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The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21

F. II. Reed of Wewoka 0k- l attorney. is here to visit Mrs Rea who is spending a few weeks q thc summer in Mena. Mr. Rea states that Momon Pruitt Of 0hIl- homa City. one of the leading crIni, nal lawyers of Oklahoma. V.l defend Julius Garden, charged VI'l bank robbery. Mr. Fruit was raISo in Ft. Smith.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21

George Klein last week receiysi an interesting remembrance fmn KOshkOnong, Mo-, in the way of few fine peaches from an orch,I he planted in 1909. They were Fl. bertas, and this year the orcbad yielded 6,700 crates.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21

A marriage license was issua Thursday afternoon to John ? Weddle, aged i3, and Mrs. FaDnh Bush, aged i6 both of Mena TE marriage ceremony was performa by Judge w. N. Martin Only a iqT intimate friends were present.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21

Dr. F. II. Black and Mrs. Bai and Miss Adda Morgan re.urna Tuesday from a 20-day vacation trip to Denver and other Rocky Mountain points. They say that all claims to the contrary, Polk county is the best place they eyG saw, and they felt better as soon B they began tO breathe its air.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21

Mr. and Mrs. s. R. Wood returned last week from Lockesburr wbaro they have been visiting their son.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21

Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Nichols and family of four children are hep from TeXarkana on a vacation u5. of several weeks to their many rea. lives and friends and to enjoy ,ls mountain climate. Mr. Nichols a in the grocery business, and aH this is the first real rest he has 1l. dertaken in several years.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21

MT. and Mrs. Freeman l.. Johnson
 have returned home after n yisif of a week with relatives at Hatfield
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21

The Rev. A. NJ. Harrel of Groa, burg, Tex, left Thursday for hi, home, fully determined to return as quickly as possible with Nn Harrel and make his home here H. thinks this one of the very best health locations he has ever seen
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21

Dr. c. p. Dunman and Mrs. Dun man nave returned from a vacation and visit of about two and a half 10 Excelsior Springs. Mo, and other points, and the doctor
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21

Mir. and Mrs. W. B. Barton loA Sunday afternoon for St. Ioi, where all this week Mr. Barton u+1 attend a convention of commi,ss,, ID, managers and buy goods for bi, commissaries al Cove, Womblp ,n5' % CaddO Gap. '
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21

The Hon. Pole Ncphctrige re- turned Friday from Mount Ida where he went on legal business
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Whitaker of McAlesler Ok. arrived Sunday m.ght for a visit with Mr. Whit 9ker's parents, who live a short distance west of Mena
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21

Miss Mary Mershop ro,n.
 Monday from an extended visit 1u,usl r..s friends in Lockesburg. She wo. "lY' companied home by Miss ''1 Ts,, 9,, Leeper, who will visit friopd, ''''I Mena a few days. ~ l
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21

Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Allen and b,s. are in Mena from Blair. Ok, lT' NJ! Allen returned "Wednesday ' !, look after his cotton gin. whiIa u, U Allen will remain here abont 'ts tu, weeks before returning. "a
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21

comfortable % alu d E building up a than now ''e his
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21

Arley Holder arrived last week from Muskogee, Ok. for a few deys' visit with relatives and friends
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18
Carbon Cliff

c. W. Smith was a Moline business
caller Monday.
Mrs. Joe Dopler visited at Moline
Monday
The Misses Cora and Rachel Ken
nedy we're visitors at Moline Tuesday,
Mrs. Lewis Sickler and sister Dor
orhy Weitz. were Sunday visitors with
Moline friends.
G. F. Holland was a Moline caller
Wednesday.
Mrs. Joel Benson spent Wednesday
at Moline
Mrs. John Fahlstrom and daughter
Alice visited at Moline Saturday.
Mrs. Frank McKenrick spent Mon
day with Mrs. J. Perine at Davenport
Mrs. Charles BelowsH was a Moline
visitor Saturday
Mrs. Claus Hanson visited at Mo
line Thursday.
William Beckwith moved from Sill
Wis to Carbon Cliff ineo his property
on First street.
Frank Heunegan of East Moline Wis
tied Wednesday with Carbon Cliff rel
atives and friends.
Mrs. William Gainey was a Moline
business caller Thursday.
! Mrs Fred Kendall and son Clarence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18

