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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18
LONDON, AUTHOR OF
The Abysnnal Brute

Life among two listed men II IL
london's text, and he sticks TO Il.
He tells of existence and Of NJ.
he has found ther-fronn the es,;r-
sea to the south sea islands.
The experiences Of his ehs,.,.
have been his own. That n 49,.
makes them real men.
Add to his contact with I;f. .,s 9.
capacity of keeping vivid inor.s,;.'.
Of il a power to make his readers r.,
with him and you catch hold o. =.
secret of his great power over 4,
readers.
Few living men equal Londan I,
"gcttins down 10 fsSts." He hs. y.
ability of making the word ~ 4.
scene, of telling story in phras.' a
revealing life in chapter.
When you finish a London story va,
have lived with the characters. Th.y
are not men and women of straw. ~,
up to fill out an idle hour.
They are living. breathinu. fs.l;,,
suffering, triumphant human BEINGS.
Jack London is only thirty-sior,
years old. In twenty years he Ia.
crowded more real life than most rren
do in long lifetime.
Ho left college to so TO the KIondik..
and hir farewell to book schools was
permanent. Since then he has Learned
his lessons before the mast, in japan.
seal hunting in the arctic, trzmpino
through the United States and Canada
and as war correspondent in the
Rueso-Japanese war.
Thousands Of men and women have
heard him lecture and have felt as they
heard his strong, sincere voice that
they were listening to real man
among men.
In "The AbysmaI Brute" he has eho-
sen novel theme and handled Il with
az art that holds tho readers interest
from first word to "finis."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18

--''as friend to n man who's been
friend TO me. No. | never saw you
/ afraid of any bunch yet. but this
| This" replied Cargan. lis the same
| old bunch - the same lily liyered
crowd that I've seen in the streets
since l laid the first paving stone I'M
der 'em myself IN 81. Afraid OF
them? H, I'd walk through an ant
hill as scared as / would through that
mob. Thanks for telling me, Dan. but
Jim Cargan won't be in the mollycod-
die class for a century or two yet.
Yes. sir said the patrolman ad-
miringly. He turned out of the car.
and the mayor turned TO find Lou Max
pale and fearful by his side
What ails you now" he asked.
I'm afraid" cried Max. Did You
hear what he said: A mob. saw
mob once. Never again for me-" he
tried to smile TO pass it off as a pleas
ant jest. but he had to wet his lips
with his tongue before he could go Oh
Come on. Jim. Get off here. Don't
be a fool
The train began to move.
Get off yourself, you coward
sneered CarGan. "Oh. | know YOU
1t doesn't take much TO make your
stomach shrink. Get off"
Max earerly seized his hat and bag.
Il will if you don't mind" he said.
"See you later at Charles. Ana ID
a fash of tawdry attire he was gone,
The mayor of Reuton no longer sat
limp in his seat. That brief moinen.
of seeming surrender was pun benihu
forever He walked the aisle OF Tue
car. tire in his eyes. battle in his hear''
$50 they're waiting for me- eh: ne
said aloud. waiting for Jim Car
gan. Now. amt it nice of them 10
come and meet their MAYOR:
(To Be Continued Next "Wednesday
All the rews ali the time-Ths
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18

"pid you hear what he said? A r1ob!"
ing what they might do. Its bad
mob. This newspaper has stirred
EN- up
Ugly. are they?" sneered Cargan.
Ever seen the bunch l would go out
of my way for. DAM
Il meant it. AL right. SIR said Dan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18

In the smile of the master.
And why" he beloved. should l
get of here? Tell me that, DAN.
We'll sir" replied the embarrassed
copper. They're ugly. There's no to-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18

ing drew his thin lips taut- And the
other Mr.. Cargan?"
Red" replied Cargan- What else
could it be? All red"
He picked IT up and shuffied through
It to prove his point. Kendrick turned
like a drunken man and staggered back
down the aisle. Magee rose and hur-
ried after him. At the door he turned.
and the look on his face caused Magee
% shudder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18

(To Be Continued Next wednesday,
All the rews ali the time-lhs
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18

fashion. his face set bravely toward
the cities once more
Yes he said. II walked the door.
thinking II all over. I knew IL would
happen. and It has. The winters are
hard. and the sight OF you-it was too
much. The excitement the talk-it
AID for me. did for my oath So I'm
goo '.-e TO her-back to Brooklyn
mas"
$ one to you" growled Car
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-06-03
THAT woRkHousE SCHEME.

