no time In getting into
touch with the conditions on the spot"
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
THIS HEAD WORTH $4,000
London Doctors Eager to Examine
Brain Of Man Known ~
Human Encyclopedia.

OF course you have heard Of Datas,
the human .encyciopedia-the man
who can memorize and reel off dates
quicker than the fire Of a machine
gun; the man on whose head the doc
tors have placed price Of f2,OOO?
"But / am not anxious to sell it yet
for dissection" Datas told writer
for London Tit-Bits the other day.
ut is worth more to me than f2,OOO"
Datns has lately been devouring
war facts and had just added couple
Of thousand in two and a half hours
to his repertoire when we met.
"For an outlay of twopence," he
said, II bought little book on a
bookstall, called Two Thousand Facts
About the War I bought 1t and read
the list through in two and half
hours and then knew 1t by heart"
There Is no doubt about it. I test
ed Datas with the book in my hand,
and no matter what question I asked
him-dates of battles, air raids, names
Of ships sunk. famous generals ca
reers-he answered them without hesi-
tation, says the writer.
Datas has had many amusing and
curious experiences, but the most ex-
traordinary was the friendly dinner he
shared with John Lee, the Babbacombe
murderer, and the late James Barry,
the executioner who tried to Hang
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
Twenty-four Hours to Be Topped
OFF Journey From New
York.
RAIL PROJECT the MEANS
New Lines to Be Constructed Which
VIII Expedite Progress Of Voy-
ager Between United states
and French Metropolis.

London.-There are plans afoot
which will cut down the time now
necessarily spent In travelling from
New York to Pnris. OF course. event
ually we are to skim through the air
in day or so. But for the average
American that experience may be u
little remote. In the meantime. ac-
cording to the Madrid correspondent
OF the London Times, certain rail-
way projects in Spain are tending to
expedite the progress of the voyager.
1t may at first thought seem curious
that ones transatlantic passage
should be affected by such means. But
the correspondent shows us why:
Rail Projects In Spain.
considerable interest is being mani
tested In Spain In two great railway
projects. The first, already voted as a
bill by the Spanish senate, is for a
direct line from Dax, in southern
France, to Algeciras, near Gibraltar.
This line is project of the English
and French governments, and will
form link in the great railway from
London to the Cape, the completion
of which is now only matter of time.
This line across Spain will be of the
international and not of the Spanish
gauge; 1t will be worked by electric
traction. and will take the shortest
possible route.
MANY schemes have been prepared,
but, although the final decision has not
yet been made on many points of de-
tail, the broad principles have been
agreed upon. The northern section of
the line. from OAK to Madrid. to avoid
unnecessary competition with the
Norte railway from Irun, will not
touch the points OF junction from
which that line draws Its chief goods
traffic, but will pass direct through
Prmplona and Soriac. The southern
section. in the plan which seems most
likely to be approved, will for similar
reasons take straight course through
practically uninhabited par. of the
country.
at is proposed to make only one
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
AMERICANS LAUGH
AS GERMANS RAIL

columns, the writer says ir conclu-
sion.
"Disregarding the arrogant behavior
Of the conqueror, the Americans in
Coblenz and the bridgehead on the
right of the Rhine conduct themselves
In very proper manner. OF course
there are cases of disturbances by
soldiers now and then, but Il an Amer
lean soldier tries to assault German
and military policeman is near
enough to arrest the soldier one may
rest assured that the military court
will punish the American accordingly.
"All In all. judgment Of the Ameri-
cans may be summed up thus: They
do not in reality behave worse than
would any other army Of occupation,
although the soldiers do annoy the
population-annoy it in many respects.
And that is n desirable state of at
fairs. Thereby the idea of separation.
which has already made considerable
progress here and there in the Rhine
land, will lose more and more of its
supporters. and it will be easier for
the people of the Rhineland to remain
part of the empire"
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
Dressed to XIII In "sheII.cIoth.~ y

Shell-cloth is the name of a new
fabric being manufactured in Eng
land. The stuff is fine serge and an
essential part Of projectiles.
And now that the war is over the
stun is going into the making of
clothes instead Of shells, says the
Philadelphia North American. II
ought to make "staggeringly" good
looking clothes. don't you think? One
woman might say quite truly to an
other: "Oh, my dear, she was dressed
to kill, all in shellcloth."
Or, on the other hand, what clever
opportunity for the feminine cat to
say that her dear enemy has "shock-
ing taste in the matter of clothes |"
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
FOR ELECTRIC BORDER FENCE
Military Authorities Think That Best
Way to Cope With
Mexicans.