spent Wednesday with her sister, Mrs.
Maggie Adams, at East Moline.
Earl Kennedy was a Moline visitor
Tuesday.
Fred Meeska has purchased the John
Benson property on Second street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gainey were
Moline business callers.
Fred Engst was a business caller at
Moline this week.
Mrs. Nicholas Krambeck and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Revoe Phelps, and two sons,
Harold and Lowell, were Moline Wis
itors this week.
/ Mrs. Mary Holland visited with her
daughter, Mrs. P. W. Beckwith, at DAY.
export this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Jones spent Fri
/ day at Geneseo.
Mrs. Walter Mitten and daughter
/ Dolores. Mrs. Emil Belowski and
daughter Leota and sister Emma Be-
lowski, were Moline visitors Tuesday.
Mr. Roman was a business caller at
, Green River Monday.
Nick Johnson of Andalusia visited
over Sunday with his niece, Mrs. c.
Hanson.
Mrs. William Gainey visited Monday
at Silvis with her sister, Mrs. Leroy
Hampson.
Mrs Edward Frary, Mrs. Bert
Frary and children Robert and Thel
ma, Mrs. Walter Mitten and daugh.
ter Dolores and Mrs. Emil Belowski
and daughter Leota visited at Coal
town Wednesday.
William F. McKenrick has taken a
potion as clerk in the Root & Van.
: DervoOrt office at East Moline.
Mrs. Forest Titterington was a tri
city caller Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Adams and
family, Richard and Beryl spent Sun
day at the Stephen Mitten home.
Mrs Thomas Gainey and Mrs. Dan
lei Jones and daughter Leone spen
Tuesday in Moline.
Mrs. Lewis Sickler is spending this
week with friends and relatives a
/ Princeton, Annawan and Kewanee.
Mrs. Sarah Mitten and daughter Elk
we're East Moline and Moline visitors
Saturday.
Mrs. Chester Kennedy and son JohI
were Moline visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. Edward Kendall of Silvis il
visiting with relatives here this week
NIr. ard Mrs. Bert Frary and famil!
have moved here from Denver, Col.
Miss Martha Weitz was a business
: caller at Moline Tuesday.
Mrs. Avalina Johnson of Waterfowl
visited the latter part of the weel
with her daughter, Mrs. Jennie Han
, son
Messrs. p. W. and L. E Beckwith o
p Davenport were visitors here Monday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18

cants. Richardson was accused Of
having issued orders 10 have Wund-
ram placed in the shed and for sell
ing liquor 70 a minor.
Obituary Reeord.-Pneumonia, fol
lowing a stroke Of apopleZy. suffered
Feb 4, from which he never fully re-
covered, was the cause Of the death
Of A. ]. Partridge, a pioneer resident
Of Scott county, who died early yes
terday morning at his home ON Dav-
export R. r. No. /. The aged man
was born in the Berkshire hills in
Massachusetts, being at the time Of
death over IS years old. He was mar
ried in 1855 in Springfield, Mass, TO
Miss Eliza Moulton. One year after
their marriage the couple came TO
Davenport. Mr.. Partridge was an old
time railroad man. He was employed
as conductor on the old NJ. & NJ. rail,
way and later on the Rock Island. For
SO years after leaving the road. he
conducted a fruit farm on the Jersey
Ridge road. He came 10 his present
home a short time ago. Surviving
are four children, Mrs. H. B. pepper
Mrs. Charles Woodford and Charles
Partridge OF Davenport, and W. A
Partridge OF Burlington, Iowa. fou
grandchildren, Mrs. William Baum
bach and Ruth, Carl and Henry Wood
ford. and two great-grandchildren
norotb,, and Karl Baumbach of DaV
export.
Raymond Conkle. four months old
son OF Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Conkle
died at 4 o'clock Wednesday after
noon at the family home, ga Cedar
street following a brief Illness. The
child was born in this city Dec. >
1912. and is survived by the parents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18

Chicago, April 1S.-Wallace G. Girls
more, IS years old, and unusually
bright is the ideal boy" who was
chosen to represent Cook county in
the nine months word trip Of SO
American boys. These boys. adjudged
worthy OF extreme recognition by the
national youth achievement commit
tee as having done something really
worth while in their various walks
of life, viii sail from Boston May Z
On g nine months tour Of the globe.
The ages Of these boys range from
II TO IS. the average being about 16
years. The individual expense Of each
has been undertaken by the commun-
ity from which he comes as a testi-
monial.
Willis Brown, chairman Of the ma
tional youth achievement committee,
SAYS that the tour OF the world will
be a rurner-up 10 the foundation of a
model boys city at the Panama-Pacifc
exposition in san Francisco in 1915.
There are 10000 boys in this
country" says Brown. "Au that
most Of them require is some whole
some incentive TO do something worth
while. We aim at the dignifying OF
labor. whether It be manual or other
wise.
Every boy who can 90 20 his
school teacher and produce proof that
h has done something worth while
will be entitled 70 one OF the boys
achievement badges"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18
ILLINOIS CITY

Mrs. Anna Ricketts, and daughter
spent Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Sedan.
Fred, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Hahn, has veen very sick.
Mrs. Frank Fowler visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Hahn Tuesday.
Mrs. Jane Seidler has returned TO
her home in FairpOrt after a visit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18
For Loss Of Hair
We will pay for what you use n
RexaIl "o3" Hair Tonic does not
promote the growth of your hair.