! Woodbury. county Is going to have
workhouse and a work farm instead
of the old fashioned jail. IL the voters
approve of the plans Ok the board of
supervisors. which are to be submit
ted to them in the near future. A prop
erly conducted workhousea would un-
doubtedly be an improvement upon
the present Jail system. 1t Is better
for prisoners to be employed than to
spend months in enforced idleness.
The work farm seems an excellent
idea. or course, there will always
have to be jail Of some kind, where
persons may be detained who may be
held as witnesses, or who have been
bound over to grand jury, etc. If in
the new workhouse the prisoners were
to receive some pay for their work,
so that they would hs providing. in
measure. for their families while
serving out sentence. or would not
be turned adrift without nickel
when they obtained their release. an
other great forward step will have
been taken.-B Burlington Hawkeye.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-06-03
unoEReoEs OPERATION
Miss Rachel DeWolf, Operated Upon
When She Arrives at Washing
ton. Is Greatly Improved.

- Mrs., Margaret DeWOlf, mother OF
Miss Rachel, DeWolf has written Den
ison relatives and friends that her
daughter was operated upon for ap-
uendicitis at a hospital in Washington
soon after her arrival there. Mrs. De;
Wolf met her daughter eastfOf Chica;
60 and accompanied her to Washing.
ton, arriving there Friday. After con-
sulting a physician 1t was deemed
best to have her undergo an operation
and this was performed on Saturday.
Her case was quite serious but the op-
Grafton was highly successful and
Miss DeWolf Is now on the road to re-
covery.
Miss DeNolf has been the domestic
science instructor In Denison for the
past year and some two weeks ago
was taken sick. Local physicians
were called to her bedside and pros
nounced her case to be APPENDICITIS
but that it was not of such serious
nature that an operation would be
necessary before she reached her
home in Washington. Miss DeWolf
withstood the trip east exceptionally
well. Her many friends In Denison
will be pleased to learn that she Is
now recovering from her trouble and
that she vii be able to be ont of the
hospital within a week OF two.
Kansas is calling for 10000 harvest
hands. Coxey's army won't march
anywhere near that state.
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- p4,rI Ess.y Written by Miss Evelyn vssssr.
DI1H6 IaOe aged Eleven Years. and Awarded First
|OOA AOA6 Place Essay Contest by Denison W. K c.

enth of April. and it is celebrated be-
cause of his great service In the Civil
war. He was the eighteenth presi-
dent.
Peace and arbitration day. the
eighteenth OF May, is celebrated. 1t
was day set apart by the government
as a day of peace.
Memorial day, the thirtieth of May,
is celebrated to show respect to the
dead soldiers who served in the
Civil war.
The Fourth of July is called lnde-
pendence day and celebrated because
the Declaration of Independence was
signed on that day. e.,
Flag day. the fourteenth OF June, Is
celebrated because the flag was adopt
ed on that day: Citizens Sunday. the
first Sunday in October, is another
flag day.
The flag is rarely seen on some OF
these days. Every school should have
a flag, but not many possess one.
The flag should be loved and cher
ished more than 1t is. 1t is al emblem
of our nation and we are protected by
1t.
When q person is in foreign
place and sees the flag OF his country
flying above him, he should be happy.
II he is not, the love for his country Is
not very much. 1t is our duty to love
the flag.
Our country has passed a law that
on every clear school day the iia'
should be raised over the school
houses.
The American flag may be consid-
cred as the oldest among civilized
nations in its present form. The
stars upon our flag are like the morn
Ing stars OF God. The stripes are
beams of morning light. The flag
stands for the government. the consti-
tuition and the free people who are
the government and on the constitu-
tion. 1t is the Banner OF Dawn and
means Liberty.
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The Summer Collar Slavery

