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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25

Hamelin stunt. The water was here.
the rats were here and the stage was
all set. But no Pied Piper appeared.
Some one thought of the small boy,
the gangs and other boys organiza-
lions of a higher class, and a we'll ar
ranged method of enlisting them in
war against rats was agreed upon.
The city commission authorized pay
ment of 4 cents for every rat caught
and killed by a boy or gang of boys.
The matter was carefully placed be-
fore the leaders of the various gangs.
The result exceeded fondest hopes.
Rats were brought in by punches.
The gangs took the lead in the cam
paign and were the fist to register
rats at headquarters. The Boy Scouts
next enlisted and finally hundreds of
individual boys were on the trail of
rodents A rat is a rare sight in Gal
weston now. The boys have secured
the city and the adjacent country and
have well cleared this territory of the
pest. If the famous Pied Piper could
have viewed the result of this work,
he would have blushed with shame.
The city commission has actually paid
to the boys enlisted in the rat cam
paign more than one thousand dollars
for dead rats delivered TO the city in
Generator.
The most remarkable feature of the
| cleanup was the work of the gangs.
Silently and seriously they secured
the water front, going beneath piers
and sheds in quest of their prey. They
! delivered more dead rats TO the incin-
| orator than all the rest Of enlisted
| boys combined. And the number of
! cases in court against boys in court
has been reduced 10 almost none,
while from the school at Seabrook
| comes the advice that there is now
room for many more boys. The rats
being scarce, the boys are seeking
new employment. They have learned
what it means TO accomplish some
thing really worth while. The next
campaign in which the boys will be
enlisted will be the cleaning up Of
vacant space throughout the city, in
GLIDING the alleys in the negro sec
tons. Every gang has ceased opera
tons Of an offensive nature and is
eager for the fray In behalf of clean
er and more beautiful city. Galveston
has learned that the small boys finds
enjoyment In employment as well as
/ do men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25
THE SECOND WILSON MESSAGE.


President Woodrow Wilson has de.
livered another typically wilson
esque message. He delivered it
in person before the two houses
OF congress in joint session. and
while it dealt with an enormous
subject the reading occupied but nine
minutes and column OF a newspaper
held it ali. Everyone reads President
Wilson's message. Even the boisteE
Gus youth who usually seeks no far
Their than the sporting page, feels
that he can afford the time.
In few strong phrases, none Of
them commonplace. and some ex-
tremely striking, the president shows
how the final adoption Of a real tariff
reform bill is suddenly going to strike
the letters from business, and to pro-
vide for the inevitable change and ex-
pansion there must be the tools with
which TO handle the new conditions,
and only a law providing an ample
and elastic currency will accomplish
this.
The president does not say so, but
the fact sticks out that one reason
why a new currency law is essential
is to destroy the last chance for GER
tain big selfish interests to involve
the country in panfcs and>sQueezes
by way of revenge for legislation that
in:erferes with oppression Of the peo-
pie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25
GANG PROBLEM IS
SOLVED IN TEXAS

Galveston, Texas, June 24.-The
problem Of enlisting the small boy in
civic welfare work has been well
solved in Galveston. A mammoth AMI
perplexing problem to any municipal
ity, the small boy has been more than
this TO this seaport city. For many
years the boy was left to shift for
himself, with the result that numbers
of little fellows were brought into the
corporation court every morning
charged with offenses ranging from
the trivial to criminal. A juvenile
court was established and for a time
this seemed to have the effect of les
SEEMING the offenses. A school for the
youthful delinquents was built at Sea-
brook, and in a very short time the
school was filled to overfiowing. The
listeners at the trials of these boys
heard thousands of excuses for the
offenses committed, which came,
every ones from the one source-idle.
ness. Interested men began to look
about for a means To employ the boys
and TO keep them busy with work Of
q AuNoAG hCApAN4 W me municipality
The boys were found to have we'll
organized gangs with leaders and of.
ficers regularly elected and installed.
They played in gangs, loafed in gangs
and committed offenses in gangs
Often a gang would go bathing in
the gulf and IL one member was caught
In the undertow and washed ashore
dead. there appeared no member OF
his gang 10 identify the body. and the
police would establish Identification
only through adults who might know
the boys relatives The problem was.
How can these gangs be put to
work." The gang instinct being
strong. there was no hope for the ex-
traction OF individuals, but the entire
organization must be interested and
employed. Men asserted the belief
that IL the boys were given work and
were made 70 believe tina: a real and
definite responsibility rested on them.
they would be converted into a means
for much good for the commonwealth.
The location Of Galveston is superb
for a revival of the Pied Piper Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25
The Daily Story
NO. IS REMER sTREET-BY cLAR1ssA MAcKIEL
Copyrighted 1919 by ASSOCIATED Literary Bureau

