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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
Helping Davenport.

It affords no comfort to the people on this
side of the river to reflect that the lines of
the Tri-City Railway company over here, with
the Bridge line. have been financing the entire
system for number of years and are expected
to continue to make good for alleged losses
in Davenport.
Davenport's traction system never has been
self sustaining and yet the people on the Iowa
side have been most exacting in their require
ments Of the company. They have forced it
to build number Of nonpaying branches and
they tolerated the grapevining of the system
by another corporation, which secured a fran
ehise and installed line that was not needed
and which was built merely to compel the older
eompany>to buy it out at a figure in excess Of
its actual value. The same concern which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
TllHll3 DAILY SHORT STORY

sion. Wouldn't you like to join
us?"
Vera was at once interested and
the next morning Maxwell and
Miss Bruce called for her. His
automobile landed them at the po-
lice station and the trio entered
the court room. The experience
was novel, pathetic, illuminating
all at once TO the two young la
dies. They were serious, shocked
to tears at times, as poor human
ity was paraded before them in
various appealing guises. Then
Maxwell suggested that they view
the station routine. In its main
room a police sergeant met them
and showed them the cells, the
food given the prisoners and told
of the daily grIst that went through
the mill of justice.
"A terrible record these books
contain" he observed. placing his
hand on a heap OF large volumes.
This is an old one-1911," added
the sergeant as Maxwell casually,
apparently, opened a book.
Look, Miss Gordon" spoke the
latter; nearly fifty names to the
page. Why, it can't be possiblcl
Wayne Merton. disorderly, age % F.;
fined SO and COSTS"
'Oh, that cannot be our Mr.. Mer-
toni" spoke Vera, startled AMI
with q quick catch in her breath.
Whats the name? Wayne Mer-
ton," spoke up the sergeant. He
was a pretty regular oId-tHmer.
Drink was his failing Haven't
heard from him OF late years." and
then the speaker described the
man. he WaS-6paak1n& ct andzTera.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
Huckleberry Season.

Huckleberry Delight-Wash one
cup Of rice thoroughly and then
place in a saucepan and add FIVE
cups of boiling water and cook un-
til the rice is soft and the water
absorbed. Then add one cup OF
sugar, one-haif teaspoon of nut
meg, two tablespoons Of butter.
Toss gently to mix and then
cool. Now place a layer Of rice in
a glass serving dish and then a
layer OF well-cleaned berries. Re
peat this, shaping to a pyramid on
top. Mask with marshmallow whip
and serve with a thin custard.
Huckleberry Custard - Cook the.
berries and rub through
fine sieve and then place in "a L..x-
ing bowl one cup of huckleberlA
pulp, two eggs, three-fourths cuJ
of sugar, one-half teaspoon OF Gin
namon.
Beat with an egg beaten to thor
oughly mix and then pour into we'll
creased custard cups. Place tie
cups in a pan containing hot wa
ter and bake in slow oven until
firm In the center. Serve with q
spoonful OF marshmallow whin
and some whole berries for q gar
nish-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
UEAITFI TAI KS
BY WILLIAM BRADY Mo.

Is raw chopped steak, eaten on
bread. with pepper, salt and onion.
unhealthy? Will vaseline rubbed
on the scalp make the hair grow?
(ROberta.)
Answer-You might weigh 10
pounds more and still be right,
Roberta. You are now three-fourths
of an inch over the average stature
of women, and you will probably
grow an inch or two yet. The steak
may be healthy enough, but it is
not always healthful for girl to
eat her steak uncooked, because
that is the way people get serious
diseases sometimes, such as trichi-
ma infection, tapeworm, etc. A lit
tie vaseline rubbed into the scalp
does no harm, especially when the
scalp and hair are too dry. but has
no effect on the growth of the hair.
Crowns.
What is the opinion of competent
dentists and physicians today re-
garding the treatment Of teeth,
which, according to X-ray negatives
have been improperly filled in the
AOOAS anu CEOWhCus dALAOuSh LAC
teeth give no i'll effect? Should each
such crown be removed and the
filing be corrected? Or c.
Answer-Yes. Root canal filling
is a very difficult technical task,
even when the work is carefully
checked by ,X-ray negatives. FIRE.
quently an abcess develops in an
improperly filled root canal, and
although 1t may give the individual
no pain or soreness, yet it produces
serious systemic effects, such as
Joint, nerve and other LESSONS.
Amblyopia-
Will the habit of excessive
smoking produce blindness? A GER
tain anti-tobscco lecturer says so,
but I think he is talking through
his hat. q. F. K.)
Answer-The use of tobacco ha-
bitually, even though not in excess
sive quantities, often causes partial
blindness (called tobacco amblyo-
pia), especially in young persons.
There is no excuse for the use of.
tobacco by growing, undeveloped
youths. 1t can scarcely fail to in
iure health in one way or another
when used before the age of twenty
one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
Brad's Verse
AUGUST.

