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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
In the Days News

Mckenzie King, the new leader Of
the Liberty party in Canada. is in
line for congratulations today on
his 45th birthday anniversary. Mr..
King is a native Of Kitchener, Ont,
and a graduate Of Toronto and Har-
ward universities. As an authority
on modern social problems he is
probably without an equal in the
dominion. From 1909 to 1911 he
was minister of labor under Sir
Wilfrid Laurier. Later he served
on many royal commissions ap-
pointed to investigate, report upon,
and sometimes to mediate in, cases
Of Industrial warfare, or in clashes
arising from conflicts Of races
through = strict Interpretation Of
the Canadian immigration law. Iu-
deed there were few phases Of Can
adian social organization that he
did not study, following his return
from Harvard, In 1900, and his first
ofncial duty as deputy minister o!
labor. In 1914, rs an expert, he
was employed by the Rockefellers
with interests in the mining corr
panies Of Colorado to make a care
full study Of the social conditions
there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17

While the coal strike was on the United
States senate was more than willing to let the
administrative branch Of the government deal
with It. Az soon a. 1t was ended committee
was hurriedly formed and an Investigation
started with the object Of getting the disgrun-
tied ones to say things which might be Of use
~ presidential campaign. So far little has
been dug up that was not already public prop
erty, but the Investigators" are not discour-
aged. The net result probably will be another
OF those striking examples Of the infalliblity
of senatorial hindsight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
SrtR Rmom =
~ i MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: ! am .
girl of II and have sister H..
Everywhere she goes my aunt
makes me go with her. even when
she goes to sec her girl friends.
for fear she will speak to . boy.
I don't like to do this, for l think
she il old enough to, take care Of
herself. Please advise me.
EvANGELINE.
Your aunt is certainly putting
you in a difficult position. You
might tell your sister how you feel
about going and saying she can
trust you to be her friend and not
a ,tale-bearer. 1t seems to me that
your aunt is running the risk Of
making you and your sister life
long enemies. You might refuse to
go along and take your punish
ment. Your aunt will make your
sister less instead Of more trust
worthy by this treatment.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: For the
last six months ! have been keep
ing company with young lady,
going out with her two times q
week. Do you think 1t would be
! proper to give her Christmas
gift? I
Would it be proper il / had my
mother invite her to dinner some
night? JAMES H.
Yes, it would be all right to give
her Christmas present. II you
want to DO strictly proper, send
her candy and flowers.
J It would be all right for your
mother to invite her to dinner.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 am 60
! ing with fine young man who
! treats me very we'll and so I love
him more every day. He does not
think I love him as much as do
When he comes to my house l dc
not like to let him 60. He says
am only trying to keep him out
later by holding him back when he
should leave. How can I prove my
love for him? CONSTANCE.
It is'a mistake to try to prove
your love for young man or tt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17

try to keep him when he wants to
90 home. A man soon tires of q
girl who is easy to get. In the
future let him go when he says 1t
is time. He will care more for you
II you do not hang on to him SO
tightly.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: This is a
problem that confronts not only
myself but other members in my
family. l am a girl is years old
and have a great many friends,
both male and female. l cannot
pick up with every one, but would
like very much to know just how
I could win some girls friendship
SO as to have a companion. Most
OF my friends are in clubs, one
group Of whom I love very much.
A. TROUBLED MIND.
Usually person has to choose
between having many friends or q
few close friends. Probably you
could have a chum IL you would
show particular interest in the one
girl you care for most. Invite her
ITO your home for Sunday tea or at
any other time you would care to
have her. and ask her to 60 to the
picture show with you. II you are
together alone a few times a close
relationship will develop between
! you. Be careful not to give the i'm
preston that you are running after
her.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: When a
husband and wife are separated
for some time and the husband at
tends public dances frequently in
several different towns. do you
think it 10 proper for the wife to
attend public dances, too?
| C. H.
l should Judge from the way you
have worded your question that
the separation Is q business mat
ter and not preliminary to q d.
vorce. In this case neither the
wife nor the husband should At
tend public dances.
"Juliette H.: Wear low corset
and brassiere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
RecipeS for Above Menu.

