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Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-01
Returning Home.
he is operating. Delayed Trip.

A. O. Erwin, mining engineer who arrived last week from Colorado Springs, Colo, leaves today for the Date creek range to make an exam ination of gold property. He will also visit Big Bug after his return, where he contemplates taking over certain property on an option to purchase. He is frequent visitor to this section and formerly was with the field scouts of the Amalgamated
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-01
Military Visitors.

Lieutenant and Mrs. P. J. Hen nessey, U. S. A., were arrivals in Prescott yesterday, from Corvallis, Oregon, en route to Douglas, where the former is assigned to a cavalry regiment, after being on detached ser vice with college in the above State. They are making the long trip in auto, and resume their journey today.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-01
Mining Active.

]. A. Forbes was an arrival yes terday from his Independence camp in Hassayampa district, and stated several properties under examination were regarded as forerunner oi sales pending. He and others con tinue operating, and are pleased with the Shnurit1n made
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-01
Operated Upon.

The many friends in this city oI Mrs. Arthur Morris will regret tc learn that she was operated upon yes
 terday at Mercy hospital for appendi- citis. The attending physician states that her condition is satisfactory, and
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-01
Professional Mission.

Dr. J. Harvey Blain leaves tomor row for San Francisco to attend tn convention of the National Denta Congress, which convenes on Angus 30, being one of the four delegate from this State He will be away fo a week.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-01
Country Soaked.

Carl Rees was an arrival yester- day from Chino valley, and reported record rainstorms Thursday and Sun day to dispell future fears of the return of an old-time season Of drouth. He anticipates fine grazing for f,II ,,,on+be
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-01

Major A. J. Doran and C. C Stukey were arrivals yesterday from their mining camps at Walker, on 2 business trip.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-01
Granted Patent.

Ella F. Harper has been granted g patent to Is acres of land near Camp Verde by the United States govern ment.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-02
YoIING THE KNoUT.-A

VOTING THE KNOUT.-A major
ity of you working people voted for
what you are getting now. You vot-
ers are afraid to vote for yourselves.
Are you afraid to do harm to your
master? Well, if you are you must
stand the clubbing from your bosses
sluggers. You must stand for low
wages and starvation. Don't kick
anybody but yourself. You are to
blame for all the trouble that's going
on; all strikes. There would be no
strike today if all the workers would
say that they are going to vote for
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-02

he instantly declared in its favor,
leaving the impression that he had
some, if not full, knowledge of the
play staged by Rosenwald's satellite
and his coadjutors.
Any politician of ordinary horse
sense having an acquaintance with
the labor and political history of Chi
cago for the past 10 or 10 years
would have avoided such a mayoral
blunder.
He should have known that Dunno,
though elected by workingmen on
municipal ownership issue, was driv-
en- out of Office largely because he
was not true to his municipal owner
ship pledge and because of his reac-
tionary policy in the teamsters'
strike. ...
He should know that little Carter
H. Harrison met the same fate be-
cause of his general official laziness,
his playing of old line peanut politics
and inhuman conduct of his police
in the mattresses strike.
The Teachers Federation is an
economic necessity and all the Mayor
Thompsons from here to the king
dom come and all the Rosenwalds
from the Black sea to the South sea
islands cannot put it out of business
until the cause for its existence is
extinguished.
He should have known that in
making war on the teachers he was
drawing his official sword against or
ganized labor. But a fool will follow
his bent, even as you and TT. P.
Quinn.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-02
MAY SMITE IN 1e1e.-In

MAY SMITE IN 191o.-In The Day
Book of Oct. 26 said that it was as
busy as some of the rest of us in say
ing nice things about Mayor Thomp-
sons street car strike position. Since
then a mutual friend has told me the
little books motive and hope.
The motive was-shall say-sub-
lime, and the hope expressed exceed
ingly optimistic, both Of which prove
the real worth of our publication.
But it was and is hopeless dream
to expect that VIM. Hale Thomp-
son can have any permanent, heart
feeling for wage workers and their
cause.
If he had surrounded himself in
part with advisers having some
knowledge of industrial conditions
and their causes his class feeling and.
education may be modified to some
extent, but as it is it's foolish to ex-
pect anything from Thompson but
the social sheer and the policeman's
club.
If he or his political advisers had
the political sagacity to hold on to
the political prestige obtained
through the settlement of the street
car strike it would be of immense ad-
vantage in his struggle for higher po-
itical honors, but as natures law
provides that water will not rise
above it's level our class laws provide
that men as rule will not rise above
their class interests. Their educa-
ton and environment are the mill
stones which keep them in their So
cial place.
Boyle o'Reilly said: "a tory is al
way a traitor to every class but his
own" Thompson was in the east
when the resolution was introduced
against the Teachers Federation and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-02

used as an instrument to enslave
them, that the lawmakers are the
real lawbreakers, for they break the
divine laws of nature-all the con-
tempt of court charges, fines and
jails will not make them respect
these institutions. They will die and
man will roam the earth free crea-
ture.-F. Miller, 119 S. Morgan ST.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16
TEACHING THE IMMIGRANT.

