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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
WAS HELPLESS
FOURTEEN WEEKS
]. n. Purcifull Never Expected To
Be a Well Man Again-TanIac
Built Him Up.

When a man has suffered for
over twenty years, finally getting
right down on the fiat of his back,
and then finds a medicine that fixes
him UP in a few weeks time so he
is like new, 1t is time for him to
talk for the good he may do 9TH
ers. Well. that is exactly what
Tan1ac has done for me and 1 want
everybody to know it."
]. n. Purcifull, Of 223 East Front
street, Bloomington. Ill. who made
the above statement recently, also
declared that at the time he began
using Tanlac he only weighed one
hundred and twenty pounds, but
that he now weighs one hundred
and sixty-five pounds and the re-
markable change he has undergone
is the talk of all his neighbors.
For over twenty years." he con-
ttnued, ct had suffered from stom-
ach trouble and painful disorderedi
kidneys. and have often seen the
time when I would have given all
had for relief. Yes, 1 have even
reached the point sometimes.
where I felt that 1 would rather
Not live at all than be in such mis-
eA My stomach was in such a
fix that I would almost die with
pain after every meal, and what
little 1 did eat seemed to do me no
good. as I lost weight all the time
and got to where had no strength.
Finally my kidneys and bladder
got all out of order and 1 got right
down on the nat of my back where
I lay for fourteen weeks as help
less as a baby. My back hurt me so
bad day and night that 1 could
hardly stand it. 1t was weeks be-
fore 1 was able to even get out of
the house. I was almost nothing
but a skeleton and never expected
to be well again.
"One day. a friend came to see
me and told me how wonderfully
Tanlac had helped him. knew he
had been in an awful fix and he
was looking so well that I needed
no further argument to convince
me about Tanlac. So l had the
folks get me a bottle and in just
a few days felt new strength and
energy coming to me. soon got
so I could eat like a wolf. just any
thing I wanted, and all my stomach
misery left me. My kidneys and
back improved right along and in
less than five weeks I was able to
go TO work. I have taken eight
bottles of TanIac, now, and haven't
felt SO strong and well in twenty
S>s years. I Just sit right down
now and eat anything and have no
fear of it hurting me, and my kid
neys and bladder never bother me
the least bit. When I first began
on Tanlac, only weighed one hun
dred and twenty pounds. but now
weigh one hundred and sixty-fve,
and my neighbors are constantly
talking about my wonderful re-
Covery. Just give me Taniac and
you may have all the other medi-
cines"
Tanlac is sold in Rock Island at
the Bengston Drug Store.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
SIGNS OF WARNING
SHOULD BE PUT AT
FORTY THIRD HILL
Especial Moline Service)

F. H. Pussy, 412s Eighth avenue,
Moline, is of the opinion tina. warn
ing signs should be placed at the
foot of the Forty-third street hill,
Moline. Mr.. Pusey's machine was
damaged yesterday morning when
his car collided with another ma
chine He declares that signs
should be placed and the corners
be cleared so cars may be seen
approaching in either direction. No
one was hurt in the accident.
Driving down the Forty-third
street hill, slowed the car at the
foot and sounded the horn as I
approached Fifth" he said. 81
saw a car coming from the west
on the right side Of the avenue.
As 1 turned on to the avenue took
the right side. Just then another
car coming from the west attempt
ed to pass the first car, and it
swung so far to the left side that
it caught the rear of my car, throw
ing it over the curbing."
Owner or driver of the other ma
chine is not known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
SHOOTS TWICE
IN ATTEMPT TO
KILL HERSELF
Mrs. Alex N. Carlson is Expected to
Recover From Self-Inhicted
Wounds.

Illness is given as the cause for
the attempt to commit suicide made
by Mrs. DR.. Alex N. Carlson, 4412
Seventh avenue, at 6 o'clock last
night.
Mrs. Carlson shot herself two
times above the heart with a 80
calibre revolver. Her husband,
who was upstairs at the time,
heard the shots and Immediately
called assistance. DR.. A. n. Muel-
Ter attended the patient at st. Ar
thongs hospital. where she was
rushed in a police ambulance. 1t
was last reported that her condi-
ton is improving, and it was not
considered that her life was in ser
ious danger at any time.
Tried to Hit Heart
It is believed that Mrs. Carlson
tried to shoot herself in the heart,
falling in the attempt, as the bull
lets pierced directly above that
organ.
DR.. Carlson is a chiropractic,
practicing in the McKinnie build
ing, Moline. She has been a resi-
dent of Rock Island for some time.
It is estimated that something
like fifteen million dead are in
TERED In the Roman catacombs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
FINAL ACTION
FOR ELECTION
. ON AUGUST 19
Mayor Expresses Opinion That
Bond Issue and Annexation
VIII be Passed.

