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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
Settling With Manufacturers.

Complains the Manufacturers News in its
current issue:
If the United States government
would pay the manufacturers Of the
United States the money 1t owes them
for performing in good faith the manu-
facture Of goods necessary to carry on
the war there would be a job for every
soldier in the service, and then some.
No doubt there is a good deal of truth in
this. In Rock Island there are a number of
concerns which have been doing war work and
which are now prevented from Immediately re-
Stunning operations at full capacity on a peace
basis because their capital is tied up in mate
rails bought and products, more or less incom-
plete, made for the war department. They are
unable to get their money at once and the fact
that they are reasonably sure of liberal set
Element eventually does not help them much
right now.
There is a great mass of claims of this kind
against the government, To pay them on sight
would invite the preparation of rank fraud.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

HIM" snorted Mr.. Ross, who
did not at all like Miss Elson. She
has played that for fair on your
sympathies, has she? Well, so be
it, if you are inclined to be soft
hearted. but l think in the end you
will wish you had looked after your
own interests"
Miss Blanche Elson, dark-eyed,
keen of face and manner, selfish
and false to the core, gushed to
her sweet-souled. dear friend who
sacrificed so much for her" but
accepted the situation. Mary went
home with a happy heart at the
thought of having helped one more
humble than herself to advance
ment and money reward. She re-
ceived a grim, sarcastic glance
from the chief clerk whenever she
met him and others in the office
made undertoned remarks as to her
being a simpleton.
One day while they were at
luncheon at a restaurant, Just as
they arose from the table, Blanche
accosted young man passing
them. Mary was introduced to Mr..
Arthur Holmes, who spoke a few
words to both as they went their
way and then took a chair at the
table they had just vacated. He
was serious-faced but frank-eyed
young man, and did not seem at
all in harmony with the free, over
friendly manner of Blanche; but
Mary seemed to have a decided in
terest for him,
II worked for Mr.. Holmes once"
explained Blanche.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
The Bachelor Girl Says Try

Loin Chops Norfolk-Select ten
der ioin lamb chops. Rub slightly
with the cut side OF a Glove of
garlic, then brush with a little
olive oil and broil. Serve with
strips OF toast and crabapple jelly.
When ready for the table throw a
spoonful of grated Parmesan
cheese over the chops and sur
round with crisp lettuce fragments
A CandIelight Supper-Select a
small tenderloin steak. having the
size OF your chafing dish in mind,
and cook on the stove. About
the last minute lay in the warm
chafer. Surround with small
cut potatoes fried to golden
brown. Plain table and linen doll
les, candleglow and "reminiscences.
Cheese strips, saltines and coffee.
Sandwiches and Tea-Just a huT-
RED sandwich that you can make
in a jiffy and then turn to your
books again. Simply white bread,
nice and moist, the edges trimmed
nd thrown into the crumb jar FOR
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

Somehow the memory Of Mr..
Holmes was a pleasant one with
Mary. She had reached home and
was getting ready for tea when
there came a ring at the door.
Mary, quite flustered, faced Arthur
Holmes, hat in hand.
Pardon my unceremonious call"
he said, but after you left the res
chair. Some money and your card
were inside and have taken the
liberty OF returning It,"
Mary had not missed the purse.
She thanked Mr.. Holmes and was
not sorry to escape the loss of sew
eral dollars. She asked him in and
her mother invited him to remain
at their evening meal. Mr.. Holmes
fingered for an hour after that and,
with Mary's consent, promised to
call again the following Tuesday.
A change came over Mary Dun.
ston after that. Blanche had Of
Tended most of the office en-
ployes with her queenly airs, al
fecting the rightful domination of a
superior. She rather ignored Mary
and then. bit by bit, the latter be-
gan to discover the true character
OF the girl she had benefited,
"She has fooled you sadly and
meanly. Miss Dunston," a fellow
employe told Mary. "She has no
crippled brothar, she spends more
than half she earns at dances, cab
arets and the like, and she sneers
at you behind your back q 81 silly
fool whom she has duped,"
Mary was grieved and hurt, but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