The necessity Of teaching the adult
immigrant how TO speak English as
soon as possible after his arrival is
emphasized by Il. H Wheaton of the
United States bureau Of education in a
report Just made public
With the adult immigrant desire
for instruction and ability To acquire
language are largely lost" says Or
Wheaton, vet inability 10 speak Eng
ltsh is the most serious barrier to in
tercourse between Americans and for
eigners. Furthermore. employers are
coming TO see the necessity Of teach
ing their foreign-born employees the
English language and something OF
the rules of safety. Experience shows
that q large proportion Of industrial
accidents are due TO the fact that for
eigners have not understood the or
ders Of the foremen. a canvass OF
many employers OF foreign born
worklagmen indicates that a knowI-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16
JUDGE CHURCH. S RULING.

It has been said shat law Is but
the capitalization Of common sense.
Common sense is the deduction drawn
by the people as q result Of tie COM
mon experience. Since law is born
of the people it follows that the viii
af the people is law it remains only
to establish what the popular viii
may be.
This being the case the ruling OF
Judge Church Saturday On the quo
warraut8 demurrers which, il upheld.
would have severed the municipal
bond of Rock Island and Sears, is o.
consistent one. 1t is in lire with the
attitude that the courts are more and
more inclined 10 take.
There never has been any question
raised as to what disposition -he peo-
pie wished 10 make Of the annexation
question. The union Of city and wiz
lage was attacked merely Oh the as
sumption that they did rot 90 about
the steps taken with proper regard
for the forms made and provided.
la his ruling Judge Church has not
failed TO consider the technical side.
but he has looked beyond this to the
broader question of public policy
He has, however. based his ruling
on the three main contentious raised
in the issue. viz The fact thar section
2 Of the city and village act of 1872,
upon the strength of which the union
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

Now and then reader ignoring
tAa rule which prevents US from dag
aosag on prescribing treatment for
persons we have not examined, de
scrbes in more Or less detail his or
her symptoms ana asks for a remedy.
The most solemn individual has a
"uuay bone" AS a matter OF fact
MOST people have funny bones" all
over the body. The funny bone,
however. is no bone at all. but the
uluar nerve; when you injure, irrltate
81 Eth any way interfere with a nerve
I'm It's course, the sensation carried to
tne brain is misinJerpreted, perhaps.
a blow OH the uluaF nerve or pressure
On e as Il crosses just behind the in
uer 1uucEie Of the elbow joint causes
f1gEue or numbuess OF pain In the
ring and little fingers. to which the
nerve gives sensation.
But that is nothing remarkable.
There are cases of angina pectoris
.alas neuralgia Of the hearth an
gina pectors means literally choking
fa the breast-iu which the pain is
felt down the left arm or perhaps only
in the little finger. though the trouble
is iu the c0rouary arteries supplying
the heart muscle itself.
why Symptoms DelUde.
Why should angina, OF breast paug,
cause pain down the aTm2 Simply
because the cables are pretty close
together In the neck and the nerve
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16
The Daily Story
Tending the Baby-By M. Quad.

I Walking about with a baby in vsnr
arms is rather monotonous on The
spine and knees and shoulders. but was
invented as an offset for paregorie
lifted up the baby and took a walk.a.
by-baby walk As I walked tried N
divert his mind into a new channel by
telling him a bear story He was
gradually becoming interested and had
probably made up his mind that was
at least his sRpfather when little
old man who hadn't the slightest AK.
cuse for living blocked my way ana
shriliy observed
MY wife died and left baby about
as big as him on my hands, and
know how to pity you. Are you raising
him on the bottle?'
I went on with the bear story. but Fl
was no use. The baby began TO grow
red IN the face and to kick and claw
and he finally yelled out at the top of
his voice changed him to the other
shoulder. but it was no good. 7 got
him down on my arm and tossed bin
up and down, but he piped the hard
err No. fewer than six full grown peo-
pie at once gathered around to discuss
the case, and because / couldn't stand
still to answer their questions I heard
them say that I was a heartless "a
Their and that the Humane society
ought to station an agent al the depot
carried him over TO the ticket Office
and the information bureau, but he
was not IN want of anything i'm that
line I walked and waved him TO and
fro; then I stood still and tossed him
up and down; then I sat down and
bounced him on my knee until his first
tooth was almost shaken out. he had
made up his mind that things were not
according to Hoyle, however, and he
struck to his tune.
I don't remember all that was said
by the waiting passengers. but here
are a few sample specimens from the
stock:
No one can make me believe that he
is that child's father"
HE doesn't seem to have a spark Of
love for the poor little thing.
TITS curious that the police haven't
interfered before now"
Dear me, but if he knew anything
at all about children he'd know that
pin was prickiHg the poor thing to
death.
There was just one faint hope left,
and I seized it, I cantered tine child
out Of doors, and the sudden change
shut him up, Then I walked along
until I got the sun in his eyes, so he
could no longer see me. and lie got O.
new train Of thought and stopped kick
ing. While he was wondering who had
been elected / began TO sing odd I'M
Gle Ned" and gave him my finger to
chew on. and when the mother re-
turned he had both eyes squinted UP,
smile all over his fat face and was as
content as a pumpkin in a corndeld
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

