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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06
The Conference of Labor and
Capital.

Labor and capital have had recently such
compelling proofs of their tnterdependence and
of the reciprocal evils Of conflict that Presi-
dent wilson's proposal that both be represent
ed in discussion and adjustment of their
fundamental relationships is almost certain
to eventuate in a deeper understanding and q
better order in American industry
As the chief sponsor of the provisions in
corporated for the benefit of labor in the cove
nant of the League of Nations, and the con-
slant friend of American working men, Presi-
dent Wilson is sure to have the concurrence
OF their representatives in his effort to bring
about new and more advantageous conditions
in their partnership with capital. On the 9TH
er hand, capital itself has come to realize that
there is more in the relation of employer and
employe than in that of buyer and seller OF
commodity.
At least the responsible leaders of labor
seem to be convinced that periodical increases
OF wages that provoke further advances in the
cost of living are Intellectual as a means of
preserving a parity between income and outgo;
that strikes are not remedies but deadly weap-
ons which do quite @as much damage to the
worker as to the employer at whom he aims
them.
With this common realization OF the eco
nomic heresies which both capital and labor
have held in the past, the presidents task OF
inducing them to seek a common basis OF
agreement and action would seem not a diff
cult task. They both know there is a defect
in the Industrial mechanism. They both IN
derstand that the old attempts at correction
have failed. They ought to combine their in
telligent efforts to find cure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06
King Albert's Tact.

Deferring of the visit Of the king and queen
of Belgium to the quad-cities has caused in
tense disappointment, especially among the
residents who are of Belgian birth or parent
age At the same time the spirit which prompt
ed the change in plans of the royal pair is
appreciated. It shows delicate consideration
for the president in his illness which AmeEt
cans like to see, though they themselves, IN
too many cases, never have been bred up to
the European standard OF manners.
No doubt exists OF the seriousness OF the
presidents condition, but the fact that he has
sacrificed himself for his country as truly as
any victim of a casualty on the battlefield does
not still the voices of his enemies nor soften
their invective Rather there is an exultant
we've got him now" tone noted in some quar-
tiers and here and there indulgence in
coarse banter and feigned incredulity which
might not be so out of place at prize fight
but which certainly reflects no credit nov upon
those guilty OF it and serves merely to make
clear the caliber of the opposition
King Albert's manifestation of fine sense
of the prophecies will not be lost upon the
American people
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06
Brad'SBit O. Verse
AUTCN SOUNDS.

Autumn winds are sadly signing
all around my humble shack; but
the sound of bacon frying keeps me
on the cheerful track. Autumn
breeZes low and pensiye round M
little cabin stray; but the kettle
song intensive drives the dioldrums
far away. Mournful music weird and
bIizzing whistles through my gar
den gate; but the sound of sausage
Sizing reconciles me to nv fate.
Autumn winds ,are sadly moaning
all around my cottage door; but,
the tables fairly grooming, and Pm
anything but sofe. When you're
soaked in deep objections and are
full OF dents and stings, when
you're STEPPED in sad reflections,
autumn sounds are piaintiVe
things; but if you have a coin to
jingle, and a pork chop for the pan,
when the autumn voices mingle
you're a glad and happy fan. il
you have a balance coming at the
little corner bank. you can hear
the sad wind humming without
feeling like crank. Autumn
winds are sadly soughing round
my nifty bungalow; but the
sound of mutton stewing gives to
life a rosy glow. When there's
ham and spuds and liver stored
upon the pantry shelf, then,
though winds may howl and
SILVER, no sane gent can hate him
self. GLEN BRADSHAW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06
Today's Anniversaries

McGill. founder OF Nc
Gill university, born in Glas-
gov, Scotland Died in Mon
treal, Dec. 10, 1913.
1769-Sir Isaac Brock, who cap
tured Detroit in the war of
1872, born in the Island OF
Guernsey. Killed at battle
of Queenstown, Oct. 10. 1877.
1s44-Samuel Davis. famous Con-
federate spy, born in Ruth
erfOrd county. Tenn. Ex-
, ecuted by the federals Nov.
81. 1868.
Temperance So
ciety formed at a convention
in St Paul.
observation-disclosures Republicans
nominated Frederick =.
Greenhalge for governor.
1902-Candian Australian cable
completed from Vancouver
to Tanning Island, a distance
of 1886 miles.
captured JaIuit Is
land in the Marshall group.
l9l5-Austro-Ger began an
invasion of Serbia.
1916-New Roumanian expedition
invaded Bulgaria.
l917-The special war session OF
the United States congress
ended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06
Speed.

