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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
PROSPECTS FOR GUN
CLUB HERE BRIGHT

Prospects Of organizing a gun club
in Moline are good. provided a suit
able range within the county and not
too far from the city can be secured.
This, according to H. A. Hansen, is the
status of affairs at present. Those in
terested in forming a club are search
ing for suitable grounds and when
they are found there will be plenty of
shooters ready to enroll to insure the
success of the organization.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
OBITUARY RECORD
PETER A. sAMUELSON.

The funeral OF Peter A. Samuelson
was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the Esterdahl undertaking parlors
Rev. Mr.. Nordgren oficiated and in
terment was in Riverside cemetery.
Mr.. Samuelson died Saturday after.
noon at the home of his son, Axel,
1918 Fifth avenue. Old age was the
cause. He was born in Sweden Oct
s, 1881 and came to Moline in 1882.
His wife died here in 1889. and from
that time on he made his home with
his son. He was for a number oil
years in the employ Of Deere & Co
Two sons, Axel A. and Carl H. survive
with one sister. Mrs. Caroline Sven
son, living in Sweden.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
ICE HOUSES SAVED FROM
BAD FIRE: LOSS Is $50

Fire Sunday afternoon at 2:30 did
$50 damage to one of the houses of
the Channel Ice company at Third ave-
nue. and Twenty-third street. How it
started is not known, possibly from
a spark or a cigaret or cigar stub.
The department reached the scene in
the nick of time, checking the blaze
just as it was getting a good start.
In few minutes more the entire es-
doomed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
Prairie Fire Menaezs School.

Grafton, Ill, Sept 2.-Twenty-five
men with plows and brooms yesterday
fought prairie fire in the yards OF
the Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis rail-
road south of Grafton and by hard
work saved the Monticello Seminary,
which was menaced for an hou: and
a hals- The damage is estimated at
$4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
Blow Up IIIInoisan's Home.

Mount Vernon, Ill, Sept 2.-The
home of Francis Rightnower was
wrecked with dynamite mysteriously
in the night. MI Rightnower, farm.
er, was found later under wrecked
furniture On the floor below the room
where he lay asleep when the blast
was set off. He will recover The
rest of the family escaped injury
B; odhounds are following a trail
from the scene.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
THREE STRAIGHT TO
SILVIS In TOURNIES

Defeating the Brunswicks of Daven-
port, IL to 2, Silvis yesterday won the
baseball tournament in East Moline,
making a clean sweep. The Buns
wicks brought up at the bottom, hav-
ing lost all three contests in which
they figured. East Moline, in a tight
and exciting game, downed Water
town to at the close of the series,
and won second place, with two victor
les and one defeat. Watertown won
one and lost two.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
NEAR DEATH IN
~" TANK YOUTH
is RESUSCITATED
Pulmoter Used With Good Re-
suits in Saving Life of George
Veltum, Aged 90.
IN WATER FIVE MINUTES
Quick Application of First Aid Meas
ures After Rescue Brings Him
Past Critical Point.

Prompt use Of the pu.moter IN
doubleday saved the life Of George
Veltum, a Chicago youth, aged 20,
who was attacked with cramps and
sank while swimming in the Y. NJ C.
A. tank yesterday afternoos. Dragged
from the water five minutes after he
sank first aid methods were applied
Until DIR. A. II. Arp could arrive with
the pulmoter. After half an hours
work signs Of life were visible. 1t was
three hours before consciousness was
restored and today the youth is pro-
nounced out Of danger unless pneu-
monia sets In.
Neltum. who is an employe Of the
Lorenz Construction company and
has been in the city for about four
months. was swimming in company
with two friends, Joseph Schrom and
Arthur Schmidt. He is not a strong
swimmer and soon after he dove into
the pool his companions saw that he
was in trouble. They tried to help
him, but neither being skilled in
water sports, were unable to do any
thing and he went down in six feet
Of water.
HOUIOOSE TO RESCUE.
CRY for hep was raised and a
number OF men who had been in the
reading room rushed in and several
OF them prepared TO enter the water
Neltum's body could be plainly seen
lying at the bottom Of the tank Before
anyone else had entered the water
James Houloose, boys physical di
rector, who had been swimming only
a few minutes before, reentered the
room. Pulling off his collar and tie he
plunged into the water. His shoe:
appeared to handicap him, however
and he was not able TO get under N,
form. Returning to the edge of the
tank he removed his shoes and Z
moment later had the limp form gu
OF the water.
Mr.. Houloose took the lead in the
efforts 10 resuscitate, while someone
called DR.. Arp. The doctor arrived il
a few minutes and the pulmoter was
promptly applied. Within half ar
hour IL was seen that the figh: ha,
been won, but il was not till early IL
the morning that the victim had full,
recovered possession of his faculties
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
HELEN ZOE sTILLwAGGoN.

