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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13
The Automobile Show.

Nothing better in the way Of an automobile
show than that staged this week at the Rock
Island tabernacle under the auspices OF trl-city
dealers has been seen this season anywhere.
Those who have compared them say the Chi
cago show was ahead of It only in size but
fell short in arrangement and decorative eff
fects Practically everything the motorist or
truck owner is interested in is to be found
under the roof of the tabernacle and there Is
enough to justify several visits Of inspection.
The tri-cty automobile show has come
back in good shape 1t has been we'll patron
lied and should prove profitable to the public.
as well as to the dealers. Here's hoping it will
be a permanent institution and that future
exhibitions will also be held in Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13
Whats I'm a Name?
-- BY MILDRED MARSHALL --
tCopyright. 1919. by the Wheeler Syndicate. Incl

reer as the wife Of Napoleon made
her such dramatic figure in French
history that Josephine became the
fayorite name of French damsels,
who sometimes contracted it to
Fifine or Finette. In Switzerland.
the name became, through some
curious contraction, Boppi, and is
still used as such among the peas.
ants.
Josephine was introduced into
England. straight from France and
no effort was made to change it or
place the stamp of the Anglo-SaI.
on upon it. America, taking Il
over, straightway contracted it to
Josie, but Josephine is always CIV
en- in baptism. Josephine is popn'
lar in all Latin countries, except
Spain. which retains Josefa. SWe'
den has a musical Josefna.
Jet, signifying sorrow, is jose
phine's talismanic stone. II worn
| by her, it will drive away the
causes of sorrow. disease and SUI
fering. Thursday is her lucky DAY
and 2 her lucky number. he.
| flower is the snowdrop Of purity,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13

he Is not 20 dense a. to fail to understand the
value Of knowledge Of current events and OF
being decent with people whose help he may
some day need. He long ago discovered that
he could not be law unto himself and get
away with It II he ever is going to really
amount to anything he sees that he will have
to cultivate the favor OF the United States to
the end that he may at least be tolerated, il
not actively supported, and b is too wise TO
torture, kill or exact ransom for Americans
who fall into his hands.
villa may be of bad sort, but he is no
fool and his human traits help to make his
exploits matters of perennial interest II he
we're an American he would be an influential
politician.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13
Villas Capacity.

Francisco Villa never gave more convincing
evidence Of his capacity for leadership than
in his plan OF KIDNAPPING Americans for the
purpose Of getting the news. Driven out Of
s the centers Of population. away from sources
of communication, denied the newspapers, which
he could not read anyway. and forced to asso-
ciate with ignorant and not particularly truth
full people Of his own nationality appreciates
the handicap involved to realization of his
ambitions.
villa may be perfectly willing to live upon
the fruits OF other mems industry exacted at
the point Of pistol, and even to shed large
quantities OF blood when there is no other
convenient way to accomplish his objects, but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13
The Fiume Tangle.

People, especially those accustomed TO act
on common sense promptings instead OF by
impulse, cannot fail to be mystifed over the
situation in Fiume. The drama which has
been unfolded in connection with that city and
its control since the signing Of the armistlce
has revealed more inexplicable situations and
apparent contradictions than anything pro-
ducers dare offer on the stage or the screen
The average newspaper reader is not to be
blamed if he gives up trying to see through
the plot and takes the easier way Of jumping
over every dispatch with the word PUNE
III the headings or the date line.
To even make start in comprehension OF
the Fiume controversy one must know some
thing about Gabrielle dAnnunzio, poet by pro-
fession and temperament and statesman by
present occupation. Here are some facts about
the man gathered by the Associated Press on
the ground and reported in correspondence.
The letter is quoted in full:
"Innumerable pecuiarities constitute the
temperament of Gabrielle dAnnunzio. He is
superstitious to the core and will never sit
down to an ordinary meal unless there are IL
at table He is fastidious in his choice of foods
and will drink only special kind Of Rhine
wine. His favorite dish is scamp, small
crab-fish found only in the Quarnero. He was
a lover of the fish when he lived on the Grand
canal in Venice.
$50 much did he think of the food that he
went on a search Of all that was written about
them and has compiled already studious lee
ture on the subject. The fish resembled in
color the American shrimp but is much larger
and has a taste milder than lobster approx
mating the crab but considerably more tooth
some. 'Scampi' is the favorite seafood in
practically all of the north Adriatic ports
Besides his partially for scamp. d'Annun-
zio is lover of ice cream. He sometimes di-
vides large cake Of it intended for the whole
table, into two halves. He takes one entire
half himself then gives the other half to the
remaining 10 at the table.
THE poets dining room must be done in
| red. The walls must be covered with red
| tapestry and much of the furniture Then
| too. orders are given concerning the colors of
| flowers, morning, noon and night"
! Gather several thousand foot loose and ven.
| turesome men, mostly young from tempera-
| mental Latin race put them under the leader
! ship of such a genius as d'Annunzio and the
stage is set for happenings which pass the un-
! derstanding of common prosaic folk. Small
wonder that the present tangle at Ffume has
| so far resisted the combined efforts Of oul
! best international untanglers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13