TIC grown VI yVAi ho4i.
In all our experience with hair
tonics the one that has done most to
gain our confidence is Rexall "93"
Hair Tonic. We have such we'll
founded faith in it that we want
you to try IL at our risk. II IL does
not satisfy you in every particular,
we vii pay for what you use 70 the
extent Of 80 day treatment.
II Rexsll "93" Hair Tonic docs
not remove dandruf, relieve scalp
irritation, stop the hair from falling
and promote q new growth Of hair,
come back 70 US and ask us TO return
the meaey you paid for it, and we will
promptly hand IL back TO you. You
don't sign anything, promise any,
thing, bring anything back, or in any
way oblgste yourself. Isn't that fair1
Doesn't it stand to reason that We
would not make such liberal offer
If we did not truly believe that
Rexall '93' Hair Tonic will do all
We claim for it-that IL will do all
and more than any other remedy
We have everything there is de-
nGnd for, and are able to Judge the
merits Of the things We cell. Gus
toners tell Us Of their success. There
are more satisfied users Of Rexall
Egg Rsir Tonic than any similar
preparation we sell.
Start q treatment Of Rezall "93''
Hair Tonic today. II you do, We
believe you will thank Us for this
advice. Two size bottles, SOC aad 81.
You can buy Rexan "e3' Hair Toni
IN this community only at our store:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18

false statements, denied in court any
intent to defraud the government. He
said his company took over This Min
esota and Dakota Farmer and believed
the circulation figures given by the
former proprietors were correct.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18
In New Shop.

z. z Lamp, who has conducted a
plumbing shop at 325 Seventeenth
street FOR { number Of years, has re-
moved 10 new and larger quarters et
So Seven teeDth sIeet.-(Adv.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18
Nut Cake
Simply Delicious

BYNij3. Tcnet HcRenzie Hill, Editor of
the Boston COOKING School Magazine
In giving this recipe, Mrs. Hill be-
feves It to be one of the best all-around
cake recipes it has been her good for
tune to make. The simplicity and uni
formly good results viii appeal to every
housewife
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18

One-kaLf CUP butter; TX cups gran
ELatea sugar; = cup milk; 2cHbs .fOnyS
2 iezeI teaSP0ozfukS K c Baking P05U-
der: CUP Of nut meats ch06ped JiHe;
EchiteS Of T eggs, beaten airy.
Sift -four and baking powder together,
three times. CTsam the butter, add the
sugar; then alternately, the milk and
the -four mixture; lastly the whites OF
eggs and the mt meats. Bake in q
sheet IN a shallow pan thirty or forty
minutes When cold cover with the
icing and decorate with whole nut meats.
This Is also an excellent whi:e cake TeC.De
when NUS are omitted.
Chocolate IcinE
One CRo ,g71zuAI1kcd sugar Z oRn1s
ciorJiats; aEkiks Of ! egg, beaten dJJ;
Z! tcasP5OEJZI camilla e,skyzct; = czb
uGiST.
Stir the sugar, chocolate and water
until the mixture boils; cover and let
boil three minutes. Uncover and let
bOii til when tested in cold water soft
ball may be formed; beat into the white
Of egg, then beat until cold, add vanilla.
The nut carmel frost51F given on page forty
q lie = Cook BOOK may be used II place Of
re Chocolate irOstsuE, i desired. Z coy Of
he COOKS Book handsomely illustrated II :
CclcTs. Viii be mailed free II you will send the
colored certificate Packed IN Z5-ceEt ems Of K
Baking ESVce- % tie gAoCEs MIRO. Co.,
Cl---z-E.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18

BostOn-Her5ert Myrick, charged
Jointly with James W. Cunningham
with conspiracy 10 obtain the second
class mailing privilege by making
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18
THOMAS DRUG co.
ROCK Island The fezSk$ Store Illinois

There u 6 Real Store IL nearly every town
and city in the Ua.ted States Canada su&
Great Britain There i different RexAn
kcl-=-y for nearly every ordinary human III
each esp5Cizily designed for the particular III
Tor ya.ca il IS recc 1auended-
The R-zAu Stores are ArnericA's Creates
Drug Stores
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18

