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Evening star., 1921-04-25
WAR COUNCIL TO MEET.
French Generals to Assemble Under
Millerand Chair1nanship.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. April 25-The French su-
preme war council. comprising Mar
shals Foeh, Joffre and Petain, and
Gems. Buat. Weygand and Degoutte.
will meet this afternoon in the EIy-
see Palace under the chairmanshjp
of President Milerand
A cabinet council which was "a
take place today in the ministry of
justice under the presidency of M.
Bonnevay, minister Of justice, was
Cancelled. but all the ministers will
meet at the Elysee Palace at $3.50
of NJ. MiileraHd. Premier BRAND will
be present at this meeting, the post
ponement of the cabinet council hay-
ing been made on his request, sent
from Lympne.
Evening star., 1921-04-25
LABOR EXPERTS URGED.
Secretary Davis Wants Thirty-Five
Mon for Bureau of Cancellation.

Appointment of ten experts in vari-
Gus Industries and phases of labor to
the bureau of conciliation of the De-
partment Of Labor. at salaries of
$10,0e0 a year. and twenty-five others
on $4,000 salaries was urged in a
Such body of experts not only could
handle expertly any labor difffculty
that they might be called upon to
conciliate. but they could by speeches
and other means of public education
bring about great saving by pre-
venting strikes and other labor diff
ficuIties.
The present tonciliators of the De-
partment Of Labor are employed on
u Aer@diem basis.
Evening star., 1921-04-25
FIRE I'M NEWSPAPER PLANT.

NEW ORLEANS. April 25.-Fire
which started from a defective fuse
on the fifth floor of the Daily States
building caused considerable damage
to the circulation and engraving de
pArtments. and it wa expected IT,
would prevent pubiicatfen of several
S1 buiidine is IS located p in thsfheart of the hs
business section. on Canh y st--xA
Evening star., 1921-04-25
400 U. S. Enlisted Men,
Including Forty Sick,
Coming from, COblen5

ANTWERP. April 2J.-FOur
hundred enlisted men from
COblenz. returning home aS
casUais, or for discharge, re-
enlistment or other disposition,
left here today on the trans
port SOmme. They are COM
naanded by Mai. Francis L.
Armstrong.
Forty of the men ARE pa
tients evacuated from hospitals
at COblenz to hospitals in the
United States. Most of them
will go to the Walter Reed Cen
eral Hospital at Washington.
Twenty others are prisoners
bound for LeavenwOrth, Kan.
Evening star., 1921-04-25
LEAVES ADRIATIC SERVICE
Flagship Olympia on Way Home
With American Commander.

VENICE. April 25.-The American
cruiser Olympia, flagship of. Ameri-
can naval units in the Adriatic, left
Venice for Spalato on Saturday.
Later she will go to Naples and then
return to America, definitely leaving
the Adriatic service.
Rear Admiral Philip Andrews, COM
mander of American forces in the
Adriatic, left on board the Olympia,
but will return to this city for mem
bers of his family who have been
staxinE here. -.
Evening star., 1921-04-25
COALlTlON-LIBERAL WINS.
Reelected to British Commons. De.
feating Labor Candidate.

BEDFORD. England. April s5.-
Frederick G. Kellaway. coaii,ion-Iib-
eral. has been reelected to the house
of commons for the Bedford division
of Bedfordshire over F. F.. Ri!ey
labor, it was announced today. The
vote was: Kellaway, 1887; Riley.
9,73l.
The election was necessitat,sd BY
Mr.. Kellaway's recent elevation TO
Eh4~Yo6tmaSkaS Generaiship.
Evening star., 1921-04-25
WILL PLAN MISSION WORK.

HAMPTON. Va, April 25.-Tbs
"n;nan's Missionary Society Of the
Virginia Methodist conference opened
iis annual session here with about
- delegates in attendance Plans
f"- Increasing missionary work in for
:" lands Will De one of the princi-
pa topics for discussion.
Evening star., 1921-04-25

In IN ciec: ion III H'afsonviile. Calf,
sig Of lhe A6QQ Registered Yotera cast
Evening star., 1921-04-25
GERMANS OFFER TO
PAY 100000, ,OO0, 600
MARKS IN u. S. NOTE

