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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06

Nov, that Amoo grotto has taken the init
iatiye in the auditorium project 1t Is expected
that other organizations equally interested ywfll
lend assistance and put the undertaking ovss.
It is too big thing for any one body Of usn
to handle and 4 H. not right that they should
b. expected to do It. Furthsrmors the uses to
which snch . building Will BE- put are various
and plans should DO made On sufhcisntly
broad scalsN 70 meet all prospective. require
ments.
The grotto, Of cousse, ID interested primar-
lily in . meeting place for it, own purposes.
But the community also needs = big hall that
will accommodate state or national conven-
tons, various kinds Of exhibitions and. ambit-
ious undertaiings In the way of musical and
other entertainments. All these things shouts
be considered. IN advance. The building needed
is not to servo Rock Island aione. but the
quad-cities and surrounding country. with 4
population now Of 10000 and rapidly growing
The site II sufficiently csntral-the best that
can be found, and that Is most important
consideration.
Those Who are promoting a quad-eity in
dustrial exposition win find in the grotto's en-
terprise the best opening to secure q perl =
nent shelter for An annual exhibit, and other
tri-city Or quad-city organizations should lend
advice and help.
No more important project for Rock Island
and the four cities has been suggested than
this auditorium. It must not be allowed to
pass into the realm Of dreams that never ca,Ir
true.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06
What's In a Name?
by. MILDRED MARSHALL-
Copyright 1919. b. the Wheeler Syndicate. lse)

less devastation. HIS name thsEe-
fore became Q dread one and in
some manner was changed to Rene.
At ones Renee became popular -,
. feminine name since the youngsr
daughter Of Louis XII Of Franco
bore it. When he married into the
House Of Este, her name Vas
changed to Renata, . form which,
IL very pleasing TO the Spanish ana
Italian. Tho old Dutch form.
Renira, u quaint and quite pretty.
The Teutonic influence makes itself
evident in Reigl and Rsgl
The acquamarine 10 Reginas
Jewel. Much superstition center0
about this stone and It has the
reapeutic value, since by it, paliag
color. 1t gives evidence Of the
bodily weakening Of its wearer. Il
Is even held that its own color viii
stain the flesh against which It II
worn as indication Of some physi-
cal arrangement Thursday II
Regina's fortunate day and Z her
lucky number. The violet u her
foyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06
The Presidents Health.

y Senator Fall says he Is satisfied that the
etidsnt Is fully qualified to handle the Mex
4 situation. That ought to resolve any rea-
liable doubt on the subject. for the senator
scarcely be said to be one Of Mr.. Wilson's
I'm admirers. And II the president is able
A3eal with Mexico he is also able to transact
|,lct Of other important business when it is
= mp to him.
II isn't consistent for those in Washington
"A are doing SO much to keep the admins
avs machinery gummed up to show 90 much
esrn over tho health Of the president. For
ing time they have been proceeding on the
lazy that the executive -habitually does
3ngs wrong. which would give ground for
= conclusion that it would be better from
M point Of view II he did nothing at all.
This heckling Of the president is about the
llest politics ever played in Washington
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06
Brad'sbit0 O. Verse
THE OLD HOME PAPER.

When read tha citv r.n.-.
with their headlines narins ont
I'm 30 proud Of modern doines I
could fairly dance and shout: thew
are clever. wise and vittv and
they give m. ali the nsvs :ra =
little dash of science and the ram
bling Of the muse: Int .hs th IN,
that sets me- smiling and that ,-;,i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06
TlE4E DAILY SHORT STORY

worn tran. But . little cloud had
appeared ON the friendly horizon,
at first NO bigger than q mans
hand, and grew to such proper
lions that the spite fence had ap-
peared to stop all intercourse.
However. two young folks lived
on either side. and love laughs at
fences as well as locksmiths, SO
just where the big maple stretched
its branches over the top an al
most invisible gate had BEEN made
and many q night had the lovers
found It. m ideal trysting place.
But this was years ago and the
original owners had moved far
away. The gate was fittsd now
with latch and hinges, but she had
never used It, ~ the next house
had been empty until lately and
then she had been disappointed TO
learn that it was only q lone bach
elor who had taken the farm.
But today with sudden dsteRmi-
nation she picked up the brpksa
tulips and started down the peth.
Meantime her neighbor, happily un-
conscious Of trouble, and tesline
at peace with every man. went
whistling to the barn. Round he
corner whisked . large cot. hold
ing . chicken In it, mouth and dis
AnAnared thr0u9h thn varv Anla nm
der the fence that the michisvous
pup had used. 'Drat that eat!"
cried the farmer, there eoe0 -
other Of my BEST Plymouth noaks.
This thing - going to b stopped
right howl" and he too Utrude dawn
the path toward tn gats. stspD1ns
through Il just - Mise Ly6la va
about to reach for the la&eA. "Doas
me-" IVES her startled tAoagAk ''it'a
himself. NoW's NJ eAaaco!s
though her courage was eolAG Inst,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06
In the Days News !