makes fine inexpensive luncheon
dish.
Spaghetti Salad-Chop fine two
cups of cooked spaghetti, two cups
of celery or cabbage. two pimentos,
and one small onion Mix with
mayonnaise dressing and serve on
individual plates on lettuce leaves
if possible.
In cooking spaghetti for spaghetti
and cheese, always add enough ex-
ira for this salad for luncheon the
following day.
Maple Nut Cake-Cream one
third cup of shortening and one
cup of light brown sugar, add yolks
Iof two eggs and one cup of milk
and beat well. Sift one and one
half cups of flour. one-quarter tea
spoon salt and two teaspoons bak-
ing powder together and then add
the first mixture. Fold in the beat
en- whites of the eggs, add last one
teaspoon OF vanilla or maple flavor
ing and bake in well creased loaf
pan in moderate oven from thirty
five to forty-five minutes. Cover
top with maple icing and sprinkle
with one cup of chopped nuts (pre-
ferably 5, pecansl while still soft.
Use following recipe for maple
icing:
Maple Icing: Add one-half tea
spoon Of butter to two tablespoons
OF hot milk, then add slowly one
and one-half cups tabout) confec-
toners sugar, to make paste of the
right consistency to spread. Add
one-half teaspoon maple favoring
and spread on top and sides of
cake.
Bean Salad-Take some leftover
baked beans. add to them several
finely diced pickles. a few olives,
just . little onion and some diced
celery. Mix together with favorite
mayonnsise. arrange on salad plat.
with TIM slices Of pickle and serve.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13
Josephine.

Josephine.
The origin of Josephine lies in
Scriptural history. When after
long waiting and hoping, son
was born to Rachel, she nan.sd him
Joseph. the name coming from a
word meaning an addition. because
she hoped that there would be still
another child added to her fam
lily.
The beautiful character of JOS
eph assured him namesakes be-
yond number and in 1921 festival
day was fixed by the pope in honor
of St. Joseph. the husband of the
Blessed Virgin. This spread the
use of his name afar. Spain adopt
ed. calling him Jose Maria. or Pc
pito for the contraction. In this
way, Pepita of Josefa, the femin-
inc form arose.
The daughter of Maria Theresa
was called Maria Josepha and
these names were seldom separat-
ed in France. Italy and Germany.
The famous Empress Josephine
really bore the name of Maria JOS
ephiua Rose. Her u 'ortunate ca
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13

@. What is the oldest language?
A. N. d.
A. The oldest known language
is Sanskrit, the ancient language
of the Hindus; long since obsolete
in vernacular use, but preserved
to the present day as the literary
and sacred language of India. 1t
is a sort of mother language. many
OF those of Europe being largely
based on It.
@. Was q conclusion reached as
to placing the responsibility for
the sinking Of the battleship Maine
in Havana harbor when that YES
sci was finally raised and exam
ined? ]. o. H.
A. The committee which investi-
gated the wreck of the Maine. aft
er it had been raised. confirmed
the first report that the explosion
was caused by mine. The COM
mittee, however. could not fix the
responsibility on any party or par
ties.
@. If a vessel Of water, weigh
ing 100 pounds, is set on a scale.
and a fish weight 10 pounds is put
into the water, where 1t floats with
out touching sides or bottom, is
the weight OF the vessel and its
contents increased? NJ. w.
A. The vessel and its contents
weigh ITO pounds after the fish is
put in. Its weight, through the
medium Of the water, undoubtedly
bears down on the scale.
@. Is Arthur Brisbane. a Jew!
A. e. D.
A Arthur Brisbane was born in
Buffalo of parents Of British de-
scent and not Of Jewish blood.
@. Can you tell me how to make
old-fashioned I've hominy? L. T.
A. Tho following Ia q good reci-
pc: Place rs pounds of white corn
in a lye-proof eontainer and add
enough water to cover the corn to
q depth Of ono inch. Dissolve one
pound Of concentrated lye in a GAL
lon of water and add this solu-
ton. Stir continually with . wood
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13
Health in the Last STAGES.