1t was in one of the waiting rooms
of the Grand Central depot. I was
sitting beside an honest faced. mother
ly woman Of 80. who had baby about
eight months old asleep in her lap. She
had asked about the train up the river
when she suddenly cried out that she
had lost her poTtemonnais. She felt in
the pocket of her dress and in the
pockets of her cloak. and she shook
out the baby's clothes, and by and by
she said
u remember now. / left it at my sis
tiers. in East Thirty-sixth street. Ny
ticket and all my money are in it,
Madam said I. you have 80 min
utes before train time. You can cas-
lily so back and get your purse"
But the baby?"
He's asleep, and if you dare trust
him with me III take care Of him"
I've most a mind to do So"
Come on with him, and you needn't
hurry q bit on my account Wen both
be right here when you get back.
She gave me long. lingering look,
so as to be able to swear to me in
court, and hurried out. and she was
scarcely out of sight when a "Rock-a-
by Baby woman about four seats
away, who had heard and seen all and
was no doubt jealous got up and walk
ed around and said;
That shows how much mothers
think Of their offspring! Do you sup
pose I'd ever leave one Of my children
that way? Not muchi"
She was stfll walking around with
her nose up in the air when an old
man with a cane and a satcheI stopped
TO yell at me-
DO you know IL this is the New
Haven depot or not?'
NO. sir 1t isn't" I replied as held
up nay hand warningly.
Young uu sleep, eh?' he shouted in
still louder tones.
I nodded and cautioned him again.
At that moment the baby's eyes 0p- 1
eued. / rocked him TO and fro and
crooned 10 him and he'd have slept
again bat for q woman who came up
and loudly inquired.
Did sou notice a hand bag on that
seat when YOU sat down. ?"
NO, / didn't see any hand bag, and
you woke this baby up" ! shouted at
the woman.
oh. I havet state prison ofense, II
supposet she sneered as she made off. I
BY this time the baby's eyes had got
below my hat, and they began to be-
tray a great anxiety. I kept my knees +
moving and sang 10 him. had sung /.
about a rod of The Old Oaken Buck I
ct" which / have always found TO have
a soothing effect. and he was looking /
at me with great curiosity, when a fat /
woman came sailing along and stopped /
to eEclGim; +
"KitChes. what a sweet little baby. p !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16
A HUMAN HERD BOOK

DR.. Keil0gg's human herd book idea
which he advanced at the san Fran
cisco fair, where all sorts of foolish
notions are now being generated. has
not met with q glowing reception SO
far. His object is 70 establish a hu-
man strain after the manner Of the
Morgan strain Of horses, purebreds. an
aristocracy based on the royal right
of good health In this aristocracy
no member viii be permitted 10 marry
outside his class, that is with persons
OF inferior or even impaired health.
The right TO marry will depend upon
q doctors certificate and not upon the
activities Of Cupid. He says that at
che present time We are. building up
idle classes composed of lunatics and
idiots and MANNED and deformed. and
that we are caring for millions of
such il or public and private insti-
tuuons while other millions are run
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16
MEDICINAL OILS NEW AMERICAN PRODUCT

