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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08
GIVE US A NEW ENTRANCE.

In speaking for the bridge and jail
bond propositions it cannot be too
often urged upon voters in Rock Is
land and the lower end OF the county
that this is an opportunity which is
not likely TO arise again to secure
these much needed improvements.
Moline, and the greater part of the
eastern end of the county, are willing
to cooperate now, and without their
aid it will hardly be possible to secure
the approval of the voters of the coun-
y as a whole for any project which
will be OF benefit to this end OF the
county alone.
Rock Island is interested in the
Colona bridge and should support it
for this city's own good, as well as be-
cause Moline needs it. II will insure
much travel from Henry county which
viii not stop at Moline. but will pass
through there and come to Rock Island
and Davenport. The tri-cities should
stand together in every movement for
the improvement of their approaches,
whether by rail or wagon road.
II is 4 crying shame. and has been
for years. that this city has but one
wagon road to connect with the ada
cent country. There is, perhaps. not
another city of its size in the United
States so circumscribed. Certainly
no other city of any enterprise would
tolerate these conditions any longer
than it took to apply a remedy. The
worst feature is that it limits the city's
trading area, because the single road
is so devious that the people of the
lower end of the county must travel
from five to eight miles out of their
way in making round trip here.
The wear that this one road is sub
jected to is so severe that it is in bad
shape most of the time and cannot be
expected to stand up" unless much
money is expended in it's improvement
An additional road would divide the
traffic and simplify the problem of
maintenance.
The section of the county which suf-
fers greatest hardship by reason of the
roundabout road TO the city is one
which has no railroad facilities of any
sort and which therefore, perfOrce
makes use of the highways for all of
its local travel
Mutual interests should cement Rock
Island and the lower end of the county
10 work unitedly for the lower end
bridge and Rock Island and Moline to
boost the one at Colona. while the
cause of humanity demands that the
entire county vote to replace the pres
ent insuffeTable shell of a building
used for a jail with a modern struc-
tUre
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08

death of Mrs. Scott Stone and her four
children, in a mysterious fire on the
Stone farm, south of Champaign, re-
Gently, eliminated yesterday in the
elimination of the body of the young
wife at the request of Deputy Marshals
II. ]. Sloan and A. II. Bogardus.
Previously Scott Stone, the husband,
who was the only member of the family
to escape with his life had been
"sweated." 1t is alleged that Stone
made conflicting statements and that
the body was eXhumed to settle or re-
flute the truth of one statement. The
fire marshals allege that Stone denied
that his wife was soon to become a
mother, which was shown by the post
norton investigation.
The detectives seemed to place much
importance on this development, which,
it is said, disposes of a theory alleged
to have been offered by Stone to &C
count for blood stains found on rem
nants of gown worn by Mrs. Stone
when she persisted.
Stone asserted that he had attempt
ed to enter his wife's room, but was
driven back by flames, which scorched
his hair.
Charles Christie. father of Mrs.
Stone. had accused Stone of murder
ing his daughter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08
TRI- CITY ATHLETICS.

Resumption of athletic relations by
the high schools OF Moline and Rock
Islam, following similar action by
Rock Island and Davenport, should be
cause for rejoicing, not only among
those personally interested in the
three institutions. but among all
classes OF citizens who desire to see
the tri-city community drawn together
in effective cooperation.
II is doubtful if there ever was a
cause which really justified suspension
OF athletics, even though the spirit OF
rivalry admittedly got beyond reason
able bounds. At any rate, it was not
the pupils or the school authorities
who were to blame, but outsiders who
took advantage of the occasion to in
dulge in rowdyism. In future the good
sense of the communities should be
sufficient TO curb such outbreaks and
insure clean and enjoyable sport
II, however, IL should be shown that
there is a disposition TO revert to old
Quarrels and to take the occasion Of
fered by visiting delegations of stud
ents and citizens to start unpleasant
ness the plan suggested of having all
games played on neutral
ground doubtless will be worth try
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08
FIRE PREVENTION DAY.