Harley & Rogers was the name OF
full Of vigor, and neither of. them
knew what the word fear meant. Each
was preparing to leave the Office for
the day. gathering up papers and put
ting them away, locking some in his
desk. putting others in a safer place.
The telephone bell rang sharply, and
because the blond typist had gone
home for the day both Harley and his
partner, Rogers, picked up their ex-
tension telephones, and each one heard
the same breathless, broken cry for
help:
"Come quick to No. 10 Remer street
murder
The connection was broken abrupt
ly, and the two young lawyers each
leaped from his chair to consult the
other. and they met in the outer office
with pale faces and startled eyes.
"Did you hear 1t. Bob?" gasped Har.
ley, reaching for his hat.
The other nodded Sounds like bad
business. I'll communicate with the
police. eh?"
"The sooner the better. It was a
girls voice. Bob. and who knows
why, what are we Cabling about
Get your policeman and follow me.
I'm going TO Remer street"
Harley grasped a revolver from his
desk, slammed down the top and dash,
ed from the Office close on the heels
Of his partner.
Rogers scurried around the corner 10
the nearest police station. while Harley
hesitated at the curbstone.
where is Remer street?" he asked
Of man he met.
go down to Tenth street, three
blocks east from the avenue. It's only
a little court" was the reply.
A half hour later Harley was wan,
dering distractedly around the confines
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25

of the semicircular street called Remer
street. A half dozen old fashioned
houses Of faded brick. trimmed with
brown painted wood and many Of them
with shutters mysteriously closed, fill
ed the Enclosure.
Not one of the houses bore any street
number.
Harley squared his shoulders and
mounted the steps of the first house
He pulled at the rusty old bell knob
and heard PARKWAY tinkle. At last
the door opened slowly and woman
peered forth. pallid. elderly creature.
with queer. light colored eyes.
"Well:" she asked sharply.
SIS this No. 1872" asked Harley
mo" said the woman and closed the
door.
Harley went to the next house and
the next. and in eacn instance his ex-
perience was more or less the same.
Sometimes it was q man who answered
the door. but invariably the answer
was in the negative. and before he
could frame another question the door
was always closed Surely these deni-
zens of Remer street were suspicious
lot,
Finally he came to the last house.
and it occurred to him that the desired
number must be either the first or the
last house of the row. depending upon
which way the numbers ran.
This time there came no response to
his repeated ringing. and when he i'm
patiently tried the door 1t opened ST.
lentIy and admitted him into a shah
billy furnished hall. Once inside. he
left the door mar and stepped quietly
from room to room Of the house. 1t
was entirely empty. but there were
evidences of recent occupancy.
On the floor Of the upper hall lay a
partly used tube of oil color such as
artists use. II appeared to have been
dropped and afterward stepped upon.
for the chrome yellow contents had
oozed out upon the faded carpet.
odd" muttered Harley. searching
further for clews. There. little far
Their along. was the imprint OF a small
heel outlined in yellow. A woman bad
stepped in the paint and here was hts
track. There was another fainter I'm
preston. Then q tube of white paint
dropped. stepped upon and the heel
marks now outlined in white.
They led up to the third floor, where
were a tube of green paint and green
tracks to follow up ladder that led to
q trap in the roof. 1t was fastened
from the outside.
Harley set his shoulder against II
and strained. Again and again he ex'
erted all his strength. and at last the
rotted wood gave way. and be hurled
the door aside and emerged hot and
breathless upon the roof, where be
picked up little white handkerchief.
He went along the fat roof of The
adjoining house and saw that the traI
was fastened from the roof side. Or
! the roof of the THIRD house was tubs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25
BASEBALL STRATEGY.
A Game That Was Won by Two Play.
ers and q Live Snake.

