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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
Let's Make This a Real Welcome.

Rock Island should make the celebration Of
the Homecoming of Battery of the One Hun
. bred Twenty-third field artillery second only
to the armistice celebration among blow-outs
connected with the war If the plans which
. The Argus has taken the initiative in launch
ing meet with whole-hearted support at home
and a degree of cooperation on the part of the
military and transportation authorities the
boys will get the kind of a welcome they
deserve.
Rock Islands heroes are not all in Battery
F. Some of them still abroad. 1t is hoped
that those who have already returned will
again don their uniforms and take part in the
exercises so that the people of the city can
see them all together and make the occasion
one also in their honor.
The city's oldest military traditions center
in Battery F. 1t is made up partly of members
of Company A of the Sixth Illinois National
Guard. Company A formerly was known as
! the Rodman Rifles, being. organized in the
70s and made up largely Of veterans of the
Civil war 1t was one of the crack military
organizations Of the country for many years
! In the Spanish-American war the Sixth
mustered into the national service and
actual duty in Porto RICO, after training at
Springfield and at Camp Alger near Washing
ton. Company AS homecoming in '9S one
of the red letter days in Rock Islands his
tory up to that time.
When their country needed them in the
world war members of Company A were ready.
With their number sweIIed by other lads from
this locality who were anxious to enter the
service they went to Camp Logan, Texas, and
there Company A combined with Company
F of Moline to form the present unit. Battery
F became one of the most proficient in marks
manship and maneuvering of any in the army
and it gave a good account of itself in the line
of battle. Three times the regiment was cited
for gallant service, an honor of which few 9TH
er organizations can boast.
Let US leave nothing undone to show the
battery boys and the others who have preceded
them home how much appreciate them.
We want this to be real, rousing welcome,
worthy of the best and bravest in the land and
worthy, also. of the city which sent them forth
ito shed their blood for it..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
TIEIlE DAILY SHORT STORY

What do you mean?" submitted
Ike, looking scared.
Yesterday l transferred my
small equity in the homestead
here to a real estate Spectator
fer a few hundred dollars. 1 can't
have you boys hanging around
using up my last cash. You'll have
to hustle for yourselves"
But where are you going to
live, father?' inquired Merle So
licitously.
There's a little shanty on the
old river patch of land and I'm go
ing to camp there. They've struck
oil just beyond the creek and quite
a settlement of workers has come
in. I'll be near enough to them to
start with a little stock of tobacco
and the like I'm to blame for not
pushing you fellows out of the
home nest long since. I've an old
factory and I think he'll give each
of you a job
The Todds had become a great
part of the lives of the Wolcotts.
Each of the boys sought out Lis
beth for a special farewell. Ike
told Lisbeth she was the finest girl
in the world. The cautious Luke
did not exactly commit himself.
but had in mind that Lisbeth might
some day inherit the family prop
erty, and he cast an anchor to
windward by limiting that he would
be looking for a wife one of these
days. The soul OF Merle was in
his eyes as he put In Lisbeth's
hand a neat little collar pin which
had taken his last spare cent, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Diet and Blood Pressure.

Please tell me what a person
with high blood pressure should
ca. and what she should avoid
wv. S. M
ANSWERED. depends on the ma
ture of the disease of which the
high blood pressure is a symptom.
your best course.
Full Description Of a Blood Purifier.
Please give me a full description
of taking sulphur as a blood puri-
fier-(R. P)
I ANSWERED. I knew of any
medicine which would purify the
blood land if there were such a
medicine 1 would know about it, &.
your question would be easy to
answer. Sulphur is a laxative,
having no effect on the blood. The
old sulphur and-molasscs mixture
our grandmas used to administer
to US unfortunate youngsters in
the spring ito purify the blood
was merely a physic, which no
doubt we needed after long win
ter's evasion of duties which
modern interior plumbing makes SO
much less painful. Take the sui
phur if you wish-it will do no
harm. But if you really need a
blood purifiertFy two miles of
oxygen three times a day on the
hoof There is none better.
Children are Just Like GrOwnups.
Does cutting a child's hair make
it grow thicker and longer?-(Mrs.
G.. H. S.
ANSWER hair, in child
or adult. has no more effect on the
hair growth than trimming the
nails has on nail growth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
LOVERS THREE.
81 LGeorge Elmer Cobb.

