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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08
The Question of Publicity as to Sui
Cides


! Declaring suicide 10 be a private
affair and that there is no more ius-
LITIGATION for the publication of sui
/ eide accounts than there is for pub
/ fishing other private matters" the
American Academy of Medicine az
peals to the press TO refrain from the
portrayal Of the facts OF self destruc-
ton, in the theory that one instance is
apt to incite another
II is to be admitted from newspaper
experience that, as a general rule,
one suicide is followed in quick sue
cession by others where the means
employed are the same. At the cor
oner's Office it IS a well-settled con-
viction, however irreverently ex-
pressed. that "one gets three" and the
trained reporter Covering the office
is alert for the second and third "stol-
les" he considers are sure to come
However, 1t happens frequently, it is
gratifying to note that one does no.
get three" or even two.
Granting that the rule is of several
suicides in succession. that does no
prove the doctors contention that pub
licfty of the details Of suicide is the
cause OF all but the first suicide. The
doctors say the publication is vicious
in its suggestion. But they are NO.
prepared to say that If there was no
publicity there would be no suicide.
and hardly a single responsible mem.
Der OF the profession would risk his
reputation on a declaration that less
publicity of suicides would be attended
by fewer suicides. They may tuIrs
there would be.
We fancy that the man despondent
and out Of work. the man hopelessiy
invalided. the love-lorn youth, the
hypochondriac, the embezzling banker,
the failure in business, or the hyster-
ical person who makes mountain ont
OF a molehil1, do not wait for sugges-
ton OF suicide from a newspaper.
In no country in the world has the
rate of suicides been higher than IN
ancient Rome, where the gentlemen
down in his luck opened his veins
Japan leads the world in suicides.
and has led 1t for a good many de
cades. yet in Rome there was none,
EnO III uAlAi<Ndc ioSl SCdi
only a few, newspapers. The japan
csc oficer who commits harikaTi
doesn't wait for suggestion from the
Toxic Mail
There is superficial evidence sup
porting the doctors contention, bit
there is so much to be said In dis
proof OF IL that the contention can
not be accepted without grave ques-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08
Keep Up the Fight

Speaker Adkins celebrated that hot
Fourth OF July by pointing his orator.
. zeal toy cannon at Governor Deneen.
The trouble with Speaker Adkins, how.
ever, Is that every time he fires he
gets powder In his face, because he
calls attention to his anti-Deneen al.
lance with the Chiperheld-BrowneI leg,
islattve crowd.
However, Adkins thinks he Is play.
Ing q smooth game Of politics, and he
Is entitled to democratic encourage.
naent because he Is only throwing oil
into the flames which are consuming
the republican party IN Illinois from
,Galena to Cairo.
The only democratic regret is that
,she Deneen forces don't fight back q
little harder, and throw IN little oil
The Adkins-Chiperheld'
IBrowne anti-administrstion crowd may
Reasonably be attacked from many
points OF vantage.
But the governor and his friends
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

Many people nowadays consider the
alone. The time of piracy-being
wrecked on a shore and falling into
the hands of savages or being eaten
by cannibals-is supposed now to be-
long to the past. This is not the case.
There are pirates today on the coast
Of China and on the Malay archipele
go. and as for falling into the hands
Of savages. and that within twelve
months past, 1 have such a story to
tell myself.
was second officer of the American
tramp steamer Evelyn Hope. We
were running along the coast of Brit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

(continuec from Page OneD
freely conceded that the session Will
not continue far into August notwtth-
standing this newly considered legisla-
ton.
HAS THE OPPORTUNITY.
That "the progressive alliance IN
control OF the senate" can pass more
tarin revision legislation than the reci-
procity bill at this session Is the belief
OF several senators.
Speaking for his colleagues, Senator
Newlands said: 81 am aware that IN
this great work the democrats may not
accomplish all that they hope to &C
conplish. am aware that they may
not be able 10 pass the bills IN the pre-
else form IN which they passed the
house. The difference, however, be-
tween the democrats and progressive
republicans is that while the progress
sive republicans cannot, consistently
with their principles, 60 as far in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08
Many Kinds of Knives.