Continued from First Page.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-10

nasy ysass bseoes ny one county Vim snjcy
IL ssessaa bsnsnts. II thoss ~ ths present
gessratioa sxpsct to share in the PLEASURES Of
improved highways throughout ROCK isiand
c1unty tAsy win ~ Obliged 70 msks = start on
their own initiative.
A conmittse Il the board Of supervisors
has goss extensively into the methods By which
cuuntry roads may Be supplied through special
taxation. TIE bill can b. extended over long
period Of years, %, that the cost to the ind1-
vIdusl IL 90 small annually that it viii mot DO
seriously felt The expense will be carried
TAR enough in the future 80 that coming gen.
erations will share alike in the benefits and
the costs.
The Argus hopes that the county board
will decide to submit both sthe county jail
and roadbuilding propositions to the voters
Of the county for approval 1t is believed that
with intelligent discussion the majority OF the
taxpayers win easily be convinced of the deslr-
ability Of giving their support to both of them.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-10
Jail and Good Roads.

The Rock Island county board Of SUPER
vtsors. which has convened in March session.
- considering two propositions for the raising
OF funds by special tax levies. One is for the
purpose Of completing the county Jail and the
ether for the construction Of county roads in.
dependent of state aid. a plan that has been
followed in other localities throughout Illinois
TIE incompleted condition Of the county Jail
is due to an unfortunate controversy, the board
having expended about half Of the Jail appro-
priation in legal fight over the location Of
the building. But it must be finished some
time. and there is nothing to be gained by
delaying tho work. Tho taxpayers must pro-
vide the money. and there is little likelihood
that they would In any considerable numbers
,vcts against . small levy to raise. the neces-
sary funds.
In the matter Of bettsr county roads, the
people Of the city ami country districts are
mutually interested. Tho state has an ambi-
tiouc roadbuilding program. but in spreading
= over the whole connoavealth Il Will be
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-10

@. What ID the origin or mean
ing of the expression "Bedlam let
loose? NJ. v. r.
A. "Bedlam" Is the popular
name for the hospital Of St. Mary
of Bethlehem, a London insane
asylum. This is now we'll
equipped, we'll conducted hospital,
but in former times. the inmates
were exhibited to the public, and
the convalescent patients were sent
on the streets to beg, in order to
provide funds sufficient for the
needs Of the Institution. This sure
ly must have been "Bedlem let
loose"
@. Please give me the date Of
the construction of an old toll road
from Philadelphia to Harrisburg
and on west? J. C. B.
A. The road you have in mind
was called the old Lancaster Turn
pike; 1t was started in 1892 by the
Lancaster Turnpike company; was
completed In 1894. l. e., completed
as far as Harrisburg or thereabOut
This work covered 81 miles. The
road was continued from there
west to Pittsburgh. The final date
Of completion is unknown. This
Lancaster turnpike Is the Oldest
toll road In the United States.
@. When was Q civil service
commission first appointed, and
how long did 1t last? F. J. l..
A. In 1871 congress included q
clause in the general appropriation
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-10
Equal Pay Envelope.

Thomas W. Lamont, one Of the group Of
Morgan nnanciers." points to the uneven dis
tIibution Of taxes. He says that, for 1917 in
comes. only one and one-half per cent Of the
population paid taxes. The other sSh per
cent lodged the tax. including the children.
the poor. the non-taxables. and those who
should have. but didn't pay.
Not evenly distributed. is it? But the dis
tribution among the fortunate, or shall we
say, the tax-unfortunate-is still more un-
even. About 9S per cent Of this one and one
half per cent, according to Lamont, paid 26h
per cent of the total individual income taxes,
while the balance-only two per cent-paid
7$h per cent of the taxes Three ten-thou-
sandths Of the population paid almost three
fourths Of the income tax. Lamont insists
the cost of government But on the other
hand, a student Of economics points out that
the fault really lies in the uneven distribution
Of incqms. He. too. agrees that the few pay
too much taxes. But he has a remedy entirely
different from the one suggested by Lamont.
He would even up the distribution Of incomes,
which. he asserts. would even up the distribu-
tton of income taxes. It would, Of course!
But bow! Last fall several small boys came
upon the nutting season Some OF the more
euterprising finished the season with large col
lestions Of walnuts. Others had fewer; some
haa none. This Is how it happened: Some Of
the boys liked out to the woods every Satur-
day. staid long and worked hard, hauling back
the days returns. Others spent more Satur-
days at football. flying kites. and attending
movies. Some didn5t work as hard climbing
trees. nor carrying home filled bags. And
some few took advantage of their superior
trading abilities, even to the point of sharp
dealing, to acquire more walnuts than they
had knocked of the trees. But the point is,
they got them And the boys who went to
football games and the movies didn't get them.
Nor did the boys who thought it too hard to
climb trees all day, and carry heavy loads.
Now then, would it have been right to have
divided the walnuts at the close Of the season
60 that each boy had an even share? Would
that have encouraged nutting parties next
October? Suppose there had been a tax on
walnuts. 10 per cent for example The boys
who collected the most would have had to
have paid the largest tax. And those who got
no walnuts would have escaped taxation, Ell?
Would that have encouraged nutting expedi-
I tons in the future? Still, you must admit, it
| Is difficult to collect walnuts from a bow who
hasn't any; Just as hard as it is to collect a
money tax from the mcneyless. The solution
lies in inspiring each boy with the same ambi-
ton to collect walnuts, to work as hard, to
work as long. and as intelligently. 1t isn't an
easy problem.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-10
The Moline Mayoralty.