August is a month delightful. Yet
with EXPLANATIONS frightfuI folks
abuse it to the limit, black its eyes,
denounce it, film it. "Ah," they
say. this months a Jonah to the
gifts of fair Pomona; for the air
is one vast swelter and the crops
burn helter-skelter; and it takes a
lung of leather TO survive such
sitting weather" When the win
ter's bowling blizzard played its
tunes from A to lizard, these same
folks bewailed their anguish. long
ed in August heat to anguish:
now they have it good and torrid
they aver that it is horried. Au-
gust is a golden season. l could
give full many reason why it is
the queen of summer, Of all months
the merry hummer, were 1 not so
busy swatting and around the old
home trotting to escape the scorch-
ing breezes that blow in with sighs
and wheezes. I could make rhyme
lets ripple; but my old tin harp's a
cripple and the muse is tired and
Iimpfng from the heat waves huge
and crimping. Soon the frosts will
make us SILVER, and our bones With
cold will CULVER; then we'll say
with signs rheumatic, August was
q time ecstatic."
GLEN BRADSHAW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04

plan. however, to take what you
think you need.
You must realize it Is diflcult for
me to help you since l do not know
any OF the circumstances governing
your case.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I will be
IA soon. / chum with a girl who
goes TO dances, but my daddy won't
let me. l want to go and have
good time, too.
once my mother said I could. but
when l got all ready to go daddy
said I couldn't He said / was too
young and have to stay home even
ings and go to bed at 9.
DO you think I am too young to
go 70 dances even if l go with my
mother? She goes. but daddy never
goes with her. He doesn't care for
dancing and so he doesn't know
what fun it is. When I do what
mother says l can, then sometimes
daddy gets so cross I am almost
afraid. Mother Is away mostly.
Daddy does not like it that she
works and she goes out nearly
every night
/ don't think they care for each
other any more, but they are good
to me. I just can't please both at
the same time and DADDY is hardest
to please. What will I do? -
PUSSY.
Your daddy is right. You are too
young to attend dances. Be on TIE
safe side, and when he advicess
against a thing have faith in his
opinion and do not do il. Your
mother seems to be over-indulgent;
rather than dissppoint you she con-
sents to many things that would be
unwise.
Wait until You are two OF three
years older before you try to be
young lady.
You can please both your mother
and father If you love them and try
not to displease either one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
Household Hints

leaving cups: then cut in thin
slices crosswise. keeping original
shapes. Arrange on nest of lettuce
leaves and fill with cream French
dressing.
Cream French Dressing - One
half teaspoon salt. one-quarter tea
spoon pepper. two tablespoons
lemon juice. four tablespoons olivet
oil, three tablespoons cream
(heavy)
Mix ingredients and stir until
well blended.
Nippy sauce-One-half cup whip
ping cream. two tablespoons horse
radish, half teaspoon salt. one-half
cup paprika, one tablespoon vine
gar.
Beat the cream until stir, add
horserad!sh, salt, pepper and vine
gar very slowly so that mixture
does not curdle. This sauce should
be served Immediately after max
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04

