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of law. A well organized police service
has been established and there are now
uniformed policemen on every block.
These men wear padded black clothes of
almost European cut. The long Manchu
gown has been abolished and they have
coats. trousers and boots. Their pigtails
are covered with caps and they carry
clubs as big around as a broomstick and
almost as long. The clubs are painted
black to make them look like ebony or
iron. but in fact they are exceedingly
light. and a good blow upon a hard skull
would break them in pieces. The police
men still have strips of white cotton
about four inches. wide wound around
their left arms, a sign of their mourn
ing for the late emperor. For months
after his majesty's death they dared not
shave their heads; and their black hair,
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Coming back along the island portion of

live in the school. sleeping in dormitories.
five boys to the room. Each room has
a kang or brick ledge about two feet
high in it. This is heated by fiues which
run under the floor. The boys study in
their rooms during the day. when not in
the class rooms. and sleep there at night
AS in all the new schools, the students
have a special uniform and are subject
to military drill. They wear trousers.
jackets and caps and their feet are shod
with boots of black cloth.
great reform is going on now in the
Manchurian courts and as to all matters
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in and served to the prisoners, who had
seated themselves in the aisles as they
entered the ward. Before doing so each
man took from his back a little brown
canvas knapsack, containing all the in
dividual furniture he has for his prison
life. This consists Of a folding camp
stool four inches high, six inches wide
and twelve inches long: pair of wooden
chopsticks and two porcelain bowls, each
of which holds half pint. At a given
signal the men pulled the stools from
their knapsacks and set them down on the
floor. and at a second signal they ar
ranged themselves on the stools in two
long aisies facing each other. Now a
gang of convicts who acted as walters
brought in great water-tight baskets
filled with steamed sorghum seed and
vegetable soup. The millet was served
first 1t was shoveled out into bowls
much like wash basins. and one of these
was placed on the floor In each group
of four men. There was spoon in
the basin and each convict filled his por-
celan bowl. At the same time bowl
of the soup was handed around, each
man helping himself, using his other bowl
for the purpose. In eating. the men
soup with their chopsticks. and. mixing
them with the sorghum, raised the bowl
to their mouths and scraped the food
In with the chopsticks. They seemed to
enjoy the meal. and I was told that IL
was better than they had been accus-
toned to before they were caught. Sor-
ghum seed thus cooked is the chief food
of Manchuria. holding the same place
that bread and meat have with us.
After this I took walk through the
wards and examined the cells. They
are about twelve feet square and well
arranged as to ventilation and light They
are heated by the hangs upon which the
men, sleep. The fire is put into a hole
at the lower front of each kang. apd
an armful of straw suffices to keep one
room warm the whole night. Five pris-
oners are kept in each room.
Iii another place they were weaving car.
pets and rugs. some of the latter being
twenty feet square. Such rugs are made
on a great framework which stands up
right inside the room. The weaving be-
gins at the bottom. and as the rug pro-
crosses the men have to use scaffolds
upon which they sit while they draw the
threads in and out. All the work is done
by hand, and that in designs of oriental
patterns composed of many-colored woods.
One of the rugs now on the frames lis to
be fourteen feet wide and twenty feet
long. 1t is being made for the American
Tobacco Company's new building I'm Muk-
den. FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Ever won prize in lotteryT
NO: I've been divorced three times
Illust ra ted Bits.
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except where the pgtail came forth.
stood up like a shoe brush all over the
scalp. Some of the police carry swords.
The system of justice in the Manchu-
rian courts is being reformed. The tor
turing of prisoners to make them con-
fess has been largely done away with.
and slicing to death has been abolished.
So far i have met no criminals wearing
the cangue. although this was COM
mon sight during my several previous
visits to China. About eight years ago 1
saw three women locked together in a
framework of boards three feet wide and
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Some years ago an old retired officer dis
appeared and his friends instituted a
search for him. AS lie had been last seen
going toward the chain bridge, beyond
Georgetown. it was surmised that he had
lost his life in the river. and the harbor
police worked diligently along that line.
but nothing of the missing man was
found to substantiate the theory. Six
teen months afterward. however, some
boys out pleasuring discovered his body
after a particularly heavy freshet. miles
down the river. 1t is supposed that he
had been caught and held down by some
snag in one of the deep places.
In case of any accident. no matter e
what nature. the river police must i'm
mediately go out. If 1t is in the night.
they are sent for. and even though they
have already served thirteen hours of
regular duty. they must put out to the
rescue as soon as possible. Most of the
notifications are made by telephone, as
there are not enough boats furnished
to allow regular patrol of the dangerous
points, which would insure timely rescue
Lieut.. Sutton. the harbormaster. who
has been on duty In that capacity for
esting story of fire which took place
on a boat on the river. 1t was apropos
Of the usefulness of the Vigilant that he
told it.
This boat will never do the work tnat
the old Joe Blackburn did, he said 1T
can't do it. Once. when there was fire
on a boat out in the river. took out the
old Joe Blackburn and brought in thirty
two people safe and sound. Now when
Mr. mcfarland was made Commissioner
Of the District he said to me: Lieutenant,
/ was one of those passengers you saved
back in So I owe my life to you. sir
And I am proud to know I did a thing
like that for a man SO well worth saw
ing
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Tn NGHAwT