A Game That Was Won by Two Play.
ers and Live Snake.
Tommy Tucker lost game for
ed battle all because of trick Bill
Dahlen and Bill Everett put up on him.
Tom never did like snakes. Indeed.
he held them in adherence, and in
some way DahIen discovered this.
Washington was to play Chicago that
afternoon. and during the morning
practice. on the west side grounds Dab
len and Everett discovered a small
gaYtersnake and treasured IL up.
Along in the fourth inning Everett
cracked out a hit. and as soon as he
landed on first base Dahlen. ignoring
his usual custom. ran out to coach. and
moment later he slipped the harmless
little reptile to Everett. who dropped it
into fuckers hip pocket.
Tommy discovered the snake just as
the pitcher was delivering the ball
and. with yelp, he deserted first base.
The batter had hit to the shortstop.
who gathered up the ball on the run
and started to throw TO second. but
was too late and threw toward first
Tommy was twenty feet of the base.
jumping up and down and hunting for
something with which TO kill that
snake, and the ball went to the stands
and Chicago scored four runs before
the inning ended.
Tucker protested wildly. but the um-
pire couldn't find anything about
snakes In the rule book Ind let II go
at that,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25
ALL RIGHT AS FAR ASST GOES

While Rock Island by q healthy
preponderance of sentiment, as ex-
pressed at the polls, voted affirmative
" on the proposition to annex a tract
of South Rock Island territory yes
terday, in numbers the vote was not
what ii should have been. Had 1t been
larger the same ratio would not have
been maintained, for it is very likely
that all who for reasons peculiar to
themselves we're opposed to the propo-
sition, did not fail to vote. Hence had
normal vote been cast, the result
would have been practically unani-
nous in favor of consolidation.
The people of Rock Island who fail
ed to take sufficient interest in the
election to vote are nevertheless to
blame. No matter whether through
overconfidence, or indifference, or be-
cause Of business, 1t matters not.
Rock Island should be alive to all
propositions that look to its growth
and advancement. There should be
a hvelier interest and more enthusi-
NoAAA e~OOuN OuNA4 b4llA6o. OAO Vi Il1S
city's best boosters, at a meeting of
representative men called some time
since to improve the city, said, "The
only trouble with Rock Island is that
1t is long on resolution but short on
execution" There may be something
to that. Rock Islands heart is in
the right place and better city, a
city WITH more opportunities and ad-
vantages, more charming city, Is not
to be found on the map. It's people
are progressive, public-spirited and
liberal. They have utmost confidence
in their city and an abiding hope in
the city's future greatness. But ideas
alone do not make a city. Confidence
is beautiful, hope is divine, and faith
is eternal. But faith without works
is dead.
What Rock Island needs is action.
Everything that looks to the city's
betterment, whether it be in the sub
stantial, whether it be for industrial
development or commercial growth or
expansion in any form, or for moral
Improvement, it matters not. Any
good project should command the en-
thusiastic cooperation of all the peo-
pie.
There is need Of more work, real
work, more unselfish effort and more
positive determination.
1t is time to pick up the slogan,
TRY Rock Island First" and march.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25
MAKING FARMERS OF CITY
WAITS.