June 29.-I met a very pleasant
dog yesterday, whom l called Mr..
Fogarty because Of his sober cOun-
tenance and the benign, but rather
puzzled expression in his large,
limpid eyes, which were almost
completely hidden by his bangs.
He was evidently a visitor in camp
so l took him around and intro
duced him to the rest of the dogs
and several of the better sort OF
goats. In all these he displayed a
friendly, but dignified interest. He
refused to be separated from me-
however. and even broke into the
mess hail, from which he was I'M
tremendously elected, but not be-
fore he had gotten half of my pa
ton. In some strange manner be
must have found out from one of
the other dogs my name and adj
dress and exactly where l swung,
for in the middle of the night l
awoke to hear lonesome whining
in the darkness beneath my ham
mock and then the sniff, sniff OF
an investigating nose. AS L knew
how it feels to be lonely in a big.
black barracks in the dead of night
L carefully descended to the
deck and collected this animal-it
was my old friend, Mr.. Fogarty, and
he was quite overjoyed at having
once more found me- After licking
my face in gratitude he sat back
on his launches and waited for me
to do something amusing. l dldnt
have the heart to leave him there
in the darkness. Dogs have a GER
tain way about them that gets me
every time l lifted Mr.. FOgarty,
a huge hulk of a dog, with much
care, and adjusting Of overlapping
paws into my hammock, and re-
ceived a kiss In the eye for my
trouble. Then I followed Mr.. Fog
arty into the hammock and re-
sumed my slumber, but not with
much comfort. Mr.. Fogarty Is a
large, sprawly dog. who evidently
has been used to sleeping in vast
spaces. Consequently he consid-
cred me in the nature of a piece of
gratifying upholstery. He slept
with his hind legs on my stomach
and his front paws prOpped against
my chin. When he scratched, as he
not infrequently did, what l decid-
ed must be a flea, his hind leg beat
upon the canvas and produced a
noise not unlike a drum. Thus we
slept, but through some miscalcu-
lation l must have slept over, for It
seems that the master-at-arms. a
very large and capable Irishman,
came and shook my hammock.
Hit the deck there. sailor" he
said. shake leg. shake a leg"
At this point. Mr.. Fogarty took
1t upon himself to peer over the
side of the hammock to see who
this disturber of peace and quiet
could be- This was just little
out of the line OF duty for the jim
my legs, and l can't say as | blame
him for his conduct under rather
trying circumstances. Mr.. Fogarty
has a large, shaggy head, not I'M
like a lions. and his mouth. too.
Is quite large and contains some
very long and sharp teeth. 1t
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
COrSets Versus Health.

Are corsets healthy for women
and girls TO wear? If a girl goes
without corscts until she is twenty
years old will il ruin her figuTe2
l have never worn one, and / en-
joy excellent health, and / believe
| am not very bad figure, but
they all tell me | ought 70 wear
corsets to keep my figure. on. c.
o.
Answer Keep on as you are.
Fcrmaldehydc and tuberculosis.
Is formaldehyde a good disinfec-
tant? How much should be used to
disinfect 4 room for tuberculosis:
(W. /. s.
Answe -Formaldehyde solution
is a fairly powerful germicide for
germs that fall into it or for germs
TO which it is directly applied. II
is irritating and poisonous and uE's
pleasant in Odor. None is neces-
sary to disinfect a room that has
been occupied by person with tu-
berculosis. Soap and water wash
ing OF the floor and wood work and
an airing and summing are suffi-
cient; IL the woodwork or walls are
visibly soiled, renovate the room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
Brad's Bit O. Verse
Modern Names.

A name like thine, Jemima, old
fashioned, good and plain, from
Hackensack 10 Lima is always safe
and sane; there is a charm about n,
rly ear it does not jar, love 10
stand and shout II, 10 sound ~
praise afar. So many fads end
fancies in choosing modern names,
so many vain romances 10 lure our
lovely danes; they scorn all pat
runymics of sweet familiar grace,
preferring classic mimics from
some dead alien race. Tho world
is full OF Mayebelles, OF Mearyls
and Pearyls and Fayes-they sound
Ike tinkltng sleigh-bells, they NIL
US with amaze; the Gladyses and
Nayeries, the Phyllisesa nd Maymes,
the Dayesies and the Sayerles-
alas. these classic names. A name
like thine, Jerusha, and thine, Sa-
mantha Ann, from Rocky Ford 20
Russia make glad the heart OF man.
Our great and mighty nation.
y hose flag salutes each breeze, sus-
tains its lofty station because OF
such as these. There Is q charm
Ground them. they speak OF love
and home-oh let's 90 on and sound
them from Palestine 10 Nome.
GLEN BRADSHAW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
.H0drt, 10HOm0
! 4,!1DpObIOmcC u
V ! MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON
ELIZABETH THOMPSON