had not enough men to do the ef1cient
service the exigencies of the precinct
called for. Nine policemen and two SER
geants, besides four civilians, keep order
along the miles of wharfage, and fifty
miles, going and coming, of water.
Another of lfe's tragedies is brought to
mind by the sight of the houseboat which
Prof. Langley used as a starting point
for his airship, the Buzzard. The house
boat was built by the United States gov
eminent for the purpose. and all persons
were carefully excluded from the interior.
The Buzzard, being built on the lines OF
bird. was supposed to fly like one of the
feathered tribe, but each time trial was
made 1t disappointed it's creator by drop
ping obstinately into the water. 1t is
said that Langley spent many months
in the woods studying the method or
flight of the birds and applied the knowl.
edge so acquired to the construction OF
the airship. He died broken and disap-
pointed man. and the houseboat Is now
the possession of boat club. 1t Is
now just across from the Jack Heath
place. and below Georgetown College.
Still further down is Analostan Island,
which divides the old river channel from
the one now used. At least. II is said by
old river men that the shallow stream on
the other side Of this island was once
the regular bed of the Potomac. Hun
dreds Of pleasure craft anchor here each
year, and thefts recently perpetrated
have forced the authorities to place po-
lice launch on constant duty In the neigh
borhood. The manning of this launch
with two men has still further crippled
the crew Of the Vigilant. There is much
booty in the way Of expensive brasses
and glasses on board these little boats,
and il is this that has tempted the GU
pidity of the thieves. Hundreds OF dol
lars worth of such material disappeared
while the river police were practically
powerless to catch the thieves. Finally
men to be stationed there to guard the
property of the owners, though he said
in a recent interview:
"The thefts at Analostan Island have
necessitated. the patrolling of that place
with a special detail, which takes away
from the harbor patrol two men that we
the inadequacy of the river patrol al
ready, though their competency is I'M
questioned. We need more boats and
more men to perform duty in them. 1t is
funny, but fact. nevertheless, that We
have no night crew. l asked Congress
for another engineer and fireman, that
we might have a night crew. but they
only allowed us a fireman. There Is no
possibility of night crew without the
services of an engineer. However. things
always move slowly under the manage
ment Of SO large body as Congress, and
/ hope that In time We shall be allowed
better facilities for the protection of life
and property along the water front and
harbor.
Every city having water frontage
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RIVER Po-

NlVEN To-
i lice Are On Duty at All
Times, Night and Day
Save Many Lives From
Drowning-Recover Bodies
of Those Who Die in Wa
ter-Patrol Boat Vigilant
Does Much Good Work,
Though Undermanned-Ap-
plication Has Been Made for
Larger Force of Men-Con-
gress Allowed One More
Fireman for Craft-River Of
hcers Quell Riots. Arrest
Breakers of Fishing Laws
and Keep Eye Out for
Gambling on Other Boats.
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: many persons