the clever trap he had set to dis
credit Wayne Merton.
Maxwell had reason to dislike
and fear his rival. While all the
Gordons knew about him was that
he was reported of independent
means, he had attracted Vera be
cause he was so different to the
average young men of her set. 1t
was a pleasure to have his com
pany. She knew he was the au-
thor of a series of powerful and
practical articles in the newspa-
pers along philanthropic lines. He
depicted in these the crying needs
of the poor, the ignorant and the
oppressed. She had been fascina-
ted while attending lecture he
delivered.
Vera had done considerable in
church relief work and was alb
sorbed in it. The evenings when
Maxwell called had little interest
for her. His curriculum began
with golf and ended with automo-
billing. He had no inspiration OF
Imagination and helpfulness.
Maxwell felt very sanguine of
making a 'ten-strike" ole day as
he called upon Vera. He had got
fully ready to extinguish Merton.
An adjunct to his plot was a po-
lice sergeant whom he had bribed
and cajoIed into assisting him in a
certain way.
Miss Gordon" said Maxwell,
my cousin, Miss Bruce, has come
to the city for . week. She Is quite
q social worker and Is anxious to
see something OF the seanny side
of life. have arranged to give
.har .a..XaeWsoe-a -polica- court ses-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
HQart 10HlOn10
77,xDHODCOfT1cC "
V1 nPC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

"Bet It Can't Fly


Dear Mrs. Thompson: Will you
please tell me how l can keep paint
brushes in good condition after
usage? INQUISITIVE.
Put the brushes in turpentine.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: o. Do
nice people go to the coast and put
On those unsightly bathing suits?
~ l am going to the coast. as
l have never seen the ocean.
would like to stay several days and
am going in car through the
country. What would l need in the
way of clothes? have a nice
spring suit, navy. Do people take
their best clothes to the coast or
just serviceable ones?
81 If / go. should l have a cape,
and what kind? Are they water
proof?
"a l have two children. a boy 10
and a little girl 6. Shall take
clean clothes enough to last them,
or can l get washing done?
WATER BOUND.
% Peoples opinions of nice
pie believe that it is nice" to wear
whatever is most convenient for
swimming Personally l object to
vulgar suits.
~ You must let circumstances
govern what you take. If you do
not expect TO appear socially, your
suit and serviceable clothes prob
ably will be most satisfactory. But
If you expect to spend time at beach
hotels you will need light, dressy
clothing. Also you must take into
consideration the amount you can
carry with you.
go II is not necessary to have a
cape. A bathrobe or raincoat would
be all right. Many people wear
only their suits from the bathhouse
to the beach. There are rubber
capes to put on after bathing.
"a You can get washing done at
Chinese laundry. 1t will be a good
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
Hot Weather Habits.
R6TEW

mot NcEsUoF HaD1bSs
A certain measurable amount of
energy is expended in maintaining
the circulation, breathing and other
involuntary or unconscious vital
functions when an individual lies
at rest or asleep. Psychologists
measure this energy in units of
heat produced in the body, the av-
erage amount Cbasal metabolism) in
the case of men being 1,632 Galleries,
and in the case of women, 1,349.
Right here, perhaps, is the great
secret which stumps . man. visible,
how a woman can look and appar-
emily feel so nice and comfortable
and cool with furs on in a season
when mere man frets and fumes
and sweats and exaggerstes the tale
of the thermometer.
Drs. Benedict and Carpenter of
the Carnegie Institution of Wash
ington. in study of the effects Of
various foods on metabolism, no
rticed that the minimum heat pro-
duced or basal petabohsm is in
creased more than II per cent by
merely chewing gum. A surprising
6AAOuAL VI CuCi ID dcE0 AP III
chewing gum don't mean brain
power, although gum chewers seem
shy Of it. But let US not worry
about the loss of trif1ing IT per
cent of vital energy when we chew
gum. That is nothing to speak of.
We should worry about the IT per
cent of excessive heat production
produced by chewing gum. That is
interesting, considering that most
of us suffer some inconvenience
from excessive heat
Another way to stimulate heat
production in the body is by eating
a lot of meat. Meat, more than any
other type of food. in creases the
production of useless heat in the
body, yet a great many people who
suffer from excessive heat regularly
take some kind of meat once. twice
and even three times a day in hot
weather
Watch your hot weather habits
# you wish to keep cool.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Seventeen.
I was seventeen in March and I
am 64A inches tall and weigh 1913
pounds. Am / right in weight? Do
you think l will grow much taller?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04


