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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

Norman halted the auto promptly,
sprang from his seat and saw a
dog lying in the middle of the road.
The animal held up a lacerated,
bleeding paw and yhined in pain.
Norman bent over, gently examined
the wounded foot and lifted the an
ima1 in his arms
"A lucky escape" he spoke, and
turned to face a young girl with
bloOdless face and distended eyes.
/ Don't worry, miss" he continued,
the poor animal is not seriously
hurt Is it yeurs?"
oh, yes. indeed" f1uttered the
possessor of as fair a face as Nor
mans eyes had ever rested on 1T
Is our Ponto. Won't you please
carry him to the house, where l
can attend to him? ,"
1t was thus that Norman Reed
met the lovely girl and his fate at
the same time. AS he approached
the house he noticed an old man
stealthily drawing hack into an old
shed. Norman called for band
ages, PontO seemed to compre-
bend that he was In the care of a
humane friend. At the end of FIVE
minutes Norman lifted the grateful
animal to pillow the girl had
placed on a bench.
Your pet will fare quite well
after a day or two of nursing l
will drive by tomorrow and bring
you a famous curative canine lotion
that viii help out"
Thenceforward Norman Reed
seemed to have new motive in
life. Three times>a week he visited
the plant and always returned by
the dirt road, Three times q week
he halted at the little out-of-the=
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23
A Double Loss.

Two substantial citizens have been lost to
Rock Island in the deaths of William L. Gan
sert and John It. Noftsker. The former had
been suffering for months with a lingering dis
case while the latter's end was more sudden
and tragic
Mr.. Gansert was a member of one OF the
city's eldest families and here he grew up and
made a place for himself in the business world.
AS candy manufacturer/he made reputation
by the quality of his~goods that was a genuine
asset to the city. Personally he was thoroughly
likable being uniformly courteous and con-
siderate of others.
Mr.. Noftsker had been in the hardware.
furnace and sheet metal business for many
years. He was leader in church work and
always active in whatever he believed was for
the betterment of the community. Honest and
frank in his dealings he lived The Christianity
that he professed. While he quiet and
unassuming he was not wanting in the courage
of his convictions and he did not hesitate to
accept personal loss or inconvenience rather
than submit to lowering Of his standards.
The business community keenly appreciates
its loss in the death Of Mr. Gansert and Mr..
Noftsker
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23
Untangling Alliances.

Wasdington's advice regarding "entangling
alliances" is given new weight by the expert
ence of the peace conference, which has found
the alliances of the past its most serious OBJ
stacle in the path of a harmonious and just
settlement.
Italy is going to the last ditch in demanding
fulillment of the promise made her by England
and France regarding the Dalmatian coast at a
time when the Italian help was absolutely nee
essary to the allied cause. Dealing with the
situation iRAsia has been made infinitely hard
er by a secret compact entered into by Eng
land, France, Italy and Russia in which Japan
was promised territory in China occupied by
the Germans as a reward for dispossessing the
later. Japan already has collected the con-
sideration in the deal and it is therefore doubly
hard to give it up.
When President Wilson made public his IA
principles as a basis for arriving at peace
agreement he was not aware Of the existence
of either of these treaties. The allies accep ed
those principles, although they knew of course
that they were inconsistent in doing so.
President Wilson takes the position that
agreement to the basis for peace should take
precedence over special considerations conflict
ing with it, especially when The latter tend to
create racial enmity and to menace future
peace.
And there's where the rub comes in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23
Working Up a Fuel Market.

Production of coal in Illinois fields is only
about 80 per cent of normal full time output
and there is loss of about IS per cent due
to mo MARKET" according to a report just
completed by the United States geological sur
vey Under the circumstances it is proposed
to skirmish around for foreign markets so as
to dispose of the surplus and keep the mines
operating continuously.
1t has been only few months since the
mines of the country were unable to supply
the home demand. Then when war manufac-
turing stopped and surplus OF fuel began to
accumulate prices were advanced to pay the
'-overhead." Under the circumstances the
American householder vita a furnace - feel
will be pardoned for viewing the search Cor
foreign markets with degree of apprehen-
sion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23

Norman was unable to proceed
on his way and ass ed Clarice to get
word to his father. She hurried to
the North settlement and a few
hours later Mr.. Reed appeared. He
was made aware of the situation
and thanked Clarice for her SER
vices and those of the quick-vitted
Ponto. When he observed the faith
er of Clarice he gave a violent
start.
John Bordeni" he exclaimed.
my old bookkeeperi"
Then was uncovered the mystery
of the isolation of father and daugh-
ter. Ten years before, Borden.
after collecting a large amount of
bills for his employer, found that
he had lost over two thousand dol
lars. Fearing his story would not
be credited, he had resolved to
disappear.
No one had ever thought OF ac-
cusing Borden of theft, for the
money had been found and return
ed to his employer.
When Norman and Ciariee went
on their wedding tour Il was with
the sincere blessing of two old
men. coBtented In realizing the full
happiness OF son and daughter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23
RECIPES FOR A DAY.