A fellow certainly has to laugh
at some Of the ideas people badly
infected with the health bug har-
Dor. A favorite one is that tea and
coffee are bad for ones nerves,
stomach or something. l often
think of these people as put away
one or two cups Of the finest coffee
to be found in this world every
morning at breakfast.
Then there is the army OF deep
breathers. These unfortunates must
suffer agonies worrying about get
ting their diaphragms tangled up
with their bread baskets, or inhal-
ing 3 per cent too much ozone. If
there is any one 1 sympathize with
it is the man who practices deep
breathing. Id hate to have his
bug.
Of all infected with the health
bug the chap that sprays his nose
and gargles his throat to protect
himself from disease which is 60
ing around is probably the most
hopeless. He could be weaned
away from his imaginary prophy-
laxis as readily as grandma could
be persuaded that it does Doris no
harm to get her feet wet occasion
ally.
Another sufferer with whom I
might sympathize if it would help
at all is the man or woman that
strives to avoid drafts in his quest
for fresh air. He is related by mar
riage-assuming there is any other
way of being related-with the
geek who ascribes his pains and in
! toxications and infections to damp
ness in the cellar, the bedclothes
or the atmosphere.
Several million credulous souls
who are prevailed upon to brush
their teeth occasionally for the
sake of applying antiseptic chem
icals and aromatic flavors with the
soap would probably not brush
their teeth at all with just plain
soap and water, SO shall say
nothing about them. But our bet
ter educated dentists are saying a
good deal about them, and it isn't
| fiattering to their judgment.
l do symyathize savagely with
those good housewives who still set
vessels of disinfecting solutions
here and there in the belief that
they are thus adding one iota to
the sanitary safety Of the house
hold. Do they expect the disease
germs to gather round the poison
wells and jump in, overwhelmed
with remorse? Do they imagine
that disease germs really Turk"
anywhere, except in the secretions
or discharges from the. invalid?
They do, all right-at least they
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13

en- ladle, until the hull of the corn
begins to loosen. Four off the I've
water, and add cold water; rub the
skins loose from the corn and
float them off. Wash the corn
through several changes of cold
water; place it upon the stove with
plenty of water, a little salt, and
boil for two hours, or until tender.
@. Has the population of Indians
in the United States decreased or
gained during the past half CEN
fury? F. M p
A. 1t is estimated that there are
about $4,000 Indians in this coun-
try at the present time, while the
first Indian census taken in 1870
placed the population at 313.712.
These figures show that Indian
population. despite reports to the
contrary, has made a substantial
net gain.
@. How many airplanes are
there in an American squadron?
NJ E. C.
A. An air squadron of the Unit
ed States army consists Of IS
planes, while there are only IL in
French escadrille. the equivalent
OF our squadron. The enlisted per-
sonnet in French escadrille is
160 and that of an American SQUAD
ron is about 150. This number va
ries slightly in pursuit, obserya-
ton and bombardment squadrons.
@. What did Judas do with the
80 pieces of silver he got for be-
traying Christ? D. 1T.
A. According to Matthew, chap
ter q, verses $40 after Jesus had
been turned over to his captors and
condemned, Judas repented. He
returned to the temple and cast
down the money before the high
priest from whom he had received
1t. He then vert out and hanged
himself. The priest. considering 1t
blood money" would not put II
into the treasury. but bought with
1t q piece Of land. called the pot
ter's field" in which to bury
strangers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13
Today's Events