Clean up the rubbish, inspect the
chimneys and see that reasonable pre-
cautions are taken in the home and
place OF business 20 insure against the
catastrophe Of fire. This is the work
the people OF Illinois are asked 70 do
tomorrow. which has been set aside
by the state fire marshal as fire pre-
yention day.
Fire is almost as costly as war and
from its losses there Is little salvage.
Reduction Of the fire waste is an i'm
portant part OF the campaign for the
conservation Of the national resources.
Fire losses in the United States and
Canada IN 1912 were 1925. 32O. 800, most
OF them due 20 carelessuess.
Fire losses and the cost Of FIRE pre-
yentiOn IN the United States amount
annually TO $45O.OOO. 900. or more than
the total American production OF gold,
silver, copper and petroleum in a
year.
The cost Of fires each year IS one
half Of The cost Of all the new build
1ngs erected in a year.
The annual per capita fire waste in
the United States IS S2-5I; In Europe.
z2 cents. Cause: The latter has bet
fer construction, less carelessness, in
creased responsibility.
II buildings IN the United States were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08

| Dwelling necessarily upon the i'm
portance of bad teeth and unhealthy
gums as factors of general disease and
disability, we find many victims OF
/ oral sepis doubling the truth of our
arguments. They hold that it is not
reasonable to think bad teeth alone
could produce the severest joint dis
eases and general debility. We know
better, but anyway it will do no harm
( to introduce some superf1uous evil
dence for the consideration of these
strangely uncompromising invalids.
The first case in point is one report
ed by DIR. Thomas b. Hartzell, profess
sor of oral surgery and pathology in
the University of Minnesota. DR.. Hart
cell discusses surgical relationship of
mouth infections in the New York
Medical Journal, and reports many in
structive cases, of which this is one.
The patient had been disabled in bed
for nine months with multiple joint in
Examination. and no treatment had
awaited. X-Ray photographs were then
taken of the jaws. Some small, unsus-
pected assesses were found at the
roots of some of the teeth-so incon-
sequental that the patient paid little
attention to his mouth. Cultures were
now very carefully made from these
assesses. In one culture a growth of
streptococcus germs was obtained, and
as the streptOcoccus. in various dis
guises, is VIGOROUSLY an enemy to
joints. vaccines were prepared from
the growth OF streptococcus germs and
administered to the patient. Vaccines
are dead suspensions of measured
numbers of germ bodies. They act
on the principal of "a hair OF the dog
that bites you" The vaccine treat
ment extended over a period of six
weeks. At the end of that time
what?-presto. change, a miracle? No.
but the patient sat up and began to
talk about getting back to work. He
steadily regained health. Mind you,
he was a little worse after each injec- |
tion OF vaccine-why not?-but CON
siderably better after the temporary |
reaction wore off.
Another Illustration.
Mr.. Glen physicians in Great |
Britain often go by the plain title of |
Mister) discusses the influence OF |
infected gums on the health in the |
Glasgow Medical Journal. He points |
out that the loosened teeth squeeze |
out infective material from the gums |
during mastication, and this infective |
aterial opus germs) becomes attach
ed TO imperfectly mastlcated particles
Of food which fail to digest in the
stomach and so pass into the intes-
tines with the pus germs still alive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08
WOMEN SLAYERS.