Meat aid Nege .abies In Casserole
Thin slice OF round steak, one
onion 81 ced h4e, SIX pCtaLoeScut la
thin slices, four carrots cut III
slices, salt. pepper, water: lay lie
sliced steak in a creased cas5' Z,
sprinkle with sat, pepper 1nd
snced onion, fill dish with sled
POTATOES and carrots, season a"a
cover with water, cover far the l-st
fifteen minutesS bake unt.I done IN
moderate oven.
Feather Cake-Crcam a cup Of
powdered sugar with hes ping 1. bic
spoon OF butter. sift a cap Of flour
with two teaspoons of baking pow
der; mix the Hour with sugar, ne3s
one egg with half cup milk and sir
into cake. flavor with vanilla, al
mond or lemon and bake into
leaves; no dc!ng.
POaclted Eggs 4 In Creme - Put
quart OF hot waller, IA tablespoon
vinegar and teaspoon salt in a
frying pan and break each egg s,p-
~aratcly into saucer, sip the cbg
crefuily into hot water, simnl.r
three or four minutes until tie
white is set. then with skinner
lift into a hot dish: IN another pan
have half cup cream br rich milk. q
large spoon or butter. pepper End
salt to taste: thici<LL with very H.
tie corn starch, let II boil Up once
and then turn it over the poacAed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23
Focal Infectien and Immrnifr..

F0cal InfeCtIon and Immunity.
In recent article dealing with
the relation of one infection to an
other in the same individual, such
as diseased tonsiIs and infected
teeth, DR.. W. w. Duke, attached to
the American Red Cross in France.
mentions three cases of locomotor
ataXia in which unanticipated i'm
provement followed the eradica-
ton OF some such focus of infec-
tion after the customary vigorous
specific treatment Of the d sease
had accom- lished all that could be
expected.
There is good reason to believe
that the search for and the eradica-
ton of chronic foci or points of IL
lection in the body is always worth
while, even though the focus does
not happen to be the actual cause
of the disease under treatment.
The evidence seems to show that
very frequently the presence OF
some such septice focus, as, for in
stance, a diseased tonsil which
gives apparently little trouble in
itself, or root canal filled long
ago and now neither sore nor pain
Aui ySA AAASItCh as biONcu ny Al y
picture, is the handicap that pre-
vents complete recovery from such
conditions. as acne (pimplest, arth-
ritis (joint inflammation, tubercu-
losis, syphilis, pyorrhea (suppur-
ating ,gums), chronic appendicitis
and chronic cholecystit-s (gall-sac
infiammation)
We know that there are two
types of acquired immunity OF
which practical advantage is taken
in the modern treatment of var
ious diseases due to Infection. The
first type is specific immunity,
which, for example, is brought
about by the administration of the
bacterial vaccine that has protect
ed our armies against typhoid
fever Injection of measured guam.
titles Of the killed typhoid bacIli
produces in the body the same re-
action as that which must happen
naturally when an individual con-
tracts typhoid fever and ultimate
ly RECEIVERS
The second type of immunity is
non-spec-fic. English and American
Investigators have employed GER
tain proteins other than the pro-
TENS Of germ bodies to arouse in
the sufferer from multiple arth-
ritis, asthma, or other disease de-
pendent on infection a similar re-
acton which sometimes seems to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23

