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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
The Daily Story
Legally Dead-B y John Y Larned.
Copyrighted. i5rs. Dy Associated Literary rurcau.

back at the case. taat no further 81
fort was made 10 prove that ne IRA.
I whnt he claimed TO be. He said tho.
IT would be useless to apply to his fam.
fly. for they would expect anything NJ
/ him, even murder Another reaeon
/ was that he had a cousin who wonld
J be heir to his fathers estate At hi,
! fathers death were it not for tho
/ black sheep of the family. At any
! rate nothing was done to save him
! The truth Is no one was interested IN
him. and he seemed to have beon
stunned by his position.
"The night before the morning an.
pointed for the execution Jim Wilkins
the condemned mans attorney. came
to me with "A letter postmarked Man.
chester. England. and addressed tn Sir
Charles Langdon. 1t had been sent IN
the British consul general. How \.
came to forward it we did not know
Jim and l looked at each other with
eyes wide open.
81 wonder If mistake has beep
made" said Jim nervously.
"It's possible replied.
don. who as soon as he looked at If
said: Dads gone and Ralph's gone.
and that rascal George must be kDocs.
ed out or that letter would never have
got to me-
"He opened the letter. read IL and
showed it to us. II was an announce.
ment that by the death Of his father
and brother he had succeeded to the
title and estate.
Here was proof of a mans identity
who was to be executed within q few
hours. Jim and / called I'D the gov.
ernor by phone, but couldn't get him.
What was to be done? The sheriff
was on hand, and we called him III for
consultation. Rather than execute an
innocent man. he agreed that II we
would stop the mouths of the neces-
sary witnesses to the execution with
money he would execute dummy and
turn the live body of the prisoner over
to US. Sir Charles said he was rich.
So Jim and | advanced the funds.
There were only five persons to grease.
and they all knew the reason why
they were creased
"Sir Charles Langdon went to Eng
land. legally dead in America. and l
believe became a steady country gen.
tleman and much respected"
After the finishing of the story 1
asked my friend. the lawyer. if that
experience did not make him more
cautious in prosecuting criminals. His
reply was that n state attorney is
employed to convict and a prisoners
counsel is employed to acquit. The
trial is legal battle as between two
generals. who are not expected to in
quire into the justice of the cause they
serve. The victory is usually with the
heavy artillery. or the preponderating
evidence. and is determined by the
Jury. The lawyers have nothing to do
but fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

! once asked my friend jenkins. q
culiar secrets locked up In the breast
OF man of his profession. where
upon he told me the following story:
'If hadn't been criminal lawyer
| think I should have been n detective.
Criminals never interested me especial
Is, and 1 never had much sympathy
with them But here and there comes
up a person about whom circumstances
reveal what IS hard to break through.
You have heard the fable of the lion
in the net released by the gnawing of
mouse. Well, in such cases 1t is
fascinating to be the mouse.
Not that I'm goinS TO tell you
story about getting off a person ac-
cused of crime by one of those ingen-
ious methods we read of in detective
stories. I'm going to give you a case
where q man whom | believed TO be
guilty was condemned for murder. and
/ discovered that he was innocent too
shortly before his death day to war
rant my reOpening the case in legal
way.
murderer not only fed. but left articles
by which he was known. He made
good his fight and was not heard from
in three years: then he or man who
was his double deliberately walked
into the town where the murder had
been committed. Being met on the
street by one Of those who had been
long looking for him. he was greeted
with the words:
"'F'or heavens sake, Collins. what
did you come back here for"
collins! That's not my namer
NO reply was made to this. pair
of handouts was slipped on the stran-
gers wrists, and he was lodged in
Jail.
II was the man who drew up the
case against Nathan Collins for the
state.
1.-The accused was an Englishman
and claimed that his name was Lang
don. He admitted that he had been
wild and had been disowned by his
family. But when his attorney asked
him to call upon his family for identi- |
fcation he said that he would take his
chances of proving it without their as |
adding that he had been |
away from them so long that he doubt |
ed if they would all swear that he |
was their kinsman.
"I had no difficulty in securing his |
and he was as much sur !
prised al it as 1 would have been had |
he been acquitted. l was somewhat
at his first remark after his
1t was:
well, here's a pretty kettle of fish,!
THAT didn't sound like guilty man.
1t seemed to me rather the remark of
one who had got into a bad scrape and
lad begun to realize his position.
1T seems singular to me looking
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
Finland Now Safe From Enemies;
Behind Ramparts of Snow and Ice