Transplanting homeless boys Of II
TO l6 years of age from the crowded
districts OF the metropolis 70 the farms
Of rural New York is the task attempt
ed by the Lincoln Agricultural school
OF Lincolndale. n. Y. according to in.
formation received at the United
States bureau OF education.
This school. which is a charitable
institution. takes boys fresh from the
city streets. gives them practical train
ing in agriculture. teaches them prop
er living conditions, and then finds
places for them with families OF farm
ers, thus helping the boys TO better
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25

When father was millionaire
The sky was always blue;
l was a hero everywhere,
My cares were small and few.
When father caused the bears to groan
And won in every deal,
The whole world seemed to be my own,
And all my friends were leal.
Since father has been squeezed and made
To give his winnings back
The social circle where 1 swayed
Is closed TO me, alack!
The world that used to seem so fair
Is dark and drear and cold; =
1 cannot find them anywhere, :
The friends 1 had of old. :
The road travel now is rough,
My cup is filed with gall;
Oh, dad, why were you fool enough
To try to get it all!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25
eoinq In For MethuseIah's Record.

An ambitions new citizen. with the
habit Of tnking literally tie every day
expressions Of Americans. obtained a
position as train caller at the Union
station.
One day he bad just called. "AllIl
aboar-r-rd for Kansas City. Denver,
Salt Lake. New ORLEANS, Chiachin-
nah. Buffalo. Baltimore and M
York;
4 man ran up to him and almost
breathlessIy asked. 81 want the last
train out for Cleveland"
The perpIexed caller exclaimed
'What. you should live so longT'-St
Louis Post Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25
Mounting EieavcnWard,

Mrs. F1inders-John, you must put
an advertisement in the paper for an
other girl tomorrow morning. Mary
is in Paradise now.
Mr.. Flinders-What! Did she start
the fire with coal oil?
Mrs. Flinders-No; she's got a
chance to work in crockery shop.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25
The Limit.

It was an English ship with an
English crew and an a merican passen-
ger list. Two stewards were having
a heated alteration and pouring forth
anathemas upon each others heads.
when rs crowning insult once said to
the other. law. you eats Just ike a
senger."-Argonaut
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25

400 visiting druggists in attendance
= special train arrived from Chicago
carrying about 200 persons, including
many from intermediate points. The
Gay was given over to social func-
tons, which a downpour of rain
married.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25
Too Pointed.

ooh, mistress of my heart" he cried,
One word, one tender look from
thee.
And l will never quit thy side
In life or in eternity"
She gazed upon him, knesiing there,
And was about TO speak, when he,
With one mad yell, leaped through the
air
He'd run a tack into his knee!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25
June rs in American
History.

1S41-Alexander Macomb. soldier. hero
Of the battle Of Plattsburg, war OF
1912. died; born 1882.
1S63-Federal attack ON Fort Hill.
Vicksburg. repulsed The assail-
ants charged into the crater Of an
exploded mine.
1S7G-Generai George A. Custer and
277 men Of his command massa-
cred by Sioux at Little Big Horn.
1912-Democrptl national convention
met at Baltimore.
All the news all the time - The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25

Come right in, good people of South
Rock Island, and make yourselves
comfortable. Don't stop to clean your
shoes; we are glad to see you and to
have you make your home with US.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25
His Only Reouest.

Why, you talk like @ Socialist.
You surely don't mean what you say"
'T mean every word Of it."
Then you are a Socialist at heart"
"All right. maybe ! am-but call me
something else"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25
Druggists Gather at Quincy.

Quincy, Ill, June 25.-The thirty
fourth annual convention Of the Hi
nois Pharmaceutical Travellers asso-
citation opened yesterday with about
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25

Presumably that maiden Mrs" Of
Chicago who is going to pay her back
taxes as soon as she gets the vote will
also join the militia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25

Those dollar graduation dresses are
very we'll in their way. but any girl
ought to turn down the man who
thinks one dollar is enough for her
best dress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25

No good will be accomplished by
trying to make the Balkan states
get together" The trouble is they
are too close together now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25

The new minister TO the Neither
lands is the van Dyke who wroote
the poetry, not the one that invented
the beard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25

Isn't 1t about time for old General
Dias to announce once more that as
soon as peace is restored in Mexico
he will return?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25

II worse comes to worst, those lob
byists will find the walking good on
most Of the roads leading out Of Wash
ington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25
A Woman's Intuition.