Dear Mrs. Thompson: "a I am
II years old and in my senior year
at school Am l too young to use
a good cold cream and powder?
Does good powder ruin the COM
pleXion?
! ~ Lately I have been noticing
large pores on my face. Please
tell me what causes this and what
will close the pores. They are not
caused by blackhelds, for I have
/ never had any?
! go Will a good hair dye hurt
the hair as my hair is light and l
want it dark? NJ. S.
| III A good cold cream is bene-
fetal to the skin because it re-
moves the dirt. 1t would be all
right to use a small quantity of
powder, but when it is used to any
great extent it ceases to improve
the appearance.
~ Eotion for enlarged pores !:
Boric acid. one dram; distilled
witch hazel, four ounces.
Apply with a piece OF old linen
or absorbent cotton. ~ Use a little
boraX in the water in which you
battle the face, and then apply the
lotion.
Enlarged pores are often caused
by the injudicious use OF powder
and rouge.
90 Any hair dye Is drying and
injurious to the hair. You will be
sorry If you experiment Natures
color always proves to be the most
attractive
Dear Mrs. Thompson; an q
widow and for five years have had
tie grade schools for 10 years. |
sons wife and | get along very
well together as long as ! do all
the WORK and treat her aS an in
valid. but as soon as | want her TO
help me she gets sick and my son
blames me.
| have never known any one who
imagined more pains. When she
learned it was stylish to have the
influenza, she had il and Went to
bed for two weeks. leaving NE TO
take care of the house and nurse
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23

way house In the woods, ostensibly
! to see how Ponto was getting along,
! but in reality to feast his eyes en-
| the animals mistress, who attract
! ed him with an increasing interest.
! He learned that her name was
| Clarice. She gave no other, and as
! Norman noted that the old man,
presumably her father, made it a
point to keep out of view during his
visits, he decided that there was
some mysterious reason for these
two iselating themselves from the
rest of the world.
Ponto got well, and at every new
visit Norman fingered longer than
at the preceding one A month
passed by and Clarice began to look
longingly for the appearance OF her
welcome visitor One afternoon
she was amazed to see. Ponto~come
running down the road. The intel
ligent animal was painting and ex-
cited, He dropped long fiat wal
let at the feet of Clarice. He look
ed at her beseechingly, as though
striving to tell ker something. He
ran down the road a way and look
ed back at her. Ciar,ce followed.
1t was to find Norman living back
in the automobile, bleeding an, in
sensible. Clar4ce had learned to
direct the car and she soon had the
machine up to tho house. With the
aid of her father she carried him
into the house. Norman regained
his senses to inform her that he
had been assaulted by a footpad,
had thrown the wallet containing a
large amount of money to Ponto,
and the well-trained animal had
run off with It, as Norman hoped
be would do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23
Grads Bit Verse
WRONG DIAGNOSIS.

The sallow-faced citizen heaved
a sigh, his look was sad and SOL
emn, a tear trickled down from his
pensive eye, and he seemed like a
broken column. He sensed the
gloom of the black, black night and
the storm that was wildly moaning,
ana his soul cried out at the sad
worlds plight, and his heart grew
hoarse with grooming. What is the
matter, my ionghaired friend, and
why are you sore with weeping?
What is the use OF your dismal
trend, or of lonely vigil5 Weeping?
WHY do you blubber with sensaless
grief till your eyes are red and
bieary? Cut odt your musings, or
make them brief; and cultivate
habits CHEEKY. Blow out your car
die and so to bed and snoozs till
your nerves are rested; get little
h0r-e sense N your s lly head, and
you'll soon have sorrow bested. 1t
isn't your soul that's laden dcwn
with life's perplexing question, IL
isn't your spirit that makes you
-frown, but simply your Indigestion:
shudder.ng thoughts that make you
start. and the dreams that make
you SILVER. come not from the
depths OF lonely hearts they are
caused by lazy liver.
GLEN BRADSHAW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23
The School Tax.

Rock Island unquestionably is in need Of
more school revenue, as City Superintendent
f. c. Fisher says. The income heretofore has
paid the expenses and left moderate balance
for extensions. but it has not increased nearly
70 rapidly as costs of conducting the schools
have risen during the last few years. The re-
suit is that it is hard enough to get along from
day to day on the present income and erection
of more school buildings is cut of the question.
There is surplus with which to retire bonds
New schools the city must have. Present
buildings have been oVercrOwded fer several
years and it has been necessary to-erect tenn
porary structures in some of the school yards
to take care of certain classes. This expedient
cannot be carried much farther and it is at
best only makeshift and is not satisfactory.
The board-of education wisely has acquired
suitable sites, but it is unable to do more unless
some way is found to bring in additional
revenue.
The proposed tax is only l per cent addi-
tional to the per cent now collected. Cities
operating under the general law are allowed
to collect per cent for high school and per
cent for grade schools, but Rock Islands spe-
cial charter makes 8 per cent the limit and it
is only by taking advantage of a recent pro-
vision adopted by the legislature that any
lief can be provided. ~
Rock Island always has taken pride in its
schools and if the need is generally understood
there is not the slightest doubt that the special
/ per cent tax will carry here as it did recently
in Moline, when there were but III votes in
opposition out of 1928 cast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23
Household Hints