dearly. What shall doS PEG
You will have to tell the soldier
even II il does break his heart tenn
porarily. The human heart, how
ever, is constructed so that IT does
not suffer long. Probably the sol.
der will feel very badly at first,
but then he will look for happiness
from some one else.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: My little
girl complains of aching joints In
her feet. She Is eleven years old
and wears size SEE shoes, We
always buy good shoes for her, Do
you think she could have any bone
disease? M, Nc,
Probably your little girl Is wear
ing shoes too short and too wide,
Have competent shoe man meas
ure her feet with standard rulo
made for that purpose, l should
say that longer and narrower
shoe would keep her feet In bet
ter shape -
Dear Mrs. Thompson; Al a flag
raising is Il proper to uncover your
head when the national hymn Is
sung and the flag Is raised?
MUTT AND JEFF.
The hat should be raised.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

seems that Mr.. Fogarty, still heavy
with slGTnber, quite naturally
yawned into the Mortified face Of
the jimmy-legs, who, mistaking the
operation for a hostile demonstra-
ton, retreated from the barracks
with admirable rapidity, crying in
distracted voice as he did so:
by the saints, it's a beast he's
turned into during the night"
1t seems | have been washing
hammocks ever since. Mr.. Fogarty
sits around and wonders what its
all about. l like Fogarty, but he
gets me in trouble. and in this l
need no help whatsoever.
July This day 1 almost sue
ceeded in sinking myself for the
final count. The fishes around
about the environs of City Island
were disappointed beyond words
when I came up for the fourth time
and stayed up.
1t all came about, as do most
drowning parties, In quite an uneX
pected manner. For some reason
it had been arranged that I should
take a swim over at one of the en-
poriums at City Island, and / ac-
cordingly departed with my faithful
Mr.. Fogarty tumbling along at my
heels. Since Mr. FOgaTty involved
me in trouble the other day by
barking at the jimmy-legs he has
endeavOred in all possible ways to
make up for his thoughtless irreg-
uiarity. For instance, he met me
this morning with an almost brand
l. til,
he had managed to pick up in his
wanderings. 1t fits perfectly, and
If he only succeeds in finding the
mate to 1t | shall probably not look
for the owner. AS a further proof
of his good will Mr.. Fogarty bit,
or attempted to bite n p. o. who
spoke to me roughly regarding the
picturesque way | was holding my
gun.
Whose dog is that?" demanded
the p. o.
Silence In the ranks. Mr.. Fogar-
ty looked defiantly at him for a
moment and then trotted deliberate
ly over and sat down upon my
foot. =
"Oh. so he belongs to youl" con-
tinued the P. o. in a threatening
voice.
NO, sir" I faltered; you see, IT
isn't that way at all. l belong to
Mr. FOgarty."
who in-who in-who is Mr..
Fogarty?" shouted the p. O. And
how in-how in-how did he hap
pen to get into the conversation ?"
why, this is Mr.. Fogarty." l re-
piled; this dog here, sitting on my
foot"
"Oh, is that so?" jeered the p. O.,
a man noted for his quick retorts.
We'll, you take your silly looking
dog away from here and secure him
in some safe place. He amt no fit
associate for our camp dogs. And
furthermore, he added. the next
time Mr.. Fogarty attempts to bite
me I'm going to put you on report
-savoZ7"
Mr.. Fogarty Is almost as much of
a comfort in camp as mother,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
IEEEA TIqI TALKS
.sY W a. !99.Is1I i SR RAD ND.