of the man for his foolish neckwear
as the maSterful man Is in jOshing
the woman about her full In the
wrong place" peg top.
Does collar In summertime really
improve fellows, appearance? 1t
certainly doesn't If it happens to be Of
the starched variely and the starch
has obeyed the inclination to liquify
under the influence bf humidity.
Even a gaudy looking necktie will not
district unfavorable attention from a
wilted and sopping collar. With
everybody adorned with neckwear, of
course fellow looks odd without it,
but suppose more fellows were going
without than were wearing it? The
question brings this discussion square
ly up to a revolutionary proposal.
Man has recently been making
epochal gains in the direction of sensi'
be summer costume. He has laid
away forever the old starched bosom
shirt. The. waistcoat has been sent
to joint it in oblivion. The coat
can be laid aside on mdAt informal
occasions during the heated period.
The sleeves of the soft shirtwaist
which has replaced the shirt may be
rolled UP and apparently are on the
point Of disappearing from negligee
attire. But the indefensible collar
persists. The best the style makers
will permit as yet Is to take the
starch out Of it as a very great favor
in special instances. e Why not insist
on the complete elimination of the
superiluous collar and its foolish side
partner. the necktie? Ita successful
campaign of this kind could be engi-
neered to the summer negligee, it
might be eventually expanded to af-
feet all masculine attire at all seasons
of the year.
Although comfort is the main con-
sideratiOn, there is one phase that
ought to make men sit up and take
notice. The cost of upkeep in the
matter of neckwear adds materially
to the high cost of living for bache-
lors and benedicts alike. Yes, of
course. the laundryman would make
an awful roar. but does he deserve
any consideration after what he has
been doing to your collars all these
years?
Stick pin here! Collar reform is
coming. Why not make 1t soon Sioux
City Journal.
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CHILDREN'SDAY
AT SCHLESWIG
schIeswie Commercial Club Selects
Tuesday, June 9th, for Day
OF Festivities.
SPLENDID BRASS BAND MUSIC
Free Amusements for the Children All
Oay-Many Cash Prizes Are
Offered the Contestants.

Scheswig, May 2S-At meeting
of the Schleswig Commercial club on
Tuesday evening it was decided to
give a grand children's day in Schles-
wig. and Tuesday. June 9th. was chos-
en- as the day for the festive occasion.
And let it be known that this will
not be puny affair. just because
it's "children's" day. On the con-
trary. Tuesday, June 9th, will be as
gala day in Schleswig for young and
old and all ages as any harvest fes-
tival day in the past ever has been.
OF course the main amusements for
dren-such as free dancing in the
opera house all afternoon and until
p. M, bird shooting, races of all kinds.
crock breaking, ETC., which will be
free to a.! and at which liberal cash
prizes will be given-but isn't it glo-
rious to all of us grownups to have the
children come together once year
to make merry to their hearts con-
tent on just such an occasion as this?
And there will be engaged one of
the best brass bands eXtant to fur
nish music for the whole town during
the day and a good orchestra to fur
nish music for the dance. both after
noon and evening.
Schleswig knows how to pull off
successful celebration and has many
times demonstrated that fact. Its
business men and citizens have do
day pronounced success. Yes, they
have donated this time with the same
mated literally to make children's
splendid spirit Of boost" as they
have on previous occasions. Leader. 7
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think that we should be more true
to our flag The men who fought to
defend 1t, love 1t dearly, and those
that are still living love and honor It..
The flag was adopted by the United
States In l777 and consisted OF thir-
teen stripes, red and white. and thtr-
teen stars on field OF blue. Betsy
Ross made the first flag.
A committee was appointed to see
about getting a flag, they being George
Washington. Robert Morris and Geo.
Ross. This committee went to Betsy
Ross and asked her to make flag. be-
cause she had been making banners
for vessels. With the drawing Of the
flag before her, she made the flag OF
our country. .
Betsy Ross was buried In Mount
= Moriah cemetery,
In 1903 the stars were increased to
twenty, there being twenty states and
n new star was added for every new
state In 1889 there were forty-two
stars. At present there are forty
eight stars.
When q flag Is at half mast 1t is
said to indicate mourning: the req
flag stands for mutiny; the black flag
for piracy, and the yellow Is the
quarantine flag.
The flag should be raised on Lin
coins birthday because he freed the
slaves and saved his country from dis
grace.
Mckinley's birthday is the twenty
ninth of anuary and this is one OF the
flag days because he was man who
faithfully served his country as a
president.
The birthday OF Washington occurs
on the twenty of February.
His birthday is celebrated because he
was the first president and served In
the legislature Of Virginia. and he was
COMMUNICATIVE Of the army dur
ing the Revolutionary war.
Grants birthday Is the twenty-sev-
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by boat falling on him while work
ing to help the passengers escape.
Undertakers from far and near have
been summoned to the city and the
government dock, SO called, has been
converted into a morgue. High piles
of collins await the dead. They will
be ranged in rows together with any
scant belongings they possessed to
facilitate their identification. A few
were identified at Rimouski, but it will
be long, slow work. Among those
whose Identification was thought to
be correct was a Mrs. Gallagher. OF
Winnipeg. Her son identified her
body. There was Gallagher sex un-
day in the first cabin survivors.
Another body was thought to be
that of Albert Anderson, first cabin
passenger of Montreal or London.
Other identillcations. supposed to be
correct, were Mrs. p Flack, of Grav-
enhurst, Ontario, not mentioned in the
passenger list. and the body of a man,
a Mr.. Taylor. There was a j. II. Tay-
lor mentioned among the first cabin
missing. There is among the dead the
body Of we'll dressed woman, OH
whose fingers there are diamonds. Be.
side her lay the body of one OF the
Empress stewards. Many Of the
bodies are cut and bruised. some as il
with knife. There are many women
and many children. On the man Tay.
lor's body was belt holding $4,000.
Some wore life belts when picked
up, and of these many had died with
their arms extended above their heads
The mother previously mentioned,
who held the body OF her dead child
to her breast, wore gold chain bear
ing gold cross.
Hundreds of women, it is said,
might have been saved had they not
stopped to dress:
Though the crew members predom-
mated In the saved. no word OF re.
proach for them has been heard. 1t
was pointed out that many were on
deck, on duty. and that those who
leaped after helping such passengers
as they could were able to swim. Most
of the first and second cabin passen.
gers were caught In their beds by the
rush OF water
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-06-03
1000 PEOPLElN
WATERY GRAVES
Empress Of ireland, Headed for Liver.
pool, Rammed by Collier Stor.
stad In St, Lawrence Rover
EQUAL TO TITANIC DISASTER
Many Prominent People Among the
Dead-crash Comes in Night
When All Had Retired.