Helen Zee Stillwaggon, aged II
months, died at the family home, 1912
observation-disclosures avenue,
last evening at $50 of cholera infan-
tum. The funeral will be held from
the home Wednesday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. Rev. j. E. Connor will Off
ciate and interment viii be in River
side cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
Trains Kills Man and Wife.

Wyoming, H.. Sept. 2.-Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Shafer. living southeast
of this city, were run over and in
stantIy killed yesterday afternoon at
Speer by a Chicago and Northwest
ern southbound train as they were
driving in their buggy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
ADAM HnFFsrEr-rEn

Adam Hoffstet.er, one of the old
residents OF the county. died at 4
O'CLOCK this morning at his home,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-01

scientists that the mother fish Is able produce
family without the subsequent assistance OF the father
fish This unsupported and pulling phenomenon is
stiil ,sDder iurc-tigatiCn.
Another matter which has been discovered but is not
yet satisfactorily accounted for is that boy babies but
not girl babies are frequently color blind About two
per cent Of males are color blind. There are very
few women afflicted with this trouble, and it may be
considered as confined exclusively to the male line
While woman may not be color blind herself, she
will have the faint and pass it along to an the male
children, but to none Of the female.
Color blindness like all other hereditary traits, is
contained IN the nucleus Of the cells. Proper mating
would stamp out color blindness no doubt Weak
coagulabiity Of the blood another sexhmitng quality
that could be eradicated BY mating This Is peculiar
characteristic Of some persons who are called IN the
hospitals 'bleeders They very likely to bleed to
death during even very slight operation because their
ends of arteries and blood vessels This trouble seems
to be due to some defect in the blood which prevents
from coaguatng and people with the faint win often
bleed to death simple scratch surface wound.
All sexImiting characteristics are mental The
difference between the PAGER and the trotter is mental
quality.
The male and female population seems to be about
even with slight preponderance perhaps in favor OF
the women There would be bigger difference in the
proportions of the two sexes were it for the ct
that the male children die in greater numbers during
birth than This is due to the larger body Of
the male and the larger brain, and the trouble this
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-01
Harness and Saddles
GET OUR PRICES BEFORE YOU BUY.
Shetton-Pa yne Arms Co.
NIA Would Chance

The movement IN favor Of Eugenics which is the
science Of producing perfect and women has
led much inquiry and extremely interesting ex
periments along the lines Of inherited traits char
aetersics been found that there is truth in
the old belief that prenatal influences mark the child
used to be universally believed that great shock or
great misfortune OF great fright sustained by the
mother was quite likely to affect the child But this
not So There is connection between the mothers
nervous system and the childs nervous system and
is therefore, possible for any shock received by the
mother to affect the little one.
On the other hand it has been found that the
ishment Of the mother has great effect upon the
child. II the mother does not have proper food or
proper quantity of good food the child is feeble This
sad effect upon the infant is also shown when the
mother is weakened by disease. If the body fluids Of
the mother Impoverished by the of disease
not able to furnish sufficient nourishment to the
child and the health and resistance Of the little one is
impaired.
But it is curious fact that mothers suffering from
various diseases do not necessarily infect the child with
those diseases Even in scarlet fever and smallpox the
infant safely immune from the germs which are
ravagng the mother. In experiments with cattle suffer
ing with tuberculosis it found that the young animals
if taken away Immediately after birth and well cared
for do exhibit any of the disease This is
very fortunate provision of nature the protection
Of the unborn child
A most interesting line OF experiments by the dis
tnguished Professor Jacques Loeb of the Rockefeller
Research Institute have resulted in many extremely
useful discoveries Professor Loeb has devoted him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-01

