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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06
BAR EFOOT BOY IS
NEWS MERCHANT
Thirteen Year Old Youngster As
Proprietor of Paper Stand
in the City.
BEGINS BUSINESS TODAY
Expects TO Use Funds EARNED in
Helping to Get College
Education.
BEGINS BUSINESS TODAY

Paper, Mister? All the leading pa
pers and magazines On sale here"
shouted a barefooted youngster as he
turned his freckled face upward, dis
closing a shock Of brilliant auburn hair
under his big straw hat The boy, 13
year-old Arthur McGrath. son Of Mrs.
Sarah McGrath. 1s1O1z Third avenue,
was seated beside little news stand,
OF which he is the sole proprietor. His
stock was displayed on a dry goods
box in front OF his home on Third ave
nue..
WANTS EDUCATION.
Arthur S. going 10 get college edu-
cation, this reason has gone
into the news business TO help defray
the expenses Of his course. This morn
ing was his first venture. and he ex-
poets 10 operate the stand every Satur-
day, and II business warrants will
make II a daily affair. The boy is am.
bilious 20 make money, and says he is
going 70 get first class education. He
IS at present attending school at St
Joseph's.
TELLS OF PLANS.
When asked in regard TO his plans,
the lad grew wary. and said: What
are you-one of those reporters?
suppose you want 70 put my name in
the paper huh?" After which he said
81 DUST figured out that might as well
be earning some money during the va
cation. instead Of loafing. want TO
get an education, and as my father lie
dead. will have TO help myself pretty
much" Have you sold many so far?'
We'll, quite few, but you see bust
ness will pick up when they find out
am here"
Arthur has on sale the Saturday Eve
ming Post and a number OF monthly
magazines, which should enable him to
conduct a prosperous business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06

phone girls for a moonlight excursion
Monday might. The big boat will take
a family picnic to Muscatine Tues
day, leaving Rock Island at o'clock.
In the evening the alumni OF Browns
Business college will take a moon
light trip down stream.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06
River Riplets

The steamer G. w. Hill of the Wish
erd line struck q sand bar near Mont
rose. Iowa, Thursday. while carrying
a thousand exCursionists from Burling-
ton. and broke the paddle wheel. there
by disabling the boat The passengers
were taken TO Fort Madison on a lum-
Der barge towed by the government
steamer Henry Bosse.
The Helen Blair did mot leave for
burlington yesterday afternoon until
2 o'clock, just two hours behind
schedule time. owing TO the fact that
the regatta races were in progress.
The Frontenac took out an excur-
sion from the tri-cities last night.
The Deere boat, Chaperone, took out
a private party for a trip down the
river last night.
The two Reliance" racers were
this morning loaded on a fiat car at
the foot OF Nineteenth street, to be
shipped 70 Detroit. Men in charge
stated that they had been withdrawn
from the races today.
The ST. Paul OF the Streckfus lines
will be boarded by the tri-city tele-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06

The Deere boat, Chaperone, took out
a private party for a trip down the
river last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06

The ST. Paul OF the Streckfus lines
Will be boarded by the tri-city tele-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06

The Frontenac took out an excur-
sion from the tri-cities last night.
Evening star., 1912-09-02
HARRY DAVIS YIELDS Job
CIeveIand's Poor Showing and
Severe Criticism Force
Out Manager.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 2.-Har-
ry III. Davis, manager of the Cleveland
American League team, this morning re-
signed. Outfelder Joe Birmingham was
temporarily appointed to fill his place.
The teams poor showing and the fact
that he has been subjected to severe
criticism by the public and press are
given as Davis reason for resigning.
Davis came to the Cleveland club last
spring, after many years Of service with
the Philadelphia Americans as first base
man and captain. He had no previous
managerial experience. but Charles Som
that through his long connection with the
worlds champions and their veteran
manager. Connie Mack, he would pro-
duce winning team. Davis succeeded
George Stovall. present manager of the
st. Louis American League team. who
had been traded to the club notwithstand-
ing he had landed the Cleveland team in
third place in the 1891 race. although
when he took charge 1t was in sixth
place.
For time this season the Cleveland
team did fairly well. As the season
progressed, however. it began to lose
it's grip. On the recent eastern trip
1t lost fifteen of seventeen games. Since
coming home it has lost two out Of
three. AS the team sank in the per-
centage column criticism began. Lately
the newspapers have been sarcastic In
their comment
Davis contract was for but one year.
He has not announced his future inten-
tions.
Joe Birmingham. who assumes charge
of the team. is one of its veterans.
Evening star., 1912-09-02
NEGRO SURGEONS PRAISED.
Washingtonians Given Prominence
at Session of Medical Association.