An extraordinary thing about the
cutlery trade is the variety of knives
made. At the Suffolk works In Shelf.
field, for instance, they have 10000 diff.
ferent patterns on the books. They
make sometimes 5000 patterns to or.
der at one time. The same thing is
true of the large cutlery works at So
lingen. in Germany. One firm has 5000
patterns for Germany alone. New ones
are constantly coming out The Suf-
folk works have averaged ten new pat.
terms a week for two years This is q
trade that Will not be standardized.
which is one reason why America has
failed hitherto to compete.-Cassier's
Magazine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08
Our Own Sir Richard In the Far
West

Former Governor Richard Yates is
keeping several important lecture en-
gagements in the far west and is be-
ing enthusiastically greeted by large
audiences.
In this conn ection, the following lead
ing editorial from the Morning Union
Of Nevada City, Cal, will be of inter
est to Governor Yates fellow citizens
Of the commonwealth of Illinois, sus-
tanning as it may the old adage about
the poet without honor:
Those who went TO hear Governor
Yates last evening went away from
the auditorium at the conclusion of
the lecture better men, and women,
more fitted for the duties of citizen
ship, because they were given an out.
line OF what better citizenship must be
attained by them If the government IL
to continue to progress and be the kind
OF government which was designed by
its founders.
Governor Yates IL intensely pa
triotic and his patriotism may have
been the means of prejudicing so In
favor OF this government that he is
blinded to many Of the faults now ex-
istent and apparent; but Just the same
he fully analyzed all that is required
for good government, all that is needed
for good citizenship. although he did
not tell how and in what manner these
could be attained
He left it to the good sense Of his
hearers to understand that good citi-
zensnip must be created by the indi-
vidual in the upbuilding of himself and
that when the individual united have
created good citizens from themselves
that the country at large will be the
better for it.
That is the way in which the evolu-
ton of the government is attained
The people must each make them
selves better and then as nearer per
feet units Of the base of government
they will make a nearer perfect gov
eminent
Such should be the desire of all"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

i GAVE him a DOSE
ish East Africa, giving the shore as
we thought a wide berth. beaten by a
high wind and seas of the Indian
ocean.
1t was very early in the morning
that the wind suddenly ceased And
It was lucky that it did so, for our
bow ran upon a coral and sand beach.
We tried to back of. but our engines
were not strong enough. and we were
obliged to wait for daylight In order
to see where we were and adopt more
strenuous means for getting free.
When the dawn came we found our
selves on the shore Of an uninhabited
island. We at once set about cutting
our Hedge anchors and making other
preparations 10 pull US of. / was or
dered to go ashore with crew of six
men and try for some game that we
might have fresh meat We found
plenty of Wild animals and birds on
the island and were fast getting sup
ply OF both when we heard a shout
from the man we had left on the
shore with the boat. Hurrying to the
beach. we saw five large canoes. each
containing some forty negroes. puliI6
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

e. z. Buffum, for several years tele-
graph editor of The Argus. has been
accorded an indefinite leave Of absence
and will take an extended trip for the
benefit of his health. Mr.. Buffum is
one Of the brightest and ablest news
paper men in the three cities. and his
faithful and conscientious work has
well merited the appreciation OF the
publication. His first page OF The Ar
gus has attracted statewide attention
and has brought distinction to the
paper as well as to himself II is the
prayerful hope OF The Argus, and all
connected with IT. that, free from the
exacting requirements of his desk, MI
Buffum may soon be restored to cor1-
plete health and resume his old place
ON the sta1 OF the paper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

A steel trust covering the universe
has just been organized In Brussels.
Thirty millionaires compose the COM
mittee, and he chairman is that anna
BILE philanthropist. Judge Gary. who
has several times begged the govern
ment to restrain him from anything
naughty. The judge says he sees a
new code Of fellowship among the
ironmasters OF the world. That It will
be a secret code calculated to puzzle a
Sherlock Holmes goes without saying.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08
July 8 in American
History