OF many persons
have an idea of
what it means to
keep the harbor
and channels unob-
str.ucted. thus rem
dering the river
front a safe and
orderly thorough
fare. And few
very few, indeed
are those who
know Of the hand.
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LOW the Tartars Are Re
! l forming Their Schools,
Courts and Prisons-Muk-
denis Forestry Plantation
and Manual Training Acad-
emy-The Tartar Courts and
the City Police-A Look at
the New Prisons-Our Cor
respondent in the Dark Cell
Criminals Fed at Five
Cents a Day.
Copyright. 1909. by Frank C.; Csrpentero
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
MUKDEN, Manchuria, 1909.
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FIND Manchuria
rapidly awakening
TO the new civiliZA-
ton. This country
has long been con-
Sidered the most
barbarous part OF
the Chinese en-
pire. The home of
the Mancilus. It
has been held as
synonymous with
brigandage and
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must have this police protection for its
waterways as well as for its highways.
Of course. New York and Boston require
larger force of men. greater number
and heavier boats for the purpose than a
city like Washington. with an inland
harbor. Yes, We are fairly we'll patrolled.
though. as | said. the inadequacy of the
service as result of not having sufficient
number OF men to place at various points.
is sometimes severely felt. A few more
men and boats would make the work OF
the river police much more thorough and
expeditions
The police used to have considerable
trouble with young men and boys who
persisted in bathing along the banks of
the river without bathing suits. making II
very unpleasant for the excursionists. but
this. too. has been entirely stopped.
though it took several years to compass
the result.
Sergt Dean is something of an ar
fist. and calls his guests attention to the
historic old mansion at Arlington, peep
ing through the trees, and speaks with a
hearty goodfeilowship Of the various spots
of beauty along the shores. even as he
keeps his hand on the wheel and his eye
ever on the alert ahead.
II have been in my present position for
twenty-one years. said he, land nearly
all my life on the water. Once I said to
my wife. am going where l can't see
the water, or hear a steamboat whistle.
for my leave. I'm tired of the water, I
want to get away from it, So we went
to Pen Mar and 1 thought 1t was the
loveliest place under the sun the first day
l was there, but after a bit I began to get
uneasy, and a couple Of days later 1 said
to my wife: I've got to get out o. this.
I've got to get back to the water and
can't stand the loneliness Of this any Ion
ger. So we went to a resort on the water
and spent the rest of my vacation. I'm
a water man. and you can't learn an old
dog new tricks. I work thirteen hours at
a stretch, and any extra time that emer-
gencies demand. If get nights rest, 1
feel that I've got about all that's coming
to me. We work Sunday the same as any
other day. Yes, I'm held responsible for
the things that occur on the water. and
for the wharves, too. We're always short
handed but Maj. Sylvester can't help it,
and Lieut.. Sutton does the best he can
with the men he has. 1 think Maj. Syi-
vester will get what he wants in time;
he usually does, l notice..
The trip down the river Is well worth
while, both for recreation and instruction.
when you have such man for pilot. The
little Vigilant obeys her wheel dutifully,
and steams faithfully on her way, i'm
maculately neat. tried and true as the
men who guide her. That she is declared
sturdy little hulk, any more than the
same assertion made of the harbor police
is a reflection on their courage and PROV
ess. As Maj Sylvester said: I'VE suffer
for the inadequacy OF the river patrol.
though their competency is unquestioned."
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corruption. Until recently neitner IKE
nor property was safe. and today there
are ,uerrillas who swoop down from the
mountains to levy taxes on travellers In
/. ~nsit and 10 blackmail the villages. The
wnlstIe of the trains on their way from
Siberia TO the Yellow sea has sounded
the death knell of the old civilization. and
rne hordes of Russians and japanese, by
whom the land has been overrun during
Ine last few years. have aided in nursing
the new into life. Manchura has now
some OF the most progressive OF the
Chinese officials as its rulers. and they
are instituting all sorts of reforms. The
larger cities have been cleaned. Mukden
mas streets free from filth, and all the
way from here to Dalny the Japanese
have been introducing western ways.
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Lieut. Sutton spoke we'll of the river
police, only regretting the fact that he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08

