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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
Letting the Fires Burn.

Congressman Madden, just back from Eu-
rope, claims the public for moment to
tell what he thinks of the league of nations.
and he doesn't think much. He says it wilh
most certainly involve US in war because aliens
somewhere will always be quarreling. He
thinks we should hurry along home and let
other countries look out for themselves.
There is a certain amount of truth in what
the congressman says, but like most of the
other opponents of the league of nations, he is
short sighted. These little wars that spring
up from time to time like brush fires that
result from a chance spark or other accident
With little prompt attention they be
quickly controlled. If neglected they are likely
to spread and burn the acknowledgement maybe
the house itself.
Congressman Madden. Senator Sherman and
others who DISCUSS the league from the stand
point of getting votes the easiest way advocate
waiting till the house has caught fire before
bestirring ourselves.
If the matter were left in their hands there
wouldn't even be an international fire depart
meEt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
Today's Anniversaries

1s19-Thomas n. Stevens. who
commanded the "Winnebago"
at the battle of Mobile Bay,
born at Middletown, Conn. Died
at Rockville, Md, May Is, 1896.
IS36-Jay Gould, famous f1nancier,
born in Delaware county, n. Y.
Died in New York City, Dec. 2,
1892
1844-James X. Polk, of Tennessee,
was nominated for president by
the national Democratic con-
vention at Baltimore.
state convention be-
gan at Frankfort. KY.
1s95-Pacifc steamship "Colima"
wrecked off Mexican coast,
with loss of 200 lives.
1904 complete agreement on
Morocco was reached by
France and Germany.
1915-Heavy French attack carried
successive German lines north
of Arras.
1916-Strained relations, between
Greece and the entente powers
resulted in resignation of the
Greek cabinet.
1917-Italians continued great Of
fensive, smashing through Aus
TRAN lines on Carso Plateau
and capturing many prisoners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
Today's Events

Seventy-five years ago today the
first message over the magnetic
telegraph was sent between Wash
ingtOn and Baltimore.
Rt. Rev. J. A. Duffy, bishop of
the Roman Catholic diocese of
Kearney, Neb., today celebrates the
goth anniversary of his ordina-
ton.
In an official proclamation Gov
ernor Goodrich of Indiana has set
aside today as a day for the gen.
eral determination of rats in thai
state.
More than 5000 bars and other
places where liquor is sold in
Ohio will be permanently closed
today, when statewide prohibition
went into effect.
An Ohio state convention to ex-
press popular approval of the
league of nations covenant has
been called to assemble today 9t
Columbus.
The mid-biennial council meet
ing of the General Federation Of
Women's clubs will open today at
Asheville, n. c., and continue in
session three days.
A special election is to be held
today in the Eighth congressional
district of Virginia to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
Representative c. c. Carlin.
Market conditions and other
problems of the trade will be dis
cussed at the annual convention of
the National Retail Dry Goods
association, opening today at St.
Louis
With solemn ceremonies in the
cathedral at St. Paul, Most Rev.
Austin Bowling, successor to the
late Archbishop Ireland, will be
invested with the pallium today.
Between 5000 and 5000 acres OF
government land in Alabama. in
GLIDING valuable agricultural and
timber lands, will be opened for
homestead entry today at the L. S.
land office in Montgomery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
HQdrt 1pH!Onlo
17,tIDpODIOl11cC

Dear Mrs. Thompson: am 20
years old and am considered very
beautiful. l married when I was
very young l did not love my
husband and so we separated. ]
fell in love with another fellow
when l was only 16 years OF age.
He led me astray and then threw
me over. Then fer pretty clothes
and diamonds / went wrong.
Not having any home, my par
ents being dead, l was reared in
a school until l was Is years old.
realized what"a great wrong, I
was doing and so l quit and went
to work to try to make something
of myself. My work was in an
other town, but everywhere l went
someone always knew me and told
everything.
Now l am trying to live right,
but everyone is down on ne. Wneu
| go to dances or anything they
tell the fellow | am with that they
can't have a girl OF my reputation
there. II makes ne think OF go
ing back to the old life where ev-
erybody is gay, for when you are
once down you are down for good.
met a wealthy broker who
wants to marry ne. but hate him.
I love a fellow and would marry
him, but he. like myself, Is living
the wrong kind of life. / try to
get him to quit, but he cannot
break away. Marrying him would
mean going back to the old life.
Which man s1all marry? There
is no use in my trying to be some
body, because nobody Wild let me.
CONSTANCE X
II is hard for me to understand
why Christians OF today disregard
the teaching of Jesus in regard 10
women who have sinned. He did
not scorn Mary Magdelenc. but He
helped her TO a better life
Work as hard as you can and
save enough money TO 80 10 some
large city as far as possible from
where yOI are now. When you
start for the new place, wear sim
pie clothing and refrain from the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
Brad's O. Verse
BIG THINGS.