Doctor-Your husband insists that
he is troubled exactly as you are, and
yet an examination of him fails to dis
close single similar symptom. I
can't understand It.
PATIENT can. You prescribed a
glass of wine three times a day for
me.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25

The Annual Vacation club will fight
President Wilson's denomination. He
stays on the job.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25
HARD LUCK, INDEED.

Blimley-I'm the
unluckiest man on
earth.
Huntley - Why
SO?
Blimley-I pro-
posed to Edith
Buzzley last night
a-l wvo-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25

and today l learn that her father is
about to make an assignment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25

The president has very properly nab
bed McNab.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25
THE ARGUS.

Published daily ct 1924 Second ave-
nue.. Rock Island. Ill Entered at the
pcstoface as second-class matter.)
Rock Island Member OF the Associated
Press.
~ THE J. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25

Patricia
experience
nursing literary
neglected
statements about the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-25

TERMs-Ten cents per week by car
rier. in Rock Island.
Complaints Of delivery service should
be made to the circulation department.
which should also be notified In every
instance where it is desired TO have
paper discontinued, as carriers have no
authority IN the premises.
All Communications OF argumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones in all departments: Cen
tral Union. West 145. 1145 and 2145.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-30
victim OF MERCURY DOSE
is SAVED WITH SODA
Another Case of Poisoning
is Reported

Jetroit, Mich, May 29. - ThomGs
Mcrabe,. Detroit engineer, VINO
swallowed ten grains of bichloride O.
mercl ry a week ago has recover i
\ sululicn of bicarbonate of soda in
jected into his veins by DR.. Andrew
7. sherman saved the life of tn
crgin. tr who took the poison he de-
clared, because he thought its effect
was painless.
Il believe that if this preparation
is used in such cases, a large per
centage of them will be saved" said
DR.. Sherman. "The injections car
be made in any vein"
After swallowing the poison an(
suffering intense agony, McCabe de-
cided he wanted to live and aided
the physician in every way possible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-30
GRAND JURY
HAS TAKEN
A RECESS
RE.CONVENE NEXT THURSDAY
Blind Tiger" Cases to Be
Taken Up Then

After finishing their first weeks
work, which was a notable one, the
grand jury of Sumter county adjourn
ed yesterday afternoon to re-convene
next week, probably next Thursday.
The grand jury returned a large
number of indictments yesterday
which, with the ones previously made
work by that body. 1t was announced
yesterday that the grand jury when 1t
meets next week will take up the in
vestgation of blind tiger cases, which
have not been considered thus far.
The grand jury has done some ex-
cellent work so far in investigating
condition here. They have gone after
violators of the law fearlessly
Throughout the city are heard many
words of commendation relative to
the actions of the grand jury this week.
1t is understood from the grand jurors
that the matter of blind tigers will be
given a thorough investigation next
week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-30
PRIZE WHEAT EXHIBITED
HERE BY MR.. McGARRAH
Brought in Some of the Grain That Had Grown Six
Feet Tall in the Field-It is Part of Farm Demon
straton Acres, Which Made Exceptional Yield

Mr.. ]. S. McGarrah, of Friendship
brolg t to the city yesterday some Vt
the tin4 st wheat that has been seen
here in years, Several of the stalks
of the grain were cut down by M
MrGarTah and brought here so that 1
tangible proof of the grain he has
grown on four acres of his farm out
on Friendship road could be seen.
The grain as it was when cut was
more than five and a-half feet tall, 81
that it must have been easily six feet
tall before it was harvested This is
exceptional for wheat this year, when
the seasons have been manifestly un-
favorable for the growth Of wheat. The
four acres grown by Mr.. McGarrah are
part Of d plot that he is using as 4