Copyright, 1919, by Western
a Newspaper Unionj.
Big hulking Ike Wolcott pro-
foundly admired Lisbeth Todd,
next door neighboF, but was too
indolent to tell her about it. His
brother, Luke, was also attracted.
Ike never worked. Luke did, occa-
sionally, but he was thoroughly
seIf-seeking. There was a third
son of old John Wolcott. This was
Merle. He was the youngest, not
yet of age. But for his industry
his father would have had scarce
! " enough to live on.
Merle treated Lisbeth as if she
was the only girl in the world
worth noticing. When he had a
little surplus cash, Lisbeth receiv-
ed a box of chocolates. If he dis
covered any particularly pretty
flowers in the woods, she was their
recipient. He never forgot Lis
beth's birthday and his thought
fitness was a bright spot in her
young life.
Since his wife had died old John
Wolcott had met with reverses.
Piece by piece CT property left by
his wife Mr.. WoIcott mortgaged
or sold, living up the proceeds I'M
til the old home and a sterile
patch OF some fifty acres lying be
yond the edge of the town were
all that he had left.
well, boys" he observed one
day, we've reached the end of our
string" ---------.----
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am girl
twenty years old and have been
teaching school in little village
not very far from home.
a. While there l met boy whom
/ like very much, but he is terribly
conceited. He is very nice to me and
could like him a lot better if he
were not so cOnceited. Could l tell
him without hurting his feelings?
(21 lie came to see me few days
ago and seemed very much agitated
because there were several other
frienCs at the house when he came.
Had he any right to be?
80 l have another friend IN
France who is older than / am.
like him a lot, too. He has given me
several handsome presents and
think he intends to ask me to marry
him when he returns.
Would you advise me to tell this
other boy about my soldier friend?
l am afraid he would be jealous and
I want to keep both of them for
friends. A. S. c. READER.
10 You might help the young
man by telling him that he is con-
ceited, but l doubt it. His age prob
ably has much to do with his con-
ddence in himself Later he viii dis
cover or be made to discover by
knocks that he is of human flesh
just like the rest OF Us. When he
admires himself and you think he
has no reason 10, You might taetful-
~ tell him you- opinion.
90 If you had an engagement
with the young man and other ps7 .
pie called without telling you they
were coming, he had no right to Be
Jealous. But if you invited others
without asking him If the arrange
ment would be agreeable to him. /
can see that he would have reason
to object.
As long as you are merely friends
and you have no reason 10 think
that the young man is falling in love
with you. il is not necessary to tell
him about the soldier in, France. IL
would do no harm. however, to
speak of him some time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

Captain Eddie Ricke9backer in the movies!
That is one of the film possibilities. The most
interesting feature is speculation as to how
the producer will solve the problem of making
the greatest American ace play up to his repu-
tation. Anything that he could actually do
before camera would fall so far short of past
achievements that disappointment and failure
would seem inevitable And yet the producers
have made money out of propositions that
seemed even more hopeless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
Easing the Pain.

One of the first acts of the new congress
luxury tax. The treasury department has been
against it all along. That the people are
against it goes without saying. They are OPP
posed to any form of tax that is constantly in
truded upon their attention by the manner in
which it is collected. They have been edu-
Gated that way
AS long they suficed to meet the nations
facturers' and dealers tax upon alcoholic bev-
erages, tobacco and other commodities served
the purpose with a minimum of friction.
No matter if the manufacturer or dealer
received several dollars for every one that
went to the government the tax was paid
cheerfulIy because it was camoufaged The
purchaser of piece of hardware, article
of apparel or cigar did not know just how
the proceeds would be split. If he thought the
figure a bit high he reminded that he was
contributing to the support of infant indus
tries and therefore promoting permanent
American prosperity.
There is nothing concealed about the lux
ury tax. Everybody knows how, when and
why he pays it, and just how much, to boot.
1t is so frank as be almost brutal. No
wonder the Republicans who cipched the ma
years by practicing the painless method of
extraction are preparing for an early repeal
and the substitution of a slower and probably
more expensive, but a less obvious and there
fore a less odious system.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

