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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-10
Dean OfOpera
AsHyr1l,l ritter
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN, coMPos.
ERS0F THE yMIKADO, WROTE
1.-THE LOST CHORD"

Some people might think it odd
that the composer, OF The ,Mikado, :
'.1olanthe, .Pinafore,. Pirates OF
Penzance. Patience" aud ever 50
matsy other Comic operas should
also hay efa serious. side. but that Sir
Arthur Seymour Sullivan had Is
shown by his setting to music Adc-
laideS a. Proctor's poem, Tile Lost
Chord ~ :
SIR arthIr4Sullfyaa was born in
London Maystl4 1S42, and he died
In the same city November go, 1906.
Although his comic operas have been
sung WHEREBY the English language
+ spoken his setting of "Thc Lost
Choral has caused this song 10 be
translated into the language OF every
cline Where 3 music Is known.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-10
DR.. WHARTON IEcruRED.

DR.: H. Nj. Wharton lectured in the
First Baptist church at Clarksburg
last evening on, he,subjectf.' Ups an
Downs of Life" Rev. Wharton will
be. remembered as the evangelist who
SO successfully conducted the East
Side eHangelistic campaign in this
citl this winter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-10
WANT BETTER TRAIN
SERVICE FOR BENToN,s ). FERRY

"A petition is being circulated ana
many signatures have been secured
which. will be. forwarded to rhe
baltimore and ohio Railroad com.
pany, asking for better train SER
vice for Benton's' Ferry. III s'sde.
sired to have trains Nos. and 81,
stop there. 5.T y. :.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-10
F|:'RECK'I||.,E||:5FACE
Sun and Wind Bding Out ugly spots!
How TO Remove Easily.

I
Here's q chance, Miss Frecll e=face,
to try a remedy for sfrecEles with tho
guarantee Of a reliable dealer that 1t
will not cost YOU a penny unless II
removes tile freckies while III ii does
give you a clear complexion the ex-
pense Is trtf1fng
I Simply get an ounce OF othine-
double strength from Holt's Drug
Co. and a few applications should
show you how easy II Is to rid Your
self OF the homel freckies and get al
beautiful complexion. Rarely IS
more than one ounce needed for the
worst case
BE sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength othine as this Is the
prescription sold under guarantees OF
money back II 1t fails to remoxe|
freckles.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-10
Temple Ducks.

The Postdifea tfi6I defeateG,,,Ie
Dixies two out of three in tie Ten.
Pile two-banss feagnabigTheI second
game was a hardioneF6 lbs9,i tiemail
carriers winning by Only one pin.
fiveyof the six bowlers were in tho
charmed circle. Wayman was the
big man with score and average.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22

and was conducted to the cellar. There
he found the committee lighted by a
single candle. But there We're no win
dows through which a ray could be
seen from without.
Boris said the chief. I'VE have
taken measures to get rid of a gang of
Turkish robbers who have made their
headquarters at G. IA small village
not dozen miles distanD. These men
have been absorbing the provisions
and animals of our people and carry
ing off their women. Two days ago
when n farmer came in ut evening
from his work he found his son muir
dered and his wife and his daughter
missing. As soon as he could recover
from the shock, mad for revenge. he
raised posse and followed the rob-
bers. Finding them encamped at night
in a wood. the posse fired upon them.
They fled. leaving the women.
These Turks are n part of the band
who have taken up their quarters in
G. in house that stands by ITSELF
thus permitting them to defend them
selves on all sides if attacked They
have barricaded the doors and win
doWS.
go to the surrounding towns and
tell the committee of eaclr to send
what men it can to attack the rob-
bers' stronghold at O'Clock on Friday
morning. Let all the parties take posi-
ton without the town of C. to be
ready when ordered to advance upon
the robbers. Let them have arms and
ammunition. but we will provide what
may be necessary to unearth the vii
Iains provided other means than bull.
lets be required. Go and caution every
one to DO discreet"
who is to command the attack"
asked Boris.
The committee has chosen me TO
command
Very well: I will see that at the
hour appointed at least three parties
will be in position to close in on the
robbers"
The messenger passed out into the
night and the head committeeman.
Alexander Arkad, gave instructions 20
two of the men 10 get ready certain
articles that would likely be needed in
the attack. Then those present one
by one silently left the house.
At o'clock on the appointed morn
ing four parties approached G. from
opposite points and stopped short
distance outside the town. That head |
ed by Alexander was the largest and
carried. among other articles, n heavy |
piece o. oak timber. Alexander made n !
circuit around the town to see that the /!
different detachmeuts We're In posItjon
and returned to his own party. He on
dered all TO wait fifteen minutes by 1
the watch. then close In about the rob-
beers stronghold.
Ii WAS u perfectly clear night. No !
moon. but mvriads or stars glittered |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
THE PRINCE HALL HOME.
BY JOE M'GINNIs.

