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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-29

united ana immediate action to pro-
tect all nations from anarchists and to
rid all governments of their attacks
should be taken as the direct result of
the recent bomb throwing in Madrid is
the belief of DR.. Walker Kempster of
Milwaukee, who thinks the adoption of
some practical plan to root out an
archy in the United States and in Eu
ropean countries is one OF the most
urgent needs of the present time. says
a special dispatch from Milwaukee to
the st. Louis Post-Dispatch. DR.. Kemp
ster has given much thought to the
subject, and he has plan which he be-
lieyes would prove entirely practicable
and effective.
According to this plan, the secretary
of state of the United States should
Immediately demand the appointment
of a commissioner to meet with COM
missioners to be appointed by other
nations, such as England. France and
Germany. The cooperation of all ma
lions whose safety is threatened IL the
presence of anarchists should be asked,
and at a meeting of the international
commission steps should be taken for
the purchase of an island to which all
anarchists from all nations should be
banished. This island, DR.. KempSter
believes. should be located in a healthy,
pleasant location, with conditions ia
vorable to the support of human life.
An international guard should be
maintained to see that the anarchists
thus banished do not escape, do not
send out any of their anarchistic ideas
to the outside world and do not receive
help from the outside.
The plan is substantially the same as
the one which the Wisconsin COM
mandery of the Loyal Legion, at the
suggestion of DIR. Kempster, recon-
mended for adoption at the time of
President McKinley's assassination.
Although nothing was said publicly
about the plan, it was submitted to
other Communicates of the Loyal Le-
gion, and almost without exception
they Endorsed it and sent petitions to
congress asking that the necessary &C
ton for the calling of such an interna-
tional commission be taken. The plan
was submitted to Senator SpoOner and
is said to have received his approval.
This fiendish outbreak in Madrid
ought to be taken by people the world
over as a call to action" says DIR.
Kempster. When President Mckinley
was assassinated resolutions by the hun
dreds were passed. Every one passed
resolutions against the anarchists, and
feeling was at fever heat. Within two
weeks after his death the whole thing
WAS forgotten. At that time 1 suggest
ed the plan of having an international
island. to which anarchists should be
banished, to our Loyal Legion. Other
members agreed with me that the plan
was entirely feasible and would prove
q practical solution of the problem con-
fronting us. We sent the plan to other
communicates, and large number Of
them Joined Ms in sending QeHtion To
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-29

con gress, submitting the plan and ask
ing action on it. Previously 1 had sub
mitted the plan to Senator Spooner,
and he had given ii his Endorsement.
"All those petitions were shelved.
The feeling aroused against the an
archists died out in few days. but an
archy has been going on, growing bold
eg and holder. A few days ago We
were shocked at the bomb throwing in
Spain, and Immediately following it
two of the leading anarchists in this
country came into Milwaukee and
preached their dangerous doctrines alb
sOlutely undisturbed. The anarchists are
allowed to go on plotting. murder-for
anarchists are murderers per seville
we stand silently by.
I'VE have reasonable evidence that
there is an anarchistic plot against
President Roosevelt. We know there
was one against President Mckinley.
who was shot down by a disciple of
this same Emma Goldman who comes
to Milwaukee openly and boldly, yet
we take no steps to check the growing
danger.
"When the police cleaned out that
was done? The members of the band
were scattered and sent out to spread
their dangerous doctrine in other parts
of the country. Some of them came to
Wisconsin, and some went to other
states. Unless something is done to
check the growth of anarchy we shall
see a return to lynch law. 1t would
not have taken much to have inhamed
citizens with the lynching spirit at the
time of President McKinley's assassi-
nation.
1.-The adoption of some practical plan.
then, is necessary. Unfortunately we
do not hang for anarchy. There can
be no possible objection. however. TO
putting them all on an island together
and let them work out their own sal
walton or destruction. 1 am convinced
that the plan is practical one. All it
needs is some one to give it the start"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-29