Recipes for Above Menu.
Dressing the Goose-Soak Q
quart or more of stale bread In
cold water till soft, then squeeze
out all water. Season with salt
and pepper, one dessertspoon OF
ground sage, one large onion chop.
ped fine. Stuff into the goose, add
one cup of water to pan, put In
oven and bake about three hours or
till done. Basic frequently. Gar
nish with celery or lettuce.
Eoodles-Take = small piece OF
butter, blend in . spoonful OF flour.
then add one beaten egg and work
f! In enough -four to make very stin
dough and roll thin. Dredge with
nour and let dry about half hour.
Then roll up tight and cut in fine
strips and break strips up small.
Add to some meat stock. II you boil
the goose half an hour before
roasting you may use this broth
for the noodle soup.
Potato Croquets-Pare and boil
three pounds Of potatoes; mash
dry. When cold, roll into four
inch rolls; have ready two beaten
eggs and dip these rolls in eggs.
then into cracker crumbs and fry
in deep hot fats
Plum Pudding-One pound dours
one pound each Of raisins, sugar.
beef suet chopped fine: 10 cents
worth Of candied citron chopped
fine and one level teaspoon OF salt;
also one-half teaspoon each OF Gin
namon and allspice or nutmeg.
Mix all these dry ingredients to-
gether well with the fingers till all
pieces separate and do not stick;
then add enough diluted milk to
/ make . batter similar to any fruit
cake; turn into pan or mold, place
in steamer. cover very tight and
steam three hours or till done. Test
the center of the pudding with a
straw. II it comes out clean it is
done.
Sauce for same: One tablespoon
cornstafch, one-half cup Of sugar,
lone-half teaspoon cinnamon
enough cold water to mix smooth
Flavor with lemon. vanilla OF
brandy il 1t is obtaina5le. Put on
fire and boil. adding more ware.
TO make slightly thin sauce. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
Brad sBito' Verse


MY old alarm clock means all
right; it's eager, willing. ready;
but there are times when 1t takes
fright and won't keep calm and
steady. It seems to sense threat
ened wrong while I am sweetly
snoozing, and loudly sounds its hor-
rid gong as II nine goats 'twere
losing. Oftimes at mignight's mys-
tic hour, when sleep woos honest
grangers, it gets . spell Of occult
power that warns It Of grim dan
gers, and then It shouts q wild
halloo and rings an awful clamor
till ! chastise It with.a shoe and
slam It with . hammer. AT ! o'clock
or exc It 3, when sleep should BE-
most charming, It aggravates and
startles me with senseless. weird
alarming. Some night I'll leave the
cozy hay and smite it with q DON
nick, and that old clock no more
will bray its warnings false and
cronic: for I've no use for any rube
fear haunted. faint and scarey, that
walls and blubbers like a boob at
Ills imaginary. It's we'll enough to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
tQTEO NfE1QAN AND -AQIt0a

Symposium on Blowing the Nose.
It is surprising how much one
can learn by following these medi-
cal society sessions. even though
one knows nearly everything to be-
gin with.
At the annual meeting of the
American Pediatric society last
year there was a symposium on
blowing the nose. There is q right
way and a wrong way to blow the
nose = assuming that the nose
should be blown At all; / do not
insist that It should be blown; we
Just assume that 1t should.
First, q pediatrist isn't Q foot spe-
cialist. It took me years, remem-
Der, ta become convinced about
that. was determined that he
should treat diseases involving the
feet, but the pediatrists take root
from the Greek paidos meaning
child. so we must let them have
their own way about it. / always
sympathize with pediatrist rs I do
with an orthopedist. No one but
q doctor knows what either is for.
An orthopedist II true to his name
treats deformed feet; as it Is he
treats all manner of deformities OF
all parts of the body. But neither
the pediatrist nor the orthopedist
get the public patronage he de-
serves, whereas the oculist, the
nerve specialist and the dentist
we'll these specialists have good
business titles. Tie pediatrist has
this great advantage, however. Once
he gets a child he hangs onto the
child until the child outgrows child
hood, somewhere around the age of
So or so years. l ran plumb into
pediatrist at the home of the
aged last week-and he blushed.
To properly blow the nose, the
Boston pediatrist asserted, don't
blow it at all. Wipe it.
The New York pediatrist, who
discovered the Little Dipper, felt
that many unnecessary operations
are done on ears and it may be well
for this society to enter protest
against too many mastoid opera
TONS" This suggests that 1t is In
advisable to blow the nose hard
enough to drive infective matter
through the. Eustachian tubes into
the ears.
Another ". k. New York baby
man-they are all we'll known in
IT n n Y-roma rkeN that ssiu hlov,,
ing the nose 1t is better to keeE
the mouth open than to try to keer
one or both nostrils OPEN"
| Whereupon ". k. 3rd declared
the warning against blowing thu
nose in the recumbent position IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17