There is a valid reason for the dis
position of juries to acquit women of
the crime of murder. contends the
Bloomington Paragraph. in comment
ing upon the record in Cook county.
There is nothing remarkable about
it." says the Paragraph. Before any
one expresses surprise over the mat
ter he should consider the number OF
men acquitted Of murder in Cook coun-
ty. II would be found, no doubt, that
five men have been acquitted, or have
got OF lightly from this charge, TO one
woman. II would be a strange perVer-
sion Of Justice that would deal leni-
emily with men for this crime and
harshly with women. Men are the in
stigators in most OF the assaults on
human life Even where women have
been found guilty it has been true gen.
orally that their crime was in some
way chaTgeable to men. This has been
so often true that a disposition TO lent
ency to the sex has been shown by
juries. II may be due I'm part to senti-
mentality, but IL IS more reasonable 10
charge II 10 the sense Of justice that
actuates the average man who is chos-
I'll Oh inc jury. II mas mas ever Deeu
difficult TO visit the same punishment
upon men and women for the simple
reason that IL has been rare that wo-
men have had an equal responsibility
for crime In such rare cases they
have generally received their deserts
Before any objection is made to the
acquital Of women OF crime we should
first punish every man guilty of Rrav-
er onenses. This is both a demand
Of galIantry and OF Justice"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08
William Brady,M.D.
SuperfIuouS Evidence.

They would be harmless if the lining
OF the intestines were normal. But it
obviously is not normal in Il patient
who can't properly masticate his food.
Well, briefly, the patient has repeat
ed attacks of splitting headache-the
liver temporarily unable to warehouse
the poisons-an there are aches and
pains all over the body. The patient
says he is bilious and for the life
of him he can't see how those old
teeth have anything to do with it. If
his doctor rashly insists that the teeth
are to blame the patient goes to see
some doctor who knows how to pre-
scribe just salts for liver complaint
Questions and Answers.
Bertha asks: 1. Is fatty degenera-
ton of the heart a durable disease?
?. Gould the patient work and as
sumo responsibility? 3. Is blood pres
sure of 145 to 175 too high for a mid
die aged woman? 1. What does such
blood pressure Indicate?
l. No, but the process may be stayed
by careful living. 2. Better not. But
this is a question to be answered by
the personal attendant s. II may be
high under certain circumstances. 4.
High blood pressure with an impaired
heart muscles means the patients
diet, habits or work requires atten-
ton.
J. w. w. asks: What causes palpi-
tation? Is it serious and can it be
cured?
Reply: Toxic factors like tobacco.
coffee, tea; nervous factors like ex-
ophthalmic goitre, neurasthenia, hys-
terra, worry, emotion; organic factors
like high blood pressure, dilation of
heart from strain or from loss OF com
pensation in cases of valvular trouble.
1t usually is not serious, but always
can be relieved.
a reader. girl. 10 years old, wishes
to grow fat and sees no reason why
her cheeks should not be nice and
plump, for her folks serve the best
OF food. she lives in pleasant sur
gets plenty of exercise and
sleeps we'll
Reply: For all of that our cores
pendent may be poorly nourished. |
Many well fed people are poorly nour-
lshed-that Is, their tissues do not ap- |
proprlate normal amount of nourish- |
ment. Why? Something wrong some |
where. Rations may not be properly |
balanced. Sometimes eating less at |
each meal will increase weight Some |
hing is wrong. Moral: Find out by
means OF a thorough physical examln-
alton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08
SISTERS FLEE FROM WAR
Fifty From Belgian Convent Forced to
Seek Refuge.

London, Oct. Sister Mary Nc
L.aughlin of Skaneateles, n. Y, was
among several hundred refugees from
the vicinity of Antwerp to reach Lon
don yesterday.
Together with so other Augustinian
sisters. she was driven from the File
de Marie convent at Willebroeck. 90
miles south OF Antwerp, by the bonn
harding of the fort at that place on
Sept. 90. Sister Mary said:
Some weeks. ago we sent all our
pupils home from the convent, but in
Antwerp I met many of my girls
among the penniless refugees fleeing
from danger. Like many of our sis
tiers, they had no place to go. One of
our sisters is blind and another is
paralytic; they are without relatives
to whom they can turn. Our poor SUI
perior stayed with these inyalids. try
ing to find safe place for them in
Antwerp"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08

as fireproof as in Europe. the annual
cost of fire losses and protection would
be only S90,e0O.OOO.
OF 4,676Jkuown causes of fire in
Chicago last year. 97O were due TO
the careless use of matches. Nearly
10000 matches are scratched every
second of the day in this country. ev-
cry one a possible fire.
Over 5000 are killed and $4,000 are
injured annually as a result OF fire.
The proportion of insurance capital
TO insurance liabilities is very much
on the decrease. IN the past 40 years
the liabilities have almost doubled,
while only $4,000. 900 more capital
was invested in the business in 1913
and 1870.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08
The Other Things-one Guess.