eggs. 1t can be served on toast or
without
/ Cream of Orion SOup.-One pint
! OF diced onion, one quart water and
me teaspoon salt. one pint thick
/ cream and one teasp pooh minced
parsley; cover with water; when
Ieady 10 serve add white sauce,
parsley and other seasoning.
I NooP0lii8h Puddius-Mahe corn
| starch b.anc mango. separte into
( -FOUR parts, put white in bottom Of
mold, str into second part while
warm one heaping tablespoon graf
ed chocolate and pour on top OF
white. color. and flavor third part
with canned fruit Juice cherries or
strawLerriesJ and pour into same
mold, color last part with yolk Of an
egg and pour on th.rd part; when
cold cut into slices and serve with
whipped cream, with wal1uts chop
ped fine ana scattered over the
slices.
EScallOped Eggs with Pcns-Intc
IN oiled baking dish put a layer O.
peas dra ned from the liquor. Then
put in a layer of hard cooked eggs.
/ 3 - Il W IN " II IL 1HARi-r NF@ll SUI
soned and then 4 layer Of crumbs.
TE'-e twenty miaHtes IN a moderate
oven.
Fccall0red ETgs ard Onions
Ir;o en- oiled baking dish pvt a !av-
or of small boiled onions. Adj lay
cr OF hard cooked eggs cat IN
halves. Cover with white sauce 10
which has been added a lba-al
amount Of finely chcp~e1 parsley
. fdd n thin LAYER OF crumbs AMI
b8''e tvscutv minutes.
Curyiei Eggs Make sauce az for
creamed eggs Add one tcq~p~~r
curry sauce. pile sliced eggs n tho
center Of platter. PIT a borde- ~
boiled rice around tho outside az
pour sauce over the eggs Tn'nss
very hot put in OYER few M tics
to reheat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23
THE EXILES.
BY GEORGE ELMER COBB.


paper Union.)
The young man driving the auto
mobile along the lonely country
broad was in harmony as to face,
#attire and spirits with the beauty
of rare sprinng morning He was
Norman Reed. At Elsdene, 20 miles
10 the north, was the plant of the
HWarren Machinery company. Twen-
l1ty miles across to the south at a
thriving inland city were the offices
of the corporation, which his faith
Ter practically owned.
MI Norman whistled cheerily-as the
hfgh-powered machine progressed
without squeak or Jar.
There was a macadamized road
From city to plant, but this especial
#bmorning Norman had tried a short
cut along a lonely road Not a
house showed in the first five miles,
hnd it was only when be passed g
belt of woods that he noticed 8
iilapidated cabin nesting in its
hepths.
There was a pretty flower patch
IN front of it. and vines were fes-
#ooned over the small porch. Nor
IMAM wondered what could have IN
iuced anyone to select that lonely
pot for a home. Abruptly he no
iced vague speeding object dash
from the wild shrubbery. Before
WI man could distinguish It clear
VI Il disappeared under the ma
ire anu a thrilling scream ranN
It:
oh. step stopI he is killed."
A Tile accents were feminine, A
ei.i:sa form sprang into view.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
He Mans Nctl,iup


What does the doctor mean when
he tells me / have an irritable
spine? What diet would be bene-
fetal for one with a highly acid
urine? Would butter milk be help
full? w. L. S.
Answer. He doesn't know what
really is the matter and he con-
ceals his ignorance by applying an
all-around diagnosis, that is, one
which will fit any eventually. 2.
A diet OF tomatoes, graham bread,
butter or Vegetable oleomargarine,
apples, rice, oranges, milk or but
termilk, and oatmeal, wonld de-
crease acidity of the urine.
Influenza Pneumonia.
What do you consider the most
successful remedy for the pneumo-
mia that accompanies influenza?
r. n.
Answer-Open air treatment and
TRANSMISSION of blood serum from
persons convalescent from influ-
enza pneumonia seem to be the
most successful remedies.
symptoms CT Good Health.
l. Is a persons heart weak if it
beats harder after running up
stairs? 2. Is It a sign Of weak
heart when a person feels dizzy
when they get up suddenly after
lying on a couch? G. W. T
Answer-No. Both symptoms are
usual and compatible with good
health.
UnncnIOnab.e.
How can a person tell if they
have mucous colitis? Can it be
cured without an operation?
o. l.. Z.
Answer-A person can't tell
whether he has mucous coiitis. II
is a job for a doctor to make the
diagnosis. Mucous colitis rarely
requires operation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23