Lisbeth thought how noble and
different he was to the others, as
he asked her to look after his old
father once in a while
Twice during the next year Merle
sent a twenty-dollar bill to his
father, and on her birthday sim
pie, pretty bracelet to Lisbeth.
Later he wrote that thsre would
be a fortnight shutdown at the fac
tory where they were employed,
and the three of them were com
ing home for a week Meanwhile
old John Wolcott had Moved into
the hut on the last piece of prop
erty he had in the world. Every
day kindly, loyal Lisbeth had Wis
tied him, bringing some dainty of
her cookery and seeing that the
little home was kept neat and COM
Portable.
Ike arrived first. He had really
worked and saved, for he wore d
loud, fiashy suit of clothes that
must have cost quite a Sun. Lis
beth had to smile at his fiaring tie
and lemon-colored gloves. Ike
boosted of practically running the
factory and expecting to become a
partner some day. He spent most
of his time parading the streets
and boasting of his business pros
poets.
Luke arrived a day later. Both'
ate their frugal father out of
house and home. did not fancy the
cramped quarters of the old hut,
and stayed only half a week.
And finally Merle arrived, brisk.
joyous. glad to find his father well
and happy, enraptured anew at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
Brad'sBit O. Verse
THE HOME LIGHT.

The long, long day has passed
away, its rosy light has faded, I've
had my share of toll and care, and
l am tired and jaded. | rose 1T
dawn with sleepy yawn and soon to
work went Flooding. the same old
road, the same old load. the same
old endless plodding. No time to
shirk from daily work, no respite
from the grinding, a ceaseless
quest, devoid of rest, a thraldom
bleak and binding, weary round
of empty sound, a treadmill Of
existence, a promised goal that
lures the soul, but always in the
distance. So day by day l go my
way in search of boon, and treas
ure, Fand day by day for gain and
pay the weary hours / measure. But
there are smiles as well as guiles !;
and when the day is ended 1 watch
the light fade into night with tint
and shadow blended. and turn from
toll and loud turmoil with glad and
eager yearning; for well ! know,
with cheerful glow the light of
home is burning.
GLEN BRADSHAW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

sight of the winsome lass who pos
sessed his love. Lisbeth was pres
ent when Merle handed an enveI-
Ope to his father and SAID:
Father, there's a bit of nv saw
ings there, a hundred dollars, and
I think l can double it for you
next year. My prospects look pref
ty fair, and maybe I'll get enough
ahead finally to settle down" and
he glanced at Lisbeth, wko smiled
and blushed. There's one thing.
though, I'd like to have you live
in better quarters than this old
shack"
Going to-" promised the father
in lively tone. My boy. you're
the only one who has shown true
blue, except Lisbetn here. And
I'm going to tell you some good
news. I'm arranging to buy back
the old homestead"
why, father!"
They've discovered oil at the
south end of the patch here. It's
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. deal for
me. It'll be lonesome for me at
the old home, so if. you are willing
to run my business for me and
could induce Lisbeth to become our
housekeeper."
Thereat the embarrassed pretty
one covered her blushing face with
her hands and ran out of the
house.
Merle went after her. He cor
nered her near a great sheltering
bush, and amid the scent of roses
and the gentle twitterirg of the
birds their life bargain was ce-
rn1pfad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
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HE 81
An ODE TO SLIM.

Dear O. D. K: Would you kindly stick this
IN your column so Slim give it the double
o.?
Don't you know Slim?
We all Thought you did!
Well, we must say
He's a wonderful kid;
His name sure fits him like a suit
And he shakes mean No. Is boot,
He weighs 100 pounds on a one cent scale
He's seven feet three and he's not bit pale.
He travels round from house to house
And he's got as much pep as our pet louise.
Keep your eyes wide open and you will see
Who this wonderful contrib. turns out to be!
MOOT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
For the Riddles.

