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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28
WIEN \ MAN DIES.

In the trial Of the suit OF q relative
20 break the will Of Thomas 7. Eckart.
for many years president of the West
Cru Union telegraph company whose
estate inyeutor,ed sl.G5u.Ouo. IL was
testified that Nr ECkcrt in his dcclm-
Ing years used 10 ser a place al all
meals for "a cat witch some par,ica-
'arIty the witness said that the cats
chair was SO placed thar the cats head
c.m" just aboy. the surface Of the
table "a, meals This alleged fact is
cited as proof that Nr. E.Nart was non
ccmpus mou-es vGeG he drew his will.
n New York had a law which pro
vided that a man desiring 20 make his
will may give notice OF his purpose 20
draw 90 on q certain day. when rela-
ives or others must allege and su5se-
,ucrtly establish his mental inoom-
potency for the task or forever after
he barred from ooutes-iuC the VII, then
drawn, Alr EcE"rts money would 80
the way he wanted IL 20 go But New
York hasn't such a law. With such a
law. Mr.. Eckert would have drawn his
viii when ne was mentally sound. and
n he drew n new will subsequently,.
without notice. 70 would be easy 70
break g. The notice and The proof OF
his sanity is HIS protection against
diverting his money 10 ends which he
did not want 70 serve. and the protec-
ton OF his memory against SANDER
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28

weld his own products il rehearsal.
Little Johnny Jones came out at
an opportuRS time of year and George
=. Conan became famous over night.
1t was not put forward as the .oftiest
fCrme Of musical entertainment, but it
was spangled with bright things which
were not Old things FURNISHED. The
author was the thinking man of his
division. The public welcomed him
deyCtedly. sang his Give Ny Regards
to Broadway with zest, and waited
confidently for more. It canl0-the
last Of it being Broadway Jones,
which is to mark the retirement of
man who is q millionaire at 80.
Thee is enough Of the admired
spirit OF hustle in Conan TO make him
study. He has written 4 bad play
or TWO, but in the main mas been sue
cessful in other ways that show IN
bookkeeping. That he had an invin-
chile 'knack' was an asset, but he
developed il early because he was
courageous enough to take himself
seriously al 20"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28

Scouting among glaciers and ice
bergs is one of the summer pastimes
of the Boy Scouts of America in Alas
ka. There is a troop of sturdy scouts
in Wrangell under Rev. Harry P. Cor
ser, pastor of ST Philips church. He
took the boys on a camping expedition
last summer near the KcsS glacier. He
found the expedition not only an in
spiration to himself, but a source OF
fun and a stimulus 10 the boys.
Scoutmaster Corser says that the
boy problem comes to the missionary
as we'll as to other preachers. and
upon the way in which the missionary
handles the boys rests largely the sue
cess of his work We have been ask
ed to tell" he writes, what We are
doing for our boys in Wrangell Our
answer is, we have introduced the boy
scouts. and we find the idea very sue,
cessful. Many boys literally rot, NOR
ally and Intellectually. because moth
ing has been furnished for them TO dc
in their time of recreation The Boy
Scout movement cCrrects this by Civ
ing the boy an interest and an Occu
patton. When We have our sports We
insist that every boy shall take his
place in the games. No one is allowed
simply TO look on.
"One of the great rewards for faith
| full service on the part of the boys is
the annual camping trip. The last one
We had WAS very successful. 1t was q
fine summer Cay when we started
The use OF a large gas boat was donat
! ed by the manager of one of our pack
ing companies and it was a merry lor
of boys that started on a trip to Kugs
glacier 30 miles from town. We camp
/ ed that night near the foot of the gla
cier.
For scenery the place was all thai
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28

utilization. Distributed one by one into
baskets, the condemned notes are emp
tied into great cylinder half filed
with water and cauStic soda.
The oridce CT the cylinder is then
locked ana set in motion. II turns for
two days. at the end of which time
the officials who presided at the be-
ginning of the operation return to wit
ness the end Of the notes.
Furnished with long spoon. a work
man thrusts into the depths of the
cylinder and withdraws a thick, steam
ing liquid. which he pours into a thin
basin. Another workman approaches
with a similar spoon. with which he
sttrs the stuff around to make sure
not q remnant has been left Of the
notes. When the banknote soup has
been reduced to paste it is sold for 81
q hundred kilos. about zoo pounds. al
though the paper at one time cost IS
for two pounds.-Washington Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28