possessing 100000 cows. or one COW
to every two people. Dairy cattle
from Denmark have been used to I'M
prove the native breed, and this outly-
ing country is fast becoming one of
ELrope's most important creameries.
I. exports annually about 2S,0OO,O0O
pounds OF butter. considerable OF
which is imported by Denmark. there
mixed with Danish butter. and re-
exported as a native product.
~TThe forests of Finland are its
greatest natural wealth. They furnish
the soIe-fuel OF the Finnish people. The
Firms heat and energiZe their coun-
try with wood, burning wood in their
homes, factory, furnaces, railway
trains. steamboats,, and upon the
rocky soils to fertilize them.
However. Finland has built up a
sound foreign business by preserving
attention to its three staples. Sal
mon and bake from Finnish fisheries
reach even United States markets
Besides rich coastal fisheries, the
Firms take large and valuable fresh
water catches in their rivers and
lakes. Forests literally blanket the
country. Paper pulp forms one of the
largest items of Finland's export OF
forestry products. In 1912 it exported
Isl 1912, 900 pounds of wood pulp and
quantities of lumber.
THE czar of Russia is grand duke
of Finland. and the little country mairt
tains a certain outward semblance or
a separate existence. 1t is, however,
in reality as much a part of Russia as
the conquered land of Russian Poland.
The Firms have a constitution. but
also a Russian governor and Russian
gerrisons.
ITO the many other proud national
hopes in the world. the Firms in re-
cent years added their pan-Finnism,
or Finland for the Fins In politics
this movement is represented by the
Finoman party.
ITO the Finn his country is Straw
berry land and the rest of the world
'Billberryland.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
FACING THE FACTS.

Franklin X. Lane, secretary of the
interior. cannot be accused OF lack OF
courage TO cope with a situation.
however embarrassing. There is food
for thought in the portion OF his re-
port in which he says:
1t cannot be unknown TO you that
there is throughout the country. more
especially in the western states. which.
because of their ambition. are natur-
ally impatient OF obstruction, a very
real fear OF what is called the bu-
reaucracy OF Washington.
This is said TO be a system or or
ganized machine the spirit of which is
20 oppose action or TO effect negative
action. il is visualized as either Gym
ical or maIevolent, altogether out OF
sympathy with those who needs must
come to the government for some form
OF help. and so wound around and
around with the red tape OF official
dom as to resemble a barbed wire en-
tauglemcnt. which. il not absolutely
impregnable. Is only 10 be passed
through after much suffering and toll.
1t is "A matter OF no immediate con-
Germ how much basis there Is for this
belief The presence Of the belief
makes IL a real problem, and the de-
struction Of the belief necessity. II
the government itself is 20 remain an
object Of pride and IT'S beneficent ef-
forts understood and appreciated"
That there has been for long time
for many years. in fact-such an at
ftude toward Washington on the part
of people in the west has been gen
orally known but II has not been Gus
tomary for Washington officials to
comment upon II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
May Weddings.

In ancient Rome there was held in
May festival called the Lemuria, or
feast of the Lemures. which was a
ceremony in honor of the spirits or
departed souls 1t became with the
Romans what we should call bad
form" to have matrimonial feasts at
the season of a solemn ritual. being no
doubt thought to be an insult to the
dead TO marry at such a time. From
this a number of stories grew OF the
revenge made by the outraged ghosts
upon those who dared 10 disregard
them, and il anything unfortunate hap
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