Tbs voters Of Moline are to be congratu-
lated for having renominated Charles p Skim
ner for the mayoralty at the primaries held
there Tuesday Of this week. Mr.. Skinner ia
enc Of tho representative men Of Moline. His
administration has been successful one and
generally satisfactory to the people of the city.
J. A. Swanson, First ward alderman, was his
primary opponent. basing his appeal for sup
port on attack Of the Skinner policy Of franz
Ing council legislation at council committee Of
the whole meetings. Mayor Skinner in answer.
s&id there was nothing secret about the COM
mittee sessions. and that they were held
wholly In the interest Of the expeditions con-
duct of the municipalities business. Evident
~ the voters had faith in the defense of the
mayor. for they gave him primary margin
Skinner may be reelected without opposition,
as only the Republican party had candidates
before the primary. unless Alderman Swanson
determines to enter the field as an Independent.
Moline Is administered under the alder
manic plan of government, having discarded
the commission form after trial OF four
years. Under the aldermanic plan the mayor
h not supposed to devote his entire time to
his ONCE. - no is obliged to do under the
commission form. Mr.. Skinner has other in
tcrests than the mayoralty to occupy him, but
he gives enough time to his public duties to
involve . financial sacrifice to him. However,
be 10 . loyal Moliner and is willing to serve
In the interest Of the common good. 1t is IN
derftood that Mr., Skinner was Indifferent to-
ward reelection to the mayoralty, but that
he consented to take another nomination after
he had been prevailed upon to do so by his
fr;endS
Under all Of the circumstances, Moline Is
fnrtunate in having a man Of Mr.. SINNERS
typo willing to accept the mayorslty. There
II little glory, petty salary and no inconsid-
erable grief attaching to the Office and the
average man who nlls the place does so at
great sacrifice.
The people Of Moline in the event he has
opposition. win make mistake IL they fail
T. reflect Mayor Skinner BY handsome
majority.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-10
With Other Editors

Chicago Herald and Examiner).

Floyd E. Thompson, whose denomination
and reelection as justice of the state SUI
preme court from the Fourth district are be-
ing urged independently of party lines has
upset more than one time-worn tradition.
Justice Thompson, for one thing, has shat
tered the hoary tradition that young men
Should not aspire to the supreme court or
bench. When The Herald and Examiner and
The Evening American first urged Mr.. Thomn-
sons elevation to the supreme court, strictly
On merit. We were roundly berated by some
conservatives of the bench and bar So far
from regretting that they elected Justice
Thompson, q comparatively young lawyer, to
one Of the highest judicial positions in the
state. the people will now probably renomi-
nate and reflect him without serious oppo-
sition-
This newspaper indorses the suggestion of
some Republican newspapers that Justice
Thompson's reelection to the supreme court
should be independently and without party
opposition. The personal politics Of any su-
rreme court justice is trivial matter. II he
is worth rejecting he will have proved by
his record on the bench that his political lean
ings do not influence his decisions
That describes Justice Thompson. Some
Of the highest tributes as to his qualifications
as member Of the supreme court come from
his associates on that bench, including such
veterans Is Presiding Justice Cartwright.
theoretically. We still pick our supreme
court justices by old-fashioned party nomina-
ton methods. But when we get man of
Justice Thompson's caliber on that important
and dignined tribunal it is the part of wisdom
to keep him on the bench by dispensing with
= party contest Justice Thompson has earned
his non-partisan tribute by brilliant record
OF services to all the people Of the state
Tho Herald and Examiners original Sud
Fort Of Justice Thompson for place on the
supreme court bench has been more than vim
dicated A virile and broad-minded jurist,
whose knowledge Of the law is supplemented
BY intense loyalty to the states welfare and
the well-being Of its people. is too valuable
to Fave his future services jeopardized in the
p1SlouS- Of paxty poltticA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-10
Liver for Growth.