Quebec. May 3O-More than 1000
persons lost their lives when the Ca
madam Pacific steamship, Empress OF
Ireland, sank in the st. Lawrence
early yesterday, after she had been
rammed by the Danish collier. Stor-
stad. Figures compiled by the Ca
madam Pacific Railway company and
made public today, indicated 1892
persons had perished. A list follows:
First class passengers saved, 49,:
second and third class passenger, 13l;
crew aved, 206; total. 1856.
The number of passengers carried
by the Empress of Ireland First
class. 81; second class, 1853; third
class. 715; crew. 432; total. 1887.
With survivors safe in Quebec,
where their wants and sorrows are
being given every possible care. at
tention was turned today to Ri
mouski, where efforts to recover the
bodies Of victims are In progress. Up
to an early hour today more than 300
bodies had been landed there. Few
have so far been recognized, but this
work was earnestly undertaken after
daybreak. There appear to be many
foreigners among the dead, judging
from passports found on bodies.
Child Ciasped to Mothers Breast
Women and children are plentiful
ly represented among the grim pile.
among them mother with her child
pressed close to her breast. The
tender, Lady Grey, has been designat-
ed as q funeral ship, and is expected
M az tnIov with tho
bodies so far recovered. An army OF
carpenters and lndertakers who work
cd all last night are still busy con-
verting one OF the big ships on, the
harbor front into temporary morgue
for the reception Of bodies. II.
The collier Storstad, which rammed
the Empress OF Ireland, arrived here
shortly after o'clock this morning,
accompapied by the wrecking steam
er, Strathcona, and anchored in mid
stream. Apress boat went, out, but
newspasee.meu.M were refused ;permiss-
ion to board. II was learned, how.
ever, that she had saved many OF the
Empress passengers. At 8 O'Clock
she left for Montreal.
The Storstad .is badly damaged. hav-
ing holt Is feet square in her bow.
Capt Thomas Anderson, OF the Stor-
stad was asleep when the vessel
reached this port and had left orders
not to be disturbed.
From the accounts Of the saved 1t
seems that soon after the ship was
rammed she careened until her deck
stood at right angles to the water. She
slid slowly into the water and it was
only possible to launch five boats In
the brief interval before she sank.
Captain Kendall was on the bridge
when the collision occurrd. When
the steamer sank he was washed
away, later to be picked up. by one OF
the boats. Thys far he has vouch
safed no public statement. except to
say that he would have preferred to
have gone down with his ship.
Passengers who observed him dur
ing tthe frightful minutes after the
ship wass struck, speak II his. praise
and declare he did his full duty. Chief
Officer Steed. It was stated. was killed
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-06-03