/ ought to fill the water pail and
sweep the walk and split a rail.
But, oh, these adding little things;
they take my time and crainps my
wings. Within his stall my gallant
steed is paving madly for his feed;
and there are fences to repair, and
lowing kline that need my care.
ought to haul a load of cobs; but
drat such little trif1ing jobs. So
many big things to be done. NY
eager thought mad riot run amid
earth's problems looming vast,
great tasks that grip and hold me
fast. With distant lands in such
a fix, what time have l to herd my
chicks or mend the gate or trim
the trees or carry water to the
bees? I'm busy, swatting future
wars-plague take all pesky little
chores. / ought to fill the wood
box up and chase away the brindle
pup that frolics on my spinach
bed; but there be parlous times
ahead unless l solve some ques-
lions great and wrestle hard with
time and fate. / ought to help
around the home; but big things
fill my sparkling dome and I'm alb
sorbed in great events and mighty
problems deep and dense.
GLEN BRADSHAW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27

of the flood in a safe hiding place /;
Systematically she advertised in
the newspapers of every town
along a stretch of one hundred
miles aligning the river upstream.
A concise advertisement notified
the reader that some valuable prop
erty had been found in a vest float
ing downstream during the food
period. One ring. the notice stated,
bore the inscription, "Uri, from
Mother"
Every week for six months Vesta
kept up this advertising, but with
no result. She had decided, when
another month went by, to go to
some lawyer and learn what her
next legal and moral duty in the
premise should be. Then came the
crop season. Mr.. Woods fell ill.
Vesta was overwhelmed with the
extra labor and put up a notice in
the village postofice offering two
months work for a helper at fair
pay.
She never forgot, the day when
an answer came to the notice. in
the appearance of a young man
who applied for the task. He was
pale and thin, and Vesta doubted If
he had the rugged strength ade-
quate to the work required. His
pleasant face smiled, however, as
he said:
"I've been in the hospital for two
months, out of it just the same
length of time. but there isn't a
day that I don't gain and feel
stronger. Try me, miss. I've got
to find work and want to keep
away from the city"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
FAIR FLOTSAM.
BY Ralph Hamilton.

Breathlessly Vesta Woods ut
tered the word. Then. spellbound
she stood looking down at a heap
of bank notes and dozen or more
articles of rich jewelry. of the lat
ter there were rings set with dia-
monds, scarfpins, a massive watch
and chain.
John Woods had thrown his
hrms protectingly over the opulent
heap. Vesta did not like an ex-
preston in his eyes she had never
hoted before. She read new
born avarice, the gloating longing
BIZ a spirit that suggested secrecy
Ind temptation. Then the pure.
bweet presence beside him ap-
bealed to the better nature of the
BID man.
81 know what you're thinking.
Festa," he said-"that all this
Wealth can't be my own. I know
What You are going to say-that it
bust go to its rightfuI owner. I
Have been tempted, but I haven't
iatsaasd 20 keep it. Oh! truly, Yes
- Human nature Is human ma
ssEs, thsuEh, and I've held it for
! Wssk, dreaming OF the comfort it
ssHia bring u.s."
NUhsss did you get It all. ia
herr
Prom q mans vest,> tangled in
! floating tree branch, floating
Downstream. It's freshet spoil,
kesta. You remember the terrible
Bocd OF week before last Well,
b tighten himself SO he could swim
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
In the Days News