IoltTIIIlS TdZeIteJ
Messrs. and Mesdames G. d. Nc
Cannon, n. E. Denison and families,
Mrs. Sarah E. Kimball and Mr.. and
Mrs. Tracy Denison enjoyed a beef
steak fry and camp dinner in Brady's
grove south of town Thursday noon,
the steaked cooked by Rev. Mccain
mon on the CRATE over camp fire pro-
ing an appetizer for all, and proving
him to be out of door man we'll
versed in camp lore. Other things
we're on the bill of fare also.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08

'- Chicago is also having its troubles
trying to start a municipal market to
cut the cost Of living The truck gar
deners claim Chicago women are too
particular and they do not care TO
sell direct TO them. Perhaps this was
the trouble in Rock Island. also. but
IL Ii was nobody had the nerve TO say
so when the experiment was being
tried here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08
Oct. 8 In American
History.

1I93-Johp Hancock. statesman anu
leader In the Revolution. died; born
1877.
33-Edmund Clarence Stedman. poet'
born; died zoos.
lS69-Franklin Pierce. fourteenth pres
ident of the United States. died.
born 1904
d9OS-A treaty of arbitration with Chr
ma signed in Washington.
Artificial turquoise is being mace
in Europe by soaking ivory when
shows no grain in a saturated solution
of ammoniacal copper oxide until the
desired shade is reached.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08

!, Bullets fred at airships, they say,
) never come TO earth, being worn 10
dust by friction with the air in their
long trajectory All who are willing.
for the sake of the experiment, TO bare
their bald heads where said trajectory
ought TO end will please rise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08

Attorney Jerome should have no
trouble getting a second for his mo-
ton for an early trial Of the Thaw
extradition case. For the love of Mike
q let's wade in and have it over while
the wires are still busy with news OF
the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08

The most obtuse cannot fail to ex-
tract some information from news OF
the war. however garbled IL may be.
For instance, since the capture by the
japanese of the principal island in
the CaroIines from the Germans there
is no longer any excuse for anyone to
remain ignorant as 10 what zap is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08
Hen Hicks Saws.

When some fellers get a chance to
praise themselves they usually make
a racket like n megaphone
Many men have been saved paying
alermony by their lack of success in
making luv.
woman's dispersition should not
be jedged by her telephone voice.
j. NJ. &.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08

BY all means let us have few Yep
pelins. We may not have any use for
them, but after we have experimental
with them awhile we may be able TO
learn why Walter Wellman failed TO
fly across the Atlantic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08

Prospects OF a bumper crop of to-
bacco are steadily growing brighter,
the department of agriculture reports.
Let the calamity howlers also put that
in their pipes and smoke IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08
BY THE J. w. POTTER co.

TERMS-Tcn cents per week by car
rior. in Rock Island; IS per year by mail
IN advance.
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made 70 the circulation department.
which should also be notified in every
instance where it is desired 10 have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority in the premises
All communications OF argrImentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for puoliea-
tion. No such articles viii be printed
over fictitious signatures
Telephones in all departments Cen
trail Union. Rock island 145. has and
2145.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08

So far no protest has been register
ed by the physicians against the pro-
posed tax on proprietary medicines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08

The refusal of the Illinois supreme
court TO grant q rehearing of the wo-
mans suffrage case means that the wo-
man, as usual, is to have the last
word
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08

Nobody can accuse the floating
mine of taking sides in this conflict
II seems 10 be blowing up friend and
foe with the utmost impartiaiity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08
AS An Aid to Digestion.