Billy Sunday drew a vivid comparison yes
terday Of the worlds speed standards OF few
generations ago and now. He traced the rate
Of travel from the three miles hour OF
the OK team up to the 10 miles OF the first rail-
road trains which people then thought ex-
tremely dangerous, and on finally to the rs
miles an hour made by the Burlington road
in competing for the United States mail con-
tract with the Northwestern a few years back.
He might have gone further, to the racing
automobile and the airplane.
Dispatches state that a French airplans
with 3oo-horsepower motor has just travelled
at the rate of 1S4 miles per hour, 20 miles
faster than any man ever before moved over
the earth and at a rate which would circle the
globe at the equator in six days.
Colonel Rovnsend F. Dodd was killed in
the fall OF an airplaDe yesterday near Phila-
delphia. He was one of the first American
officers to receive an aviator's commission,
commanding the list aero unit during the Per-
shing expedition in Mexico and being chief
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06

ity has been getting the world into trou-
BILE for many thousands of years, and
it will continue to get the world into
trouble until people gain a new and
truer viewpoint
Fundamentally, mans need today is
for a spiritual awakening. Our great
questions are not questions OF economics.
for that is merely one Of their outer
symptoms: they are not questions OF
politics. for that is merely another OF
their outer symptoms; they are ques-
tons of the soul OF man, and his recog-
milton Of his moral responsibility.
Fire prevention day offers peculiar
ly valuable opportunity for emphasizing
this fact
The appeal today is for grade OF
constructive patriotism, of high ideals OF
citizenship. of real regard for the safety
and welfare OF the public and OF devo-
ton to the principles Of human liberty
that is not less in degree than that which
was manifested during the years Of &C
tual warfare.
Fire prevention is intimately and in
tegrally a part of this whole view 1t
affords a concrete opportunity to pro-
claim and to illustrate truths which lie
at the foundation Of human relationships.
The fundamental need is for a spiritual
vision that shall see such truths, not
as matters Of dollars and cents, but as
revelations of the soul OF man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06
Today's Events

By gubernatorial proclamation
North Carolina is to observe the
week beginning today as Clean
up" week.
Under the auspices OF the nation
al confectioners' organizations the
week beginning today is to be OBJ
served as Candy Week" through
out the United States.
Leaving Regina today the Prince
OF Wales and his party plan to
spend several days at Gu 'Appelle
lake hunting and fishing.
All new ideas and methods in the
conduct and management of hotels
are to be on display at the third
American hotel exposition, opening
in Philadelphia today for a weeks
engagement.
Ten million dollars worth of the
finest dairy cattle in the world will
be shown at the annual National
Dairy show, which opens in Chicago
today.
Many important cases are docket
ed for early hearing beore the su-
preme court of the United States,
which reconVaned today after the
usual summer races.
Beginning today and continuing
until the eve OF the November cleo
ton William ]. Bryan plans TO de-
liver five speeches a day in Ohio in
behalf Of the ''drys" i'll tho state
campaign On The prohibition refer
erdum.
The TEXAS Stale Victory fair. the
largest exh:bi.!nr of its kind ~ The
south west, opens a. Dallas Today
and continues until October 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06
Fire Prevention Day.