@. What states furnished the
greatest number of soldiers
L. NJ. T.
A. The states furnishing most
soldiers were in the following or
der: New York, Pennsylvania, ILL
nois, Ohio, Texas, Michigan, Massa-
chusetts, Missouri, California, In
diana
@. What are the duties of the
meat inspection service of the de-
partment of agriculture? X. F.
A The following are among the
duties of the meat inspection SER
vice: To eliminate diseased or
otherwise bad meat from the gen.
eral food supply; to see that the
preparation Of the meats and prod
uctS passed for human consump-
ton is cleanly; to guard against
the use of harmful dyes, preserva-
tives, chemicals or other deleterious
ingredients and to prevent the use
of false or misleading names or
statements on labels; in short, TO
protect the health of the consumers
of meat and meat food products 70
the fullest extent possible under
the laws. The service is admins
tered through the bureau of animal
industry of the department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
FROM THE DEPTHS.
By Victor Radcliffe.
copyright, 1919, by the Western


Newspaper UniOn.)
go in and win her. Maxwell.
You've got everything in your IA
vor-money, position, good looks. -
Grant Maxwell perked up con-
sfderabIy. He considered the COM
pliment well bestowed. A pre-
sumptuous, conceited individual, he
did not pause to number other quail
iications that he did not possess,
but which might have a good dea.
to do with Miss Vera Gordon's
ideal of a perfect man.
Il fancy I've made a hit al
ready" he observed with an air of
confidence.
"Of course Wayne Merton is
quite a favorite with the Gordons,"
went on MaxwelI's friend. but his
humdrum ways are no comparison
to your fetching qualities, hey?"
THAT cadi" blared forth Max
veil in a really riotous way. How
I hate him. They say he has mon
ey. but he doesn't show it He'll
never last with the exclusive and
aristocratic Gordons, though, I can
tell you that. Between you and
me q little investigation on my
part has brought to light a solu-
ton of his mysterious past to which
ne never refers. When the tactical
moment arrives I have a mine to
spring"
AMI the mar Of egotism- sndvzn-
ity went on his way, pulled up
over the cheap and insincere adj
nairation Of a hypocriticaI friend
and chuckling aS haaredected- over
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04

Certain Republican papers point ioyfully
to the sale by the war department of large
quantity of copper for 16 to II cents per
pound, the original cost having been &c cents.
The incident, however, merely shows how the
government was held up by the copper COM
bine, as it was by many other patriotic" cor
porations There was nothing unusual about
it, nor was there any political principle in
volved. The same thing would have happened
regardless of the party in power.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04

turned sick at heart. for the de-
scription of that Wayne Merton
precisely accorded in general terms
with that of her Wayne Merton.
I'D like to show you our rogues'
gallery" said the sergeant. and
Maxwell and Miss Bruce followed
him. Vera did not join them. She
stood pale and agitated. her ewes
fixed upon the record book where
the name of Wayne Merton an
peared. The police clerk stared
strangely as he noticed a tear fail
upon the soiled page
do you know Wayne Merton
miss?" he asked. at is a name we
are very proud Of. For two wears
he seemed trying to drown his
grief over the death of two sis
ters. About three years ago all of
a sudden he found his right mind.
Ever heard of the Refuge home ,
Well, many a tramp can tell YOU
who built it-Wayne Merton. They
say he gave half his fortune to
supply a cheap hotel for poor
country girls coming to the city to
find work"
And now the tears flooded the
fair face OF Vera Gordon, but for
Joy.
IT am proud of him!" she whis-
pered futteringly. And then, in a
sudden excess Of the deepest emo
ton, "and love him"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
Today's Anniversaries

1S46-Ffrst worlds temperance
convention began it's sessions
in London.
1870-Prussisns efeated the
French at Weissenburg. in
first serious engagement of
the Franco-Prussian war.
1S94-Debs and the American Rail-
way union urged voters to
support the Populist party.
1914-Great Britain made a decla-
ration of war against Ger
many.
1915-Part of Ivangorod fortress
captured by the Austro-Ger-
mans.
191s-British repulsed Turkish at
tack on Suez canal at Ro-
mani.
1e17--Assasstnatlon OF General Err
delli. military governor of
Petrograd. announced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
Today's Events

The minister from the Serbs,
Greats aid Slovenes and Nine.
Grouitch visited Cleveland today to
attend the dedication of the new
Serbian church in that city.
The shimmy and similar dances
of the period are expected to come
under the official ban of the ma
tional association of dancing teach
ers, meeting in annual convention
today in New York City.
At sunset this evening Jews
throughout the world will begin the
observance of Tisha bah, or the
BLACK Fast" commemorating three
fatefuI days in the history of Israel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
No Time for Pledges.