There are two characters in Irish mis-
tory who are the very antipodes Of
each other The one is st. Patrick.
whose memory is revered and beloved
by Irishmen: the other Oermot, who is
looked upon with hatred and contempt.
Dermot was one of the early kings
of those sections into which the Emer-
aid Isle was formerly cut up. The
prayer OF the Turks, Allah. prevent
have been spoken by the English of
that faraway period with reference to
the Irish. There was constant warfare
between these Irish sovereigns. and
fnally Dermot, when hard pressed by
his enemy, invited the English to come
across the channel and help him.
The English, once having obtained a
foothold in Ireland, did not stop till
they had dominated the island. So,
while blessings are to this day show
cred upon st. Patrick, who converted
Ireland to Christianity, there is execra-
ton for Dermot, for that constant dis
content of the Irish people under Brit
ish rule dates from his giving Britons
the first opportunity.
During the reign OF Charles l. OF
England one of these kings or rulers of
what have since become counties of
Ireland was beheaded by order Of the
English king. He was called the
O'Donohue. the o being a prefix to the
name OF the ruler to denote his SOW
creignty. His son, boy OF seven at
the time of his fathers death, made
vow that when he grew to manhood
ne would spend his life in attempting
10 drive the English from Ireland.
1t might be expected that a resolu-
ton formed at such an early age would
not be kent 4 child of seven losing
n father is not likely to remember him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28

feet of the judgment of the Ohio court
the concensus of opinion among law
makers at the national capitol is that
the jail sentences will do more TO
cause millionaire trust magnates TO
respect the Sherman antitrust law
than anything that has occurred since
trusts and monopoIes have come into
existence.
Il has been demonstrated that Jail
sentences are the only things trust
magnates have any respect for. They
are willing TO build mp giant monopo-
les in the necessaries CT life if their
only punishment. in the remote ever:
Of their prosecution and conviction, is
10 BE- dissolution, the details of which
The supreme court vii! allow their at
torneys to attend. to the end that their
stocks will double in value. Trust
maguates care nothing about fines,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28
BOY SCOUTS CAMP NEAR GLACIERS

could be desired At the foot of the
glacier is a large lake surrounded by
mountains perhaps 1000 feet high their
sides being so steep that climbing them
was out of the question. In the lake
were icebergs as big as large-sized
houses. Back beyond the glacier were
high peaks looking in the distance like
some of the old German castles. Most
brilliant flowers grew right up at the
edge of the ice and snow.
But some may say, What does all
this have TO do with missionary work?
1t looks simply like having good
time. We did have a fine time, but it
was something a great deal more than
that. Every Sunday school is tToub-
led more or less with its bad boy
class Too frequently these bad boys
have been cast aside as hopeless. On
an excursion like this, boys begin to
ask questions, and you will be sur
prised TO find that behind each so
called bad boy there is a gOod-sized
doubt You have a chance to explain,
and he is now better satisfied with
himself ana his church: what was, or
might have been, the bad boys class
becomes the miss;onary's best helper.
! "As 4 result of two CT our scouts, not
from church families. have asked to
be made ready for confirmation, and
four Of them have asked TO be enroll
ed as members of a junior chapter OF
the Brotherhood of 81. Andrew. Near.
ly all of our boys are quite regular
attendants of cur church services.
when we returned from our eXcur.
sion, the boys were more enthusiastic,
and the missionary himself felt so re,
freshed that he would recommend To
any clergyman an excursion with the
boys CT his church as a cure for that
exhausted feeling which comes al
times to the best of us"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28