175S-General Abercrombie's attack on
Fort TiconderOga with 1900 Brit
ish repulsed with a loss Of 1000.
177S-French feet arrived IN Delaware
bay TO aid the Revolution.
1792-Congress voted to make Wash
ingt0n the seat of government.
1SS1-Ben Holiday. pioneer OF the IA
NOUS pony express. died at Port
land. Ore: born 1919.
iS97-Senator Isham q. Harris. noted
TennssseeaD- died: born 1919
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

The man who is wise is so busy that
he has no time to be foolish.
A friend in need isn't a friend indeed
unless he has plenty of the needfuL
small boy is generally purchasable
and generally has a high sense OF his
own value.
Inheriting money IS the way that
most OF us would like to earn our hv-
ing.
No doubt forgiveness is easy to those
who have been paid up
man always firmly regards obsti-
macy as essentially a feminine attri-
butte.
Happiness may not bring money, but
II rolls 10 lot Of things that are just
as good
A kick In time often saves a disaster.
Some people are poor. but respecta.
bic. aud others are just rich.
A deadbeat can beat you to 1t most
any day.
Satan always hugs himself when he
sees a man beginning 10 get stuck on
himself
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08
Humor and
Philosophy
BS DUNCAN ~. .ShfgTH
CONSERVATISM.

CONFORd and be like others
In manners. style and hat
Or you will not be in It
And maybe worse than that.
Most men are cut to measure,
Marked with the selfsame stamp
AS for the one that's different.
They drive him from the camp.
The thoughts that they are thinking
The creeds that stir their heart.
The books that they are reading.
Their common trend in art
Take all these for your guiding.
II you life would lead
or peace and calm contentment
Conform in word and deed.
II they have toast for breakfast
Let toast your table grace
If they are mad for money
Join in the merry chase
If they are reading some one
You cannot comprehend
Chip IN and guess the meaning
You can at least pretend.
But II you have a mission
And II you feel the thrill
OF some newborn idea
And hence cannot be still
Prepare to meet reproaches,
Prepare to stand alone,
A target for resentment,
Scorn, curses and the stone,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08
Tho Difference.

Dressed in his new panama hat and
arrayed in the radiant suit OF clothes
with which he bluffed the world, Mr..
Larson called on a moving man to see
how much 1t would be to move his
household goods to another residence
a few blocks away.
Fifteen dollars" said the moving
man after sizing him up.
Then he went home and put on his
Oldest suit and a hat that antedated
the flood to help with the packing.
Thus arrayed. he called on another
moving man and asked the price.
About S1O." said the second man
after looking him over.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

Speaking OF reciprocity between the
United States and Canada, there is one
thing In which their methods of JUS
tice do not seem reciprocal Up in
Canada they are going to hang a poor
woman who killed q worthless brute
Of husband who was trying TO make
a white slave" of her. At st. Louis
the prosecuting attorney declares II
viii be impossible TO get a verdict for
the extreme penalty in a case where a
woman shot her sleeping husbands
head OF.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

Wire-pulling has usually had a sin
lister significance. but II was not sup
posed to be an indictable ofense until
the department of Justice, in its cru
sade against combinations which in
the light of reason must be held guilty
of restricting trade, procured the in
dictment of a large number of eminent
business men connected with the wire
combination
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

HAVING defended President Roose-
yelt's course in preventing the prose
cution of the sugar trust on the Earle
evidence, the New York World sug-
gests that perhaps Representative Mad
ison Of Kansas as good progressive
republican will volunteer to defend
him for granting the steel trust a IL
cense to buy the Tennessee Coal &
Iron company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

are obviously saving their ammunition
and energies for the general statewide
battle that is sure TO be fought when
the campaign is formally launched.
Never was democratic opportunity in
Illinois brighter.
Keep up the hghti
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08
Wanted COMPANY.