Oct. 9 is fire prevention day. 1t is a mat
ter OF more than passing Importance. Every
body lives in almost constant menace from
fire. Nearly everybody at some time or other
is guilty of carelessness which endangers not
only himself and his infammable possessions
but the lives and property OF others.
The oficial organ Of the national board of
FIRE underwriters prints the following appeal
to the sense OF responsibility Of the individual
in this connection:
If man lived on a desert island he
might say that his fire hazard was ex-
clusively his own AFFAIR. Most people do
not live on desert islands. yet they act
as though they believe that their own
personal habits and the condition %
their own premises concern no one ex-
cept themselves. This short-sighted,
eIf-limited view of personal responsible
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06

of STAFF of the air service of the 1st army in
France. He was a pioneer in his work and
led an unusually long career. And yet he was
only 35 years of age when death overlook hi q
Verify the world has come some distance
since the days when it was content to travel
three miles an hour. II it makes as much
progress in the matter Of locomOtion in the
next century as it has in the last one getting
from any given point to any other point on
the earth's surface will not require much more
time than it takes to make up the mind to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06
In the Days News

Charles g. Barrett, who is to rep
resent the farmers in the national
industrial conference called by
President Wilson to meet in Wash
ington today to discuss relations
between labor and industry, is
president of the National Farmers
union, an organization especially
strong in the south, which is not to
be COMPOUNDED with the more radi-
cal organizations in the northwest
and west. Mr.. Barrett is a Georg-
ian, who. for the first part of his
life, was a general farmer and
school teacher. Impressed with
the need of unity among the farm
ers OF the south, he set about build
ing up an organization that in the
course of time came to have much
influence in Georgia, and later
spread to other parts of the coun-
try. Mr.. Barrett has served on
several important federal commits
sions and has represented the Unit
ed States at agricultural and other
conferences abroad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06
Danger from New Brushes.

Danger from New Brushes.
Anthrax (Wool sorter's disease)
is a very painful and very fatal dis
ease when it afflicts human beings.
The anthrax bacillus is notorious
for its great resistance to ordinary
germ-destroying agents, particu-
larly when the bacillus is in the
spore state, as it often is.
Bristles imported from oriental
countries for the manufacture of
brushes, especially shaving
brushes, in America have been
found contaminated with anthrax
bacilli in several instances. For
this reason the United States Pub
lie Health Service sent out in
Quiries and found that numerous
cases of anthrax had occurred in
men VINO had purchased and used
new shaving brushes. Such cases
have occurred usually from the
use OF shaving brushes which lack
ed the manufacturer name, for
careful disinfection of imported
bristles has been carried out by
reputable manufacturers under in
structions from the Public Health
Service for months past.
The purchaser of a brush may
make the brush safe to use by
soaking it four hours OF longer in
a 10 per cent solution of formalin
$40 per cent formaldehyde) in wa
ter, having the solution kept about
blood warmth and agitating the
brush at intervals to insure con-
tact of the solution with all the
briStles. This is advised by the
Public Health Service.
1t applies specifically to shaving
brushes.
However, it Will do no harm to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06

developing beauties Of nature on a
big scale. just as you have on a
small one for Lester here"
ThenceforWard every day Blake
brought in further reminders OF
the country. He kept pace with
vegetation and added to the win
dow display from time to time, and
introduced SO many novelties that
the advertisement proved a profit
able one to the energetic lang man.
Finally that show window had all
the attributes of a miniature ruraI
spot, even to a mimic waterfall,
frogs. fishes, birds, and at length
Mr.. Rossiter employed Blake per
manently at a salary nearly double
the one he had been earning.
The doctor says l am well
enough to 90 out in the country
now" gleefully announced Lester
one day.
You shall do so soon" said
Blake. There's a special room my
mother has fixed up for you"
But what about Nellie ," in
quired the little fellow.
obi She is to come aIso-to
stay, Lester" replied Blake, and
Nellie flushed with happiness as
Marcus glanced at her tenderly,
for the evening previous he had
aske dher to share his pretty coun-
try home and his love.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06
Make Grape Juice.

M1AC OA@PS ~AAC-s
Wise housekeepers can plenty of
grape juice, for use not only as a
beverage. but as a fiavoring in var
ious tempting desserts.
Only clean, sound, well ripened,
but not overripe, grapes should be
used. These may be crushed by a
potato masher or some similar i'm
pIement, or the Juice may be press
ed out in an ordinary cider mill.
Pour Immediately into a glass or
enameled vessel and allow IL to
stand over night
Drain the juice from the sedl-
ment and run through several
thicknesses of clean flannel. Pour
into clean bottles, leaving space at
the top for liquid to expand when
hot. Put bottles on a false bottom
in a wash boiler If no commercial
pasteurizer is available, fill boiler
with water to within an inch or so
of the tops of the bottles.
Place q thermometer in one OF
the bottles and heat until the juice
reaches d temperature Of $50 de-
grees, then take the bottles out
and seal or cork them immediate
~. only new COTES winch nave
been soaked for so minutes In
warm water at a temperature of
about 40 degrees should be used.
1t is we'll to take the further
precaution OF sealing the corks
with parraffin or sealing wax TO
prevent the entrance OF mould
germs.
Crane juice may also he made
nv adding one pint of water 10
every FIVE gallons OF grapes. Con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06