General Aware Obregon, who IL
reported to have broken with Pre4-
ident Carranxa, has held the post OF
minister Of war in the Mexican gov
eminent for several years. He IL
. Yaqui Indian and has been gem
orally credited with being the
i"strong man" Of the Carranxa ad-
ministratiOn. Born in the state Of
Sonora In 1880, he was engaged In
farming until the commencement OF
the Mexican revolution. The trea-
son of HuertA and the murder CT
Madero led Oregon to cast his los
with the revolutionists Of that time.
With the election Of General Car
rama to the presidency he was
called to Mexico City to take . seat
In the cabinet. General Obregon
10 considered one Of the ahlest mill
itary leaders In Mexico. His most
noted military achievement was the
decisive defeat Of Villa 1t Celsya in
1915, ct which battle no lost his
right arm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06

knew me; 80 we Just quietly moved
way on here; and when ma died at
last just stayed on. hadn't in
quired your name Of anyone, and
was coming to tell you how your
dog was spelling my garden"
'Lyddy," said John softly. "do
you remember the night of the biz
sleighing party, when you and /
promised to be pals for life? Look.
I've carried this with me always"
And he produced from his pock-
etbook q funny little tintype that
she had given him on that occa-
sion.
will you give me . chance to
make up for all we've missed since
then? Twas all my fault we quar-
relied"
mo. mine, too: for I was stub
born" was the quick reply; but oh,
we're too old to marry now.
"0ld!-youf' cried John. "You
look Is to me. and that's q fact
And didn't our old copy books say
that its. never too late to mend /
view been taught . lesson IN pa.
thence and forbearance while we've
been growing old: and We never
lnesd fear rash, hsadssrong quar-
Iels again" -.
well. I don't know" twinkled
iY,Al>s n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06
REGINA.

The queen Of Heaven, Maria, has
votaries called by the Italians, Re-
gina or Reina. Reina was found
more frequently in Florence. In
France, Regina became RENE and
Reinette, the former also being .
favorite In Germany. All, Ut
course, are translated to. mean
queen. -..
The natural conclusion would 3e
that the name Regina Is merely the
Latin word for queen given . capt.
talixed initial letter, but another
explanation. Of its origin. and one
most generally accepted. is that It
is one Of the many evolved from the
Latin rego. meaning to rule. II
such is the case It has . history as
full of adventure as an Arabian
Nights and IL indeed IN heroic
name for q woman to bear.
The first Rganar was that hardy
soul who, after ravaging France
was put to death in England
whereupon his fierce sons In re-
.venge swept England with mercl-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06

NO community IN the country has cooperat-
nors effectively than Rock Island. Moline and
enport in tina enforcement Of regulations
a the conservation Of coal. A splendid spirit
mutual assistance. as we'll as ? praise
Eorthy disposition to meet the conditions laid
.wn for the entire country, has been mani
teted. As was the case during the war the
Sep3s realize that their best interests are at
|ks and they are content to forego immediate
ISnntage for deferred benefits
That Is . most encouraging sign. The same
ut. II given broader application through
the land. would 90 long way toward
e&ing industry and trade back on their feet
re- removing the cause Of popular dissatis-
Sftipn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06

for she was . shy soul. "She's the
one this interviews coming TO-"
ran Farmer Johns mind, "for
saw her petting that ornery cat one
day." and simultaneously they
spoke.
'Ma'am that cat Of yours"
'Sir, your dog
Then broke OF In blank amaze
ment. A long stare, and again they
cried in unison:
"John!"
,"Lyddy!"
How in the world!A"
"What on earth!-"
And stopped again, for want OF
breath, seemingly. II %, John was
the first to recover 1t.
"Lyddy-tsll me. have you been
living here all these long years?
left home the day after We quarrel.
Led. just to make you sorry; but
was sure you would send Tor me
to come back. And when I'd wait
Cd % long a. I could stand II, and
was starting home,sI had . long
spell Of sickness that mighty ness
kept me. from ever seeing old Bar.
low again. And whom did gel
there, nobody knew whore you
were. I went, away 70 work agaiu
and was lucky. This spring ! eot
tfNnA ~ n al ana h6svght xhln SS.~,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06
Federal Economy.