TCSKEGEE, Ala, September 2-The
fourteenth annual session Of the Negro
National Medical Association. which has
just adjourned was made more interest
ing by the participation of prominent
Washington surgeons in the clinics and
in the debates of the surgical section.
Dr. A. NJ. Brown of Birmingham. Ala,
chairman of the surgical section. de-
clared that the services of DR.. A. NJ.
Curtis of Freedmen's Hospital and of DR..
I. l.. Carson, another surgeon of the
Capital city, were by far the features
of the occasion.
The most interesting and important
operation performed at the Tuskegee In
stitute Hospital during the session OF
the convention was the removal OF a
thirty-one-pound tumor by Drs. Curtis
and Warfield of Washington, assisted by
DIR. a. NJ. Brown of Birmingham, Ala
From three to five major operations were
performed each day. in every one OF
which one of the three surgeons from
Washington participated.
other surgeons taking part In the
clinics were Drs. John E. Hunter, Lex
ington. KY: John A. Kenney. resident
musician Tuskegee Institute; DR.. III.
Stanton McCord Of Baltimore. p. A.
Johnson. New York city, and U. e.
Mason of Birmingham.
Evening star., 1912-09-02
Details of Plot Revealed.

The truth OF the revolutionary plot on
board the battleship Ioann Zlataoust at
Sebastopol, the timely discovery Of which
resulted in the arrest OF sixteen seamen
and a petty officer, ten OF whom were
sentenced to death and four shot, Is only
now leaking out.
In one sense the conspiracy, had II had
time to mature, would have had more
anna zmgly daring object in view than
that which led to the revolutionary
mutiny Of the battleship Kniaz Potemkin
in June, 1905. The purpose Of the naval
plotters was to hold up and seize the I'M
perial yacht STANDARD while the car and
imperial family were being conveyed
from Yalta to Sebastopol en- route for
CZarskoe Selo.
The car was to have been compelled to
powers and proclaim limited monarchy
and a really constitutional regime. The
seizure Of the imperial family was to
have been the signal to the mutinous
Baltic squadron, the crews OF which were
to have murdered or arrested all their
officers and attacked kronstadt ana ST.
Petersburg simultaneously.
An urgent order was issued few DAYS
ago to the officers of all grades in the
Black sea fleet forbidding them, under
pain Of degradation and dismissal, to dis
cuss the political unrest among the fleet
equipages. and a rigid censorship is exer-
cised over all references in the press to
the recent and disquieting symptoms OF
grave disaffection among the rank ana
file of the army and navy.
Evening star., 1912-09-02

the distance, the farther away the
better. without there being any mov-
ing factors in the scene to particularly
claim attention. Under these G,rtum- hrt m.
attention not caught the student
mind will often go back naturally 10
what he is studying and Will renect
on the points just learned. Given sucn
sence OF unnecessary noise. and the
student should do good work In day
light.
Light for Night Study.
At night the conditions are very DIFF
ferent Artificial light must be used
and OF what kind and how placed is
all-important. The writer may nave
had limited experience in some OF
these regards. but the following are
the results Of his observation, and are
given for what they are worth:
First. the illumination should not be
general. The only matters concerned
are the student and the book. ana as
the student will get his illumination
from the book, 1t is only the proper
lighting of the latter which is to be
considered. A lighting scheme wn1ch
lights the whole room Is worse tnan
the book is lighted and the more the
rest Of the room is in comparative
darkness. the easier 1t is for the stu
dent to keep his attention fixed on the
book and the less is he distracted by
seeing other things in the room Is
1T not an old trick of the artist to
focus and hold the attention by
brilliantly colored center tsuch as
the child's face in Correggio's HOLY
Mighty. in the midst of an obscure
backRroundc Therefore. applying
common sense as well as artistic per
ception, illuminate the book to be stud
led as much as is necessary, and the
rest OF the room as little as Is neces-
sary. BY so doing, concentration on
the book is wonderfully assisted.
Second place the light in front and
preferably to the left. we are not
here speaking of how to sit in an easy
chair and read a novel most comfort
bly, with the light coming over ones
shoulder: but we speak Of the student
with a book which needs mastering,
probably with pencil in hand and
pad of paper alongside. Such requires
the student sitting squarely at table
with his paper and pencil ready for
action. In this case, the light should
be close. not over three feet away from
the book, better at half that distance.
SO that practically only small circle
is Illuminated. with the book nearly In
its center II placed directly in front,
the glaze on the paper may easily In
terfere with reading; and II writing
with the right hand), placing the
amp to the right will be likewise an
moving because Of the reflection from
the glaze.
Evening star., 1912-09-02
MUST HONOR OLD GLORY
Brig. Gen. Pershing Deter.
mined to Enforce Respect
for Flag in Philippines.