Final action on an ordinance
calling an election on Aug. 10 for
the issuance Of storm drain extern
sion bonds, in amount of $4,000.
was taken by the city commission
yesterday afternoon in adopting the
measure.
If voted, the bonds will be issued
as proposed last Monday, to be paid
serially within ten years; the first
series of $500 to be retired at the
end of two years from date Of is
sUance, Oct. l, 1919, and the others
in the same amount each year until
all are retired by Oct l, 1890 Each
bond will be valued at $500, with in
terest at per cent.
Work on the east storm drain at
Forty-sixth street will be begun
soon after the election if the Rock
Island voters authorize the project.
The drain will be completed in con-
reetion with Moline. The Moline
Council has already agreed to the
work and will take charge OF its
execution. the cost of approximate
~ $4,000 to be divided equally by
the two cities. The west drain on
Sixteenth avenue was also begun
sometime ago and will be complet-
ed when practicable after the eIec-
ton.
It is also expected by the mayor
and commissioners that the vote
m the annexation of $50 acres in
South Rock Island township wsll
carry. A petition of the property
owners, now on file at the city hall.
includes the names of the majority
OF the residents in the Tlrritory fav-
oring the annexation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22

jectors yesterday were few and
their main objection was to having
owners pay the entire cost of the
$9,493 drain.
This improvement has been be-
fore the council and the board Of
improvements several times An
ordinance covering the project or
dered drawn by the board will
spread the cost of the drain over
ali property to be benefited by the
Improvement.
A project for paving the alley
between Fourth and Fifth avenues
from Fifth to Sixth street was also
confirmed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22

ed only to allow time in arrang-
ing the details of the plan. The
ordinance is expected to be adop-
ted without opposition as was the
case in voting the measure yester-
day.
The boards recommendation for
laying a six-inch water main on
Twenty-fifth avenue, between
Twelfth and Seventeenth streets,
was also considered by the com
mission. An ordinance providing
for the project is expected to be
adopted by the commission with
the alley proposition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
IOWA AGREES TO
HAND DOPE THIEF
TO ROCK ISLAND

Notification has reached Chief of
Police Tom Cox that the governor
of Iowa has consented to deliver
Bert Emmerson. arrested in DaVen-
port, to the Rock Island authorities
for action.
Emmerson has been in the hands
of Davenport police for about
week. He is charged with having
stolen a quantity of morphine from
Hartz & Bahnsen, Wholesale drug
gists, 226-230 Nineteenth street,
Rock Island. It is also claimed
that he sold the goods to dealers
in the tri-cities.
He will be brought to Rock Is
land as soon as official orders are
received in Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
The Most Remarkable
Story YOuHave Ever Read

A Man and Woman-Utter Strangers
Forced to LiUe Together by Circumstance
Without Communication With the Civilized World
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
OFFICIAL BODY
CHANGES RULES
Commission Also Unanimously
Considers Paving Two Alleys
and Laying Water Main.

An amendment to the building
construction ordinance of 1918 was
made by the city commission yes
mendation by Commissioner Frank
WITCH of streets and public i'm
provements.
The amendment only changes the
present regulations in one way.
Foundation rafters of a building
must hereafter be 2xS inches if the
rafter is 16 feet long and 2x10
inches if the piece is "a feet long.
The old regulations required the
dimensions of an eight-foot rafter
to be 2x8 inches and a 16-foot
rafter to be 2x10 inches.
An addition in the amendment to
the old regulations requires that
footings for foundations of one
story buildings must be five inches
thick and II inches wide, and for
two-story buildings six inches
thick, with the same width All
footiugs must be of concrete or
brick, laid in cement.
Consider Paving.
Recommendation of the board of
local improvements for the paving
of two alleys with brick, extending
along one line from Seventeenth to
Nineteenth street, between Fifth
and Sixth avenues, was consid-
cred
The consideration of an ordin-
ance ordering the project was vot-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
PERSONS ARE
GIVEN PERMITS TO
SELL SOFT DRINKS