Peanut Cookies-One tablespoon
butter, two tablespoons sugar, two
tablespoons milk, one egg (well
beaten). one-half cup -four. one
half level teaspoon baking powder
one-half teaspoon salt, one-halt
cup finely chopped peanuts.
Cream the butter, add the sugar
milk and egg. Sift together thor
oughly the flour, baking powder
and salt. and add to the mixture.
then add the peanuts. Drop by
teaspoonfuls on an unbuttered tin
one-half inch apart; place one-half
peanut on each and bake IN a slow
oven.
Chocolate Cookies-One cup but
ter. one cup sugar, one egg well
beaten), three-quarters teaspoon
salt, two ounces chocolate. melted.
two and one-haIf scant cups -four,
two level teaspoons baking pow
der, one-quarter cup milk.
Cream the butter, ado sugar,
gradually. egg. salt and chocolate.
Beat we'll and add flour and bak-
ing powder sifted together thor
oughly, alternately with milk.
Chill, roll very thin, then shape
with a small cutter first dipped in
-four, and bake in a hot oven.
Oatmeal Cookies One-quarter
cup sugar, one-quarter cup cream.
quarter cup milk, one egg,
two cups -four, one-half cup fine
oatmeal, two level teaspoons bak-
ing powder, one teaspoon. salt.
Beat the egg until light, add tn,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
IEEsAIIU TAndK8
BY WILLIAM BRADY RAD Mo.

guest does not contain a waiver re-
garding the typhoid fever risk,
then every victim OF such infection
has a clear case which warrants
full compensation, provided he can
reasonably show the source of his
infection.
Typhoid fever is an illegitimate
disease, because it is a filth disease.
In every instance the problem is
to find the filthy individual and
punish that individual
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
The War a Year Ago

Italians completed their capture
Of Asolone.
Two German submarines sighted
near Bermuda
German airmen made unsuccess-
full attempt to raid Paris.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
HE WEARS A NECKLACE.

Did you ever hear of a man wear
ing>a necklace? Well, that is what
the male Canadian warbler does,
while on the female of this attrac-
tive bird there is only the slightest
indication of a necklace, says the
American Forestry Association,
Washington, which is conducting
the nation wide bird-house building
contest among school children. The
warbler's necklace of black spots
shows up strikingly on his olive
green and yellowish throat and
breast. On the back the bird is OF a
slate gray color with the tail more
of an olive brown tone. This is a
very lively bird. 1t is very seldom
still for more than a few seconds
before it dashes out at some tempt
ing bit to eat. 1t is partial to the
wooded banks of streams. 1t usually
keeps in underbrush near the
ground.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

A constitutional amendment as a
means OF prohibiting the liquor
traffic was suggested in 1857 by
William H. Armstrong, leader of
the Sons of Temperance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

Speaker-elect GiIIett unfortunately broke
valuable gavel in rehearsing the opening of
congress for the films and now wen know
when we see the historic event reproduced in
the movies a few days hence that it is only
Tnake-hnliPYn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

If Germany had dictated the terms there
would have been lasting peace" but nothing
would have been omitted from it calculated to
guarantee the perpetual preponderance of Ger
man power and the abject humbling of Ger
man enemies
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.

Oatmeal Top Milk
Poached Eggs on Toast
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Baked Beans Tomato Sauce
Brown Bread-Butter
Rice Pudding
DINNER
Scailoped Oysters Stuffed Potatoes
Victory Bread
Cabbage and Celery Salad
Pumpkin Pie
Coffee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

Possibly dissatisfied with the way nature
is doing ii, and has been for these many
weeks" says Ed H. ''the Tri-City Railway
company has put its sprinkler at the task of
settling the dust in our citys streets"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

1t would be interesting to know whether
the officers and meQ who. drank the 2175 bot
ties of French champagne were assessed for
it on the basis of salary or capacity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

When prices fall it's news and the press
plays it up. When prices rise it's routine
and you get first information from the man
behind the counter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

In 1912 the Independent Order
of Rechabites was organized for the
promotion of temperance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

Cartoonist Orr wonders what the Democrats
will do in 1920 for a slogan to take the place
of He kept US out of war" Why not make
it He finished the job?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