Stopping to water the Liz ct the
Caledonia (N.Y.) state fish hatcn-
cry, we were fortunate enough to
see how the experts raise brook
trout and other fish for stocking
the waters of New York. There
were pools for fish Of. all. ages and
classes, from unmatched spawn to
veritable old ancestors. Experience
had taught the experts that the best
Of feeds for the very young fish is
liver, fresh animal liver finely
chopped and fed at frequent inter-
walls through the day. 1t is wonder
full to see how rapidly the fish grow
on this food.
Once on time the butcher man
used to give away liver for the
asking, if you had the nerve to ask
for 1t. To go into a butcher shop
in those halcyon days and shame
facedly ask IL there was any liver
available was almost as diflicult as
it is today to ask your butcher If
he has any scraps, and still not
show the man your dog. Liver,
then classed with sweatbreads, kid
neys and suchlike refuse, contained
Q lot Of purin, that heterogeneous ma
torial from which uric acid 10 de-
rived. and therefore was not a safe
thing to eat Well, maybe not for
the overfed and underventilated
folks Of those days. uric acid" is
no longer deemed a poison except
by medicine makers with alleged
eliminators to sell. Even the butch
er today exacts a round price for
liver. as. Of course, he always
should have done. A pound of liv-
er-well, let US not be too hard on
good old round steak; suffice to
say that pound of liver can look
two pounds Of steak in the face
without the culver of lid. What
a ninny the butcher was to fall for
the patent medicine bunk about
uric acid. Ell?
There are other things than uric
acid in liver. Vitamins galore. both
water-soluble and fat-soluble vita
Minis. The protein or heterogeneous
material Of liver is quite as good in
quality. biologically, as that of 9TH
er meats; that is to say, the char
acter Of the protein is we'll suited
to the requirements Of nutrition.
i Thefe is an eye disease known
as xerophthalmfa, sore eyes ICON
junctiveitis) with great dryness OF
the eyeball and lack of the normal
luster, which is cured by the liber-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-10
The Daily Short Story

and then decided to dispatch her
baggage to the station by one of
the small boys who were lowering
around the college gates, as then
she might walk to the train and
be Independent of the vagaries Of
taxi or trolley.
The 4 o'clock train was several
moments late and as 1t stopped at
every station it had lost half an
hour by the time it reached the
junction. Here Nelly Cuthbert, a
friend of Maisie's, who attended a
neighboring college. entered the
car accompanied by a very tall
young man.
Fancy our plight If we happen
to miss connections at Plainfield,"
commented Nellie, after she had
introduced Robert Oldfield and they
had arranged the seats so that they
could talk together.
The little back railroad which
these students from three different
colleges had to take because of 2
o'clock classes was chiefly used for
freight and the occasional passen-
ger trains gave way to the more
important traffic.
Il know there we're Is cars in
that last freight we waited for"
sighed Maisie.
Next station, Plainfield," shout
ed the brakeman.
Thank fortune" was the excla-
nation of; Robert Oldfield who be-
gan to collect the baggage.
All three descended to the plat
form, looking anxiously at the
empty lines Of track running at
right angles to their departing
train. After the station master had
confirmed their fears they debated
in rather scared tones as to the
next thing to be done. Robert and
Nelly had never travelled on this
line before, but Maisie had had one
previous experience, so she knew
there was an electric branch run
ming once an hour as far as Taft
vile, within seven miles of her
home. 1t was now half-past seven,
and Maisie thought with a grim
ace of her lie to the dean about not
! reaching home before Ii.
1t was after quarter-past eight
when the tiny "dinky" train stopped
at the station and left them by
| Q o'clock at Taftville, where they
telephoned for a conveyance to
carry them over to Powell where
Maisie lived. Both Robert and
Nelly lived 10 miles beyond Powell
and, as there had been so much
difficulty in securing a machine, it
seemed wiser for them both to
spend the night at Maisie's home,
especially when they were so cor
daily welcomed by Maisie's moth
er.
Eighteen years later Mais:e and
Robert attended the 18th reunion
Of their college classes. taking
with them Robert, junior, who was
then to have his first glimpse of
his future Alma Mater.
Suppose We change our minds"
said Robert, land stay over for our
class meetings. We can take the
! little back road home. Somehow
have a fondness for the railroad. !"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-10
III AIIH WlX KS
~ WILLIAM +. BRADY np.