Few people in this vicinity know
the work that is being done by the
colored people in maintaining the
Prince Hall Masonic home, and charft-
able institution, located in South Rock
Island.
Prince Hall, for whom the home is
named, was the first colored man to
become master Mason. He was made
so in England, and when he removed
to this country he secured charter No.
40. with the purpose OF organizing
lodges in this country.
Since its organization it has taken
care of many old persons. and poor
and otherwise helpless orphans. At
present il is sheltering three elderly
ladies, two men, and three orphans
from Chicago. Many illustrations
could be cited of the benefit of this
institution.
One of our former high school stud
ents, a young man named Hale Ora
ham, was cared for by this home and
attended the local high school. While
there he was prominent in his studies
and perhaps the best debater the
school has ever had. being for several
years leader of the debating team. The
boy was a most brilliant and hard
working student
After graduating from high school
ne went 20 college and now Is principal
OF anrimportant colored and Indian
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
TAVENNER'S FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE
AS SHOWN BY THE OFFICIAL RECORDS

I program of the war department calls
| for the manufacture of $2O,OOO,OVU
worth of field-artillery ammunition
alone. to say nothing of any other k1nd
of ammunition; and IL Is the intention
of the department to obtain this w.
100000 worth of ammunition as fast as
congress Will appropriate the money.
In the army appropriation bill for
this year $4,000, 900 is appropriated for
field-artillery ammunition alone AS
matter of fact, in this years fortihca-
tions and army bills we are providing
for about $6,OOO,OOO worth of ammuni-
ton. On every dollars worth of this
ammunition that we manufacture in
the government arsenals as compared
to it's manufacture by private concerns
we can save 35 per cent On S6,OOO.-
900 worth of ammunition we can save
$2,000.000; that is. comparing the cost
in the arsenal with the cost when
purchased from private manufacture
ers
MR.. MANN. Will the gentleman
yield for a question?
MR. TAVENNER. Yes.
MIR. MANN. Can the gentleman
state where the ammunition manufac-
tured by private concerns is manufac-
tured?
MIR. TAVENNER. Yes. 1t is man.
ufactured largely by the Bethlehem
Steel Co., the Midvale Steel Co, and
the Carnegie Steel Co. A few other
concerns get a few of the crumbs, but
those three firms alone have drawn
down S140,000,000 worth of contracts
from the army and navy in the last II
years, and they have not only over
charged the government, but they
have cheated the government in every
way. For instance, we have affidavits
from workingmen in the Bethlehem
steel plant which say that jewelers.
were taken into these plants at night
to gloss over defective gun forgings,
so that they could fool the government
inspectors when they came around 20
inspect the work the next morning.
The extent to which the armor, am
munition, and powder trusts have
been overcharging the government is
almost unbelievable. There has sell
dom been honest competitive bidding
between the manufacturers. Secretary
of the Navy Daniels discovered this
condition as soon as he entered office,
and as a result of his activity in get
ting new independent bidders to enter
the field he has saved the government
more than 100000 and has been in
office little more than year.
Here are two sample illustrations
out of a multitude which could be
cited showing what happens NIGER
real competitive bidding.
Realizing the government was beng
for turbine rotary drums,
the secretary invited an Erglish firm
to submit bid for the drums to be in
CContinued on Page seven)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22


S794 in government arsenals and pay
ing private manufacturers $3.50.
We are manufacturing 4-7-inch COM
mon shrapnel in the arsenals for
s15.45 and are paying private manu-
facturers $25.26.
We are manufacturing 31-second
combination fuses for $2.92 and pay
ing private manufacturers 81:
These illustrations are not excep-
tional, as l will endeavor to show by
the fact that on a contract given to
frankfort arsenal for ammunition
valued at S1,90O,O64 we are saving
S979,S40; or, in other words, we are
having approximately s1,OOO,00O on a
100000 contract, as compared with
what it would cost if that contract
was given to outside manufacturers.
If we can manufacture this ammuni-
ton in arsenals more cheaply than in
private concerns, the next question is.
how much of this ammunition do we
intend to manufacture? If we were
going to manufacture only 100000
worth, then perhaps it would not pay
to equip additional buildings; but the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
Brady,M.D.
Is Alcohol a Medicine?