SLOW is the water?'' asked the one
on the shore to the one In the bathing
suit just coming out.
"Fine! Couldn't be better"
Thus assured, the victim stripped
and plunged in. why, you pirate"
he shouted. This is ice water. and
you said it was fine. Peary didn't find
anything colder at the pole"
Keep still, you chump! How do
you expect to entice any one else to
come in If you tell the truth about TT"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

inc important Questfons
The new fireman was telling his wife
about the FIRE.
sit broke out at midnight In the Won
Differs house on the avenue" he said,
land just as we got there Miss Won
Biner came stumbling out Of the
flames and smoke. carrying her little
niece all wrapped up In her arms. II
was the bravest act ever saw"
What was she wearingT inquired
the fireman's wife.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

Imagine the sensation which over.
came that auto driver who, while
plunging along the edge of a steep
embankment, wondered if il would be
safe to take his hand off the wheel
long enough to brush bee off the end
OF his nose What would you do IN.
der such perplexing circumstances?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

John, D. Rockefeller is going to
spend most Of his vacation helping TO
reorganize the Standard OIL trust The
supreme court has practically spoiled
the whole summer for Pious John. II
is a shame
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08
Shrewd Girl.
Susan ?''

"SusanW
ayes, motherT
"Why do you allow these silly men
to write you so many love letters%
81 am saving them all"
"But what forT'
"Some day 1 shall write the great
American novel"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

Hiram Maxim says he has completed
an invention which will make II posi-
BILE TO fire the largest cannon without
fash or sound. Now II he will stop
the recoil and make the shot harmless,
cannon firing may become a real pleas
IRE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

'I must; the hour IS late
Adieu. dear heart; adieu, adieur'
But still he hung around the gate
Till dad called out, ''Adieu; please doP'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

II you really want to get away from
that horrid feeling. start a boom all
along the line in Rock Island. This
IS ideal booster weather.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

Poor little King Alfonso is reported
IN the hands of nine physicians. Surely
the days Of the Spanish monarch must
be numbered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

"What is your idea OF a perfect
wife"
zone who never lets on how dread.
fully bored she is"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08
Saturday, July 8, 1911.

According to the latest theory, it is
for you, If bothered with flies, to get
z family frog
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

Soreness Of the muscles, whether in
duced by violent exercise or injury
Is quickly relieved by the free app,
cation Of Chamberlain LinimeE'
This iiniment is equally valuable foI
muscular rheumatism, and always If
fords quick relief. Sold by all drug
0dzfs-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

line of reduction as the democrats
would in the matter of tariff reform,
the democrats. acting upon their prin-
ciples, can go as far as the progressive
republicans are willing to go, and can
Justify themselves before their party
and before the country upon that is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08
HOPE FOR RESULTS.

hope, therefore, that this alliance,
which has put the senate practically in
control of the progressives, which has
given them not only control, but re-
sponsibility, will be fruitful of results -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08
His Trouble.

~His eyes are cut on the bias"
"But do you think he is honestT
"How can he be?"
"Why?"
"He wouldn't know a square deal II
he saw it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08
MORE TARIFF REW-
SION Is ANTICIPATED
IN THE SENATE

CcontinueN from Page One,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

The man who is wise is so busy that
he has no time to be foolish.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-08

4 friend in need isn't friend indeed
unless he has plenty of the needfuL
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-21
Will BREAK into
SOCIETY THIS YEAR
FARGO U. c. :. BOYS ARE ANTIci-
PATINc HAVING SOCIAL sEs-
sIoNs AGAIN THIS WINTER
WILL THEN MEET IN TWO sEs-
sIoNs EACH MONTH.