nj use of such foods ~ fresh liver
of chicken, pig. beef. or other AMI
NAL in the diet.
Young animals do not grow nor
mally or remain healthy II restrict
ed to such meat as beef. They
must have vitamins, and there Is no
better way to supply vitamins than
in the form Of liver, kidney. sweet
breads. and the like. Glandular
tissues, and the fat in and about
the glands, are rich in vitamins;
whereas the muscle tissues or flesh
Of the same animal are poor in
vitamins. The marrow of bone is Of
the greatest value for the young
growing animal. Children are ami
mails. Any child old enough to have
teeth is old enough to gnaw on a
bone and such therefrom the sweet
marrow.
Cod liver oil (the fat expressed
from the liver of the cod) contains
vitamins, which is one reason why
it is often good medicine.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Dimensions Of . Boy.
Kindly let me know through your
column how much a boy Of Is years
should weigh and what should be
his height, (B. ]. M
Answer-The average figures are
liz pounds and 62h inches. though
a great many boys beat the aver
age.
Innocent Syphilis.
What do you mean by some in
nocent people have syphilis" (R.
81
Answer-Many children are born
with syphilis, the contribution OF
a parent. Many wives are infected
with syphilis by their husbands
who have settled down after hav-
ing sowed their wild oats" Many
foolish girls have been inoculated
with syphilis through kissing. the
primary sore or chancre appearing
about the lips. Uncleanly men are
occasionally inoculated innocently
by smoking the pipe of another
man. Dentists. nurses and physi-
clans are occasionally inoculated
about the fingers by treating per-
sons who have syphilis. There is
a great deal Of syphilis innocently
acquired, although nine-tenths OF
it is acquired through immortality.
II there are ten million capabilities
in the United States, as some CON-
petent authorities maintain. prob
ably a million of them are innocent
victims.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-10

bill authorizing the president "
prescribe rules for admission "
civil service and to appoint COM
mission for that purpose. Pres,
dent Grant appointed the hrst ci.n
service commission with Georss
William Curtis as chairman. In aH
operated until the winter OF 1910,
when congress omitted the annus.
appropriation for the working u
the system, and the president sus,
pended the operation Of the CIVIL
service rules.
@. In ancient times, what was
the orchestra in theatre! u. N
A. In the Greek theatres, the OF
chestra was the place allotted "
the chorus Of dancers.
@. Can q person have smallpox
twice? H. D. A.
A. The public health service
says that there have been few 10,
stances in which persons have ns'
smallpox twice.
@. Is there a precious or seu'
precious stone known as Sara!
A. A. =
A. The sard is q variety OF enai.
cedony that differs from carnei'sn
by its deep red color. 1t wa
highly priced by the ancients VIM
used it as a gem. 1t was creon.
ed with numerous virtues BY inc
early writers-by some 1t va
claimed to confer on its weare,
"a cheerful heart and courage. sn'
protected him from VitchcraN
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-10

The new secretary Of labor was at his
o1ics in Washington yesterday morning at
7:3a. He vas the hrst one on the job The
elevator operators were asleep at their posts
auG the secretary was Obliged to walk seven
fights Of stairs to reach his desk. An admir-
able start, indeed, but the secretary will soon
mcnd his ways, as others similarly ambitious
Rave done
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-10

II A South Dakota youth, after imbibing an
overdose Of homemade liquor. went on ram
1nasa and before he WAS restrained had killed
"a Aorsea WHISKY was bad enough when it
pxas manufactured by experts, but when It IL
made BY amateurs there is no telling what
effect II will produce upon the consumer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-10
HURT IN CRASH.

Winnetka, ILL.,, March 10.-Clark
Northrop. q, police magistrate and
prominent realtor, was seriously
injured when his automobile turn
ed complete somersault yesterday
and crushed him as he swerved into
the curbstone at Sheridan road and
Central avenue, Wilmette. in an eff
fort to avert a collision with an
other machine.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-10
FRENCH WHEAT.

Washington. March 10.-The to-
tai area sown to wheat in France
is 100000 acres. an increase Of
SIS per cent over last year and SO
per cent over . dve-year average.