The Most Rev. Austin Bowling,
who is to be invested with the
pallium today at impressive cere-
monies in the cathedral at st. Paul.
was bishop OF Des Moines until his
selection by the pope last February
to succeed the late Archbishop Ire
land. The new archbishop is a ma
tive of New York City and received
his education at Manhattan college
and the Catholic university at
Washington. Previous to his eleva-
ton to the bishopric in 1912 his
career, from the time of his ordjna-
ton in 1891 had been identified
largely with the Providence, r. l.
diocese, where he had served as
rector of several churches, as chan
cellor of the cathedral in Provi-
dence, and as vicar general of the
diocese. Archbishop bowling has a
wide deputation in Catholic circles
for his learning and is regarded as
one of the foremost authorities on
the history of the church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

some poor victim probably got
caught in it, cast aside his clothing
ashore, never caring for wealth as
against his life"
The freshet, the food? Vesta re-
called that thrilling season of hav-
oc and destruction in which even
human habitations had become the
sport of the rushing waters. She
and her aged father had done hero
ic work in behalf of the sufferers.
More than one beggared victim
they housed temporarily, more
than one life they had saved They
had los. their boat and their ram
shackly Earn.
1t was no marvel that John
Woods had been tempted, for the
prospect for the year ahead was
one that presaged privation and in
cessant labor on the five-acre plat
of farming land. Now, however,
the innate integrity of his soul was
aroused through Vesta- He said
with a sigh: There's over five
thousand dollars worth in money,
and the jewelry must be worth half
as much more"
Eyes, father" nodded Vesta
steadily.
What are we going to do about
it,"
Find its lawful owner and re-
store it to him." came the definite
and decided reply. Then not a
dollar OF the money-it would be
robbery on our part to use it 9TH
erwise-must be touched. except in
an effort to find the man who lost
it."
Vesta secreted the splendid spoil
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27

use OF any face paint. Powder.
too, is a drawback unless II Is used
lightly. The appearance OF quiet
refinement will attract q different
class OF people.
Do not make friends quickly.
Wait until you are sure that your
new friends are in the class you
desire to enter. l think II would
be a good idea to attend church.
II it is the right kind OF a church
it will give you encouragement and
help you in your struggle toward
better life.
You will never be happy unless
you listen to your better self AMI
live a clean, helpful life.
You should marry neither OF the
men. A girl of 90 is very young
and should remain free = few years
longer IN order 10 see more or lie.
You will probably think that y01
have seen life now. You have only
seen one side, and It will take
months Of most wholesome living
to make you understand and be
part Of the other life.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: What d
you think OF a boy or a girl who
breaks an engagement? S. s.
| consider a broken engagement
far better than an unhappy mar
riage. An engagement, however, is
a very serious matter and should
not be entered into without great
love and a realization OF its re-
sponsibilities and obligations.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: nm a
young girl of is and have been
married about two months.
Please give me some advice as
to what to DO to keep my hus
band from drinking. He doesn't
drink very much or often, but am
afraid he will in time.
WORRIED.
Do not worry about your nus
bands drinking. After July 1 the
sale OF liquors will be stopped and
there is little danger that he will
patronize blind pigs"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
The Hard Roads Question.

Without admitting accord with him as to
routes Rock Islanders will have to concede
Mat T. J. Greenwood OF Burgess is talking
skenses when he says it is time for the lower
end of this county to wake up on the road
question.
1T is matter of common knowledge that not
.uore than half the mileage of state roads pro-
posed can be built with the proceeds of the
S60,000,0 600 bond issue. Some counties are go
ing to be left out Chicago is awake to the
situation. So is Peoria and so are most of
the other larger cities. They are pushing their
own interes-s and making sure that they will
get everything that was allotted TO them. Con-
tracts are being awarded from time to time.
Some day the state in general will suddenly
become aware of the fact that work already
ordered calls for all available funds
Rock Island county will pay probably one
and one-half millions into the automobile Ii
cense fund in the next 20 years If it gets all
the roads allotted to it it will nave only about
forty miles. The lower end of the county will
get less than half of that. We must make sure
that we shall get at least that much, especially
since roads built in the county will cost the
county nearly $4,000 per mile
There ought to be some intelligent effort
to ascertain public sentiment and bring pres
sure to bear for choice Of a route IN accordance
with it and for early construction. This is an
opportunity for Rock Island and the lower end
of the county to get together and work in har-
mony. There has been very little cooperation
between city and country in the past and mis-
understanding has f1ourished. Here is a chance
to encourage mutual good will Rock Island
plainly should take the initiative. Every school
district in the lower end of the county should
be canvassed and invited to send representa-
tives to a meeting held here at an early date
If we don't act We may get a hard road
where we do not want it and worse still, we
may get none at all. In any event we shall
have overlooked an opening to create a better
community spirit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
o. D. K.