@. Whom did Pochahontas
marry, and how many children did
she have? NJ. r. T.
A. Pochahontas was married to
John Rolfe in 1914, with whom she
went to England. There she WAS
received with great enthusiasm as
the daughter Of an American king.
Pocahontas and Rolfe had one son,
Thomas. who after living for many
years in England, migrated to Vir-
ginia. From him many promine ut
families, including Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson's family, trace their de-
scent.
@. What exemption is a single
man with a dependent mother al
lowed in making out his income
tax returns! @. N.
A. A single man residing in the
same house with his mother, who Is
entirely dependent upon him, is al
lowed . $1,000 exemption, the same
a. q married man.
@. When was the coolest New
Years day on record? NJ. T. S.
A. The United States weather
bureau says that the coolest New
Years day recorded since the bu.
reau commenced to keep records
48 years ago. was Jan. 1, 1881. Or
this day the thermometer register.
ed IA degrees below zero in Wash.
ington, and much lower in many
other places.
@. Can you tell me the shortest
famous letter ever written? H. &
A. There have been a number o.
brief letters written by famou:
men, one Of which was that of thu
French statesman. Talleyrand.
certain lady having written to Tai
leyrand informing Of the death O
her husband he replied: ..Deal
Marquise-Alas! Your devoted
Talleyrand." Another lady wrot,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17

, Talleyrand of her wedding to which
his reply was "HO! Ho."
@. Who supplies the mail boxes
on a rural delivery route? F. S.
A. The post Office department.
| says that one of the requirements
of the rural delivery is that each
patron shall erect box at his own
expense: which must conform to
postal regulations.
Q. Who said: 1T 10 not sur
prising that America should pro-
duce great men. since she can boast
Of such mOthers?-J. ID. r.
! A. This remark was made by a
French general on retiring from the
presence of Mary Washington.
mother Of the first president OF the
United States.
@. How much time Is wasted by
people looking at themselves in
mirrors? s. W.
A. A German statistican has
figured It out that the average
woman spends 10 months of her
life admiring herself before a mir
rof. She begins, as a rule at the
age of 6, in which year she de-
Votes seven minutes daily to self
inspection. The amount Of time d
spent increases steadily for 10 or
Is years. Her vanity is less pro-
nounced after 30. This same sta
tistican figured that a man is less
vain, as he only spends seven
months of his life before q mirror.
! O., What is the proper dress for
men at a noon or afternoon we'd
ding! l.. ". X.
j; A. Men guests at formal noon
} wedding should wear the convcn-
tional afternoon dress, consisting o,
. black frock coat, gray trousers. .
four-in-hand or Ascot tie OF ligh,
color, vest of white pique or one
matching the coat, patent leather
, shoes, gray gloves and a silk hat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17

The slayer Of the German minister of the
interior was lot on with "A years imprison-
u,ent. The courts must have considered the
act one of service to the state. That's about
:he only mitigating circumstance that suggests
itself in connection with such a crime
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
Today's Anniversaries

17s2-The parliament OF Lower
Canada first met in Quebec
1S1s-New Granada and Venesuela
were united In the republic
of Colombia
1S24-Thomas Starr King, the
preacher and lecturer who
saved California to the Union
in 1850, born In New York.
Died in San Francisco, March
1, 1854.
1S94-J0hn Mcbride was elected
president of the American
Federation Of Labor.
19l4-Berlin claimed an important
victory for the Germans in
the region of Warsaw.
1915-Severe artillery cOmbats
ranged along the entire west-
ern front.
1916-von Mackensen's army forced
Roumanians back over broad
front in Eastern Wallschia.,
19l7-U. s. submarine FL rammed
and sunk by Pa IN America
waters. with loss Of 10 uys~-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17