FIVE persons were authorized to
operate soft drink parlors by the
city commission yesterday after
noon. Licenses were issued to the
following at the places stated:
f. G. Heudemsn, 1101 Twenty
first avenue.
James Bowen. 116 Ninth street.
James Hagen. 1901 Fifth ave-
nue..
P. H. Schwab. 1901 Second ave-
nue.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
BOARD AGREES TO
LAY STORM DRAIN:
A FEW DIRECTORS
Special Moline Service

Z { Special Moline Service
Specifications for a storm drain
on Second street between Railroad
and Sixth avenues were confirmed
by member Of the Moline board of
local Improvements yesterday. OBJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
NOTICE mo CONTRACTORS.

Bids will be received at 2 p. m.
July 25, 1919, for furnishing ma
terial and labor for macadam road
way on the CoIona bridge approach
in Rock Island county. Plans on
file att highway engineers ONCE,
Rock Island, Ill
Road and Bridge Committee,
Rock Island County
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22

AN African
night; q
nOOnEt beach;
big hotel; an or
ehestra playing
the latest one
step; a girl,
heartsick with
the thought Of
what tomorrow
holds for her, ex-
cusing herself
from a waiting
partner and fee
ing t o t h 9
water's edge for
n moment alone.
A tan stranger,
hooded and Cog
gled; an aero
plane ready for
fight; a bronze
native in breech-
clOut standing
by. Take me
with you" says
tn e girl. The
stranger looks
her over apprais-
ingly and with
out a word helps
her into the ma
chine.
Whir whiz
Whir. hiRh into
the air and
straight for the
heart of Africa.
She expects to
be brought back
to convention,
civilization, soci-
ETY. and her nod
ding ehaperon.
He is on his way
home to the jun
gle, and has no
thou ght Of re-
turn.
A circle of high
peaked huts;
black w omen
pounding Eninet;
pickanin1ies at
playa group Of
bronze men UNI
der an acacia
tree, calm, stole!
In the middle of
this kraa al they
make their land
ing-the m an
and the girl,
neither knowing
the others name
and here for
nine unforget-
tabIeweelkS she"
Man In host and
the girl who had
left the dance
for a moment, is
liz -A,k
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10

tiey roald not and Il 20 easy 70. sAtAsr )
following.
The majority Of these radicals who are Civ
ing this country 20 much trouble would b the
last to voluntarily taks the kind Of medicine
they prescribe for others. II they were they
would b back In Russia where the fruits Of
the sort OF champaign they are waging here
are 20 abundant.
It u pity that there Is NO law by which
the anarchisticaily inclined among those who
have q technical claim to American citizenship
may be dealt with a. summarily as the foreign
ers. All those who are unwilling to either put
up with the form Of government we have here
or to submit to the orderly processes by which
it may be changed ought to be segregated 20 that
they can work out their experiments among
themselves. The balance Of us will b per-
fsctly willing for them to reap all the bene-
fts. 30 long ~ they also shoulder all the grief
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
Red Cross Seals.

The Illinois Tuberculosis association is
preparing to launch the biggest educational
campaign and Red Cross Christmas seal drive
in the history Of the Tuberculosis movement
in the United States. It is planned to carry
the double barred Red Cross worldwide
emblem in worldwide fight against tuber-
culosis-into the dark places and take lie and
light to them and to the people who live there.
Communities throughout the state are awak-
ezing to the fact that the greatest change Of
all In the hearts and minds of men and women
is q new conception Of human life, it, relations
and its responsibilities.
The association as a result Of former sue
cessful Red Cross seal drives has been able
to save more than two thousand lives annually
in the state. 1t has organized more than half
million school children as modern health
crusaders, and has Is community nurses at
work. The quota for this years Red Cross
seal drive in Illinois, not including Cook
county. is 100000 seals-1o seals-1o cents
per capita.
Be sure you get yours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
Confusing the Issue.