~ HARLES NJ. JACOBS found New
II York city located on an island.
~ He bored a number of holes un-
der the rivers that surround it,
and today 1t is situated on an island no
more One can now walk dry shod
from the Jersey shore to Gotham-that
is, If those in charge of the completed
tunnels will let him.. In the not dis
fant future he can go by rail from Jer-
sey City to the middle of Manhattan.
In few years he can take train in
Chicago and never change cars until
he lands in Brooklyn, having passed
under the Hudson river, under the
city of New York and under the East
river in the journey. All this will have
been made possible by Mr.. Jacobs.
When Napoleon wanted to march his
army into Italy and some one objected
that it would be impossible because Of
the Alps the little Corsican said crisply
and swiftly, There shall be no Alps"
1t is not related that Engineer Jacobs,
when confronted by the problem of
running a railroad from the west into
the American metropolis. said, There
shall be no North river He is not
acted it if he did not say it.
Jacobs is a human ground mole If
he lives long enough he will have
through our chief city system of sub
terranean and subaqueous passage
ways as thick as those of a real mole
through a garden plot Already he
has six tunnels completed or under
way beneath the North river. OF all
these he is in direct charge He has
completed one under the East river
and is consulting engineer on four
more. For two other tubes beneath
the East river, those at the Battery, he
made the original surveys. In addi-
ton he had much to do with making
the surveys for the New York sub
ways, both the completed and project ,
ed ones. He is easily the king of tun-
mel engineers.
Resembles Bismarck.
In appearance he looks like Bis
marck. His head is large and bald,
with white fringe of closely cropped
hair. His eye is brown, steady and |
luminous. His nose is strong and of |
pronounced Roman type. His mouth is |
under handsome white mus |
tache, curled slightly at the ends De |
spite his age. which is in the neighbor- |
hood of sixty, his cheeks are rosy and |
full and his forehead without wrinkles. |
so broad and muscular that he does
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-29
Health Seekers.

They're packing up and packing down,
Flannel and linen, suit and gown,
In order to get out of town
And give their skins a coat of brown,
In search or health.
And everywhere from Peepak bay
And Cooger's cove to Skakaway
The wary natives waiting lay
To trap the pilgrims grave and gay
In search OF health.
Tho rural chefs are baking pie
And doughnuts OF an auburn dye;
The mint is sprouting freshly high
To julepiZe the extra Dry
In search of health.
Each dance pavilion, fresh and white,
Is being waxed and polished bright
For those who wish to stay polite
And dance like idiots all night
In search of health.
So in kind natures realm, alack,
They'll dump the poor old money sack
TIL I'm the autumn, tired and black,
The seekers will come 1imping back
In search of health.
--Wayace Irwin In ,NsWsXork .0ehA,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-29
WHY COPY TOMMY ATKiNs?

A.sericsH Sergeant ShieS at Being
Made smart by London Tailor.
The war department recently con-
frmed the cable report that G. V. Win
ter. the London military tailor, has
been engaged to come to this country
alta salary of $3.50 a week to give
advice regarding the new active serv-
ice uniforms for the American army,
says a Washington dispatch to the New
York American.
Il hope to design something smart
for both branches of the United States
service" Winter says. The American
army men are very smart, but the de-
sign and cut of their uniforms are
most unsatisfactory. / understand that
the officials are anxious to avoid any
semblance OF the German uniforms
and wish TO copy ours as far as prac-
ticable. Their offer is almost fiattering
TO London tailors."
Winters son accompanies him as a
model.
Sergeant Big Bll' Chase of the. in.
fantry read the foregoing to his bunkie
at Governors island after dinner the
other day, and said:
Say, Slim, did you hear that2 This
here London tailor gent is coming over
to make us smart monkey cap. chin
strap and swagger canes. single eye
glass and bloomin' nuss girl on each
arm as we stroll down Piccadilly,
guess.
snake us smart Ell? ] wonder what
that little Teller means. Us that live
on beans and corn beef and cabbage
amt got no use for corsets and stays
like them English chappies that never
had their three squares a day.
And tight breeches and ladies' spurs
don't help you none when you're hikin'
across country, and Slim, as well as
l know you, I'd be ashamed to tell
you whatd happen If you was geared
like Tommy and stopped suddenly to
pick up a pack.
"And Slim, if you got one of them
raw buckos from North CarIiny and
fitted him into one of them English
suits with a shoe horn, and put one
Of them monkey caps on him and
pulled the strap down across his nose,
and he ever seed himself he'd plumb |
run away like a three-year-oId Texas |
boss and you never would head him"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-29