causes at birth. Wars and dangerous trades sls h,
to keep down the males. There are a great nm 49,
widows than Widowers
The Carnegie Institute at Washington has -.,,,..,
been carrying useful series Of experirents Z,
various phases Of herediy The scientists of the Car
nege laboratory have been studying the various eoors
and markings Of the fur Of rats mice guinea ps and
other animals and have also carried their researches
into the colors OF the feathers and brilliant markings
OF different birds They have found that II IS ouits
easy to change the colors Of the furs OF various animals
and to entirely upset natures plan Of coloring TIA
feathers Of birds and producing strange and rpvssI
feather cooTs and markings A similar HDs ~ stvdv
Of the eolors Of eyes Of animals and human beings has
resulted IN finding that the matter Of eve color is an
absolute unit OF heredity Coored eyes have pigept
al the BACK OF the Iris Blue. gray or violet eyes lack
color Experiments. for example By Hurst prove that
blue eyed (nO COLOR children nay spring from brown
eyed parents, but that brown-eyed children can,ot b.
the offspring Of blue-eyed parents
Thus slowly and patiently the sf45aD+s =, r,,gs,t.-
are formulating the fundamental principles tcb ov
ern heridity One by one they are finding ont The 1s
which decide whether our children are blaeIvs5 No.
eyed OF grayyed; why child is blonde or brunetts
why the hair Is black red; why the child s nbstsI
" robust OF delicate sensitive and nervous b :, has
arusuc lnsunets or grOss brutal tendencies When IL
Is nhay estaoshed that the mental and physical char
ac1estics OF the child may be satisfactorily determined
upon with certainty it is argued that no mother win
take chance Of having haphazard. imperfeer child
when science assure her Of the highest type Of pe
feet child,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-01
EDITOR is FINED
ON CONTEMPT CHARGE
Court Makes Him Pay Fine For Print
ing News of n Divorce Case-Ari-
IONA Bank in Contempt.

Kansas City, Mo- Feb. w r. Mel
son, owner Of the Kansas City Star. was
pronounced guilty of contempt by Judge
JOS a. Guthrie in the county circuit
court this afternoon and was sentenced
to one day in the county jail. His at
tOrney Immediately applied for a writ
Of habeaS corpus.
The plain, unambiguous meaning Of
the article published by Mr.. Nelson"
said the court. lis that this court con-
scented to decide the matter of attOr-
ney's fees in divorce suit as the law
yer dictated-that this court would pay
the lawyer and let the woman starve.
This was untrue. I must demand re-
spect for this court and If I cannot
command respect, I shall step out"
Mr.. Walsh argued that the Star pub
Hshed the proceedings in the divorce
case as a mere matter of news and told
nothing but the truth
Il believe it to be Of the greatest i'm
pOrtance," he declared that courts
permit the fullest and most elaborate
discussion of all divorce cases.
rs this not matter that affects the
family? Should we leave it TO be
squabbled over by attorneys? Shouldn't
people know that a woman cannot dis
miss a divorce suit and go back TO her
husband without first paying $50 or
$500 for attorneys fees in a case never
tried2"
Judge Guthrie Immediately ordered
that Mr.. Nelson be turned over to the
sheriff and be taken to Jail In five
minutes, however, a writ had been
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-01
BAILEY TO PRACTICE
IN SUPREME COURT
Will Not Do Any Lobbying In wash
fugtOn and Says he VIII Not Keep
Out of Texas Politics.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 1.-Ex-sen-
ator Joseph W. Bailey was a caller at
the white house. Bailey told the presi-
dent that he by no means proposed to
drop out of politics or cease to mingle
with the people Of his own state in
matters affecting their welfare.
4 expect to cOnfine my legal work IN
the future to the United States supreme
court" said the Texan, taking only as
many. cases as I feel can handle with
satisfaction to myself and justice to my
clients"
Bailey said he is remaining in Wash
ington to clear up some odds and ends
for friends and former constituents.
Although out Of political life, these
friends wanted him to look after the
errands for them, and he proposed to
do So
Put / determined absolutely, when l
arranged to leave the senate, that
would never do any work before the
departments in Washington or at me
capitol for money, and what / am DONG
now is merely for those who have Deen
close friends of mine Nothing would
induce me to hang around Washington
and undertake to affect legislative mat
rars at the capitol"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-01
How Science
Hopes to Make
PERFECT
CHILDREN