Brig Cen John J. Pershing, command
ing the military department of Mindanao.
is determined to enforce full and COM
plete respect for the United States flag
in that section of the Philippine archi-
pelago. He has issued stringent orders
on the subject, copies of which have just
been received at the War Department.
"The nations flag" says Gen. PERISH
ing in an official order, lis the supreme
symbol of that lofty patriotism without a
controlling measure Of which the republic
could not long endure. Both in war and
in preparation for war the high duty
of the army to stimulate ard develop love
of country among the people should ever
prompt a faithful adherence to the ex-
ternal forms and ceremonies Of respect
for the national colors
when an individual pays the prescrib-
ed honors to the flag in careless and
perfunctory manner his patriotism at
once falls under just suspicion. 1t is
therefore ordered that. during the play
ing Of the national air at retreat where
ever troops are stationed, silence will be
maintained. both work and play will
cease, vehicles will halt and officers or
enlisted men therein will alight and stand
a. dttcItlOH
Children should be taught to assume
the required position of respect toward
the flag and should learn from their
own parents the full meaning of this
fundamental lesson in patriotism.
Civilians of whatever race or ma
tionality, within sight or hearing of
the flag and music at retreat. will be
courteously enlightened should they
fail to stand In respectful attitude. and
in any case of disrespect. the offender
will be promptly escorted off the post.
1.-The ceremony of escort of the color
will be held at frequent intervals, and
will be made as solemn and impressive
as possible under the regulations. When
recruits join their regiments for duty
with the colors, the escort should be
given for their benefit as the crowning
rite of their entry into the service.
"A rigid observance Of the outward ex-
pressions of devotion and honor to the
national emblem and the national air is
enjoined upon all persons within this
department. in the knowledge that the
reverential attitude will be to him who
inherits allegiance to the Star Spangled
Banner benediction, and will bring to
the alien who comes under it's protecting
folds a new hope and new inspiration"
Evening star., 1912-09-02
ARMY OFFICERS IN SHIFT
Barry in Command of Eastern
Division, and Other
Changes Effective.

Several important army assignments took
effect today. Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Barry
assumed command Of the Eastern Division
at New York. Maj. Gen. W. w. Wother-
spoon became assistant chief of stan at
the War Department. Brig. Gen. William
Crosier became president of the Army
War College at Washington barracks.
Brig. Gen Albert L. Mills took charge OF
the militia division Of the War Depart
ment, Brig. Gen. Robert K. Evans as
sumed command of the Department of
the Gulf at Atlanta and Col. Rogers
Birnie took UP the duties Of acting chief
of the bureau Of ordnance at the War De-
partment.
In view of the fact that today is le-
gal holiday, the actual changes will not
take effect until tomorrow.
Mai Gen. William III. Carter. just re-
ieved from duty as assistant chief OF
staff. has been granted four months.
leave of absence. on the expiration OF
which he will take command OF the Cen
trail Division at Chicago. Brig. Gen. r. ID.
Potts, who has had that duty. will re-
sumo command of the big army post at
Fort Leavenworth. Kan.
Evening star., 1912-09-02
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. September 2.-The follow
ing are the stocks of breadstuffs and pro-
visions in Liverpool:
Flour. 1900 sacks; wheat, $4,000 CEN
tails; corn, 10000 centals: bacon, 13. 700
boxes: hams. $500 boxes: shoulders. 1000
boxes; butter, 2. 400 hundredweight: cheese.
"a. 600 boxes: lard. 1900 tierces Of prime
western steam and 4,23O tons of other
kinds.
Following are the stocks of wheat and
corn in store and on quays railway and
canal docks not included: Wheat, 1858,
600 centals; corn 1900 centals.
Closing: Wheat-Spot, steady; No. l
Manitoba, SIS I'd: No. Manitoba. SIS AID
No. Manitoba, SIS 31ad. Futures. steady:
October. IS 77sd; December, IS 4asd.
Corn-Spot. steady; New American, kiln
dried, IS 3sd: old American mixed, Is I'D
futures. dull: October. is I'D; December,
As 11Hd.
Flour-Winter patents. 29s Sd.
Hops in London Pacific COAST, G6 15s
aG7 los.
Evening star., 1912-09-02
HELPS TO STUDYING
Ones Thoughts Should Be
Kept From Rowing.
THE QUESTION OF LIGHT
Souvenirs of Home and College Cele-
brations Apt to Distract At
tention From Book.