Leaders Of both parties in congress are
demanding the utmost economy in government
expenditures to avoid, II possible. further In
creases in taxes II they are sincere in their
position It ought TO be good time to put over
that budget plan.
The average member Of congress will have
to b very much IN earnest in the desire to
save money. for tho government to forego the
old log rolling. pork barrel methods whereby A
gets . fat appropriation for his district through
BIS help. asresins in return to help to =
slice OF something or other that will make
votes in his district.
transacting the nations business on business
principles the pressure which indates appro-
priation bills to the bursting point will be to .
large extent relieved.
As matters stand now Washington doesn't
know the true meaning OF the word economy.
The only alternative to wise spending ever
tried Is spending nothing ut all. Once in q
while congress In desperation scales down
everything. without regard to results and al
most invariably It ands out lister that instead
Of introducing economy 1t actually promotes
oxLg8V8x8uCe.
Take the case Of the air service. which is
still fresh in the public mind. Last spring
when the special session Of congress began
the majority, protesting great alarm at the
manner in which money was being spent.
grabbed IN AZ and started pruning appropria-
tons. The war department had asked for
enough to keep the aviation branch up some
where near the relative standard attained dur
ing the war. The committee promptly hacked
on four-hfths Of the appropriation and though
1t afterward saw it, mistake and added few
millions in An effort to correct it. the damage
was done. Now when It looks % IL there might
be business for our flying corps in the south
west Il is ofacially admitted in Washington
that for all We know little, war-torn, impover-
ished Mexico may be better equipped for air
work than we are.
This ID simply one of many instances which
might be cited to prove how necessary 1t il to
have some, agency qualified to plan . budget
that will broadly cover all national needs, and
sufficiently removed from political influence to
ignore individuals and groups with privat,
| axes to grind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06

Waahingtoa. D. G. Give fun name an1
lt1A 1eseese. p IBID. An heulFlss "a
long, and cost $500. The line
was opened BY an exchange Of
greetings between Queen Victoria
and President Buchanan. Other
messages Of an experimental ma
ture were sent. but A. the end Of
SIX weeks the cable broke down
completely.
q. VIII you give me . recipe for
making rye whisky? G. F. H.
A. The bureau Of internal rev.
enue says that anyone Furnishing
information for the making Of
whisky or any other intoxicating
drinks might b construed - aid
ing such manufacture. Since this
ruling. it is impossible for this bu-
reau to furnish such formulas.
Q. How many American troops
were engaged in the battle Of Cha
teau Thierry? r. g.
A. The war department says that
5000 Of our troops fought In the
battle in the vicinity OF Chateau
Thierry. These troops were Of the
End, 3rd. 26th. 18th and 42nd d.
visions.
q. How did the United States
pay for the Virgin islandsf I'D.
A. These islands. which were
formerly known u the Danish
West Indies, were purchased from
Denmark for SIS 100000. In add
ton ito this payment the United
States agreed to surrender to Dem
marks certain rights obtained BY
discovery in Greenland.
O. Does the United States issue
patents on inventions to foreign
ers! Q. N.
| A. One need not be . citisen Of
this country to take out . patent.
Any foreigner may fle . claim and
It will be considered on the same
basis Is that Of . citizen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06