How grand a place this world would be
II no man ever had to labor,
II each man might from debts be free
And somewhat richer than his neiEhbor;
How happy we could all become
II pleasures never were denied us,
II sco!dlng women all were dumb
And others never rose to Chide US.
This world would be q splendid place
II we could spend Otr lives at pleasure,
If coal men never had the face
To try to cheat us with short measure;
What happiness we all might claim
II each man who was lured or driven
To foolishness or sin might S!ame
Some fellow man and be forgiven.
How fair a place this would be
If each man who is fond of speaking
Had knowledge that by you and me
Might be considered we'll worth seeking;
How glad we might become ere long
If when we spoke all men would heed
us,
II We might proudly lead the throng
And no man ever tried to lead US.
This world would be splendid place
II each man might indulge his passion
Without the danger of disgrace
Or punishment in any fashion;
What cause could men have for COM
plant
II each man could surpass his brothers
II each We're free from all restraint
And laws were only made for others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28
CAPITAL COMMENT

Fines are considered simply on busi-
ness basis. The trust heads have no
objection TO occasionally paying a So
900 or $4,000 fine, having made mil
lions in cornered markets and in mo-
nopolies of the necessaries Of life.
AFRAID ONLY OF A CELL.
But trust magnates are afraid Of a
cell, and if they can be convinced that
If they violate the antitrust law they
will go to Jail, like the poor go TO jail
when they violate law, no one doubts
that the Sherman law would be obeyed
and the problem of illegal trusts solv'
ed
The Sherman law provides for jail
sentences for trust magnates, just as
other laws provide for jail sentences
! for other kinds of robbery. but for q
years and more the federal court:
/ have not been impressed by the fact
/ This is why so many persons have
come to be suspicious of the courts
and to sincerely believe that the poo
do not receive the same kind of jus
tice that is meted out to the rich; i
explains, too. the recent remarkable
growth of socialism, and the agitation
/ for the recall of judges.
ARE STILL At LARGE.
In this connection it is important Il
note that although the % cash regis
ter heads were found guilty and wer
sentenced to jail. they are not in jail
and are not likely TO be for two years
or perhaps even longer. The case vii
be fought through the supreme court
and as a general rule two years ar
consumed. II is said that the men III
der sentence expect 10 escape jai
and will pour out their millions in a
effort to find some loophole Of techn
tcality by which 70 escape the isnom
ny of being branded a convict.
II the judgment of the court is al
tualIy carried ont. i is obvious that
will do more toward causing illegs
trust magnates TO respect the law. an
at the same time more to strengthe
the waning confidence of the masse
in the federal courts, than anythin
that has happened in years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28
THE CAMEL's THIRST.

Municipal Judge Mahoney of Chicago
is a philosopher. He has been tor
mented lately by people from Evan
stcn getting drunk and being hauled
up before his court. The other day
Joseph Miller OF the former town stood
before his bar. plainly intoxicated.
The Judge was mad. SAID he: II you
are ever brought before me for being
drunk again, I'll fine you 500 and
costs You had better get drunk in
Evanston. You fellows from Evan
ston are Ike camels. You come to
Chicago, fiji up with enough booze 20
last you nine days, and then go back TO
the desert
After this the Evanston lushers will
probably 60 home to sleep off their
jaEs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28
Jumping at a Conclusion.

The Minister-Brother Brown, un.
derstand that you attended the Adel-
phi theater this week. I cannot tell
you now how deeply panied l am to
hear this.
Brother Brown-But I thought you
didn't object to the theater on prin.
ciple-that you merely condemned the
Objectionable shows.
The Minister-That, alas, is just it!
This must have been a particularly
disreputable performance. Why, am
told that they had the standing room
only" sign out every night!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28
AL TOMOBILES AND THE HIGH
SCHOOL