Why does a man of sound mind and
body wear collar-nine times out Of
ten stiff, starched collar-in summer
time"
A sound body perspires when the
mercury begins to hover around the
50 mark. A sound body depends on
o sound mind to save it from shedding
any more perspiration than may be
dictated by the rule of reason. A
collar, hard or soft, adds materially
to the perspratory process and en-
suing discomfort Why does not the
sound masculine mind save the sound
masculine body from this unnecessary
torture?
The next time maSterful man
undertakes to make fun Of mere
woman on account of her slavery to
modern styles it will be unnecessary
for her to meekly endure the chatting.
Whatever else may be said of femi-
nine togs, it cannot be denied that the
recent tendency has been in the di-
rectiCn OF doy day comfort. The
mere woman can say so and then put
the collar proposition squarely up to
the mastertul man. Why does he
wear about his neck that high.
starched cylinder with the foolish ap-
pearing long tails? Ii he is disposed
to dodge the issue, let the inquisitor
stick to the subject until she has got
at the masculine logic OF the collar
or made the wearer of it warmer
Immediately beneath it.
Backed into Il corner. the man of
average veracity will offer one or two
reasons for the supertiuous collar and
the equally snpertluous necktie that
accompanies it. The man who is not
especially self centered will admit
that he wears 'em because all the
other fellows do. The man who has
a slight tendency toward vanity
which is as far as any member of his
sex is supposed to go along that line
will own up that he wears 'em because
a fellow looks so like the dickens.
YOU know, without EN-. The two
answers are, in fact, based on the
same principle. Men wear heat in
ducing neckwear in the hottest of
weather for the same reason that
women wear those locomotion imped-
ing peg top skirts. 1t is because they
are "the style" The submission to
style is Just as derenSible in one case
as in the other The mere woman is
Just as we'll warranted in making fun
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-06-03
John Martin Shot in the Back.

Ute. May 30-John Martin, young
farmer residing west of town. acct
dentally shot himself with % calibre
rifle Thursday while planting corn. He
was carrying the rifle on the planter
TO shoot squirrels with, when the gun
In some manner slipped from its
place and was discharged. the ball en-
tering Mr.. Martins neck beneath the
chin and taking an upward course. Lo-
cal physicians we're unable to locate
the bullet and the unfortunate victim
was taken to hospital in Sioux City.
where physicians were still unable to
find the leaden pellet. though an n
ray was used. However. 1t is the lat
est report that the young man will re-
cove.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-06-03

Try an ad in the Reviews classified
ad department. They bring results
and are read by. more people than if
placed in any other county newspaper,
and the cost is no more.
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The dancing teachers urge dancers
not to embrace their partners. If
they don't look out they will lose their
jol.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Monday. NAV. 25. 1914

Monday, May 25. 1914. M
J. II. Patterson and wife to Mary L.
Price-SL. SE NEA SWA: s. 2 n.
w. II a. NV IA SE Ia 80; Il 1-2 NE
IA Sc IA SW IA 30-S2 40 Con. 5000.
Mary +. Price. widow. to l.. l.. Nc
Intosh-W Il. L. 10. a. M SWh
SEA; NV Ia SW IA Sil IA: .S1AasS1a
NE IA SW u S . a. w l2 a. NWA
Sc IA; E1s NE IL Sc IA SW Ia
80 SO 40. Con. $4,000. ,,. s.
Wednesday. May q. 1914.
Joseph S. Dodd and wife to Milo
Dodd-Lots 19 and 20. block 5. lots
| and 2, block II. Kiron. Cons $4,000.
Nicotine Bolte and husband to j.
w. Miller, .Ir-Lot 5. sGbdiv. block 3.
subdiv. Grace Park, Denison. Con.
$l4GO.
r. z. Hustled and wife to Albert
Johnson-Lots and 2. block II, Kiron
Con. $3.50.
Friday. May 90. 1914.
Richard Martens and wife to Fred
Lahndorf. Sr.-Lots 5 and 6, block 26,
Manila Con. 800. H..
A. G. Leeper to Milly Jane Leeper,
my wife-Lot is, block Il, Charte,
Oak. Con. Sl.00.
X. w. Bamford and wife to John
Walz. Jr.-Lot 8. block l2l, Denison.
Con. $1,000. =.
Harrison Estate. by Pres. Samuel
Green and wife to Mary Chrstiansen
Lots 8, 10, II. block l, Harrison S
add. Charter Oak. Con. $75.
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Ameri Press
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