Today is the 2OOth anniversary
of the birth of Charles de Bonnet,
eminent Swiss naturalist and phi
losopher.
approximately five thousand
acres Of land in the Shoshone,
Wyo., irrigation project. was op-
ened to settlement today.
The Duke of Devonshire, COVER
nor general Of Canada, sailed for
England today to attend the we'd
ding of his daughter, Lady Doro-
thy Cavendish.
Important matters in connection
with American participation in the
coming Olympic games at Ant
werp were decided at a meeting of
the American Olympic committee
in New York city today.
A million tenants of Greater New
York organized to combat rent
profteertng will be the chief aim
OF the Tenants Rights League of
Greater New York, which perfect
ed its organization at a meeting to-
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a
working girl of almost eighteen and
am very unhappy because my par
ents object to my having any boy
friends. / do not go anywhere on
Sunday afternoon or evening and
very seldom have pleasure Of any
kind.
Don't you think that a girl Of my
age should have boy friends?
A FRIEND.
Certainly you should have boy
friends. Your parents are wrong in
forbidding this since you have be-
come of age. They would be wiser
to encourage desirable young people
to come to the house. If they CO
operated with you you would be
more apt to confide in them and
rely upon their judgment in the
matter Of selecting friends.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have
been going with dear girl for
about fourteen months, and have
been engaged to her three months.
This girls home Is in a distant
town and about two months ago l
found in her possession a letter
from a man whom she says she has
known for three or four years. The
letter contained some very map
propriate language. 1t had been
received about three weeks before
1 knew it.
I kindly asked her to answer this
letter and ask the man not to write
her any more, as / did not feel that
l wanted her to receive such let
tiers as long as I was engaged to
her. Her answer was that she had
received three other letters besides
this one and one after the partic-
ular one in mention. She said she
did not care what this fellow wrote
to her and that she only tore the
other three up without showing
them to me.
pleaded with her 10 drop this
fellow by letting him know by let
ter, but this she declined to do,
saying that she did not care for
him and that it was unnecessary to
do so.
Another thing that bothers mo Is
that she cries every time his name
Is mentioned in her presence. l
old her ! was going 70 have this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13
Today's Anniversaries

1S13-Sweden Joined the grand
alliance against Napoleon.
1S45-John Frederick Daniel
chemist and physicist, who in
PRODUCED gas lighting in many
European cities, died in Lon
don. Born there March -.
1909.
1S54-Names Of Sir John Franklin
his officers and crew removed
from the British navy list.
there being no hope any longer
Of their being alive.
18S2-Thousands Of lives lost in an
earthquake in Costa RIGA.
1SS6-England observed q day of
mourning for the loss OF Cen
erAl Gordon,
1SS9CEmma Games, thu American
prima donna, made her first
Dearance In opera in Paris.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13
TRAVELETTE
By Niksah.
EAST COAST OF FLORIDA.
By Niksah.

By Niksah.
The eastern coastal country of
Florida is the --LATEST, the sandiest
and the cleanest looking country
in the world. 1t is made of white
sand, and when you come to it
from grimy northern cities, it
makes the impression Of having
been freshly laundered.
You would not think anything
would grow in this pure white sand
II you were shown just heap of
1t, but-as a matter of fact, almost
anything will grow in it if prop
erly fortified. AS Floridian in
formed me. The Lord gave Flor
ida mighty light soil. but he also
gave her all the fertilizer she
needed" He referred to the fact
that both lime and phosphate are
abundant in the state.
The things that grow naturally
in this soil are pine trees and
scrub palmetto. You ride through
miles and miles of pretty open
pine forests with a white sandy
floor decorated with little palmetto
plants. Herds of cattle are seen
here and there. Once in a while
you come to a few orange groves
and then little station with
orange boxes piled on the platform
and oranges spilled all around.
Everywhere this fat wood land is
cut by fine macadam roads over
which white and black citizens are
seen travelling in flivvers and also
very largely on bicycles. You can
go all over Florida on bicycle, and
the Floridians do not neglect this
means Of transportation.
Florida has great industrial
possibilities. but 1t is above all an
ideal land In which to Loaf and 20
fishing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER
Coffee and Cocoa