IA WOODS HUTCHINSON, in a recent lecture,
/ said:
"A friend Of mine. who is very enthusiastic
about the possibilities Of Eugenics says that the time
viii come when women viii not be dependent upon
husbands for children Any women desiring to be
mother viii 90 to public laboratory operated by the
government and make known the kind of child she
likes best The scientist IN charge viii then make an
artificial application Of the proper chemical compound
anc IN due time the will become the mother Of
the sort Of child she desires"
Thus briefly, IS summed up the ultimate hope Of
those who believe that is entirely possible to create
more perfect race Of human beings They have
pointed out that the utmost care is taken breed
superior strains Of cattle, hogs chickens corn and
Potatoes but that the breeding Of children is left to
haphazard chance If the welknown laws Of heredity.
which have now been carefully worked out can be
applied with such success in breeding food animals
and food vegetables. why shouldn't these laws OF
science be applied to the infinitely more important
matter Of breeding human beingsR
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-01
JOHN ". GURD,
EDUCATOR, DIES
Was Preparing History of
Ell PasO; Former High
School Principal.

Prof John W Curd- former principal
of the FL Paso High school and a
leader in scholastic education, athletics
and historical research in the south
west, died early Saturday morning at
his home, Hamilton and COurchesue
streets in GrandYieW. Death was caused
by a complication Of diseases, pro-
nounced by the attending physicians as
being pneumonia and Brights disease
Prof Curd was born in Kentucky,
where his father owned a large planta-
ton. But he left his native state early
in his bOyhOOd and spent the remaindec
OF his life in Texas He was a gradu-
ate and honor man at the University
of Texas, specializing in Texas and
Mexican history He taught school IN
eastern Texas until eight years ago,
when he came TO Fl PaSO TO take the
chair OF history IN the FL PasO High
school He was head of the history de-
partment until last year, when he was
appointed principal of the chOOL Dur
ing his career in the High scnOol Mr..
Curd was active IN the development OF
the interschOlaStic athletic activity and
managed a number Of championship
baseball and football teams. He re-
signed at the end Of the school year
last. year to engage in the book bust
ness with Robert y. Muuin, eSta bliSh-
ing the FL PasO Book company on
Mills street He also continued his
teaching at the military institute dur
ing the present year, occupying the
chair OF history there.
Made Historical Researches.
Teaching was a means TO a definite
end TO Prof Curd, and athletics was
his diversion Historical research aud
writing was his big work and he spent
all OF his vacations nights and spare
moments in pursuing MS researches
into the history Of Texas and Mexico.
He made frequent excursions to MeXi-
co City to examine the archives there
and TO learn the relation Of the early
history Of Texas to that Of Mexico. HIS
pamphlets and essays on this subject
were considered Of great historical
value. He also spent much time in the
state capital Of Chihuahua and IN
Juarez. unearthing information con
corning the early history Of the south
west
Was WFftil--y History Of "a PasO.
Prof Curd was also working on
history Of FL PasO. which he hoped to
publish in book form this year. He
had gathered much original data con-
corning the early settlement Of FL PasO
and its relation TO the history Of Texas
and Mexico. This work viii probably
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-01
AUTO WRECKED AND
BURNED ON THE Road

A fire-scarred scrap heap Of iron AT
the five mile bridge on the county road
is all that remains Of a brand new five
passenger Cadillac car. which. ran into
a ditch at that point at $50 o'clock
Saturday morning. Every part Of the
machine was burned up, even the num-
Der, in the fire which ignited it, shortly
after landing in the ditch. Bill Davis.
an automobile driver, with his machine.
went to brig the parties in he re-
ported TO the police that three men
were in the car.
The burned auto was a 1912 Cadillac
and has the manufacturers number Of
ISIS on IL. No one knows who owned
the car, although it was seen coming
toward FL PasO from Ysleta between 4
and 80 Saturday morning. The frame
work and everything but the metal
parts and two front tires was destroyed,
including the license number. Billy Da-
Wis. county road speed cop, reported
having seen the car early Saturday
morning al Ysleta loaded with men.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-01
How You Can Tell
Ole Best Goods to Buy