NDUCh OIbth, IIIu., NEWS.J
The Buck Creek K. of P. lodge will
give an oyster and ice cream supper
Saturday evening at their hall. Also
free lecture on Diseases of SWINE"
by F. V. Hawkins of indianapolis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08
Why Doctors Prosper.
Newton Press)


n pleasant surprise was rendered at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Cos
nell on Wednesday in honor OF their
daughter Miss Lissa's nineteenth
birthday Refreshments were served
consisting of pie, cake, bananas, candy,
pickles, beans and onions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08
Ought to Get the Business.

A Chicago artist is responsible for
the following circular to the trade.
Madam, These few words to your
estimable self, will have, we hope, the
result of your kind attention. Madam,
did you ever expect a first class de-
signer, having been for Is years in
the very best houses of Paris, to estab-
lish himself right in your neighbor-
hood? No, you rather would believe
it, if he were established in a shop on
Michigan avenue; the impression
would be stronger, but, for an ambi-
tious man, everything in this life
comes in its time The work | pre-
sent you is the work of every elite
house in this City, IF NOT BETTER.
We cordially invite you Madam, to see
only our elements, and you will be con-
WINGED; our courtesy and politeness
wait for you. Yours for Respects, etc"
HAVING put the ThreeI league on
the tramp, it was to be expected that
Tearney would want TO cut loose. AS
long as the league produced his salary
he tried to make it appear he was de-
voted TO its interests, but you'n notice
how quickly he becomes chilled when
the eXchequer fails.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08

Wonder II Winston Spencer Church
Ills new daughter is a sUffraget:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08

THOSE Three-I league magnates
have about as much confidence in one
another as gang of back alley kids.
At one session of this weeks Chicago
meeting a check was thrown on the
desk OF the president as a guarantee
of a city's good faith. At the next
session it was announced checks would
not be accepted, leaving the inference
that some one had been attempting
to put something across. 1t was stated
that the jingle OF. the real coin would
have to be heard in all future trans
actions. 1t is expected that the next
move will be the appointment of an
official money tester, whose duty Will
be to bite the brazen kale as it is
passed over to the desk of the presi-
dent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08
CHORDS AND
DISCORDS

MISS Nellie Lemon failed to file a
declaration in her $4,000 breach of
promise suit in a Chicago court and
the judge dismissed the action. There
will be those mean enough to say that
Nell was afraid to take her chances
with jury.
BAKE New Yorker in oven," reads
a newspaper head line. They're going
such a clip in that old town that the
treatments that cured the fathers of
the present generation fail to touch
the spot these days. The oven pa
tient stood 300 degree temperature
three times and the doctors say he is
cured of his ailment. That's going
some, even for Gotham.
THE smile of gratitude that one ordi-
narily gets from an aged lady to whom
he surrenders his seat in a street car
ought to be sufficient reward for any
normal man who has lived long enough
70 appreciate a mother.
REMEMBER how the colonel used
to praise Whitman of New York? Well,
Whitman has now been placed with
others who dare to have opinions of
their own where the colonels opin-
ions are involved. He is enjoying full
membership in that growing organic
alton launched by Teddy when he was
in the White house. It's the Ananias
club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08

THE Chicago dailies are making
their annual effort to outshine one
another in their rube town stunts,
anent the city baseball series. Each
paper has assigned every man in its
employ except the janitor TO write
about the games.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08

YOUNG woman writes Mrs. Thomp-
son and says she is in love with boy
who wants to marry her, but he has
no money. The letter having been re-
ferred to this refuge of reason, our
answer right off the bat is: Blow
him, kid, and get a live one That
living on love stuff sounds good in June
but for Mixes sake, don't try it with
snow drifts in the ofIing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08

TIP to the weather ed: It is safe
to predict rainy weather for the next
week or so, without consultation of
the weather bureau. T,>e annual city
and world series is on. M.F
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-08
EXHUME BODY IN INQUIRY
INTO DEATHS OF d IN FIRE

Champaign, Ill, Oct. S.-An 1nvesti-
CATION by the state fire marshal of the