Drugs are prescribed in the treat
ment of disease according to distinct
lines of reasoning. First and more
primitive is the empirical way. By
the empirical use of drugs is meant
simply giving medicine which has
been tried in a purely experimental
way by many practitioners for years
back and proved efiicacious or pre-
sumably efficacious. Quinine as a
remedy for malaria is the type of en-
pirical remedies. Quinine was acct
dentally found to cure malaria long be-
fore the cause of malaria was discoy-
cred. No one knows exactly how qui-
nine cures malaria, though we believe
it is a cure. To say it. destroys the
malaria parasite in the blood is not
enough for we can hardly administer
sufficient quinine to a patient to poi
son the parasite in the circulating
blood.
The second line of reasoning en-
ployed in the selection of remedies is
called rational treatment. That
means administering a drug which
will produce some definite physiology
cal effect upon the functions of the
body. When we prescribe caffeine or
codiene of belladonna or ergot we
have a definite end in view and we
do not prescribe 1t merely because
some one else has given 1t to patients
who had the same illness. II Is ra-
tional treatment to administer drugs
which tend to lower blood pressure
when we find the blood pressure too
high.
Science Has Found a Verdict.
All important drugs have been
studied out and classified according to
their characteristic physiological ac-
ton. Strychnine, digitalis, opium,
hyoscine. ipecac, cocain,
aconite, and dozens of other drugs are
employed nowadays for a definite pur-
pose.
Alcohol was once prescribed en-
pirically. Now we know precisely
how II acts upon the heart, blood pres !
sure, brain centers, spinal centers, !
respiration, and diges- /
ton. II has all been worked out be- !
yond dispute. No longer is the pa
tent piled with alcohol because he has |
or typhoid or a fainting |
spell or surgical or accidental shock. |
What the empires a generation ago |
took for stimulation proves to be only |
The rapid pulse of al
cohol proves 10 be a weak pulse with
4 lowered blood pressure, The sense
Df warmth OF the skin under a dose OF
alcohol proves TO be a dangerous dis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
POSTAL COURSE IN SCHOOLS


The clerks OF the postofiice recently
addressed a letter TO the Rock Island
board OF education. urging that n
course in postal regulations be intro
duced into the schools. This is de-
sired because the people seem TO need
further education in regard TO the
rules. one has no idea OF the num-
Der OF hands through which n letter
passes from the time it leaves the
mail box until il reaches its destina-
ton. The difficulties arising from
careless oversiehts and illegible writ
ing are numerous. Every child and
every man and woman, too. should
learn to be more careful. II only
takes a short time TO make sure that
the street number is not omitted. that
the name Of the city and the state are
included. that the sender's name and
address IS written in the upper left
hand corner. and that all is carefully
AM distinctly written. Can not every
one observe these rules and lessen the
work OF postal employees, shorten the
letter list and reduce the
large number Of dead letters?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
THE PROPOSED BRIDGES
BY CHARLOTTE MURRAY.

Nothing venture, nothing have" is
n proverb that should be remembered
by the people of Rock Island county
1t the next election. Shrould bonds be
issued against the county in order to
obtain funds necessary 10 erect a new
county jail and two new bridges? This
Is the question that will be decided at
the next election.
These proposed bridges would be of
untold value 10 the cities of Rock Is
land and Moline. The farmers in the
outlying districts would also be i'm
mensely benefited. II Is up 10 the
voters OF the county to make the de-
eision. Do they realize the utility Of
these bridges?
Muscatine now secures the produce
from Andalusia and the surrounding
districts II is to SIuscatine that the
farmers now go TO do their trading.
Should not Rock Island reap some OF
these benefits? The erection of a
bridge at that part of the county will
have this effect. for the distance to
this city will be about four miles less
than formerly.
The people about Colona are anxious
that the proposed building of a bridge
bridge so situated will direct the farm
srs 10 Moline. Thus that city will Sc
cure the trade of the producers around
Colona.
In previous years the conditions of
the county were such that issue of
bonds would have been an unwarrant-
ed risk. But now the finances are
bettered. The county is stronger and
we'll able 10 shoulder a debt. Some
people Imagine that debt means dis
grace, but in this instance It stands
Cor the progress OF the county. The
people should understand that these
bonds are an Indication of the energy
zof the people and the swift approach
Of county improvements They should
see that with these convenient roads
the city would be bettered as retail
renter, land values would be higher,
and thus prosperity would be in
creased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
The Daily Story
A Quick Revenge-By F. A. Mitchell.
Copyrighted. 1914. by Associated Literary Bureau