Naturalization, a. tho Wise.
heimer family understands Il, il .
highfalutin name. for costiveness
and the cure for all the hypotheti-
cal symptoms any Of the latter day
physic exploiters ascribes to auto
inppxication is-the latter day
physic the sxploiter exploits.
II pathology and therapeutics
were as simple as they seem. ths
healing art would be no art It all,
but Just Z useful trade.
About the time that the uric acid
obsession petered out or was hand.
cd down to nostrum makers who do
business chiefly with the PROV
inces, this term autointoxication
came into use.
When ! was an Undergraduate an
Italian section hand one day came
to my preceptor's office complain
ling Of "dolore." The 'dolore" was
in the stomach-that ID an unfajl-
ing symptom Of whatever ais q re-
Gently arrived Italian or Polish
workingman. "dolore" or "bole,'
and always RICH. plumb in the pit
Of the stomach. My preceptor bade
me try my hand At DIAGNOSIS, and,
blush to confess. finally conclud.
ed the man had silver trouble
My preceptor asked which was my
fav0rite almanac. and informed m!
! that the man was suffering with
! autointoxication. was terribly
discouraged. How could evel
hope to have the knowledge and
skill which would enable me t
| make such q fine diagnosis? Il
, turned out q rather exceptions
case Of administration. In fac
my preceptor demonstrated q beau.
tiful case Of typhoid fever In tn.
same individual . week or two latel
but we never mentioned the au
tointoxioation again.
| The disagreeable symptoms
which I see no good In mentioning
which many people who are rather
too retrospective feel II the bowels
fail to act as usual are certainl,
not attributable to characterization
or to the absorption Of any retaine,
poisons. but more reasonably Il
worry and anxiety or to mere dis
turbance Of tho circulation.
| II any reader Of these lines ha
had q tentative diagnosis Of auto
lfntoxication" wished ON him or ha,
decided in his own mind that auto
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06

onnAdsatial. the Fspliss naGne 80 dlsoI
pead 70 ano7ymeus iss>asSl.
@. Are bottle-fed babies -
healthy - those nursed by their
mothers?- W. D. NJ.
A. Ten years ago q study Of this
subject was made in London. OF
breast-fed infants examined S4.8
per cent Of them were healthy. and
only 2.3 per cent died within one
year. OF bottle-fed babies. All
per cent. were healthy and III per
cent died within one year. There
has been much progress made Of
late in the care Of bottls-fed babies
and the mortality IL on the de-
crease.
@. How many states have q
mothers pension law? L. N.
A. The department OF labor say
that laws have been passed In 50
states, Alaska and Hawaii, making
provision for mothers left with
young children to support. The
maximum age at which . child pay
be given an allowance by the state
varies from Is to II. years.. and
amounts range from Sc per month
per child. to SIS for the first child
and SIS for each additional child.
Q. Were individuals exempt from
! doing assessment work ON mining
claims during 1919? @. A. r.
A. BY IN act Of congress indi
viduals and corporations were mo-
required to perform the usua
amount Of work on their MINING
claims during the present year, be
cause Of postwar conditions.
Q. When was the first Atlantic
cable laid? K. o.
/ A. The first cable was completed
across the Atlantic from Trinit.
bay. Newfoundland, to Valencia
ireland. in 1858. The cable. lait
after four failures. was $500 mile
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE.
BY Jennie Little.


Qpyright. 1919. by the Wheeler
e os"eo' Anc.J
: comedy woman, nearing mid
ase slammed ont nm the ,,tt,s
49,. ,...s 80 1880 -
~ ~ NC.
AFom tne morning sum- tnat
y might look deeper and farther
THE budding green mysteries of
ES3rfect day. A her gaze wan
"a appreciably from the dis.
% hills to the nearer meadows
orchards. their peace seemed
ectsd ON her face. But~wheu
ID glanced down 1t her own gar
q quick frown accompanied an
qttent exclamation. THAT pesky
again! ! declare. It's enough
provoke Q saint. which I never
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

O0A ~ 0A9o
Which Of tho various artificial
ear drums would you advise me to
choose for my elderly mother whose
hearing il impaired only by age!
E. 8. w.
Answer-If . loose packing Of
lambs wool IN the ear canals does
not improve hearing an artificial
ear drum Is unlikely to be Of any
benetit. Your mother will ind one
/ of the ear-phones more sstisfac-
tory. These magnify sound and are
q great help to the deaf. Inserting
any instrument, including artificial
ear drums, in the ear is unwise.
That should be left to the judgment
Of . physician or ear specialist.
Eternal Infancy.
We have been told that a child
over 4 years Of age who still takes
milk from . nursing bottle is apt
to have adenoids and throat trou-
BILE caused by the use Of the nipple
at this age. Is there anything in
this? H. J. l.
Answer-The practice tends to
deform tho palate, possibly favofs
adenoids, though / an unable to
say about that. Why worry? The
baby must be weaned some time to
cup and spoon feeding. He will be
voting soon. and you had better
take the bottle away Or he will get
1.-The habit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06

B Consular Agent jenkins has about as much
sson for dissatisfaction with Mexican treat
mt OF Americans as anyone, but he thinks
(afvention by the United States would be
kwiss in the present circumstances. Let the
ksoes ponder that awhile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06

eAfter / am executed" Lenine Is qnotsd
sayine. "the world will know that was
mt" Wonder what he thinks he will be exc
tied for. Looks like case. Of guilty
Enscience
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06
GOODIES.