Here in Mukden the changes are being
made by the Manchurian Chinese. This
country is a part of the Chinese empire.
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Ever won a prize i'm a lotteryT'
mo: I've been divorced three times."-
illustrated Bits.
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Another story is Of a small launch ar
living where two men were endeavoring
o gather in their nets, and the men
aboard offering assistance in the task.
Not knowing that the newcomers were
liver policemen. the fishing twain accept
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-24
Free Remedy For
Weak Bowels

There are two forms of bodily
cleanliness, the external and the in
ternal. The one is for your pride in
yourself; the other for your life and
health. Both are important, but of
vastly more importance in the long
run is the internal cleanliness.
This Is one point that all should watch
bowels Keep them clean and free from
distractions. To do this you must have
e ens or TS Sos II the
does not do this naturally. in the process
Of eating and drinking. then you must
out that cathartics. salts and such things
relieve you for a day. but bind you up
worse than ever the next day. then try q
Dr.. Caidweirs syrup Pepsin. neo' "A'
For the skeptical the best way to be-
gin is to send your name and address to
Use It as directed ana II It conVinces
You that brief continuance OF its use
train the stomach and bowel muscles to
again work naturally at certain hours
then buy 1t of your druggist at fifty
many others are doing. They began with
sample bottle, then bought q fifty cent
bottle. and now. fully convinced OF its
size. All the members Of the family can
use II down to the very Youngest.
A brief use of this grand laxative tonic
Indigestion. liver trouble. sick headache.
sour stomach and such ailments and keep
you In continuous good health at a very
small cost. Such is the experience OF
many families like that Of Mrs. Oscar
Saron. Tex. and hundreds OF others that
could be named.
DR.. Caldwell personally win be pleased
to give you any medical advice you may
desire for yourself or family pertaining to
the stomach. liver or bowels absolutely
free Of charge. Explain your case in a
letter and he viii reply to you in detail
For the free sample simply send your
name and address on postal card or
otherwise. For either request the doctors
address Is DR.. w. B. Caldwell, r. 500 CaId.-
well building. Monticello. Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-24

wards of the hospital and it will be
unnecessary to distribute them among
the other state hospitals as originally
intended
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-24
Quick belief for RheumatIsn,.

George w. Rooms, Lawton, Mich.
says: 'Dr. Detchon's Relief for
Rheumatism has given my wife Won
derful benefit for rheumatism. She
could not lift hand or foot, had to De-
lifted for two months. She began the
use of the remedy and improved rapid
ly. On Monday she could not move
and on Wednesday she got up and
dressed herself and walked out for
her breakfast" Sold by Otto Grot-
jan, 1901 Second avenue, Rock Island .
Gust Scn!egel G. Son, 22O West Second
street, Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-24
MAY TRY FOR SOUTH POLE
Lieut.. Peary Drops Significant Re-
mark at Banquet Board.
wrapper.


New York, Dec. 24.-Commander
Peary strongly intimated Wednesday
night in a speech at the banquet Of the
New England society that the expe-
dition which he led successfully to the
north pole might also try for the south
pole. However, he did not commit
himself definitely as to his own share
in such an expedition.
THE stars and stripes have been
planted at the pole" said Peary. ut
would seem a fitting sequel to that
work if the organization, the personnel,
the material. the equipment. the meth
eds. so perfected, might be directed
toward the south pole, with the posi-
bility that the stars and stripes might
wave at both ends of the earth's axis. .
Commander Peary's reference 10
the personnel was taken by many
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-24

Maennerchor to succeed Theo BUD
Reese, who has removed to Omaha.
Mr.. Spohr is both an organist and a
chorister. He is we'll versed in all
branches of music and will receive a
warm welcome upon his arrival to
take up his residence in Davenport.
He will come Immediately after the
holidays and viii assume charge of
the Davenport Maennerchor as its di-
rector on Jan. g.
o.
Seeks Lost Father.-fn letter from
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May Take Advantage.
Are You in Doubt Where to Spend
Your Vacation?