Neuritis-A. NJ. has neuritis in his
right arm. and desires to know the
cause, the cure. whether il is likely TO
spread 10 other limbs. how long it will
take 10 get well, whether massage or
electricity is good for it, whether the
arm should be quiet and warm.
Notwithstanding the diagnosis is
correct the cause may be any one of
a dozen different things and we are
unable to give a long-distance opinion
on this point. The cure depends upon
the patient. II is unlikely to SD adj.
The average case takes a few months
TO get well. Early it is unwise to dis
turb the arm much; rest is the thing,
and sling when moving about, as
though there were a fracture. Later
electricity. and perhaps massage and
graduated passive motion to keep the
joints timber and prevent contraction
OF muscles. Heat is always a relief
Hot air oven baking is grateful rem
edy for the pain-much better than
drugs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
Sidelights on the European War

| London, Correspondence of the AS
! Sociated PreSs) The warfare be
tween those who want professional
! football continued during wartime and
those who think that the players and
employees of the football clubs ought
! to be at the front, goes on merrily
with the Poet Laureate as the latest
| contributor to the discussion.
The chief argument of those who
oppose the discontinuance of the
! games, which draw every Saturday
| even larger crowds than the American
! baseball worlds series contests, is
that the loss of the millions of dol
lars which the football "magnates'
pay, out for salaries and other ex-
penses would be crushing economic
blow to a large class. The sporting
editor OF the Daily News, for instance,
says:
Il contend that football is an abso-
lutte necessity to the community. Stop
1t and you Will drive the men who
are making guns, ammunition, uni
forms, boots, etc, into wilderness of
the drink shops on Saturday afternoon
The men who are hghting
and Will fight later on, or who are
doing the nations urgent work at
home, have selected professional foot
ball as their mode of weekly relief
from the worries OF their labor"
The other side of the argument is
presented in an open letter from Dr.
Robert Bridges. the poet laureate.
He says:
Il voice the feeling of the country
in declaring that it is high time pro-
fessional football should be discon-
tinued.
The sightseeing crowds are not so
much to blame. l hope. as they appear
to be; l take it they are ignorantly
misled by the small body of men who
cater for them.
The whole nation is mourning for
those falling in defense and | would
suggest that the heroic death of Lord
Roberts is such an occasion as may
we'll serve these football managers as
motive for fixing the term for the
cessation of their public entertain
ments
Our enemies calculated on finding
the mass of our people apathetic. II
any class is showing itself so. they
are traitors and more dangerous than
the Germans themselves II is high
time that our footballers let the world
see what they are really made of"
AS showing the extent to which
football still holds the attention of a
large public, last Saturday there were
4.1OO matches played in the British
Isles, not including boys matches /
1t follows that over 100000 men of T.
the right sort for recruiting We're
kicking football about over here /
while their more patriotic comrades /
were being heavily shelied in Flanders /
Paris. Correspondence of the AS |
sociated Press),-A good sport" in
The athletic sense OF the word. ought /
10 make good fighter The Euro /
pean war seems to demonstrate il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

Eggs are now retailing at - cents
IN Chicago, with a prospect that before
spring they will reach a figure so high
that the consumer will regret the rash
ness of the government officials - de-
stroying some 100000 samples Of the
fruit a short while back, however dub
ious their condition may have been.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

When there IS a will there is a way
70 evade even techuicaIlties of the
law. a Chicago Judge. called TO pass
upon the fitness Of a quantity OF i'm
ported macaroni TO be placed on sale
was unable TO condemn the shipment
because II was full Of worms and bee
ties. but he could do so on the ground
that it was adulterated. and that was
what he did.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
Discoverer of Iodine.

To very few people does the name
of Bernard Courtois signify anything,
yet it is to Bernard Courtois that the
world owes the discovery of iodine.
A chemist of Dion, he presented 100
years ago the notice of his discovery
to the academy.-London Telegraph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