Pumpkin Pie-Cut pumpkin In
small pieces and steam until ten
der. Drain well, dry out all water.
press through colander. To one
cup Of pumpkin add one tablespoon
butter, one teaspoon Of flour, one
half easpoon ginger and salt, four
tablespoons sugar and y0lks OF two
eggs. Add cup of hot milk, q little
nutmeg and cinnamon and stir In
pumpkin; last mix in whites OF
eggs. =,
sprinkle with brown sugar and q
few pieces Of butter. Bake IN
moderate oven.
Plain or Filled Cookies-One cup
lard, bacon fat or oleomargariue
WARN, not hot), two and one-hall
cups corn or maple syrup, TWO ana
one-half teaspoons (level fulD
soda; stiffen with flour.
This recipe takes more Hour tnan
sugar cookies. ...
Filling: One-half pound raisfnf.
one cup water. boil 10 minutes; add
one rounding tablespoon hour,
moisten with water. II too thick
add more water.
To make: Cut out, put in pan,
drop three or four raisins on each
cooky and put a similar piece on
top, bake in moderate oven. This
recipe makes good plain cookies.
Orange Pudding-Melt three
tablespoons butter add one-quar-
ter cup hour and blend well. Pour
In gradually. while stirring con.
stantly, one cup of scalded milk and
bring to the boiling point. Add one
tablespoon orange Juice and one
teaspoon grated orange rind to the
yolks of four eggs, and beat until
thick and lemon colored. Add one
quarter cup sugar and continue
beating. Combine the mixtures and
fold IN the stinly beaten whites Of
four eggs. Turn into q buttered
mold and steam about three-Quar-
/ tiers OF an hour. Serve With
| orange sauce.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06

Dear Mrs. Thompson: 10 it prop
er for an American woman to keep
company with or marry q Belgian
who has has citizenship papers?
People tell mo / should be ashamed
to associate with one and think I
am no good because I do. 1 am an
American born woman, living in
Moline. My grandparents on both
sides were born in Ireland. This
Belgian man served in the United
States army and was overseas.
am writing to ask you because 1t
has been said to me that no Amer
can respects . woman who has
visited and been friends with Bel
|gians. ANXIOUS TO KNOW.
I can see no objection to your
being friends with this man, espe-
cially as he is a naturalized citizen
Of this country and not an alien.
And it is really nobody's business
but your own il you admire him
and continue on friendly terms
with him. He is to be admired for
his term Of service in the United
States army and personally can
not see that there is any reason
why the man should be looked
upon because Of his birth. as your
friends seem to look upon him I'M
less there is something really
wrong with him morally and
don't believe there is. And if you
really care for him there should be
nothing to keep you from marry
ing. Some people Yorget that no
matter what is the land Of ones
birth that when they take out their
naturalization papers they are
American citizens and entitled to
+, be respected as such.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06
Household Hints

beaten eggs and enough milk or
water to make . batter . little
thicker than for pancakes.
About one-half hour before pork
is ready to come out IT the ovon
pour batter in around the sides OF
meat, having pan about half full OF
water.
This pudding takes the fat from
the gravy and is very good. This
will do for six people.
Cheese Salad Dressing - Two
eggs well beaten. one teaspoon mus
tard. lump butter size Of walnut,
one-half cup vinegar. one-half cup
water, one tablespoon sugar. pep
per and salt.
Cook until It thickens. Thin with
small can condensed milk. Stir In
one-half pound cheese (cut fine)
and one can pimentos. Use ''ice-
berg" lettuce.
Discoveries.
Baked Beans - When baking
beans, and your oven is busy or,
you do not care to heat It, place
your pan of beans directly over the
low blaze ION the burner Of your
gasoline or gas stove, cover with
a larger pan, and you will find that
they will be - nice a. though
baked in the oven.
| To Keep Kitchen Table white
A kitchen table will always look
beautifully white IL. after being
scrubbed in the usual way with
hot water and soap, 1t is strewn
lightly with salt. Then rub the
table with a clean cloth. rubbing
with grain Of wood. This should
be done twice q week.
House plants thrive better and
grow more quickly II . few drops
Of ammonia are added once . week.
The water to which the ammonia
is added must be lukewarm when
you water your plants.
Quick to Bake-Rub swest pota-
toes with fat before putting them
into oven. You will get them bak-
ed in half the usual time and the
skin will be quite soft.