What do you mean by that?''
questioned both pretty and practi-
cal Vesta-
Just this: I've gone through
the deep waters, as one might
phrase it. l was>a spendthrift and
a sot. Money was my ruin. /
broke down financially and physi-
cally-blessed be the providence
that brought it about, for 1 am a
reformed mani"
So Robert Landon was hired. and
never was there a more CHEEKY and
industrious worker. Mr. Woods
grew fond of him and Vesta liked
his earnest, steady ways. As to
Landon, NVesta became the light of
his eyes, and he showed it clearly.
One day he was asked by Mr.
Woods to sign as witness a con-
tract he was making for the sale
of the produce of the farm.
Robert Uri Landon. read the
old man. why, say, that Urls I'M
common, isn't it?"
cit was the name my mother
liked best" came the response.
Tell US about her, Mr.. Landon. :"
urged Vest, a quick catch in her
breath, and then = when their
hired man" had recited the story
Of his life and his experience and
loss in the food, the owner of the
fortune-laden vest was revealed
Rich enough to quit work and
leave us, eh?" suggested Mr..
Woods, a little later.
mot it Vesta will let me stay"
came the prompt reply, and Vesta
was willing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27

have developed wind, tone and eff
ficiency.
Questions and Answers.
Bran and Gaining Weight - Is
there any harmful effect from eating
wheat bran as a cereal rather than
in the form of bran bread or bis
cult? l like it this way, and il
controls constipation perfectly. AT
middle life is it possible to gain in
weight when you are below normal
from turning somersaults?
MISS c. NJ. n.
Answer-Wheat bran taken in
any form your prefer is quite
harmless. Anyone who has been
able to reduce weight by so mild a
form of exercise as somersaults
should be able to gain weight read
lily by diet and rest.
One of the Foolish Virgins
What is good to prevent the hair
from falling after influenza? On
the suggestion of an old expert
enced nurse l had mine cut close,
but it has kept ON falling out just
the same. l am only 10 and had
very heavy hair. MISS B. B. j.
Answer-A woman's hair should
never be clipped for any reason
whatever, and you made a sad
mistake in listening to the foolish
advice of Sairy Camp. OF course
clipping the hair has no more in
f1uence on the growth of the hair
than clipping the nails has on the
growth of the nails - but Mrs.
Gump will have her little fling.
When the hair falls out after any
acute illness, it usually grows in
again when health and strength
are fully regained. Moderate daily
self-massage of the scalp, open air
life and proper treatment of any
sequels or complications left by
the illness should be had. Cut
ting, clipping or singeing hair, with
the idea of making it grow better,
is a superstitious and utterly I'M
justifiable practice.
The Baby's Second Summer-My
baby is 9 months old, and the COM
ing summer will be her second
summer so l am anxious to know
what foods l should not let her
have. She is a bottle baby, but /
sometimes give her little tastes of
other foods. We always keep her
milk on ice, and sterilize every bot
tie before using it.
MRS. NJ. J. l..
Besides pure, clean,
fresh milk, which should be the
baby's standby up to the fifth year
baby nine to Is months old
should have three times a week
fresh meat broth, also thoroughly
cooked vegetables (any kind
strained through a sieve, occasion
ally soft boiled egg, and after the
first year bread and butter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
Change of Lilo I'm Men.