BEST wishes to all earnest revolutionists,' .
was Emma Goldman's parting message when
they took her away to Ellis island. Away
with war! Long live peace with the bolshe-
Wiki" ID the slogan with which the soviet
delegates entered the peace conference at Dor
pat. And then they proceeded to demand the
world with fence around It, Consistency is
about the only jewel that these latter day reds
have neglected to appropriate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17

Attorney Levy Mayer says the liquor fight
has only started. Mr.. Mayer. - 1t happens, II
one OF the few on the wet side who are getting
any money out Of 1t.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17

And to think, too. that the day turned out
cloudy, 80 We couldn't even see the approach
Of those celestial bodies which were due today
to knock the world into the middle Of the next
solar system! Wasn't the nervous suspense
simply terrible?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17

] Three patrol wagon loads Of Christmas
sheplifters were arraigned in New York the
other day. Most Of the offenders were found
with purloined silk stockings in their posses
sion. They WILL have them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17

be prepared when trouble rudely
tackles; but there's no sense in be-
ing scared at every twig that
|crackles. GLEN BRADSHAW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
Christmas Menu.
DINNER.

Noodle Soup. .
Roast Goose-Dressing and Gravy.
Cranberry Sauce. Chill Sauce.
Potato CroQuets. Lobster SALAD
Baked Squash Celery
Plum Pudding Pumpkin Pie
Preserves Nuts Fruits
Coffee and Top Cream
Bread and Butter. Jelly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17

OF evident wisdom that l now in
clude It in routine objections in all
cases Of acute infectious disease in
which there is danger of middle ear
involvement through the Eustachian
tube"
The fourth N. Y. ped.atrist con-
tented himself with the statement
that "some children blow their own
noses and that tends+to cause in
lection Of the middle ear"
From all this array Of expert ad-
vice I should conclude that the nose
should be blown very gently at any
time and not At all when there is
acute doryza (vulgarly called
"cold"); one side At q time and that
done well; with the mouth open:
and the individual sitting up or
standing.
Questions and Answers.
For Sudden Rapid Heart Action.
II am Of . nervous disposition and
I frequently suffer from a sudden
running away. of the heart, ex-
tremely rapid heart beat, lasting for
several minutes. What is the best
thing to do when the heart goes
fast like that? q. K.)
Answer-Get down on all tours,
rest on the elbows, and make mod
crate steady pressure with your
fingers on both eyeballs through the
- 1fAa ri vvHfnyvfn ~ on
Onds. =
Dry Skin.-Please tell me some
thing to use for very dry skin.
MRS. r. 81
Answer-If the skin of the whole
body is too dry that may depend
on defective metabolisr1 and call
for internal treatment, or correc'
ton of diet and habits. If it is
limited to certain areas, this To-
ton is good:
Powdered tragacanth. 20 grains
Boric acid ...........3 drains
Glycertn .............6 drains
Oil Of bergamot. ......5 drops
Water ...... to make 8 ounces
Boil the tragacanth and boric acii
in the water, stirring constantly til
dissolved. Add the other ingredi
ents. Shake we'll and apply to Skin
after washing and before skin 1!
quite dry. twice a day.
Meningitis and Marriage. - 4
young woman contemplating mar
riage had spinal meningitis II year
ago. She Is now %, has good healtl
but wonders whether children car
inherit anything like that.
| III. d.
Answer-No. Acquired disease
from which recovery has occurret
are not transmissible to children
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER II, 1918.