Held for Manslaughter.-TEe second
OF The two suppressed indictments
returned by the grand jury in its re-
pert was made public yesterday after
noon and holds Isaac Richardson. for
mer saloon proprietor, on a charge
OF manslaughter The indictment
was returned after three grand juries
had investigated his case. la the frs
instance. an Indictment was returned
but upon a demurrer filed by attor-
ueys for the defendant, the indict-
met was held not legally binding AID
Richardson was re eased on the sec
Ond Investigation no bill was returned
against him The defendant Is held
for the death OF Arthur Wudram. the
2O-year.old youth. VINO was put in a
barn M the rear OF the Richardson
saloon az 7l2 West Second street, with
the temperature below zero and died
the following day from exposure and
effects OF over Indulgence in iHtoxi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18

Obituary Record-Friends Of Henry
Baumgarn we're panied 10 learn yes
terday of his death, which occurred at
9 o'clock Wednesday morning in the
home Of his wife's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Liedtke, AS Sixteenth ave
nue.. His death was due TO complica-
tons and came after a lingering i'll
ness. He was born in Germany June
%, 1879, and at the age Of 8 came TO
the United States with his parents.
They settled in Dunneu. MINI. where
the parents have lived ever since
Henry came 70 Moline three years ago
and on oct &c. 1910. was married 70
Miss Title Liedtke Of this city. Dece-
dent was a carpenter and had worked
at his trade in this city, most Of the
time being employed BY Charles z.
HinE, East Moline contractor. Be
sides the widow and parents. he leaves
three sisters and three brothers, also
residents Of Dunnell, MINI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18
MOLINE

Church Edifice to Rise.-Rev. Faith |
er Bernard Skalik, pastor OF the Cath /
lie church for Poles, iSlavs and Lithu-
anians in East Moline, expects that |
the work of erecting the new place Of
worship for that, city will commence !
next week or the following week. The |
church will be erected in what is
known as the Letsch addition. The
plan is to invest about $4,000 in the
church for the present and when the
congregation gets larger new brick
church building, costing many thous-
and dollars, will be erected on the
same site.
Files Bankruptcy Petltion.-Thomas
A. Burtchaell, electrical contra,
has filed a voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy in the federal court at Peoria.
Assets will schedule in excess of the
liabilities and in all likelihood all
creditors will be paid 100 cents on the
dollar. Mr.. Burtchaell has been in bus
mess here for years and the action
will no doubt come as a surprise to
many. What he plans for the future
is not made public.
City Physician Can't SerVe.-Dr.
Perry H. Vessel, city physician, has
sent a communication to E. L. East
man, commissioner of public health
and safety, declaring that.lack of time
will render it impossible for him to
serve On the board of dairy inspectors
/ as recommended in the tentative ord
nance agreed upon last Monday be
tween the milkmen and the city COM
missioners. He states, Furthermore.
that he believes such inspections do
not come rightfully under the duties
Of city physicians. The decision of
DR.. Vessel complicates the situation
little and makes necessary change
Of the ordinance as previously agreed
upon.
Box Cars Burn.-Carelessnes of
tramps in leaving lighted cigaret stubs
in an empty box car is believed to
have been the cause of a fire that
broke out in the Natick yards at about
$50 yesterday morning The fire was
well under way before it was discov-
cred and the alarm turned in, so that
the firemen on their arrival found a
stubborn blaze to contend with. At
ter about an hours work the flames
were smOthered. Two box cars belong
ling to the Rock Island company were
completely destroyed and three others
were badly charred. All the cars were
empty.
Police Officer Resigns. Peter Yer.
haw. member of the police force, turn
ed in his star yesterday, resigning in
order to enter the saloon business. He
has purchased an interest, it is under
stood. in the saloon at 33S Third ave
nue. formerly operated by Andrew
RotZ. Theodore Anderson will report
for duty on the force again May /, at.
ter an absence of four months, during
which he has been laid up as the re
suit of a shooting accident. During
his temporary absence from duty, Mr.
Anderson has been receiving half pay
Given Gold Watch. - George H
Houston had a pleasant surprise il
store for him when he was called intc
the conference room in the plant OF
the Root g. EanDervooTt Engineering
company in East Moline at the close
of the afternoons work yesterday. He
found the 90 foremen of the shops
gathered there and before he realized
what was up" W. o. Monroe hat
launched into a formal presentation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18
COPENHAGEN
MEN SPECIALISTS

0IJ 18th Street,
MOLINE.
Open only on
Wednesday af-
tsTnooE end ~
e.dG6. 3 " .
Friday eve, : Z.
8. and s u y q az
rnorn!U Z, 5tO y.
On other days.
call at Dayen-
port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18