Joseph W. Richards. in Popular Science Monthly.
To study means to concentrate the mind
and attention on a subject. and TO keep
IL there until the difficulties are mastered
and the subject understood.
Aside from the philosophical principles
involved In absorption OF the mind upon
one idea or in one line OF thought. there
are certain physical or even mechanical
aids TO this end which are well 10 know
The writer is not skilled in mental philos-
ophy. but has observed certain simple
facts pertinent to the subject of studying
which may assist others. and therefore
he takes this opportunity of setting them
forth Any one can easily determine for
himself how true they are, or whether
they apply to him personally or not.
The first enemy to concentration Is a
rowing attention, the coming up into the
mind OF thoughts or recollections foreign
TO the matter being studied. 1 have seen
q student. supposedly hard at his task,
the room and think for five or ten mill
utes of something else. then suddenly rec
ollcct that his lesson was not being thus
mastered. and with an effort. and per-
haps a yawn. bring his attention back to
his books. Such a youth is in pretty
bad way as far as study Is concerned.
Vet the remedy is simple. if he will apply
il. ! have spoken of the effort to bring
his attention back to the book: let him.
as soon as he feels the inclination to let
his attention wander from the book,
make the same effort to keep ii there.
and he Will nip the evil in the bud. 1t is
no harder. surely. to hold the attention,
to prevent il wandering. than II is to
bring 1t back after ii has wandered. But
said youth may say. That is fearfully
hard work: 10 which we reply that
study is admittedly hard work. but the
hardest part of 1t is just this effort to
keep the mind steadily on the subject
studied. What we mean is that the stu
dent must make hard. determined and
earnest fight to keep his attention from
rowing. that ne must fetch his mind back
10 the straight road by vigorous mem
tai effort as soon as he finds II tending
TO stray. just as a skillful driver reins
his horse back into the highway the in
slant he sees II turn toward a byway.
Keep your mind and it's activity well in
hand, be its master and compel it to do
what you want it to do. Such is mental
power.
Noise a Nuisance.
The next enemy is noise or interruption
Evening star., 1912-09-02
Marriage in Japan.
From the New York Mail.

From the New York Mail.
Religion plays no part in a Japanese
wedding. The priests Of that country
have always steered clear of the mat
rimonial game as far as having hand
in the wedding ceremonies of their
people is concerned. On the great day
the bride appears all dressed in white,
even ner face covered with a white
silk scarf This white garb is the
symbol OF deep mourning; But why
should the bride mourn? Because she
is parting forever from her dear par
ents: more so than il she were going
to heE>death: for after death her spirit
would return to the parental home. but
now both body and spirit are depart
ing to the house Of stranger;
When she has arrived in her new
home. the Dride-to-be takes off her
white garb of mourning and puts on
after which the young couple with
draw and go through an odd SYM
bolic ceremony. In the presence Of
one man. one woman and two young
girls who are supposed to represent
servants Of a household. the two make
their solemn vows to each other and
take nine drinks of wine. These nine
pledges are the essential part OF the
marriage celebration.
Evening star., 1912-09-02
ARMY -NAW
Naval Movements.