The incipient cause, or at least the
pretended cause, of the war between
tho triple alliance and the triple en-
tente was when struggle was in
nuGurnted between the Christians and
the Turks in the Balkan states. About
1905 the Christians made preparations
to throw off the yoke of their Moham-
medan masters. who had dominated
them for centuries. The condition of
the people was terrible
When this became intolerabIe the
Christians began to organize for reyo-
luton. But all must be secret; and to
work In secret was extremely difficult,
for Turkish soldiers patrOlled the coun-
try and were always on the watch for
some movement on the part or those
they were keeping subseryient to them.
In each town or hamlet was revo-
lutionary committee, which met, usual
ly. In some loft where 1t was secure
from the enemy's spies.
But these committees must form
some sort of union, for so long as they
worked separately they could accom-
plish nothing. The only way such
union could be formed was through Sc
cret communications. This developed
a number of persons whose business 1t
was to carry messages between the.
revolutionary committees.
One night one of these messengers
was summoned to attend a meeting of
revolutionary committee to be held
In the cellar of the dwelling of one
of the committeeman. The town in
which the meeting took place was only
a hamlet, and all was dark by o'clock.
At the appointed hour the messenger
appeared before the house, the door
silently opened. and the man passed in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
CARE OF THE TREES.
az ALMA SANDERSON.

This is the time Of the year when
the trees need care. Most cities have
N their employ tree experts who have
graduated from forestry schools and
who thoroughly understand all phases
Of tree culture They prune them. cut
away the dead parts and remove all
ragged branches. in crowded places
shortlived trees are removed to pre-
serve the life of the Ionglived trees.
In this city trees are cared for by pri-
vate individuals who in most cases do
not understand tree culture.
Even the trees in the parks are ne
elected. for, although gardeners thor
ougly understand plant life, they do
not thoroughly understand the treat
nent OF trees. The salaries OF these
experts are not very high. and the re-
suits are so evident, why not employ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22

(From tho Congressional Record of
June 10. 1914
The committee resumed its session.
The clerk read as follows:
Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island,
Ill.
MR.. TAVENNER. Mr.. Chairman. i
offer an amendment.
The clerk read as follows:
Amend. by inserting as a new para
graph. after the word illinois," in line
81. page 90. the following:
For the purchase of such addition
al machinery as may be necessary for
the manufacture of ammunition in an
building owned by the govern
ment, S225. 600"
Mr.. TAVENNER. Mr.. Chairman, in
Offering this amendment II is not my
purpose to take work away from other
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
THE COMMUNITY AND THE
HIGH SCHOOL.
BY q. METCALF.

Rock Island certainly has sufficient
reason TO be proud OF the way IN
which the people Of this town nave
supported the cause of education
The proof of this fact may be found
in our new manual arts building with
It's various departments for training
the hands as we'll as the brain; In the
abundance OF apparatus with which 10
work: In a well stocked school library
for reference work; and last but not
least, in having an excellent principal
and corps of instructors For all these
things are we of the high school in
debted TO the community. But have
they done all that is In their power TO
help us? They have forgotten the
most important and the most neces-
sary of all things. They have over
looked the fact that the pupil has a
right to demand of them the proper
environment in which to pass the crit
zeal period of his school life. II is
during the high school life that char
acter and personality are nodded,
which will lead the individual in after
life for good or bad
The moral environment created in
this city for our high school pupils is
not what it should be. II is in the
hands of the citizens Of Rock Island TO
say whether or not this condition shall
remain or be done away with.
To allow It to remain is criminal,
because so many are started down
ward in spite OF helpful high school
training; TO do away with it means
TO give TO each and every pupil a fair
chance to develop under proper in
fuences.
Wee look to the citizens of this town
to help us in this. as in other ways, by
cleaning up Rock Island morally, So
cially and politically.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
Oct. 20 IN American
History.