The Grand Trunk Railway system
double track OFFERS the choice of
many delightful resorts via Canada,
New England and on Jersey coast.
Special low round trip fares to many
Of them. If you will advise how much
you have to spend for railroad fare,
a publication describing attractive
routes to the sections you can reach,
together With fares, will be sent you.
w. s. .Cookson, A. G. P. A, I35 Adams
street, Chicago.
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ed by the flames and the household
/ goods considerably damaged by water.
/ The loss is fully covered by insurance
/ The origin of the fire is traced to
defective chimney. The mortar be-
/ tween the bricks had fallen out and
/ this allowed the flames to creep
through the loose bricks and set fire to
the roof.
Lillian Ickes in Coasting Accident
Miss Lillian Ickes, PIT East Sixth
street. is confined to her home with a
dislocated knee as the result of n
coasting accident on the Rock Island
street hill Miss Ickes had but re-
turned at noon Monday from Mount
st. Joseph college, Dubuque. where she
is a student. to spend the Christmas
holidays with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. K. Icl1es. Her otherwise joy
full holiday vacation will now be
marred by the fact that she will be
confined indoors and unable to move
about
Officials Say Office Stays Here
c. H Caswell, division freight agent
of the Rock Island road, has received
official information from the office OF
Vice President Melcher to the effect
/ that the general superintendent Of
fee will remain in Davenport The
letter imparts the information that
many protests were received from the
shippers to Davenport. This now as
sures the city of the continuance here
% h. aH Of
Jones as well as the several offices
which might be subject to change
if his Office was removed.
Auction of Saloon Permit.-The sa-
loon permit of Patrick Casey. for the
running of a saloon at Fourth and LIE
Claire streets. was auctioned off by
Constable Miller. ]. B. Ploetke bid
$40 and secured it. This is the first
time that a saloon license was ever
auctioned off in the county and if the
sale stands the test, it will establish
a precedent for other sales of a like
nature.
Obituary Record.-Mrs Anna Elders
died Wednesday at the home of her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter A. Reimers, 3121a West Third
street, as the result of old age, having
been growing feeble and weak for sew
eral months. She was born in Ger
many June %. 1926, and was SO years
of age. The remains were taken to
Runge's undertaking parlors and pre-
pared for shipment and were sent yes
terday to Inwood, Lyon county, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-24

The peculiar properties of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy have been thor
oughly tested during epidemics of in.
fiuenza, and when it was taken in
time we have not heard of a single
case of pE~umonia. Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-24

of the diners TO mean that he himself
might lead such an expedition Into
the antartfc as he proposed. and wild
applause greeted it. But those familiar
with Peary's repeated and positive
declarations that he is done with fur
Their frigid explorations forever, be-
lieved that he meant TO exclude him
self
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-24

Flensburg, Germany, which has been
received by the police department,
William Giese asks that a search be
instituted in Davenport for his father,
Fritz Giese. from whom he has not
heard since December, 1903, and whom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-24
DAVENPORT

Wife Is Accused.-Alleging that his
wife had not conducted herself in a
moral manner and that on April 20,
1908, she was arrested by the police
in a rooming house on Brady street
between Fifth and Sixth streets, E. ].
Powers has filed a petition for divorce
from his wife, Maude E. Powers. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-24

petition states they were married in
Cambridge, H., April -, 1904.
D.
New Director for Singing Society,"
Waldo Spohr of St. Paul has been Sc
lected as director of the Davenport
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he fears has either been lost or is
dead. The letter was written in Ger
man and necessitated the assistance
of the German element at the station
to decipher the message. The police
know of no such a man as a resident
of Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-24

Fire at Petersen Home.-A fire yes
terday at the home of Attorney Walter
H. Petersen, No. 16 Oak lane, caused
damage of between $500 and $500.
The roof and attic were badly damag-