The Villalobos has arrived at Hankow.
the Stringham at Hampton roads. the
Illinois at New London, the Alabama at
the New York navy yard. the Glacier and
Prometheus at Corinto, the Massachu-
setts at Philadelphia. the Saratoga at
Cheefoo. the Sterling at Hampton roads.
the California at Panama, the Nero at
Unalga, Alaska; the Cleveland at Mare
Island, Cal; the Petrol at Puerta Plata,
the Sylph at the New YORK navy yard
the Abarenda at Cheefoo, and the Castine
and the torpedo 1otilla at Provincetown.
The Nanshan and Pompey have left
Shanghai for Cavite, the Brutus from
Lambert Point for Guantanamo, the
Nashville from New York for Ports
mouth n. H.; the Thornton from Port
Royal for Charleston. and the Yankton
from New York for Hampton roads.
Evening star., 1912-09-02
POLICEMAN Is ATTACKED.
Aroused From Slumbers on Park
Bench. Man Goes on Warpath.

Upon being aroused from his slumbers
on a park bench near A.. street and Mis-
souri, avenue this morning George How
ard Of 40 Az street became disorderly,
the police say. When Policeman Lucian
Davis went to arrest him. it is alleged. he
struck the officer. The latter was forced
to use his club on Howard to subdue him.
Howard had three wounds on his head,
which were treated at the Emergency
Hospital He was later locked up on
charges Of disorderly conduct and assault.
Evening star., 1912-09-02
FREED ON OLD CHARGE.
Father Released on Promise to Sup
port Son He Had Never Seen.

EASTON. Pa. September flames b.
Magargel, arrested here last week on COM
plant of his wife. whose home is in
Trenton, that he deserted her fourteen
years ago and who was committed to
jail for trial, succeeded in obtaining his
release last night by furnishing a bond
to pay a monthly sum for the support
of his son. Mrs. Magargel then with
drew her cOmpaint.
She said that some years ago she read
in newspapers that her husband was
dead, but by accident she learned that
he was alive and hunted him for seven
years.
The son was born two months after
Magargel disappeared, and he never saw
the boy until he was brought up for the
hearing on his wife's charge.
Evening star., 1912-09-02
COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. September 2-Closing-
Cotton spot in limited demand; prices i to
points lower; American middling fair,
7.19; good middling. 6.79; middling. 6.37:
ordinary, SIT. The sales of the day were
5000 bales. of which 300 were for specu-
lation and export, and included 1900
American. Receipts, 1900 bales, includ-
ing $500 American. Futures opened quiet
and steady and closed barely steady.
September. COS: September and Octo-
ber. 5.922; October and November. 8S:
November and December, 5S31.: Decem-
ber and January. 5.S3h: January and
February. 5.s4; February and March.
May, 5.S71s; May and June. 1854: June
and July, 5SS; July and August. 5.S7h.
Evening star., 1912-09-02
THRONGS GREET DEBS.
Socialist Nominee Arraigns Progress.
i've Party as Capitalistic.

SEATTLE. Wash, September 2.-Eu-
gene v. Debs addressed two large meet
ings here today. At both meetings Debs
declared the working people had nothing
to hope for from the progressive party.
which, he said, was thoroughly capital
iStic
The socialists have arranged campaign
tours In Washington for Representative
Victor Berger. Keir Hardie, member Of
the British parliament, and ex-mayOr
Emil Seidel OF Milwaukee.
Evening star., 1912-09-02
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO. September 2.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, $1,000 head; market slow and
generally steady. Beeves, 5.75a1O so;
Texas steers. 4.SOa6.60; western steers,
6.OOa9.25; stOckers and feeders. 4.25a
1926: cows and heifers, 3.OOaS.OO; calves,
S.5Oa11.5O.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head: market
strong for light: others a shade lower.
Light, S.25a9.OO: mixed, 7.95a8.95; heavy,
7.75aS.7O; rough, 7.7Oa7.9O; pigs, 5.OOa
$40; bulk Of sales. S.OOaS.65.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000 head: market
steady to strong. Native, 3.4Oa4.6 /:
western. 35Oa4.65: yearlings. 4.5Oa5. 80: /:
lambs, native, 4.5Oa715; western, 4.50a
73O.