Eggs dropped at Atlantic City the other
day-70O feet from airplane-and not one
was broken. The retail pfice, however, re-
mains about four cents apiece, and still going
up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

In 1926 the American Society for
the Promotion of Temperance or
ganized in Boston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

Good Recipes. fay
Bacon and Scrambled Com (camp
style)-Take six slices of bacon.
two cups of corn dried steamed
corn may be used). two eggs. one
half green pepper Fry out the ba-
con with the sliced onion. Then
grease a baking dish and turn in
the corn, eggs, bacon, fat, minced
pepper and onions. all seasoned
with salt and pepper. Gar1ish with
bacon strips. Bake for 20 min
utes in a moderate oven.
Gevech - Fish. three-quarters
pound; tomato, canned. three
quarters cup; cabbage, shredded.
one and one-quarter cups; onion.
chopped, one quarter cup; pota-
toes, diced. thTee-Quarter cup;
water, three tablespoons; one-half
pepper. green, cut into strips
rice. one-quarter cup; salt, three
quarters teaspoon; paprika, one
quarter teaspoon; pepper, one
eighth teaspoon. Parboil cabbage.
onions, rise. potatoes and green
pepper together in sailed water for
10 minutes. Drain. Clean fish,
cut into small pieces, and mix with
parboiled vegetables, canned toma-
to water and seasonings. Bake in
a moderate oven for about 40 min
utes. Basic occasionally white
cooking. Serve with a garuish OF
sliced lemon.
Tomato Soup-Qne can or one
dozen tomatoes. one quart water.
four tablespoons cooking oil. one
tablespoon sugar, one saltspoon OF
soda, one tablespoon cornstarch,
one teaspoon salt, one saltspoon
black pepper. dash of tabasco. Put
the tomatoes into a saucepan, add
the water, onion, sugar. salt. pep
per and the cornstarch, moistened
in a little cold water. Boil five
minutes. Press through a sieve,
add the oil, bring to a boil, add the
soda and serve at once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
Meet, Gents. the versatile Mr.. Snider

(From Kentucky State Press.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Snider of Evansville
visited relatives here the past ten days. All
who were in their company enjoyed them huge
ly, for Mr.. Snider is well read in flower culture
and politics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

Henry J. Heinz is dead, but the 81 varieties
go marching on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
AS EBERT SAYS, BANG GOES ANOTHER
ILLUSION

dieter from Dept Of AgricuIture).
In denial of published statements that it
has given an 'ofici6l O. X" to "zython," said
to be new kind of beer, the United States
department of agriculture states that none of
its bureaus or divisions which should properly
consider a matter of this kind has any knowl-
edge of python" Hence the department of
agriculture has not given any kind of sanction
or approval or 90 h" to this beverage.
HAVE YOU heard from the latest group of
professionals who raising their voice in
protest against the daylight saving law? Well,
personally its our opinion that they really have
good grounds for kick. The new DIRECTORS,
ladies and gentlemen, the professional
burglars, who complain that the law works a
great hardship on them, interfering as it does
with their work, by shortening their hours of
activity, or rather possible. activity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
Antns Renaired: Fords Fixed.

Sir: l notice want ad IN The kArgu
which says: For Sale-Used Cars and FOrds
Why the distinction? H H. H.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
AND THEN THE Fun BEGAN

Sir: Just a little domestic dialogue: eff
you don't like my cooking why don't you get
a divorce?" Il would only we have to finish
paving for our furniture and l haven't the necI
essary funds to do both" Now please don't
head this simply I'm the Home" NJ c. F.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

IT APPEARS that the transatlantic fight
has the Italian settlement beaten far as
action is concerned, on the face of the latest
returns
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16
Household Hints

sugar, cream and milk. Add the
oatmeal, -four, baking powder and
salt sifted together thoroughly.
Toss on a Toured board. roll thin,
cut in shape and bake in a mod
crate oven. ...s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

A WIT suggests that "the vets have bee
enjoying their innings this month" But it
been a damned poor one for outings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-16

KING LUDWIG means that he has no place
to lay his head. He should consider himself
fortunate that it hasn't been misiaid for him
before this.