New Boat in SerVice.-The new riv-
er steamer Marquette, recently secur-
ed by Captain James Pearson for the
Moline Sand company, made its initial
trip this morning. The boat was
brought from dry docks at Rock Island
to this city. While the Marquette will
be employed regularly during the week
in hauing gravel between Moline and
Albany, in the evenings, holidays and
Sundays it will be used as an excur-
sion boat, a purpose for which it is
commodiously fitted and appropriately
decorated. The boat will accommodate
200 passengers without crowdiDg Dug
ing the early weeks of the summer
regular pleasure excursions will be run
to Woodward's grove, three miles above
Port Byron. Later, when the inn on
Smiths island is completed, the excur-
sions will go there. The company has
purchased 10 acres of land at that place
On which It will establish an amuse-
ment park.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18

Knocked Out in Game.-While play
ing indoor baseball in the Y. NJ. c. A.
gymnasium. G W. Snider engineer
al tho New Putnam building. was
Knocked unconscious and for a time
IL was feared that he would not re
cover He did not regain conscious
ness until 10 minutes after the acct
dent. Snider, who was playing third
base on the Putnam building team, col
lided with Left Fielder Patterson OF
the Palmer school nine. Patterson's
knee striking Snider behind the ear.
Snider was reaching for a grounder
and Patterson was running from sec
ond to third base when the two came
together.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18

speech. at the end of which he handed
to Mr.. Houston a valuable Howard
gold watch of the most recent style.
He explained that it was a small token
of their appreciation for his service as
superintendent of production. Partic-
ular reason for the time selected was
the rounding out yesterday by Mr..
Houston of two years Of service with
the company in his present position.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18
DAVENPORT

Annexation MansoIeum.-The La
dies ElmwoOd association OF Dewitt.
Iowa, Is the originator OF a new plan
for burials during the extremely cold
winter weeks. A mausoeum and
chapel is to be built in the Dewitt
cemetery by the association. During
the cold weather, when It is difficult
20 dig into the ground, the bodies are
20 be laid away in crypts provided
In the basement of the new mausole-
UNI. When warmer days come. they
will be taken out and laid in the
graves. The chapel room on the ground
floor OF the mausoleum will protect
those attending funeral services in the
cemetery against the elements.
.
Injured by Auto.-Fred Martens. pro-
prietor OF the saloon at 1901 Harrl-
son street, was knocked down and
run over while walking in front OF
his place OF business He was only
slightly injured and was taken 10 his
home. 1919 Marquette street. in an
automobile and his injuries given med
ical attention. The machine which
struck him was driven by a son OF
Mrs. Crecelius. 1923 Perry street. Ac-
cording 10 eye witnesses. the machine
was being driven slowly and the acct
dent could not be avoided.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18
YOU WHO
NEED
PRIVATE ADVICE
"OLD CHRONIC CASES

If you are unnecessarily treated by
other doctors, come 10 US and get
the right treatment at once
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-06-21
PROVERBS BROUGHT TO DATE
Unlike Those Generally Known, but
Containing Great Deal Of
Real Truth.

A man with small feed hideth them
not, and she whose hands are well
formed delighteth to play chess.
Why doth the virgin rejoice? Why
readeth she her love letters to her
sisters? Behold, there is compliment
therein, and it shall not be concealed.
Enthusiastic is women's praise of a
passable damsel; yea, they lift up
their voice continually, saying, Lo, she
hath fine eyes. But when she who
dazzleth mems sight approached, be-
hold their tongues are hushed. they
whisper to one another in their con-
fusion, confessilg her comeliness.
AS a man with his first automobile,
so is an old wife with young bus
band; she Is fond, yet fearful.
The shop damsel extolleth her
wares saying, Lo, myself wear this
kind. And the customer smileth bit
terly, and turneth away.
To a clever woman, a man without
audacity is WEAKNESS to the spirit;
and as for the timid one who obeyeth
her, 10, she sendeth him upon errands.
Burgess in American Maya
zine.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-06-21
Profitinq by Superstition.


After having sat on many juries the
Observant man is of the opinion that
the whole human race is still strongly
tar1ed with the brush OF superstition
ii am confirmed in that belief by
the amount of damages invariably
voted to plaintiffs, whose injuries
smack of superstitious origin" he said.
IF load Of bricks should fall from
a fifth story window on to the head
of man who happened to be walking
under ladder he would get twice as
much damages as if the ladder were
net there. The element of bad luck
that attaches to a ladder would insen-
sibiy influence every juror, and the
sum awarded would reflect their
prejudices and sympathies."