1t is understood that the local coun-
Gil No. SIS of the U. C. T. viii break
into society again this winter.
Last winter the boys decided &c
have social session. at which the
ladies should be invited The stunt
was tried and proved a big success,
but had to be modified some, to meet
the requirements for business and
pleasure. A successful plan was work
ed out for the social sessions
Instead Of the council meeting but
one night a month the meetings were
changed to twice monthly The first
Saturday of each month was devoted
to the business session. Another Sat-
urday was set aside for a strictly So
cial time and the members OF the
council. with their wives, sisters,
mothers and sweethearts turned out in
full force for the social sessions of
the order.
The success OF last years social
functions have lead to the movement
being started again this winter. At
the next meeting Of the local council
which will be held two weeks from
tonight, the social evening question
will be considered and there is a
strong probability that 1t will be TAX
en- up again this year. One thing is
certain the lady friends and wives
of the knights OF the grip are in favor
Of the movement and pressure at home
will be brought to bear to have the
social functions started again this
Vuintar
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-21
FARGO BOOSTESS
ARE TRAVELLERS
MEN WHO LUG THE GRIP OUT or
THE GATE CITY EVERY MON
DAY MORNING ARE THE REAL
5oosTERs or THE ciTY--MANY
JOIN COMMERCIAL CLUB.

While there is being great deal
said In Fargo at this season OF the
year about the Fargo boosters, the
real booster OF the gate city is the
Fargo travelling man. He is the fell
low who goes out and tells the out
side world what Fargo has done, is
doing and is going to do.
For a long time the travelling men of
this city have been in a certain man
ner. credited with being boosters.
However, it has only been within the
last few days that the travelling men
have associated themselves with the
boosters organisation OF the city-the
commercial club.
In the present campaign for men,
bership the travellers have been taken
in and they are turning out strong
for the commercial club. Some of the
travelling men have come up volun-
tarily with their applications for mem
bership to the club and 1t looks like
there will be whole host of travellers
who will join Fargo's boosting or
ganization.
For the present the committee in
charge OF the membership campaign
will not go into the active field to get
the travelling men. Only those men
have been solicited who have been at
their respective houses when the cam
paign committee called on the house
to get what new memberships that
could be secured there.
AS soon as the real campaign is
over the committee will turn upon the
the travelling men of the city. The
field will be capvassed as thoroughly
as possible and 1t is expected that
every live knight Of the grip in the
gate city will join with his fellow
statesmen and make the drummers
bunch in the commercial club one of
the biggest associate gangs in the orr
ganization.
Up TO date the following travelling
men have come to the front and de-
clared themselves real Fargo boosters
by joining the commercial club:
]. e. Bergen, w. H. Allen, ]. F. Nc
Cram, S. g. Evans. Thomas Hughes,
f. H. Meilicke, Peter o. Olsen, r. @.
Alxley, d. d. Sullivan, r. e. Karquist,
J. E. Dixon, j. H Baker, b. Simonitsch,
John H. Lang. George Hall, F. A.
Landblom, M. Poppler, r. E. Hatcher,
Ernest c. Langford, Fred Bristol. jr.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-21
TWENTY YEARS AGO

the names OF the streets over which
the line was to run and all the mem
bers OF the council voted aye although
Alderman Flynn first passed.
superintendent Callahan reports
that he must have six more teachers
in order to supply the schools OF the
county.
Henry Willard, president of the
board of directors OF the Northern
Pacific, spent several hours In Fargo.
The Continental Hose Co. had a
very largely attended ball at the
armory.
Oct. 21-The North Dakota confer
ence Of the Methodist church was
meeting at Grand Forks.
Lee Lem, Chinaman, who had
been detained for some time on the
ground OF being illegally of this coun-
try. was having his hearing before
Commissioner Spalding. He had heen
discharged once by the United STATES
commissioner at Grand Forks and the
question arose at to whether he could
again be tried on the same charge.
s, w. Johnston. an old time engin-
eer on the Northern Pacific, died at
the Brainerd sanitarium.
It finally leaked out that Louis A.
Yorke had been granted divorce in
chambers in Fargo and had subse-
duently married Evelyn Countess De
Zychlinslki.
Sen. John H. Worst OF wiliiamsport
enthusiastically endorsed the plans OF
George #. Goodwin in calling a con-
ference Of republican leaders.