When doctors relapse into the
strange language of calorles, vita
minis, protetns, metabolism and the
like ii is no wonder they make
folks tired. But doctor just cant
be happy without a large mouth
full of words, mere words. Indeed
it often happens that the less
thought there is secreted by his
brain the more stupendous Ian
guage there is excreted from his
mouth.
In fact, the higher you ascend, or
rather the farther you go from
shore, the more wary you find the
authorities" about committing
themselves on anything. For ex-
ample, this statement appears in 4
recent large monographs work on
medicine: The protein metabol-
ism is also specifically affected by
the thyroid secretion" Specific
ally affected" A doctors way of
saying I'm not going to COMMIT.
myself-let the reader try to guess
whether l mean increased or di-
minished." You have to be careful
about making any definite state
ments If you wish to be authority.
The authorities" avail them
selves of this same old privilege
when discussing the catching cold
phobia. TITS true, they admit, that
the respiratory diseases called
colds" are all caused by bacterial
infection land pity it's It's true,
they think between the Iines), yet
at the same time we must consider
that exposure to cold and wet low
err the resistance Of the individual
to such infections They insist on
that, although no one has as yet
been able to prove that exposure
has anything to do with the respir-
atory diseases Of human beings.
From so to rs grams of protein
q to 2 1-2 ounces) are required
daily in the diet of an adult. How
much would that amount to at the
table?
Each Of these items contains IS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
Roll Of Honor

Washington, Feb The easu-
atty list given out today has a to-
tai of l75 names,
tSECTION ONE).
Died from Accident and Other
Causes.
CORPORAL.
Rudolph A. Launer, West Point.
Ill.
PRIVATES.
Peter Tessman, Chicago,
(SECTION TWW~
LIEUTENANT.
william v McMurray Des
Moines. Iowa,
SERGEANT,
John killduff Marshalltown,
Iowa
PRlNATES,
Alpheus A, Schelenbarger, Le-
grand, Iowa,
Earl c. sherman. Fort Dodge,
Iowa.
Rudolph a. Langusch. ChicaAo.
Victor Micus, Chicago,
Clarence Mullen, Marshall, III,
Frank SalernO, Chicago.
Wounded Severely.
PRINATES,
John f. O'Neill, Springfield, m
Returned 10 Duty
previously reported severely
wounded,
PRIEATLS,
Clarence H. Under, Dundas, IL
Present for Duty,
previously reported misslngls
PRINATES,
William, Jones. Chicago -N
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

If President Wilson has carried his point
for Observation-Disclosures of the German colonies
it is a triumph which proves his prestige at
the peace table. While there has been no spe-
cif1c statement to that effect the purpose may
be TO regard the colonies peace or surety
bond to be returned to Germany on the fulfill
ment Of certain conditions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
Household Hints

breadings at some other time. But
ter the bread after cutting in
strips and fill with cream cheese
blended with a little peanut but
ter, Have a tiny bowllof p!nmoney
pickles to nibble, Orange Pekoe
tea. plenty of sugar and a slice OF
lemon,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
Menu Hint

BREAKFAST,
Sliced Oranges
Oatmeal and Dates Pecan Rolls
Coffee.
LUNCHEON,
Goldfish Balls Crenm Sauce
Corn Bread Milk.
DINNER,
Oyster Bisque.
Boiled Bass Sauce Hollandaise
Potato Balls Celery
Camembert Crackers
Tea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

If congress makes no other provision for
extra compensation to American soldiers the
$50 bonus agreed upon for enlisted men will
look pretty small. Furthermore, good many
will wonder why an officers bonus should be
four times as much as a private's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

They must all be carefully investigated, and
this takes time.
While this is being done it might be a good
thing to make partial settlements with manu-
facturers so that capital may become available
for their immediate needs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

Tobacco prohibition is next That will be
the high purpose of the No Tobacco league soon
to be formed. Coffee and tea may as well re-
sign themselves to a like fate. Even grape
juice will be excused if it pales little at
the prospect
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

The Wisconsin legislature came within an
zee OF ordering an investigation of the last
Liberty loan. Some of our state lawmakers
have the nerve to tackle anything from an ele-
phant down to a cootie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

Acting Secretary of State Frank L. Polk,
having inherited 100000 probably will see his
way clear TO stick few years longer in the
public service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

OF course nobody really believes in the
grounding, but just the same most everybody
will be wondering tomorrow about that
shadow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
The Community Bath.
peoria Journal).

IPeOrla JOurnaIJ.
TO RENT-Nicely furnished living room and
bedroom; strictly modern; adjoining bath suit
able for two. Main 4477
Lloyd George Places Woman Equal to
Man" says a headline. Our Statesmen are
growing most remarkably daring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

The fame of Monroe, the alleged fake slayer
OF Miss Mcdonald. continues 10 grow. Wit
ness the following headline on a news item in
the Peoria Journal:
Chicago detectives will question James
Monroe today to learn if his tale of kissing
Miss Mcdonald is fact or fiction"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
This is contained in each OF the

The body requires 1000 70 3.5O0
calories per day, according to age,
weight and work done. Each Of the
following items has a fuel value Of
100 caNorips.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

Who is the Rock Islander living in the hill
district who carried a couple of paint cans
with him to throw suspicion when he took that
bottle home the other evening?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
Useless Advertising.

youngstown IeIegramJ.
$40 BILL in -Hirshberg's, Nickel
vey's Woolworth's or on Federal street. Find
er return to Strouss- Hirshberg postoffce and
receive SIS reward
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
1T PAYS TO ADV.