Fort Sam Houston. Texas.-An cleo
trified barbed wire fence along the
Mexican border from the mouth of the
Rio Grande to the Pacific ocean is
favored by the military authorities
who are familiar with the conditions
that exist In that wide scope of from
tier territory. AS an adjunct to this
barrier against bandits. 1t is proposed
that a government highway be con-
structed along the bank of the Rio
Grande and the remaining part of the
international line.
1t is roughly estimated that the cost
of building the highway would be ap-
proximately $12,O00,000. No figures
have been made public as to the prob
able cost of constructing the barbed
wire fence. The proposition has been
laid before the war department by
Congressman John N. Garner and is
said TO have met the approval of the
officials of that branch of the govern
ment.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
HER BANK BALANCE &c. ,4o1, ,77s
Hetty Green's Account Made Public In
New York Through Claims
for Taxes.

New York.-The amount Of Mrs.
Hetty H. r. Green's bank deposits in
this city at the time of her death was
$9,401,7 ,77s. Besides she had interest
bearing certificates aggregating 81
23O,bO4.
These figures became known when
State Comptroller Travis asked the
surrogate to hold that these sums
were used In her business In this city
and consequently are subject to the
tax. The aggregate amount which
the comptroller contends is taxable is
$50, ,610,3 1860.
The deposits were: Seaboard Ma
tional bank. $3,145,694; special depos-
1t In same bank. $1,3S6,927; Colonial
bank, $359.753, and National Park
bank. S3s0,374; certificates of deposit.
$5, 5,141.649; loans on collateral. $6,7S1.-
800; mortgages on real estate. s5,s12.-
600.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
Smell Of Doughnuts Cooked In
coblenz Makes Teuton
Noses Wag.
try TO PUT YANKs IN bad
Antl-Amsrlcan Propaganda, Published
In German Newspapers Purports
to Give Feelings Of Germans
in Occupied Area.

Coblenz.-Considera antI-AmerI-
can propaganda is being published in
German newspapers by German news
paper men who have visited the Rhine
zone occupied by the American army.
Some Of their writings set forth what
purports to be their own opinions of
the feelings of the Germans ia the oc-
cupied territory.
The writings Of one German in a
Leipsic newspaper have afforded
amusement to the American intelli-
gence ofiicers. though ne wrote with
the evident intention to put Americans
in bad light before the German civil
ians.
ION account of the sundry annoying
acts Of the authorities" he writes,
'the population is not at all satisfied
with the American occupation and is
loud in Its abuse Of these moIestations,
though. to be sure. this is all kept
within closed walls. Nobody dares to
make any criticism in public since re-
rent heavy sentences were imposed on
those guilty Of careless rumors."
Truth About Food.
Civilian visitors from unoccupied
Germany expect to find great stocks OF
food in all stores, many coming to the
occupied area with the hope Of secur-
ing supplies for themselves and taking
them back with them. This is not al
lowed. Regarding food the writer in
the Leipsic newspaper says:
''There have been all kinds Of stories
In Leipsic recently about the marvel
GUS things one can purchase in the
American occupied territory. 1t was
related that American stores had been
established where all kinds Of food
was sold at unbelievably low prices
That is all very true; but the German
Inhabitants are permitted only to look
at all these beautiful articles. They
can buy nothing. Everything is for the
troops only. And only to be gazed al
by the Germans are the doughnuts, the
savory odors Of which fill the city OF
Coblenz and which are baked from
early morning until late at night by
the American soldiers In no less than
twenty great bakeries"
The writer also touches on the work
OF the military police. saying: "A very
unpleasant institution In Coblenz ia
the spy system. Possession of Ameri'
can property is forbidden. Whoever
buys from American soldiers cigar
cites. food, shoes and clothing and Ii
caught with the goods is punished with
a drastic fine or prison sentence"
Yanks Very Proper.
& Summarizing, after writing severa
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
INDIGESTION
Caused by
cid-Stomach

Millions Of people-in fact about out Of
io-suner more or less from indigestion
acute or chronic. Nearly every case .
caused by Acid-Stomach,
There are other stomach disorders which
also are sure signs of Observation-Disclosures
ing. heartburn. bloat after eating. food re-
peAthk. sour. Easay stomach. There are
many ailments which, while they do not
cause much distress in the stomach itself.
are. nevertheless. traceabIe to an acid
stomach. Among these are nervousness,
niliousness, cirrhosis of the liver rheuma-
tam impoverished blood. weakness. inson-
MIA. melanchoiia and a long train of phys
icai and mental miseries that keep the
victims In miserable health year after year.
The right thing to DO IL to attack these
aunents At their source-get rid of the nrid-
stomech. wonderful modern remedy called
EATONiC now makes 1t easy to do this
One Of hundreds of Thousands of grateful
users o. EAToNIc writes: 'T have been
troubled with intestinal indie estion for about
nine years and have spent quite a sum for
medicine. but without relief After using
EATONIC for a few days the gas and pains
IN my bowels disappeared. EATONIC is Just
the remedy I needed"
We have thousands of letters telling Of
these marvellous benefits. Try EATONIC and
praise. 49,
Your druggist has EAToNIc &c. . big
eoc box from him today. He will refund
your money II you are not satiuned
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
KIDNEYS WEAKENINCY
AD'''0 BETTER LOOK OUT!