Nearly all the football stars OF
France are either on the "gridiron'
of Flanders or rushing the German
lines along the Aisne and they are
making themselves heard from.
Augustin Joue, a football star OF
Perpignan, in the 18th dragons. just
mentioned in orders, was promoted
lieutenant on the battlefield for hav
ing rescued a fallen comrade and car
ried him out of the fire zone under Sc
we're shell fire.
Planus, another mainstay of the
French Sporting association, was pro
NOTED lieutenant for rushing single
handed a detachment of Germans who
were in the act of capturing a French
cannon. He bayonetted them, one
after another, and alone succeeded IN
bringing the gun back into the lines
Cyclists have also done great work.
both in the French and Belgian armies
Auguste Troussellier, the youngest OF
the Troussellier brothers, well known
professional riders. was killed during
the battle of the Aisne while charging
the German trenches. Pellegrin. Nor
in and Jauzin. crack cycle racers.
were all killed during the battle OF
the Marine. Henri. Olivier. DenouaH
all three members OF the Racing
club football team also were killed
during the fighting around LUneville.
Rene Elena, another faVorite Of Paris
gridirous. was wounded at the taking
of Altkirch.
Fencing circles have also furnished
p number OF good fighters, most Of
whom have been incorporated IN the
flying corps. -DOrcieres the
hero of so many meetings on the hele
of honor. is a machine gunner on one
of the armored aeroplanes: Georges
Breitmayer is in the same service
Jess Hermanus. champion oarsn'ah
OF Europe. was decorated on the pat
tlefe!d for heroic exploits in Belgium
Van -Houwaert. one of the leading Ions
distance cycle racers. is in the Go
department Of the Beisid"
army, while Constant lie Marin. the
is working an automoOhe
machine gun.
In France everything Is being done
to encourage the continuation OF an
sports as in times OF peace,
NaanE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

That trusts do have hearts one
can hardly deny after reading the
story OF the syrup maker who. after
being forced out TOT business by ths
Corn Products company. was gener-
ously paid 800 for a list OF his Gus
TONERS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

The broad reach W the Panama
canal extends 10 every department o.
world commerce. Norway Is not a
great country in population, but It IS
relatively great on the sea. one OF
its companies Is building four new
steamships Of the most recent equip
ment sor- traffic with the western
coast OF the United States b. way OF
the canal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

TERAis-Ten cents per week. by car
rier. in Rock Island: So per year by mail
in advance.
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made 20 the circulation department..
which should also be notified ia every
instance where IL s. desired 10 have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority ia the premises
All communications Or arEuu sntative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
ton No such articles WI be printed
over fictitious signatures
Telephones IN all departments. Cen
traI Union. Rock Island As. has and
e-Gc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

A number of American bridge com
panies have sent representatives to
Europe to land contracts for replacing
the structures which have been blown
up during the war. II there is any
thing o: value left in that unhappy
continent they may be depended upon
10 get it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

However one might take issue with
the religious beliefs Of Joseph Smith.
late head iOf the ReOrgauized Church
Of the Latter Day Saints. the sound
sense OF his last request that money
intended for flowers for his bier be
sent IT. relief for the poor cannot be
disputed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

pened to a couple who had been mar
ried in May it would. of course. have
been put down to retribution. So the
repugnance to May weddings arose,
and its influence has lasted ever since,
even to our time-Exchange
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
Dec. IL IN American
History.

IT45--iom lazy. ur~l ,hIrl Justice ~
the supreme court appointed ny
WashlnGtoui. born In New YORK
city; died 1922
1901 - First wireless communication ne
tween America and Europe.
l9l0-.iuStice Edward Douglass WHITE
of the United STATES supreme court
appointed chief justice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

Life insurance heads have discov-
cred that the policy carried by the
head OF the average American family
is inadequate. Is il possible that the
hard working life insurance agent, If
ter all, has fallen short OF his duty?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

Chicago wants more police, but If
il gets them and they are the same
kind iThas had the crooks and graft
ers will have 10 work harder than
ever 10 earn enough money TO go
arOuud
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

In the midst OF our other troubles
China comes forward with another ap-
peal for relief for food sufferers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
William Brady,n.D
IngrCWing Nail.