Awake. Awake, don't be a cuss,
Subscribe for The Daily Argus.
Apglo-Saxons, Sons of Ham,
Dutchman, Dago. ChinsmaA,
Tom, Dick and Harry, Bill and Gus
They all read The Argus.
Let other papers shrek and damn.
You keep your shirt on and be calm.
Don't stew or fre- or raise fuss
But always read The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

Sir: You may or may not be interested in
knowing that Lieutenant NJ. E. Bumpus is
member Of the One Hundred Sixty-second aero
squadron.
We are more than interested, inasmuch as
Lieutenant H. E. Flock is also a member of
the same outfit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

How is a fellow to be expected to work
with a boxing exhibition being staged outside
the door?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
EEO6d@Y
HDfSG0Ed8E;
TRANSPORTATION.

~ -
De Mule sometimes he travel;
Sometimes he jes refuse.
One day he'll hit the gravel
Like dey want no time to lose.
De next his pace will lessen
An you can't lay down no rule.
1t sholy keeps you guessin'
Fob to regulate a mule.
Oars steamboats, on de ocean,
Oars railroads on de land;
1t stirs big commotion
Bout who's gwineter take command.
Oar don seem any end to
Problems in an out of school
But it's mo- dan kin tend to
Jes' to regulate mule!
VS.
Itch, they tell us, is rampant in Paris, and
ike the flu it is no respecter of persons. The
appearance of the plague in Paris, like every
other disagreeable thing, is laid to the soldiers
from the front But from the itch
alone, the ordinary citizen is not suffering
greatly for when he itches he simply scratches.
he only handicap being in having too few
lands. However, with. the diplomatic repre-
'entatives now crowded in Paris it is an en-
rely different matter. Any movement that
ven hints of attempt to scratch where it
tches" is taboo by diplomatic etiquet.
Doesn't your sympathy go out to them?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

Samuel insult calmly admitted before q
congressional committee that any investment
or deal involving less than $4,000 was regard
ed by him of no Importance.
He's probably worrying lot about how he
is going to get through the winter
o. D. K
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

It appears, after reading two three col
umns of testimony in packers hearing at
Washington, one is supposed to feel pleased to
be able to buy meat at any price.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

Sir: I believe I have I'D joke you havent
heard. 1t runs thus: When one Ford passes
another one in Ireland what time is it?' The
answer given in Irish brogue is Tin past
tin" n. B.
Nearly as bad the pulled by the Mis-
souri, editor who said its the little things thai
count" and then proved his assertion by citing
the case of the man who run down by a
Ford.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

According to his manager. 1t was so dry
and dusty" in Des Moines that John McCor-
mack, the famous tenor compelled to can
eel his next engagement because of injury suf-
fered by his vocal cords. What will he do
after the whole nation goes dry next July?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
What Do You Suppose He Was Looking Att

youngstown telegram.
We saw a dandy classic dancer the other
evening, and the next day our better half told
US her face wasn't pretty at ALL
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-06-12
ANOTHER SANE FOURTH.
State Fire Marshal Declares Last
Years Order Still in Force.

Grief for the small boy. Protection
for life and property for Kansas.
Such is the gist of the announce
ment made yesterday by l.. I. Hus-
sew. state fire marshal, who declared
that the only modification he had in
view regarding the handling and sale
Of fireworks this season, would be to
make them a little stronger. Last
years order will be strictly enforced,
he said.
The order issued last year read as
follows: 1.-THE use or the keeping fol-
storage or sale or for any other pur-
pose Of any fireworks or other ex-
plosives. intended or used for pur-
poses Of celebration or other pyro-
technic display, within 1000 feet OF
any building used for business OF
residence purposes, or Of any barn
or store house, or Of any stack o1
grain or feed. is forbidden III the
state Of Kansas 50 long as this coun-
try shall be engaged in war"