Sioux City is fortunate in having sheriff
with sense and nerve enough to do his duty in
dispensing the so-called convention Of l. W. W..
after the mayor of the town had taken part
in the opening exercises by formally welcom-
ing the delegates to the city. The 1. ". W
stands for nothing that has any place in a
country as well ordered as the United States.
Its meetings are about as desirable to city as
an epidemic of the seven-year Itch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23
EzEAIIN TALKS
BY W, H.! !:Ii.!l = eR RAD nD.

prove q boon to the sufferer.
NoNso many years ago We would
have secuted the idea of immuniz-
ing a person against typhoid fever,
yet this is now routine ptactice.
Not so many years ago a recovery
from chronic so-called rheumatism
was a rare accident which nobody
was able to explain, yet today the
prevention. and cure of disabling
joint disease, besides a good many
other chronic affections, narTows
down to a clear diagnostic prob
lem: Find the septic focus and
clean il out before il is too late.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23
The Day in Davenport

Poses as Friend-Loren O'Bricn
missed a penitentiary term yeste--
day by the cuticle of his molars
O'Brien, a steel worker at Betten-
dorf. was arrested several days
ago for impersonating his friend
Rudolph Taffs, and getting money
under false pretenses. His young
wife needed funds for her new
born baby and D'EIrion did not
have the money. He telegraphed
the friends of Taffs back in Benton
HaTbor, Mich, that he had been il
the hospital, was broke and needed
money. The story was true, but II
was not Taffs who had been i'll
The Michigan friends telegraphed
the money. The deception was re-
vealed when Taffs' friends in Mica
igan wrote a consoling letter and
asked him if he got the money. The
court would not let the case go en-
tirely UNPUBLISHED and a light SEN
tence of 500 was imposed.
Given Is YCars-Emil Thomas,
aged 20 years. dark as Egypt dur
ing the seven plaques, turned al
most cream color for moment
yesterday when he was sentenced.
Thomas was given an indetermin-
ate sentence of Is years at Aara-
mosa. This is the limit. Ten years
is for uttering or passing a forged
check and five years covers the
penalty for forgery.
WOlters Mayor PrO-Tem-At yes
terday's meeting of the city council
the resignation of Mayor c. Nj.
Littleton was accepted and Alder
man John G. VOTERS was named
mayor protein He will serve in
this capacity until Mr.. Littleton's
successor is named at a special
election. 1t Will be necessary to
call a special election to name a
new mayor. 1t is planned to hold
this special election on good roads.
By combining the two the cost to
the city for the mayoralty election
would not exceed $500.
Mark Safety ZGnes-Safety zones
five feet wide and the length of a
street car will be painted next Sat-
urGay at Second and Main and
Third and Brady streets, Traffic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-23

oO~NS
o.
THE RESULT OF C. MS EASTER VERSE.
Sir: Your contrib, c. NJ, is some poet and
all that. readily admit, but when it comes 20
describing ladies costumes that he hasn't seen,
he's as, bad as any mere man. MRS Y. Y.
Sir: VIII you please tell c. NJ. that
thought it was awfully nice of him to mention
me in his Easier poem, apd especially in the
nice way my name mentioned, but my own
conscience compels me to confess that he really
overdid things far my Easter outfit was
concerned, although he may have been right
on Annals and Maries. ADD-A-LINE.
Sir: According to c. NJ. MY hat was ''of
roses an sweet mignonette." Surely there are
limits to even poetic license! LAURA R.
After perusing the above C. NJ. probably
will come to the conclusion that there is a DIFF
ference between Just writing and writing
about people. Especially noticeable is the diff
ference when one is so indiscreet as to men
ton individual members OF the fair sex and
the things they wear-and on Easter, too!
Huh, Easy, Says 4 Certain Tri-City Press Club
Gent.
(St Louis Republic).
One Of the reasons we never bothered with
the dye industry may be because these are some
of the words which employees in a dye factory
converse with:
XylOl
Dimethylaniltne.
Monochlorbenzol
Diphenylamne.
DinitrOchlOr benZOl
Observation-Disclosures.
Observation-Disclosures
Imagine yourself being called on in school
to spell that last ore.
OF course it is not surprising to learn THAT
Robert Cook. accused slayer in Rock Islands
latest tragedy secured his liquor in Moline.
o. D. X. foundered on buttermilk. Hence
these feeble efforts Now, all together. let's
make it unanimous,
20. D.-Ki"
THE WEARY SUB.