Children, s, 10, IL, take coco. =.
breakfast every morning Som.
psychologists say it is harmful ~
it? Wife has headache II she dos..s
take coffee at breakfast. nr,,t.
coffee three times a day. Harmful,
J.C.H
Answer-In my Judgment N,
nerve stimulation and kidney s,,,,
ulation of the theobromin prass,,
in cocoa or chocolate is not snoa
for children. ! think childres
should take milk as the whplesoms
beverage, and perhaps cocoa an.
the age Of 10. AS a rule a cum !,
coffee or two at breakfast is ratbs.
beneficial for adults. though in car.
tain conditions the stimulation i,
undesirable. Coffee three tines
day is certainly injurious. A litls
meat is good for most Of US; ton
much meat does us harm.
- House Plants.
I had the flu in the winter And
typhoid fever twice in the last ls
years. l seem all right. but nv
strength is poor. My wife keen,
many house plants, and two neigh.
bors say that is why I gain strength
so slowly after an illness. Wouli
like your advce on the matter.
DO.
Answer-As a general rule ,bs
pronunciamentos Of the neighbors
are excellent. as humoT. The plants
tend rather to improve the air in
the house, first by giving of oSv.
gen to the air, and second by IN.
creasing the moisture in the air
both desirable from the heath
viewpoint.
Afterglow Of Twilight
Please tell me whether the "tv,-
light sleep" method is safe and all
right. T. W.T..
Answer-It is neither, in nv
Judgment. So far as | know this
morphine scopolamine hypodeulc
injection method Of inducing stupcr
is not employed in this country am
more save in cases where safer an
esthetics cannot be used for soma
reason.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13

BIZ THE SAGR OF TIE SDBWALK

JUST so.
When everything goes crooked
And seems inclined to rile,
Don't kick, nor fuss, nor fldget
Just--you-smile!
It's hard to learn the lesson,
But learn it II you'd win;
When people tease and poster.
Just-you-grin!
When someone tries to do" you
By taking more than half.
Be patient, firm and pleasant;
Just-you--laugh!
But II you find you're stuffy
(Sometimes of course you Wild
And cannot smile nor grin nor laugh.
Just-keep-still! ANON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13

International affairs must be badly tangled,
indeed. when they invoke the Austrian law in
the name of the king OF Italy to grant a di-
vorce in a city which belongs to neither coun-
try. Divorce seems to be about as successful
as love in getting past the barriers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13

II there were any shortcomings in the board
for vocational training Of soldiers they Ger
tainly cannot be laid upon the shoulders OF the
publicity department. That has been hitting
on all four right along.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13
Again .sviewing With Alarm"

Poor downtrodden man is once more the
cause of deem concern This time it is DR.. Hick-
son who has been viewing with alarm" "The
women" affirms he, shave secured the drop on
the men in this country. and the effemination
Of man is already noticeable"
Strange we hadn't noticed r. Barring a
few sissies which for the sake OF variety and
contrast are indispensable, we consider most
of orr men are MEN. DR.. Hickson has even
said that we "ape woman in the matter Of
clothes" How unkind We have never affect
ed any of those clinging styles and textiles,
nor INDUCED in summer furs Aside from an
occasional change in waist line we're what you
might call conservative when it comes to
clothes. "Aping the woman Who ever heard.
we wonder, of men wearing smocks and hug
me-tights?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13
Household Hints
Menu Hint.

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.
shredded Wheat Biscuit with Sliced
Bananas-Top Milk
Corn Meal Mush fried crisp)
Corn Syrup
Crisp Bacon Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Ham SuccotAsh Spaghetti Salad
Brown Bread Butter
Plain Cookies Coffee
DINNER.
Cream Of Pea Soup Cleft overs)
Pot Roast of Beef
Potatoes Brown Gravy
stunned Carrots Corn Salad
Bread Butter
Plum Preserves Pears
Maple Nut Cake Coffee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13
HEALTH TAl K8'
BY WILLIAM ..,6lRA RAJ! 10

waste q lot of perfectly good n.
infectants in this manner. w.
can't sympathize with ~,
who ask a doctor to give H. 49,
we'll balanced diet. not for ans AM ! !
dividual with his particular en-, u
ton known to the doctor, but ~.
for an average individual =. SS
nothing in particular the n,,..s
save that he is in the last sta,.. !.
health. wouldn't balance nv ~, :
diet, not while good appetizins =.
tuals are placed before ma "'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13

There may be mystery about the "malady"
which is causing prisoners in the Dannamora.
n. Y. jail to lose their sight, but there is some
thing strangely familiar about the symptoms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13

Mexico probably refused permission to
American oil companies to carry their money
back and forth in the fear that it might be
Tecklessly dropped enroute and hurt somebody.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13
SATURDAY, MARCH H. 1890.

II information is all Francisco villa wants
n wouldn't be hard to suggest number OF
people who would make good material for
kidnaping