The issue raised by the mine strike unfor-
tunately il in danger Of being obscured by
others which are entirely irrelevant. In fact,
there seems to be deliberate purpose in some
quarters to maneuver to create that very con-
ditton.
Right Of . small minority to jsopardizs the
interests Of the great majority ~ means Of
enforcing demands in an industrial contro-
versy IL the real question before the country.
Government by Injunction" II merely inciden-
tai Admittedly the Injunction IL as dangerous
q weapon on the one side - the strike II on
the other, but without the slightest doubt pub
lie opinion sanctions its use In the present
emergency. II It should b. later abused that
in turn will feel tho weight Of popular dis-
approval
Labor leaders are making . mistake IN
trying to rally the unions for . general tight
on the Injunction issue. It is to be hoped that
they will see their error In time
1t IL also to be hoped that whatever hap
pens the matter may be kept straight in the
public mind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
Send Them All Somewhere.

More power to the campaign for the round
ing up Of the reds and may they all be shipped
back whence they came, II they. are foreigners.
and II they are not put them on probation
and oblige them to attend classes where the
principles Of the American form Of govern
ment are taught.
!. Most Of the leaders and great many OF
the members, 1t seems, are Russians When
We think of Russian reds We are apt to picture
them as they are caricatured in the newspaper
cartoons--whiskers. boots, q cap and . blouse.
How" We ask ourselves. "can anybody be
deceived by the persuasive powers Of such
specimens?"
Unfortunately the popular conception is not
always borne out by the type Of agitator so
prevalent and 50 Industrious in this country
IN the last few years. For the most part the
leaders are smooth shaver and correctly dress
ed. Their English is good and q great deal
more fluent than the average, and they know
how to meet people and make q good impress
sion. They are foreigners, all right, but not
conspicuously so from the outside, otherwise
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
Household Hints

crisp lettuce with the following
dressing: Two cups Of white corn
syrup. one and one-half cups Of
water, one-half cup Of cornstarch.
Stir to dissolve and then bring
to q boil and cook for five min
utes. Now add: Juice of one lem
on, Juice of two oranges, two we'll
beaten eggs, one-half teaspoon Of
extract Of nutmeg. Beat hard to
mix and then cook for three min
utes. Cool and serve.
= Shrimp and Potato Salad-Pre-
pare the potato salad in the usual
manner. Open three cans of
shrimp anL turn into bowl. Serve
the potato salad in crisp nest of
lettuce and mask with mayonnaise
dressing. Lay the shrimp around
the edge OF the salad and garnisn
with a slice OF hard-boiled egga
Punch-Place in a large pu- h
bowl a piece Of ice and then add.
One small bottle of marachi 10
cherries, two quarts OF grape juit Q,
three pints of water, two oranges
cut into bits, one-half pound of
marshmallows cut into bits. Mix
and then serve.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
A Little Courage Needed.

The house interstate commerce committee
declines to put an anti-strike clause in the
railroad bill. The senate steel strike investi-
eating committee advises compulsory investi-
cation Of labor difficulties, but shrinks at COM
pulsory arbitration. 1t thinks II the facts
are made public sentiment will be sufficient
TO remedy injustice on 'either side. Evidently
congress is not yet ready to deal courageously
and eniciently with the situation.
1t has been made clear enough to the aver
age observer that strikes in certain industries
and under certain conditions are impossible.
Tying up commodities which are absolutely
necessary may be as disastrous as invasion by
the army Of an enemy. Public sentiment is .
powerful thing and in the long run is bound
to win, but 1t may be successfully dehed long
enough to do immense damage.
What this country needs and needs now Is
laws which shall clearly lay down the Limits
Of direct action by both capital and labor where
the public is vitality concerned. Until congress
accepts its responsibility We shall have gov
eminent by Injunction" arbitrary and un-
American As that way of dealing with the
question may be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
AMERICANS ALL.
By Alden Chapman.

NAwsnansr Union,
~. Aftor liver divided lyndon
- ctiv a. halves There Vas it,
"a choice betveen the east side and
.,fhe vest side A to residential oual-
{0c.tions aIthoneh the latter in
ejnded fine husinesa section of the
Sovn
Az = arrange coincidence the 10
~ssi ,sadsr IN the east town vas
~. Nv.ra provne ana the DOM
ssratir~ isdv ~ IN vest was ME-.
1dvard Brown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
Brad'sBit 0 Verse
The Days News.