u.s. hs. rrV;I,n rr'"ltil"ii''' .ts
took leave OF Washington a"e
veterans nj their West Point 49,
and began march towatu
IL sail for home. ,au.
1892 Leopold DamroSch' eh'''s'
sician born: died 1881. M
1897 -.IuStin WinSOr. historian s,.a.
brarian OF Harvard university W
born 1881. -. 70
ID13-CeleLration at san Frahciss ga
commemorate the discovery Of =.
Pacific ocean. by the Spahis1
ploier, Balboa. In lolS-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
The Modest Editor.
(Axtell, Kan, Standard) .

(Axtell, Kan, Standard).
Last week we received an invitation
to buy a bale of cotton. Say, Will
bald, the way things are going We'll
be lucky if we can buy spool of cot
ton. Geei If we only had the nerve!
What we couldn't do Had we been
born with the rind of some people we
know, here's what you would find on
these pages from week to week:
"On account of the European war
the subscription price of this paper
has been raised to So per year, cash
in advance.
ION account of the loss from import
duties advertising rates will be in
creased to 90 cents per inch. Effective
at once.
1--WE are panied to announce that,
owing to the almost complete suspen-
sion of the importation of chemicals,
obituary poems will cost you 10 cents
a line hereafter.
at being impossible to export prunes
to Przemysl, notices of church sup
pers will be charged for at the rate of
So each and two tickets to the supper.
Resulting from the suspension of
regular shipping facilities between
this town and Gulf of Obigosh, all
pumpkins, apples, potatoes, corn,
grapes. etc. brought to this office I'M
der the pretext of exhibition to the
editor will be seized as contraband of
war
''All persons found owing this pa
per more than a years subscription
will be shot as spies"
LONDON is no place for nervous
person these nights.
Hen Hick Says.
We heerd somebody remark that
it's easy for a feller to gain a woman's
trust If he doesn't deserve il.
Yew can't get the best of some men
because they haven't any.
II a Teller loses his money in the
same fashion that he got il he wants
to have the other Teller prosecuted
fer swindling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22

I sipation of vital heat at the expense
OF the internal temperature, which is
/ invariably lowered. The sense of well
| being or strength proves to be mere
dulling of the patients perception of
his own fatigue. The temporary relief
/ of distress or pain or fear or worry
proves to be nothing but inhibition,
benumbing of the higher brain cen
tiers. Under alcohol the normal self
control gives away. and the lower in
stincts and tendencies run rampant
Alcohol, in whatever form or what
ever quantity, never stimulates heart,
brain or digestion. 1t depresses every
vital function and deceives the indi-
yidual and his friends with the super
fetal appearance of improvement. Ale,
wine. porter, whiskey or brandy or
patent medicines-alcohol never tones
or feeds or strengthens. 1t simply de-
ceives for the time being
Questions and Answers.
A. r. w. inquiries: What is the OBJ
lection to small, frequent doses of cas-
tor oil in the treatment of chronic
constipation?
No serious objection, except that
each dose tends to bind the bowel
"S<NN Nog, anu 81 you d
oil habit, which isn't a pleasant habit
unless you really like the flavor of
castor oil.
j. III. writes: 1. Are the drops used
by eye specialists when testing the
vision dangerous in any way. 2. Are
drops necessary? 3. If SO, why
Reply.
ID No. CD According to the best
expert opinion drops are necessary
In testing the vision of young per-
sons. CD The drops temporarily do
away with the patients unconscious
focusing effort, and thus permit the
physician to measure accurately the
latent" eyestrain, which would have
to be guessed at without drops.
Mrs. Y asks: Is X-ray treatment
advisable after the removal of skin
cancer? I have had a small growth
removed from my cheek, and I am ad-
Vised to have the scar exposed to
A-rays few times right away.
Reply.
Yes, IL is good idea A few light
exposures of the area from which the
cancer was removed seem to prevent |
recurrence. Even though all the in
VOWED tissue was apparently removed, |
Few Invisible seeding" cancer cells |
might remain, and these the X-ray will |
destroy.