who had made most of their money In
California. Actual work began in 1879
and was carried forward to a point
where the compressed air used IN the
operation blew out hole in the bottom
Of the river and twenty worknen were
drowned. After this the effort lam
guished and finally was abandoned.
Millions had been put into the hole. 1t
remained there
An English company next took up
the work, but on approaching a ledge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-29

in this work an interval of very treach-
erous silt was encountered which
threatened the entire enterprise. BY
prompt action and superior general
ship, however, Mr.. Jacobs succeeded
in overcoming the difficulty In driv-
Ing this tube work was begun stimuli
taneously from both shores, the two
bores meeting under the middle of the
river. In this type of engineering a
very slight error at the beginning is
multiplied many fold at the end. But
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-29
Am.rtcant.inr OF England.

Twenty years ago the English hated
everything that was American. We
now think altogether differently, as
serts London Truth. The American
woman is the pattern upon which our
women are being remodeled: the Amer
lean man has wholly altered our char
acter and that of our business. Brit
ish institutions are being reconstruct
ed In accordance with those of the
United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-29

| not seem so tan. He carries himself
with military erectness, yet has the
| slightly distracted air of those who
think much. He speaks quietly in a
mellow, well modulated voice and new
er appears excited or disturbed There
is nothing ELUSIVE about him. He is of
the type that would unconsciously pass
acquaintances by without speaking, yet
there is no trace of snobbishness ap-
parent in his makeup. He refuses alb
solutely to talk of himself or to permit
his subordinates to do so, yet is ever
! free to speak courteousIy, though
guardedly, of his work. He Is the sort
Of man that gives the impression of
great reserve power. Without ostenta-
ton, he yet seems to have perfect con-
fdence in himself and to be master of
whatever he has in hand. He frequent
ly says that 1.-The engineer does not
talk in words, but in deeds" Silent,
preoccupied, he yet can give orders like
general on the battlefield. He does
not buster, but performs. To sum
him up in a few words, he seems a
combination of the soldier, of the stu
dent and of the man of affairs.
Mr. Jacobs was born In England. At
one time he did engineering work In
India. Later he helped to construct the
tunnel under the Thames river in Lon
don. He gained such a reputation as
an engineer that he attracted the at
tention of Austin Corbin Of New York.
who was then dreaming of connecting
New Jersey, New York and Brooklyn
by tunnel and forming a great ship
harbor at MOntauk point. Jacobs was
brought to New York to work out the
plan. The result was a series of sur
veys that are now being substantially
followed by the Pennsylvania. The diff
ference Is that the Pennsylvania has
cut out the Montauk idea and is tun-
neling farther up the river than had
other ways the scheme is the same,
even to the taking over of Corbin's old
Long Island railway. The chief SINH
larity of all lies in the fact that Charles
NJ. Jacobs, the man who worked out
the details of the Corbin plan, is now
the engineer in charge of the PennSyl
vania's improvements.
after coming to this country MFR.
Jacobs was employed in several engi-
neering projects. one of them all i'm
portant enterprise in Brooklyn. He
next drove the first subaqueous tunnel
In the region of New York, q gas tun-
mel ten feet wide and eight feet high.
under the East river from Astoria |
n. Y. to New York city. At one point !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-29

SO accurate had been the plans in the
gas tunnel that the tubes met with a
variation so slight as 10 be negligible.
Twenty WOrkmen Drowned.
For over twenty years Jacobs
dreamed of driving tunnel under the
North river. The first effort at putting
tube beneath it was made by Trenor
w Park and several other capitalists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-29

Where necessity ends curiosity be-
gins, and no sooner are we supplied
with everything that nature can de-
mand than we sit down to contrive ar
tidcial appstites. johnson
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-29