Competition among candidates for member
ship in the state constitu .ionaI convention will
Do keen in nearly every district With no Dem.
,crat in the field in the TniIty-third the nomi-
nation Of one Of the six Republican aspirants
will be practically equivalent to election.
Service OF the men selected should not be
If partisan or class nature and they should
lot be pledged in advance to represent any
Jpecial interests.
The Chicago Civic association has interested
tself in the matter and sent the following let
er to every candidate:
As a candidate for the constitutional
convention, you may be asked during the
campaign to pledge yourself regarding
some matter likely to come before the
convention.
We assume that you, being a candi-
date for so important a position, would
not consent so to foreclose your judg-
ment, but having observed that, in the
confusion of campaign, candidates for
other legislative positions have at times
been prevailed upon to commit them
selves in ways that later proved embar-
RAISING we take the liberty OF calling
your attention to this practice on the
part Of certain organizations and inter-
,ests, and of warning you against such in
sidious efforts.
The Civic federation will desire to
present arguments for and against some
proposals in the convention, and we shall
take the liberty of respectfully asking
your attention to the views and argu-
ments we may desire to urge. We feel,
however, that there would be great i'm
propriety in asking you to commit your
self in advance upon any matter affect
ing the people Of the entire state.
We believe the purpose of the con-
vention is to modernize provisions Of the
constitution which have become anti
quated, preserving the conference Of the
instrument, regardless OF the amount of
revision that may be deemed necessary.
We do not suppose the people intended
in voting for such revision, that the
convention should meet merely to submit
back to the voters any or all changes
which various small groups might de-
mand.
The general assembly appropriated
more than $4,000 for compilation, I'M
der able, expert direction, of data which
will be of great value in revising our
basic law. Illinois probably will have
even better collection OF data than did
the conventions in New York or Massa-
chusetts. But all this effort and cost
would be wasted if the delegates met
with minds made UP, unable to take adj
vantage OF the material collected for
them If the convention is truly de-
Lucrative assembly of open minds con-
structive progress may be hoped for.
Otherwise all effort will be wasted.
We respectfully submit that the only
proper pledge a candidate may give is
that he will do all in his power to pro
mote the welfare of the people in his
district and his state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04

What is the area of Shantung?
". o.
A The area OF Shantung is $3.50
square miles, or about the size OF
the state of Illinois.
@. What is a good way to remove
wrinkles from a coat or skirt
L. E.
A. To remove wrinkles from a
coat or skirt hang in the bathroom
and door and turn on the hot
water; let it remain there two or
three hours, then hang out in the
fresh air.
Q. What is a trench mortar =?
j. F. A.
A. A trench mortar is a very
simple sort Of cannon which is
used in throwing high explosive
into the territory of the enemy. 1t
began as little more than a piece
of pipe with one end sealed up,
into which was placed powder and
a projectile containing explosive
much as an old muZzle-loading
shotgun is used. It would throw
its charge two or three hundred
yards. By the end of the war the
trench mortar had developed to
twelve-inch caliber and to a range
of mile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04

worked its game successfully and held up the
Tri-City company with the connivance OF Day-
export, made overtures OF similar nature in
Rock Island and was turned down. Over here
the people felt that they were getting good SER
vice and so they declined to become party to
any sandbagging operation.
Still, it is claimed now that the company
owes no special obligation to the public on this
side and that the same fare increase which is
sought in Davenport should become effective
here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04

Kansas offers reward Of $500 for every
bank robber, dead alive, thereby putting
them in the same class with gophers. prairie
dogs and coyotes. State bounties of this sort
are constant source of expense but they never
exterminated anything. Yeggmen no doubt will
continue TO flourish