! And also if nervous spells, sick head
aches from riding on street cars, and
a tendency to become easily exhaust
ed, indicate disease of the pelvic or
gans.
Reply-No. Stop reading the patent
medicine and quack literature. Back
ache is not a Symptom of kidney trou-
BILE, and the nerves are not particular
~ influenced by pelvic disease You
may have a serious defect of vision,
for which you should visit a medical
eye specialist.
Italy VS.. Russia-Which is better to
increase flesh. olive oil or Russian oil?
Please mention something for constipa-
ton, TOO.
Reply-Olive oil is food; Russian
oil la fancy name for paraffin oil or
pure liquid petroleum OLD is not alb
scrbed but passes out of the body I'M
changed Either would be laxative.
Olive would be your choice.
Sleeping Without a Pillow-What
benefit, if any, is derived from sleep
ing without pillow?
1t saves laundry bills, but otherwise
We know of no advantage, unless to
relieve a stiff neck and to prevent
round shoulders or spinal curvature,
as some orthopedic specialists believe
Height and Weight-In order TO give
a composite reply to large batch of
anxious inquiries, we append herewith
IL table SHOWING what 10 concidarad
normal weight for women OF course
a variation of five or ten pounds is not
to be frowned at.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

Guests your wife always so busy
with hsr fancy needlewCrko Hos II
should say so. She embrciders mono
grams even on the japanese paper
napkins New York Pest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

Next to the proverbial sick cat,
there is nothing really harder TO doc
tor than corns and ingrowing nails.
As a matter of fact the hardest things
10 treat are the minor ailments, med
ical and surgical-ailments so trivial
in character that the patient hardly
thinks il worth while TO consult ply
stefan.
Ingrown toe nail is a trivial thing,
but a mighty unpleasant trivial thing
to have. i. is a penalty of vanity and
self-effacement-of crumpled feet, i'll
fitting shoes which one would never
wear did the shoe clerk not literally
thrust them upon ones feet and de-
clare they are just the style.
1t is certain that no man or woman
or child who wears a shoe with toe
broad enough TO accommodate the five
phalanges. a straight inside line, and
room enough for the instep. will sur
fer from bunion, or from ingrowinS
nail.
To relieve improving nail the exub-
cram granulations which cover the
buried edge of the nail must be drawn
back by carefully applied adhesive
PLASTER straps The nail must be
trimmed straight across. The pres
sure of the shoe must be removed by
cutting a window in the upper if neces-
sarv.
In reality the nail does not grow
in: the soft tissue at its edge grows
up over the nail. One drug which
tends to retard or prevent this gran
ulation tissue from growing so rapidly
is powdered lead nitrate. The infiam-
ed groove should be kept filled with
the powder. In bad cases of ingrown
nail the quickest and surest relief is
a little operation. in which a strip of
the edge of the nail and the granula
ton tissue is excised. leaving sound
tissue 10 form a painless scar.
There is also a little appliance which
holds the nail straight. but in practice
it does not give very satisfactory re-
suits. The treatment OF broken leg
is more gratifying to doctor and pa
tient as well.
Questions and Answers.
y Reader writes: 4 year ago | had
part OF my goitre removed. | was too
weak TO have II all removed. the doc
tor said But | have been much bet
ter since. except my eyes are still too
prominen'. Don't you think it will be
necessary TO have the remainder of
the gland removed as soon as / can
stand it? Mine was a pronounced case
OF eXophthalmic goitre, and all my
symptoms have disappeared. except
the eyes.
Reply-SOmetimes the eyes do not
look JUS right for more than a year
after partial removal OF the gland f.
II were you should wait at least an
other six months. so long as every |
thing else seems better
Imasinitis OF Kidneys-M. N :. asks I
IL a dull aching across the lower part ]
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
THE ARGUS.

Published daily at 1924 Second ave
nue.. Rock Island. Ill entered at the
postcffice as second-class rnattcr)
Rock Island Member OF the Associated
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS
The VALLEY CLARION.

Xmas, many of his grateful sub. hav-
ing let the info. leak out that they are
to regale him with gifts. Those in
doubt as 10 accept. presents will be
gladly posted by comforting with said
ed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

Imasinitis OF Kidneys-M. NJ :. asks
II a dull aching across the lower part
OF he back indicates kidney trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

More good news from the front. G.
McHugh. whom some of our old sets.
rec as the toppiest chap that ever
stood behind hosel desk. is one Of
sew. Chi. caps. who are to build a
big speedway in the cit near the W. k.
Lk. Mich. Mac. &C. to repts. has been
making money fast Congrats Chas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

Paris. Correspondence of the AS
ISOLATED Press),-A good sport" in
the athletic sense OF the word. ought
10 make good fighter. The Euro
pean war seems to demonstrate il.