OAA4SSG Oh LILO HI GH&lls
Sairey Camp and her wide cir
Gle of intimate friends nave no cor
ner on this here now change of life
they talk so much about over the
back fence.
Men from the age OF sense to
that of wisdom, that is frem 40 to
so, suffer as much If not more than
women from the change of life.
The women who are most versed
in the art of safeguarding gen.
orally begin to fuss about it at any
where from SO upward. Men might
as well beat them to it two or
three years. At 80 mans arteries
ought TO begin to receive some
consideration, not attention. but
Just a little consideration.
How in the deuce is a man to
know whether he is having the
change of life, with no Sairey
Camp to warn him?
That is easy. He has only to
test his physical efficiency. With
women old age is almost wholly a
state of mind wished on them by
old women who pine for company.
With men the arteries enter into
the question meaSurably.
In order to test your physical
efficiency you must first have some
idea concerning your ordinary
pulse rate. Assume that you have
pulse rate of 68 or Is per minute,
which is the normal average. Take
OF all your clothes, and stand be-
the time. Do 20 rigid body lifts on
the arms from the floor. Follow
this with 20 deep knee fexions
(squatting) from the erect posture.
Follow this with 20 forward bends
of body, knees stir, attempting to
touch floor with fingers, then raise
arms to 'front.' swinging them
spread . eagle, = swinging them
straight upward and repeat. Fol-
low this with 10 backward high
kicks with each leg. Follow this
with 10 bends to each side endeav-
oring to touch floor behind heels
with fingers. Follow this with five
twists of the upper part of the
body as far as possible to the side,
to the back and to the other side.
and reverse movement five times,
hands stretched above.
All of this consumes from five
to seven minutes, according to
your height and speed.
Now sit down. After three min
utes rest count your pulse. II you
are physically efficient your pulse
will have regained its regular rate
of 68 to IS beats in a minute. If it
is still rapid as a result of the ex-
ercise there is something wrong
with your circulation. Either there
is too little heart, too much tissue
to nourish, or too rigid arteries. In
any case the first remedy is
Just keep on with the exercise
as outlined every night and every
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27

Republican insurgents insurged to the last
against Penrose and Warren, but it will be no
ticed that they did not go to the length of burn
ing any bridges which would embarrass them
in an orderly and expeditions retreat. The
truth is they never had chance to carry their
main point, but they did have an opening to
better their individual positions and events will
show that they have availed themselves of it.
At any rate when the test comes they will be
found voting with the senators who supported
Penrose and Warren, and that is the final meas
ure of their sincerity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27

The Bethlehem Steel company is just COM
pleting $50,O0O,O00 worth of Improvements and
Charley Schwab. the president, announces that
s40,G00,00O more will be expended as as
possible Steel makers, evidently, are not wor-
rying much over the prospect Of the country's
going TO the dogs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
TO CIT MEAT BILLS

DeViled kidneyS-Six lambs kid
neys, one cup of water. one table
spoon of chopped onion, three
tablespoons of fat substitute melt
ed three tablespoons of flour, one
tablespoon of WORCESTERSHIRE
sauce, one teaspoon of mustard,
one-quarter teaspoon@of salt, cay
enne. Cut the kidneys in halves, re-
move all the fat, cover the kidneys
with hot, water. bring to the boiling
point and repeat the process. Split
and skin them ard cook in rne
fat and onion for five minutes. Re
move from the pan. Add the flour,
stirring with the water until
smooth sauce is made Then add the
seasoning and the kidneys and
serve hot on toasted bread.
Baked NOOdles-Into one-half cup
of milk add two eggs, and flour
enough to make a very stiff dough.
Roll out dough very thin, put in sun
or heat TO dry. When dry, cut very
thin noodles. Then parboil them in
salt water twenty minutes; remove
and drain.
Brown a large saucer of bread
crumbs in a pan in which you have
placed hot butter. watching close
ly-do not burn. Then place in your
bake pan 4 layer of noodles well
seasoned; over these place a por-
ton of crumbs. Continue in this
way till you have ali used. Then
place over this one pint of milk.
Bake in moderate oven thirty
Ave minutes.
Dreaded Liver-Have the liver
thinly sliced. Pour hot water over
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
Accept League or TroubIe-McAdO

New York, May 27.-William G.
McAdoo said that Europe and the
world at last would again be toss
ed into incessant strife and trouble
If the league of nations covenant
was not generally accepted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-27
OHIO OFFICIALLY DRY.

Columbus, O.. May 27.-Ohio Of
ficially passed into the dry"
column at midnight.