fCopyright, 1919, by the Western
Newspaper Union.)
It was the merest accident that
Marcus Blake became acquainted
with Nellie Powers, she preceded
him leaving a street car and he
followed her. A startled cry from
her lips caused him to notice the
fairest face he had ever gazed
npon.
"Oh." she cried in vivid distress
- left my purse on the window
ledge of my seat, and it held all |
have in the world"
She even started to pursue the
car. but Marcus checked her vain
endeavor. Quick" he said
where will I find you, II I recover
the purse?'
4 work at 2S2 and my name is
Nellie Powers" came rapidly from
the agitated lips, and Marcus
dashed to the curb and sprang into
a taxi.
81 wish to overtake that car
ahead" shot out Marcus, and with
IN three minutes the driver pulled
up at a street crossing half a block
ahead Of the car, said Half a dol
lar" and a moment later Marcus
was aboard of the car that had led
|him his wild chase. 1t held only
one or two passenger Marcus
Travelled its length. He scanned
he window lodges but they held no
purse
Looking for SonethiDg?" ques4
Toned the-conductoE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06
TlHTlE DAILY SHORT STORY

see Miss Powers again Blake cast
about him next morning for some
thing that would please her invalid
brother. The result was that he
stopped on his way to work, and
delighted little Lester by bringing
him a baby rabbit. His reward was
the company of Miss Powers all the
way down town.
A new interest in life began to
materialize for both the devoted
young people. There was not q day
when Blake did not carry into
town some reminder Of the coun-
try-the early wood violets, the
first fruit blossoms and the like.
Little Lester had but one ardent
hope; to get out amid nature, but
the physician had told Nellie that
he must be near at hand where he
could come under medical care
until he was further >convalescent.
One day Nellie introduced Blake
to an old gentleman who lived in
the building and who dropped in
occasionally to cheer up little
Lester. The latter had quite a col
lection of articles Blake had do
mated, and from Mr.. Rossiter, who
was placing a suburban subdfvis-
ion on the market, Marcus receaved
a suggestion which he discussed
with enthusiasm.
You have given me quite an
idea, Mr.. Blake" he said, you are
quite in touch with nature, in fact
in the midst OF IL Ny ONCE
fronts a street with many passers-
by and with a window big enough
70 display a miniature farm I'll
make it we'll worth your while TO
Ak up that -EtndoE daily with the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06

, Why, yes. A young lady pas
senger you let of al Market
street
Il remember her, pretty as a pic
ture Sat in the fourth seat from
the front"
Yes. She placed her purse on
the window ledge and forgot it."
A smile OF enlightenment crossed
the conductors good natured face,
Il fancy the purse is still aboard, F"
he remarked. I've had these cases
before. You see. the window lets
down from the bottom and there
is a big space at the sill to allow its
manipulation. Instead of placing
her purse on the sill, the young
lady probably let it drop down the
window slide"
The conductor. turned out a true
prophet The purse was recovered
at the cost of an hours time. Mar
Gus was gratified to appear at 232.
which proved to be q millinery
store, and receive the thanks OF
Miss Powers.
"AlI my weeks pay and as much
more that l have saved is in the
purse" she explained. "I need it
all to pay the doctor bill of my
little brother, who is Just recover
ing from a long siege of illness, -
and although the conversation was
brief it resulted in Blake ascer-
tanning that Miss Powers and her
brother were all alone in the
world, and their living address in
two rooms, the hnd-hearted land
lady Of which. looked after little
Lester, the sick boy.
Marcus lived in suburb. Spring
had 1uststarted in, and anEous-to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06
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41,t1DHODCQmcC i
V j MRC ELIZABETH THOMPSON /
BY TEMPLE