We scan the headlines of the pa
pers, and all the world seems full
Of capers. We read Of strikes and
agitations. of strifes that stir lip
many nations. of deals and doc
trines and divorces. of troubles,
suicides, remorses. Of pains and
aches and ills and twinges, Of dopes
to cure our rusty hinges. of propa-
ganda bolshevistic,, till We grow sad
and pessimistic. Alas" we sigh,
the times are horrid; with blood
and graft the news is torfid; oh
for the days when We were. youth
ful, when life was brave and bright
and truthful" And yet our hardy
old forefathers were not EXEMPT
from griefs and bothers. They
trimmed their smoky tallow can
dies to read Of wars and fights and
scandals, and said the world was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
Heart @DpHOmo
| 1,!lDrObrQmC
1MRC.ElIZARETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson This is q
problem that confronts not only
myself, but others, both male and
female, as the letters in your col
umn would indicate-that is the
meeting of the opposite sex.
+ l am y and would like to meet
Q lady about IS, who would enjoy
going to the theatre, etc. But this
is not SO easy.
1 have read your advice to go to
church, but after one has worked
all week, it seems good to pick up
. book or current magazine and
read on Sunday. Also. suggesting
to q friend that ! have a retiring
disposition would get me too much
publicity. so to speak.
I would be pleased could you sug-
gest some other way.
PERPLExED.
II you keep your eyes open, sure
ly you can find some young lady
answering your description. Doubt
less there are girls working where
you are-employed who would &C.
cept an invitation to go to the the
atre and who would enjoy your
company. You will find that many
working girls are well read. have
keen intellects and ARE splendid
company.
The wv. C. A. in various cities
Is trying to meet this problem by
holding open house on Sunday aft
ernoon. The young men and WON.
en- Of the city are invited to the lit
tie social gathering and are there
introduced. Such plan is splen-
did and has worked out with great
success. I believe that all Y. w
c. A. centers will eventually adopi
this plan.
You ask too much when you want
me to suggest a new and pleasing
way for you to meet young wom-
an Of your fancy. / have advised
to the best of my ability in men
tioning churches and friends as
mediums Of introduction.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10

senior in high school and I am In
love with boy, but l have loved in
silence. I. thought that I treated
him all right, but for some reason
he is not as friendly as at first. He
treats me all right yet. but not as
I would like to have him.
Do you think that II l would de-
vote myself to some one else that
he would return to me?
LOYALTY.
It would be better to devote
yourself to some one else" because
you will be happier and have less
time to suffer because you cannot
have the young man Of your choice.
Your experience is common to girls
Of your age. You have built an
ideal about the young man and do
not realize that you are in love
with your own dreams.
cannot encourage you to think
that he will come back to you II
you go with some one else. He
may and he may not. Try to for
get him and pick out good quail.
ties that existin your other friends.
Bob: Your two good letters
were received. Both were worthy
Of space in the column, but owing
to the large number Of letters
which come in every day to be an
swered I have not been able to
print what you have written.
My statement about truthfulness
did not have the significance which
you gave It. I have not felt for q
minute that you told an untruth.
Do not worry about my judgment
Of you. 1t IL most favorable.
would like very much to answer
you personally, and II you will send
me your address I will write to you
at once.
1t Is because Of your love for
your mother and your need Of her
now that would like to hear from
you again and help you in every
way 1 can. Your letters will help
me, too. because they are 30 full OF
clean, sound. boyish philosophy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
'TlH5QE DAILY SHORT STORY
spec,al Corresnondeuce Of The Arxus1.

who first added the e. to his name
three centuries ago"
"Bless mel" derided Mrs. Brown,
"our family goes back three cen
turtles beyond that"
So til, rival social leaders con-
tributed each to the income Of a
dismal looking genealogical student
who professed great proficiency in
tracing back family history. Mean
time Edna anu Walton lived the
life Of hopeful contentment and
love, became engaged, and all Lyn-
don wondered K the anticipated
marriage would unite the rival fac
tons or ut least mitigate their rock
bound exclusivsness.
One day Mrs. Browne received
dismal news. The owl-faced an
tiquarian she had employed called
upon her with . scroll containing
10 family tree in skeleton outline and
sheet after sheet Of records.
Mrs. Browne" he announced
you must prepare for . severe
disappointment. You are not con-
nected with the Gloucester Brownies
and your original prosenitor wa
Brown. plain and simple"
But here n the e. 1t the end
Of his name"
"That u true, . notation. Mrs
Browne. The - IN the record ID
q designation. Your Brown was
driven from England and the e
signines 'exiled'."
mo. baronets. thsa!" incurred
the collapsing east side lady.
"None, I fear"
It was Mrs. Browns turn NEXT