The new feature Introduced by Jacobs
dispensed with taking out the dirt
! through the forward doors In other
words, he actually pushed the mud out
! of the way in the same manner that
| the soil is pushed aside by stake
| driven into the earth. This method
| greatly facilitated the work. In por-
| tons of this second tunnel forty to
| fifty feet advance was made each day.
| Such a speed was unprecedented in
tunnel work.
This invention practically revolution
| lied subaqueOus tunneling. Before il
was made soft mud was considered
the most unpromising material through
which to drive tube. 1t rendered the
work slow and dangerous. Now the
peril is largely eliminated, and more
rapid progress can be made than
through any other sort of material.
Under the new method Mr.. Jacobs did
not eX&ctly 90 into a hole and pull the
hole in after him, but he did 20 into a
hole and push the hole on ahead OF
him.
These two trolley tunnels are now
being driven under the streets of New
York. Here again Jacobs has shown
superiority over old methods. Instead
Of disturbing the surface and leaving
the streets torn up, as was the case
with the first subway, he is boring his
way far beneath the surface OF Sixth
avenue and those above unless they
read of it do not even know what is
going forward in the underworld.
Bridge Built Under a River.
But the greatest invention made by
Mr.. Jacobs is that in connection with
Hudson for the Pennsylvania railroad.
This is nothing less than bridge made
not over but under the river. 1t is ne
cessitated by the fact that the soft
mud or silt beneath the Hudson is not
considered sufficiently stable 10 bear
the great weight of railroad trains In
the case of the lighter trolleys it was
different.
To overcome the new difficulty ia |
cobs contrived a system Of iron screw |
pilings or piers TO be sunk through the |
mud 1t the bottoms OF the Pennsylva |
MIA tunnels ana driven down until they |
rest on bedrock. These pilings will |
bear the weight of the tracks.
In addition to the work he is doing
for the Pennsylvania this greatest of |
tunnel engineers is in charge Of two
more trolley tubes that are being driv
ell for the Hudson company farther
down the river
A little while ago he was also b
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-29

OF rock IL also gave up. Engineers then
said that 1t was impossible to CON
struct a tunnel under the North river
Jacobs, who had become Interested.
however, did not share their pessimls-
tic views. Finally in 1902 he got
New York lawyer named William q.
McAdOO, formerly from Georgia. to
organize the New York and New Jer-
sev Railroad company and take I'D the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-29
Unprecedented Speed In Tunnel Work.

In constructing the twin tube, known
as the south trolley tunnel, Mr.. Jacobs
invented Il new method 1t should be
explained here that in driving these
tubes great cylindrical shields are used
of the exact size of the bore. These
shields have a cutting edge in front
and hinged doors in the forward bulk
head, through which the dirt is taken
out and removed. The shield is driven
forward by hydraulic power for a dis
ance of two feet at each shove. Then
u section of the tunnel wall, consisting
of ring of iron two feet wide, is bolt
ed in behind the advancing shield. To
overcome the great pressure OF the
mud and the immense weight of the
river above, compressed air is used,
sometimes amounting TO forty pounds
pressure. or nearly three ItmOspheras.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-29
G. NJ. JACOBS, THE GREAT TUNNEL BUILDER