Dear Mrs. Thompson: We would
like your advice on some very diff
ficult matters. We are a young
lady aged 81 and a young man OF
the same age.
"a When entering q Ford car,
which, a. you known, has only one
door, should the man get N first
and let the lady climb in herself,
or should he help her in and climb
over her?
(2) Is it correct to write per-
sonal letters on Office stationery?
(3) We go to church together.
Should we both contribute to the
collection? G. & c.
% 1t is better for the man to
get in first and for the girl to get
in afterward. Women have ceased
to be helpless and find it perfectly
convenient to climb into an auto
mobile unassisted.
90 It is not correct to write
personal letters on Office station
cry.
60 Either way is all right.
Usually the girl wants TO contrib
ute, too.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: was 60
ing with a girl whom 1 liked very
much. After | had fallen in love
with her she asserted that she was
engaged to another, but If for some
reason he would fail to marry her
that she would marry me and that
she cared for me as a brother and
could do nothing else.
know that he didn't marry her
Would it be proper for me to ask
her again after being treated as a
brother. CLOSE SHAVED
Court the girl before you ask her
to marry you again. Call upon her
and take her places. When you
have become close friends, propose
marriage again. If you were to
ask her now without any prelimin-
airy courtship, doubtless she would
refuse you again.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I met
girl a short time ago who is very
beautiful.
1 have taken her home several
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06

I DeIDK
paid TO anonymous letteFs)-
Q. Is there anything objection
able in addressing a business let
ter Dear Mrs. Smith? E. T. H.
A. This is correct under any
circumstances. Dear Madam" is
more formal: My Dear Mrs.
Smith" indicates a better acquaint-
ance. In no case, however, is there
Fanythilg personal in the use of the
term dear" 1t is a mere form OF
salutation.
@. Is it true that when an au-
tomobile is travelling at the rate of
40 miles an hour there is a portion
of it which does not move at all?
e. G. b.
A. No matter how fast an auto
mobile is travelling, that part of
the tire which is in contact with
the ground is for the instant sta
tionary. At the same time the part
of the wheel that is highest is trav-
cling at an accelerated speed. 1t
is moving twice as fast as the ma
chine itself
@. II a white woman marries a
member of an Indian tribe. does
she legally become a member of
the tribe and entitled to tribal
rights? F. W. C.
"A! She becomes a member of the
tribe and is entitled to share as
though she were Indian born.
@. Why does the gulf stream
exert a greater influence on the
climate of Europe than on that OF
America? o. P. E.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06

few months ago the salty bacon imported
from America was being used in England to
point an argument against private ownership.
II the people owned the packing plants. it was
commended, there would be temptation to
use an excessive amount OF salt in curing
meat thereby adding to its weight and swell
ing the profits. After time it was learned
that the higher salt content was specified by
the British government to reduce the chance
of loss through spelling 1t is not recorded
however, that any ardent believer in public
ownership changed his views on that account.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06

times, but I do not know whether
she goes with any one else or not.
How shall l find OUT
love her very much. How shall
win her love? -!
Since the girl has let you take
her home several times, it would
seem that she likes you and would
be glad to become further acquaint-
ed. Ask to call and do not worry
about her going with any one else
Unless she is engaged she is free 10
30 with you, too.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am -
years old and have been a widow
three years.
l have been going with a di-
vorced man a year. He is Of
prominent family and I have known
his family for years. I find the
fault was that another man came
between him and his wife.
He has three sweet little girls. q
good position and is a hard work
ing man.
My people object to our mar
riage on account OF his being a di-
vorced man. Do you think this di-
vorced woman would give me any
trouble? Please advise me
UNDECIDED
I think If you love the man you
should marry him in spite OF the
fact that he has been divorced. You
have been going with him a year
and in that time should be able to
form fair judgment OF his char
acter.
I do not believe his former ACife
can cause you trouble. Probable,
she will not want to.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: 7 am 4
girl 16 Is it right for men 10
wink at girls when they pass
through a factory? What do they
mean by il?
SWEET SIXTEEN.
No. men should not wink at
girls. To wink at a girl shows a
lack of respect for the girl and a
lack of decency in the man. They
do it to attract attention. Do not
notice the wink.