1hpol4
lhe automobile industry needs skill
ed workers, and boys who are inter
esred in being skilled automobile work
ers need the high school That's the
basis OF the school and shop plan now
in effect IN Lansing Mich. as report
ed 70 the United States bureau of edu-
cation IN Lansing the high school
and the automobile industries of the
city cooperate in educating boys VINO
wish 70 20 beyond the eighth grade in
school. but need something different
from the usual academic curriculum
Boys in the industrial cooperative
course spend the first year wholly in
school After that they divide their
time equally between school and shop.
working one week at school and the
next week in the automobile or gas
engine shop, or wherever they are en-
ployed. Thus the present beginning
class Of 20. when they finish the pre-
liminary year this June. will go TO work
as apprentices in Lansing manufacture
.ng plans They viii have two weeks
vacation during the summer, and in
the fail .hev VIII begin the weekly al
ternaring plan. They are paid for
their work Of course.
The object Of the plan, according
TO Superintendent Cummings. who III
auEnratei if after observing The work
at F-chbV-g, Mass. is not only to
provide a rational course of study for
pupils who desire specific preparation
for trade. but also TO serve a pur-
pose in the performance of the schools
duty TO the industries and to society"
The instructor in charge of the in
dustrial cooperative course is an ad-
mirable example of the new kind of
schoolman required for vocational edu-
cation He is well educated. but at
the same time he is a man of practi-
cal training and experience. Not only
did he serve at his trade for several
years. but he has had experience in
teaching as well. II is not often that
the schools can avail themselves of
vocational instructors of this double
qualification, and in this respect Ian
sing is considered particularly FORUM
ate.
The work is already proving its i'm
portance. in the opinion Of Superin-
tendent Cummings He points 10 the
significant case OF two boys, who, after
having made object failures of the
regular high school work the year be-
fore, are successful leaders in the
work of the industrial department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28

KATHLEEN SEEMED .,RoKEN WITH GRIEF.
on coming to manhood. But little Tom
my O'Donohue grew up among the
strifeS with his hereditary enemies,
and when lie came OF age he came also
to the leadership Of his people. who
were oppressed by those enemies. He
was bound not only by the oath of his
childhood. but by the indignities and
exactions heaped upon his subjects, TO
make an effort to get rid of the hated
stranger whom Dermot foisted upon
Ireland
Before he was ready to strike blow
he wooed and won the daughter Of a
neiGhboring sovereign, the O'Grady.
Kathleen O'Grady worshiped her young
husband and sympathiZed with him In
his resolution TO rid the country OF
their Oppressors. But il was hard for
her to consent that he should enter
upon so dangerous a struggle. Every
year the Conquerors were obtaining a
stronger fOothold both by conquest
and settlement. Since the father Of
her husband had been executed Charles
Cromwell, one Of the worlds greatest
fighters, had assumed the government
Cromwell was OF the Protestant faith
and spared no pains to plant it in Ire
land. To resist Cromwell was a more
difficult and dangerous undertaking fof
the son than for the father to have re-
sisted Charles |.
Nevertheless the young O'Donohue
had no sooner been married than he
formed an alliance with a neighborinG
ruler and entered upon a rebellion
against the English. For time they
were successful, and O'Donohue's heat
was beating with high hope when sud
denly his colleague tre&cherously left
him in the lurch by making peace with
the enemy This enabled the English
10 turn all their forces against the
O'Donohue. and they administered TO
Linn a crushing defeat
The fight. the wanderings. the hid
inrs. the constant escapes Of the young
patriot form one of the most romantic
episodes OF Irish history For a long
while he succeeded in conceallng him.
self from his puTSuers, but at last was
captured IN a starving condition Then
followed his trial for treason against
power that had no right Whatever in
( Ireland. his conviction and ne was sen.
fenced to the same fate his father had
met-tO he beheaded
+ The bride. who had consented that
her husband embark in so haza -dous
an undertaking, was al first paralyzet
al the calamity that had befallen hin
and her. But out Of her despair ca me
a wonderful concentration Of will pow
/ eT that developed in cunning While
/ there was life there was hope She
/ determined to make desperate effort
| to save her husband
! Two things were necessary. She
/ must assist him to effect an escape
I and she must have the means at hand
[ to get him out of the country in case
| he regained his liberty. for if he re
| NAMED in Ireland he would be hunted
| md doubtless captured as he had been
| captured before. The latter part OF
/ the plan must be attended to first
France was in those days a refuge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28

licans under a democratic administra-
ton. Extravaganza seems to be the
invariable condition under republican
administration, and especially was
this so during the period that Senator
Hurburgh served as chairman Of the
senate appropriation committee.
This commanding position he has
held for the past four years. He is
in a position, therefore, 10 know some
thing about extravaganza. That he
waited for a democratic administration
for inspiration to press his ideas OF
economy, although significant, should
not, perhaps, be permitted to present
doubt as to the sincerity of his mo-
tiyes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28
Exploded Theory.

do you believe there is anything in
mental SUGGESTION"
Not thing"
Don't you think it is possible if one
person keeps his mind steadily fixed
on a certain thing which he wishes an
other to do chat the other will be
Influenced so that he will eventually
do it?"
mo, don't believe in the theory at
all. I've been wishing for a week that
you'd pay me what you owe me with
out making it necessary for me to ask
you for it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28
DEMOCRACY A. AN INsPIRA-
IIOS.