caneu into consultation by Mayor Nc
| Clellan TO report on the condition Of
the two subway tunnels being driven
| from the Battery to Governors island
under the mouth of the East river. TO
add 10 all his other duties, he is con-
sulting engineer on the four Pennsyl-
vania tubes being driven under the
East river at a point higher UP. In
connection with these four tunnels It
was recently reported, by the way,
that a very serious difficulty had been
encountered and that Mr.. Jacobs had
been sent to Europe TO perfect plans
for overcoming it. The only improba-
bic part of the story is that Charles
II. Jacobs would not go TO Europe
when he had thing like that TO face.
He would remain on the ground and
work out the problem for himself
However that may be, IL remains
fact that he is connected with the
building Of twelve subfuvial tunnels
about New York besides a number OF
subways and underground railways
through Manhattan island. What man
IN the world is in charge OF more
stupendous or a more difficult work?
ments and his plans, the public knows
little concerning him. His name Is not
In Who's Who" or in the encyclope-
dias. He is modest man, who cOnsid-
ers his work more important than his
personality. He Is so wrapped up I'm
the things he has TO do that he cares
little as to what people think OF him
or even whether they think of him az
all. Perhaps this Is the highest test
Of his quality. ]. A. EDGERTON
Sea Water Cure.
Two eminent French experimenters.
says Grand Magazine, assure us that
sea water Will cure or at least alleviate
many cases of lunacy. The eXplana-
ton is Man, like all other animals
descends from marine ancestor. To
place the human organism modified ~
disease in its original surroundings
should therefore prove advantageous
TO it," Starting from these premises
the French doctors have given subcu.
taneous injections Of sea water 10 a
number Of insane persons with. they
declare, the most beneficial results. 4
great number OF other diseases-con-
sumption. diabetes and stomach disor-
ders-have also been treated SUGGEST
fully by Internal doses Of sea water
not only in France, but also i'm Sweden.
Bread has even teen made with sea
water ana is strongly recommended
by those who have benefited by it-not
for its favor. luz for its effects.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-29

, tunnel work once more. Jacobs was
placed in charge. The old bore that
had been twice abandoned was re-
opened, this time to be pushed forward
to success.
The story of the winning of that bat
tie against natural forces is full of
thrilling interest. At one time the river
broke through the top OF the tunnel
Bags of sawdust and everything else
available were thrust into the hole
Finally the men took OFF their clothes
and stuffed them into the opening. As
last eXpedient man was hoisted in
TO position and held against the orifice
to stop the flow OF the water 1t was
by such reSolute means that the work
was carried forward.
AT another time when the great river
threatened to break the roof of the
bore an intense heat was turned on to
the mud, with the result that the whole
mass was burned and hardened into
bricklike consistency. At still another
stage a ledge of rock was encountered
in the lower part of the tunnel, while
the upper part of the bore was protect
ed by nothing but the Oozy and unsta-
D4c SiIl. Ills OD9tdtIe Vas ONtlCCiiIe
by pushing out an apron, or roof, to
shield The men while they blasted
through the fintlike rock. To meet
and prove equal to occasions such as
these took a determined man.
This tube, which is known as the
north trolley tunnel, was the first To be
completed under the Hudson, and
Charles NJ. Jacobs, who for over a
score of years had planned for it and
dreamed of it, had the proud privilege
Of being the first man 10 walk dry shod
from Jersey to Manhattan. Few war
riors have achieved greater victories
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-06-21
FLOUR MILL
AT
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

The -four mill owned by the late
Thomas Costello, and situated In the
townships of Marshall and Paint, will
be sold at the door of the court house,
in Hillsboro, on
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-06-21
Summer Styles for Musicians.
BY IiEINIE

BY HEINIE.
Clarinets and flutes will be padded
this season.
Trombone slides will be generally
worn-towards the end of the summer.
"Cut out" introductions will find
much favor with amateur bands play
ing concert waltzes.
Sharps and fats are to be found In
all the latest musical compositions
this summer.
Chromatic runs are all the rage
again. In case the chromatic runs
too much It can be "set'' by using a
set piece.
Wednesday night band concerts will
be cut short-in case of severe thun'
der storm. r-.
Nickel plating will be worn a great
deal-ar round the valve castings.
Ruffied feelings will be in evidencs
when the third valve, trombone
player gets called down bv the leader
Valve caps will be used agreat dea
this summer. Those that turn easily
are the most popular.
Some very beautiful styles of obo'
reeds are being shown-cut "V'
shaped and with.handsome red threat
trimmings. 4
yellow is not apopular color TO
clarinets this season.
Contrary to the general opinion ex
pressed during the winter, piccolo
will not be any shorter than last year
Large checks will be popular thi
season--especially those from promi
nent citizens heading the bands sub
scription list.
Mouthpieces will be generally wori
In the small end of the instrument.