ment Of the Netherlands granted . sps>
cal charter authorising Its sale.
The good housewife Of Holland would
out her Real Dutch Drops." as she
qusintiy calls GOLD MEDAL Harlem
Oh Capsules. Their use. restores
strength and is responsible In great
measure for the sturdy, robust health
of the Hollanders.
and insist on bis supplying you with a
box of GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules, Take them as directed, and
IL you are not satisfied with results your
druggist will gladly refund your money.
Look for the name GOLD MEDAL on
the box and accept no other. In sealed
boxes, three sizes,
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
5000 Fish Successfully
Elude Fort Worth Police

Fort Worth, Textile sea-
sons first Ash story broke here.
but as yet Fire Chief Bideker Is
unable to explain how the elu-
sive finnies got away.
Five thousand young bass were
shipped here in ten-gallon tank
from the San Marcos hatcherles
to be used in restocking the wa
ters of Lake Worth. All ar
rangements had been made for
taking the bass to the lake, but
when the chief and several of
This men went to the Texas &
Pacific station it was found the
fish had been previously receipt
ed for and taken away.
Police and city detectives are
trying to solve the mystery.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27

Kidney and bladder troubles don't
dssappesr of themselves. They grow
upon you, slowly but steadily, UNDER
mining your health with deadly GER
tainty, untr you fan . victim to In
curable disease.
Stop your troubles while there u
come big aches. Don't triae with dis
ease. 10 avoid future suffering begin
treatment with GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem on Capsules now. Take three or
four every day until you feel that you
are entirely free from pain.
This ell-known preparation has been
one Of the national remedies of Hol-
land for centuries. In 1896 the govern
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
Boys Bill Of Fare.

George Bailey, answering the In
quiry, what is good for boy to eat7''
says:
"At this time of the year, according
to the theories extant In North Caro-
lima in 1870, boy should have daily
plenty of green fruit. pine rosin, young
cucumbers, raw new potatoes, green
blackberries, doughnuts, branch water
and two hours In the swimming hole"
Atlanta Constitution
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
Cruiser srInus In Whale.

San Francisoo.-Speed of the pro-
tected cruiser Marblehead, steaming
here from San Diego. was mysterious
ly impeded Off Pigeon Point. Investi-
CATION by searchlight showed 60-foot
whale on the cruisers bow ram. It
was towed into port and Commander
Charles P. Huff said 1t would be placed
on sale for $500, which amount has
been needed by the crew for an en-
tertainment to be given sooR.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
Chin. to Have Wireless. Service.

Pekin.-An agreement was signed
between the Marconl Wireless Tele.
graph company and the Chinese gov.
ernment for the formation of Chi.
nese national wireless telegraph com.
pany, with capital of $500, 900
half the amount to be subscribed each
by the government and the Marconl
company.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27

Lee three times but failed. Berry,
after ceasing to be an executioner, set
up at Bradford as phrenologist and
character reader" said Datas. His
card bore the words: Heads exam
ined." He examined good many
heads In his time"
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
n,,v Ban, nlo,.L

0eeaase taaA = cheaper thaa 4 WIN evss
~ again Ths u. q. Railroad Administrator
= prepared 70 furnish free Information e
homssseksrs rsgarding farming opportuni-
ties We have nothing TO sell: - 1cney e
lend: only information to givs- Write ns
fully with refsrsncs to your needA NAms
the state you want to learn about J. L
Hdwards. Manager. Agricultural Section.
b, Railroad Administration, Room ~.
Washington. d. C--adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
Cleaned Her Out.

Cleveland. Della Krawiewic told
the police that one of her tenants, who
left during the night, took all her win
dows, gas fixtures and light globes
with him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
cutIcur. for pImpIy Faces.

Cuticura FOR PImpIy Faces.
To remove pimples and blackheads
smear them with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash on In five minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water. Once clear
keep your skin clear by using them for
daily toilet purposes. Don't fail to In
clude Cuticura Talcum.-Adv.