Senator Hurburgh OF Galesburg has
introduced a measure in the state
senate designed 70 bring about a con
solidation OF a large number Of state
commissions and boards. The senator
contends that by this consolidation
many economies can be practiced and
that the state will save about a mil
licl dollars a year.
This is all very well and good. It
does occur. however. that economy
seems 10 be the watChword OF repub.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28

why are you weeping my chnd?"
said the supervisory relative. Has
your husband hurt your feelingsY
Terribly! He said that II l marched
In the suffragette procession | would
look as funny as he did the day he
wore a borrowed uniform and rode a
horse that was ordinarily occupied In
hauling hrick& w ashington Star
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28

the rich. when
Federal Judge Hol-
lister Of Ohio re-
Gently sentenced
29 officials of the
cash register trust
TO sentences in
jail. sustaining the
view long taken
by democrats that
guilt is personal
and making the
first official re-
Spouse to the will
Of the people that
was expressed in
the election of
Woodrow Wilson.
Now that sufti-
cient time has
elapsed for mem
bers of congress
TO consider the eff
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28
An Insulting Addition.

An irate citizen started for the Office
Of his local newspaper for the purpose
OF clubbing the editor. One Of his
friends asked him what the editor had
done to him. and he said.
Il sent him a letter signed 'Honestas'
ard he printed 1t. but adled another
a. "-Minneap polls Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28
BOILED BAKKNOTES.

caustie So5a Used to Destroy Wern
Out French Currency.
Everybody knows that WORKOUT
bauknoteS Ia this country are destroy
ed by maceratior at the treasury de-
partment. but the manner in which the
notes Of the Bank Of France are de-
stroyed is probably not so well known.
At the head Office Of the Bank of
France there is j permanent tribunal
before which all doubtful paper is
brought. The tribunal writes "anule"
on the faces of the banknotes The
judgment is countersigned by the
treasurer. and they are taken 10 the
cellars in which the printing office is
situated. In the presence Of the banks
Official they are brought out for an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28

Mrs. era wford-YOU can have all the
bread and butter you want. but no
more cake
Niilie-Say. ma. how IS it | can
never have a second helping Of any
of the things ! like?-Lippincotts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28

President Wilson proposes 10 be a
frequent visitor at the capitol build
ing, not 10 dictate. but TO assist In
other words, he thinks he can do more
for the people by going 10 the halls of
legislation and keeping in touch. than
by going 10 the golf links or the lawn
tennis courts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28
loo Good 70 Give up.

'If things are so unsatisfactory here
and your landlord won't do anything
to remedy them, why don't you
move?"
We would, only the husband Of the
woman who lives next door has a
smaller salary than my husband
draws, and it's such a satisfaction to
be where / can make her feel enVi-
GUS"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28

The vice president. the emergency
officer OF the government, is goirg 10
We somebody other than a hgurehead
nnder President Wilson's administra-
ion. Vice President Marshall is to be
taken into the official councils and to
be freely consulted, very proper pro-
cedure, OF course.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28

Word comes from the north Of Mex
leo that Pascual Orozco, the rebel lead
er VINO for the past two years has been
terrorizing the country. has halted his
rebellion II IS said that the stern
measures taken .y the new MeXicon
government have frightened him into
a declaration OF allegiance TO Huerta
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28
lnpossibie.

ut is curious that Mrs. Wappington
cant get into society. Her husband
must be worth at least $4,000 900, and
her manners are not half as bad as
they might be"
4 know it, but you must remember
that when she writes letter she puts
more than ten words on a sheet"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-28
BY CLYDE H, TAVENNER.

CONGRESSMAN ELECT FROM THE
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT
Especial Correspondence Of The Arguso
Washington, Feb. 26.-For a change,
the same kind of justice that is melted