You have often received substitute for the article you asked
for and upon using found the quality to be inferior In time.
the manufacturer of the article you wanted learns of the cheap
imitation and begins against the maor for infringement of
trademark unfair business competition. other good legal
reason
Your interests the manufacturers interests. His trademark
package design and advertisements guarantees you
of definite quality and reasonable price He defends them
gardes of cost, for they are his business life.
He pays the for registering trademark package design
business and given the right protect them This
protects when buying you often think Of nothing
but the trademark, business package design.
THE HERALDS advertisers are spending thousands of
dollars every year give you protection from inferior quality and
cheap limitations
1t pays manufacturers advertise worthy articles N THE
HERALD and vail pay you to read these advertisements closely
and constantly every day matter Of sefprotection
Copyright 1912. by J. F. FaIon1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-01
One-Sentence Philosophy
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IDUICdsU -NtWs
Nothing gets some men in bad like
their good judgment
Our idea of a freak is a man who
can outtalk his wife
A shiftless man is one who eats to-
mOrrOWs dinner today.
Every great actress has her manager
but the title is a misnOmer.
The chronic kicker is the first to set
up a howl If he gets kicked.
Most Of the things a woman wants
are on the other side Of a barbed wire
fence.
And some women love dogs better
than they do do men, probably be-
cause dogs can't talk.
If man boasts Of his past after re-
forming, it's a sign he didn't get the
right brand.
He is truly a great man who can in
duce his neighbOrs to think as much Of
him as he thinks of himself
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-01
(Atchison Globe-)

Don't get mad because other people
do well.
Santa Claus gets by with them. but
no real man can make Whiskers pOpu-
lar
There are so many other ways OF
getting it that the hOldup mans work
seems coarse
Neither will the world laugh with
you much If your own story causes
you excessive merriment
A man viii kick on the hotel ac-
commodatiOns If they aren't better
than he is used to at home
IN the matter Of thorOughness, one
might recommend those writer's who
speak OF a widow woman, or an an
nuity Of so much a year One might
10 be sure, but we won't
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-01
QUAKER lIEDITATIONs.
(PnlIadelphla Record-J


It's a poor fool that can't be worked
both ways
The bore is not necessarily a person
Of deep penetration
Fame is a bubble, and every man has
to do his own blowing.
Many man who chOkes over a fish
bone will swallow a fish story without
any inconvenience.
There is food for thought in the re-
Election that many a good dinner is
wasted on a poor appetite.
Love may be blind, but there is moth
ing the matter with its sense OF smell
where orange blossoms are concerned
Skinnum-'It's no easy thing to be
honest in these days Of keen cOmpeti-
ton" Wigwag-"Oh, it's easy enough
after you get used to it
TOmmp-'POp. what is cOntentment?"
TOmmys POp-"COntentmen my son
is generally a feeling that only comes
when we have more than we can pos
sibly use"
The ocean liner was nearing port
and the Englishman scanned the sky
line critically. In London" he re-
marked I'VE have none of those beast
~ skyscrapers." "Of course not" re-
piled the American. in London you
haven't any sky to scrape."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-01

granted by the court Of appeals, re-
turnable Immediately, and ali concerned
adjourned to the court of appeals, where
an argument upon it was begun. The
writ acted as a supersedeas and in the
meantime Mr.. Nelson was given his
liberty
Judge J. n. Johnson, of the court of
appeals, promptly granted the writ and
released Mr.. Nelson upon his personal
recOgnizance in bail Of 800 until next
Wednesday, when the case will be gone
into thoroughly.
Bank Held in Contempt.
Phoenix. Ariz. Feb. IA charge Of
contempt has been lodged against the
Union Bank & Trust company, of this
city, in the federal court Of Arizona.
The alleged contempt is taking charge
of the affairs Of the Arizona Trust COM
pany. which the court had ordered
turned over to George D. Christy as re-
ceiVer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-01

seif chiefly to the study OF fishes and
Inelr progeny. He has been able to
artihcially hatch out eggs Of various
nshes by applying solutions of salt
and Othe- chemicals. without the
aid Of the father fish.
Or the Atlantic seaboard the
mother fishes lay their eggs in the
shallow waters, and then the father
fishes come and nourish the eggs
after they are laid. It is necessary
for the presence Of both for the
raising Of young fish. But on the
Pacific coast Professor Loeb was
dumbfounded by the astonishing dis
coYery never before suspected BY