Belgium does not intend to again be an in
nocent bystander
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
Argus Information Bureau

D. c.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-02-10

lature was well demonstrated Satur
day evening when the city hall was fill
ed to its utmost capacity, with some
turned away, to hear Representative j
G. Sterling present and explain the var
ious proposals now before the legisla-
ture The audience was made up very
largely of farmers, and that, they had
opinions and were interested concern
ing the road question was evidenced
by the discussion following, Represen-
tative Sterling's introduction Of the
subject.
The free-for-all discussion Of propose
ed road construction had not progress
edS far until it became evident that
sentiment around here is very nearly
unanimously opposed to any kind of
paving or bond issues. But that does
not mean that they We're not interested
in the best Of good all-year-around
roads. They simply did not believe in
the paving business. What nearly all
present did favor was roads that were
drained, well graded and sur
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-02-10
he people of Webster City.

inc people oI WeDSteItsS ily.
The plant is in fairly good condition
Some additions and improvements are
needed and there is money on hand Il
make them.
Under private ownership the people
of Webster City would not only have
paid for the plant many times over
but company would now own it and
the company, judging from the exper-
fences of other cities, would now be
clamoring for an increase in prices
from perhaps minimum of II cents
to - cents per kilowatt.
The city began with an electric light
plant in 1891 and during the twenty
eight years of operation the people of
the city have probably saved half a
million dollars in electric rates and'tax-
alton for street lighting purposes. Had
the company represented by J. A. Reed
owned this property during all these
years, it would have this vast sum of
tucked away in it's jeans, and
Mr.. r. would now be screaming for in
creased rates in Webster City.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-02-10

this primary suffrage bill, which il
about all that the Iowa legislature car
give Iowa women until the federal
amendment has been passed by botf
houses Of congress and is ready to be
ratified by the states, the eagerly
awaited step which comes next.
Mrs Dodson also dwelt briefly in
closing upon the value of close or
ganiza ton. not only to secure the vote
for women but to make the best posi-
BILE use OF it after it comes. For this
reason, every county in Iowa is streng-
thening its present suffrage organiza-
ton SO as to have the agency for the
use OF the women when they are voters
and want to spread information and ap-
peal and exert influence in behalf of
any desired measure Cooperation
with the men in each community who
are trying to further the general well
fare is the path to success.
AT the close of the meeting, the exc
cutive board made the announcement
hat they are planning a series II sucl,
meetings, to bring to this county men
and women of special experience The
next speaker will be Miss Flora Dun
lap, who has been in charge of the in
spection OF War Camp Community Ser
vice in the west and south and she
will tell much of the work done ard
the possibility of following it up in the
peace period. Miss Dunlap1is so ": le-
ly known that her coming will be hail
ed with pleasure.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-02-10
Mrs. Dodson Snealks Here.

A large and enthusiastic group O
/ women met at the home Of Mrs. Alex
ander Groves Friday afternoon t.
meet and hear Mrs. Frank NJ. Dodsol
of Des Moines. Among those present
were several women from other parts
of the county and the Hamilton Coun.
4 ty Suffrage association is in no danger
of losing its identity and becoming
simply city affair.
Mrs. DOdson is yivaciOus and keen
minded woman, whose experience in
political matters and as an Office holder
has been very unusual, so she was able
| to tell her hearers Of the impressions
made upon her by her inside view of
the workings of local machine political
activity and of the conclusions to
periences.
"Too many good men are so busy
with their own affairs that they do not
take any part in politics and so leave a
clear field for the CRATER and the cor
rupt politician in too many cases. said
Mrs. Dodson. That the interest Of
many men in politics is business and
administrative, was her conclusion, and
until that half Of the people who are
concerned first of all with human life
are able to exercise direct pressure
upon politics, we shall never secure
right conditions of living and executive
Justice. She said that her own per-
sOnal knowledge of the power of the
vote had made her decide that she
would devote herself, entirely to secur-
ing the franchise for women.
Mrs. DOdson then told the methods
by which the legislative committee Of
the Iowa Equal Suffrage association,
of which she is chairman, have been
making ready to secure the passage of
the primary suffrage bill, which was
introduced into the legislature yester-
day. The pledging of the candidates
before the primaries last spring, the
careful efforts to prevent the nomina-
ton of men who We're not definitely
committed to support of woman suf-
frage, the fresh pledging of the nomi-
nees and interviews with the men ac-
tually elected, the thorough OrganizA-
ton which enabled them to bring pres
sure to bear upon the reluctant to help
them make up their minds the right
way-all these steps became alive to,
the audience. Il did not know that it,
took so much work to get bill pass
ed" was a frequent comment.
1t appears very likely that there will
be little opposition to the passage of