In order to determine the relative
efficiency of Russian and American
medicinal oils, the committee on
therapeutic research Of the council on
pharmacy and medicine Of the Ameri-
can Medical association submitted
samples Of the different oils to several
clinicians for testing The results. as
summarized by Dr.. W A Bastedos arc
Of interest:
The results Of this clinical inves-
tigation appear TO warrant the con
Clusi0n that so far as therapeutic re-
suits are concerned the differences in
the action OF the three varieties Of
liquid petroleum. namely. light Rus
sian LIQUID petroleum., heavy Russian
liquid petroIatum. and American Ii
quid petroleum., are too slight to be
of importance. Hence the choice he
tween the lighter and the heavier oils
and between the Russian and the
American is an open one, to be deter
mined, not by therapeutic difference,
but by palafabiiity. dependent on the
degree to which the refinement of the
oil is carried out The United States
Pharmac0peia, the revision of which
is now nearing completion, no doubt
viii furnish standards which will in
sure a suitable product From the
findings Of the foregoing report it
would appear that a satisfactory
standard might permit the use of eth
er Russian or American oil, if suit
ably refined so as TO be as nearly as
possible devoid of odor and taste"
Aside from the question of thera-
peutic value, which has been decided
by the disinterested testimony of Dr.
Bastedo and his associates, the objec-
tons made to the medicinal oils of
American origin are chiefly of an
esthetic nature, being based on the
presence Of Horescence. or bloom .or
on faint petroleum taste or oder;
or on the presence Of sulphur The
fact, however, that these objections
do not hold at all for certain brands
Of American oil and that they hold In
different degrees for other brands
shows that no insuFmountable diff
culties prevent the popUlarizing OF
the American product. but that care
less manipulation, due perhaps 10
over anxiety for an early place in the
market, has blinded certain refners
to the high standard set by the for
eign product. A popular fancy which
viii warrant a price Of SIS a gallon
for what little guaranteed Russian
oil is available in the market as
against $3.50 to 81 q gallon for an
equally efficient American product
may not be wholly dispeled. but it
cannot be long maintained with the
public, With care and at +
tention TO refining details there ap-1
pears no reason why the million dol
lar market for medicinal oils in this
turned over to American re F
fneTs as the result Of an effort on
their part should ever be permitted .
TO return TO foreign control.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

Among the opportunities presented
10 American refners Of crude petro-
leum ja 1919 was that Of replacing
certain pharmaceutical preparations,
imports Of which were abruptly ter
minated at the outbreak Of the Euro
pean war, By similar products derived
from petroleum OF domestic origin.
One product OF this type which prompt
ly attracted the attention OF Ameri-
can refHers liquid petroleum., a me
dic5naj oil whose use as p vehicle for
protective sprays in nose and throat
work., but more especially for internal
administration as an efficient laxative,
has attained considerable popularity
TN this country during the last two or
three years
For a number of years. according
to J. d. N0rthrop of the United States
geological survey, a very carefully re
fined oil having about the consistency
of light lubricating oil has been i'm
ported. principally for medicinal use,
from Russia, and some has been man
ufaetured in the United States from
petroleum dtsUIIeries imported from
that country. The working up of the
trade for the Russian product of this
type of oil was largely a matter of
chance. rather than necessity. for oils
of essentially the same character can
be produced from American petro-
leum and in fact have been produced
on a small scale for several years.
The fact that foreign oil Of this type
has heretofore met no serious COM
petition in the domestic market has
been due in part To the ample and sat
isfactorT supply from external sourc-
es but TO q greater extent TO the alb
soTpti0n Of American refners in e1-
forts to increase the output of more
easily refined products. such as gaso-
lime and naphtha, for which there is
an ever-iucreasiug market.
As soon as it became apparent that
imports Of liquid petroleum were no
longer possible American refners.
with characteristic promptness, set
about to supply the established mar
ket, and before the close Of 1914 a
score Of Ee6ners were experimenting
in the new field and at least 10 sources
of domestic white oil for medicinal
use had been developed, the product
being retailed under so or more diff
fCrent trade names.
Statistics collected by the geological
survey from importers and refners
show that in the year 1914 the total
quantity of medicinal oil marketed in
the United States was not less than
H35,950 gallons and that at least 81, 400 /
gallons. or 20 per cent OF this guam
titys was obtained from petroleum Of
domestic origin This showing is most
gratifying when the fact is consider
ed that it is the result for the most
part of only a few months effort. !
What the future holds out to Ameri-
can Tefaers in this field depends large /
iy ON their own efforts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16
Sidelights on the European War

geon or a hospital may be fortune
or a trinket
Family memenJOes, miniatures, me
dalions worn as talismen next the
heart in battlei cigarette lighters,
broken pocket knives, rings and other
triales, made precious to the waerer by
secrets which have gone with him into
the grave, last requests. wills written
on scraps OF paper unfinished and
bIdod despatched, or even on pieces
of shirt in blood, sometimes nothing
more than the soldiers metal ideuu6-
cation disk-all these constitute an tn-
heritance in the eyes OF the admins
tratiou.
Sometimes it is the sanitary service
that takes charge OF soldiers Der
lOngings in the field sometimes 1t ia
the municipality In which he dies I'M
ventories are made i'm duplicate and
objects are forwarded to the ministry
Of war where all articles are checked
over. Occasionally medals or ideDt.-
fiCation disks that have been picked
up on the battle field, or trinket6 com
fided by severely wounded men to com
rades when they thought their end
near are sent in; later on it is learned
that the owners had been taken prls-
oner or picked up by ambulances and
saved
Along the dark, winding corridors
Of the building some of the most pa
thetic tragedies OF the war are daily
enacted. widows, fathers, mothers,
brothers, sisters, orphans wait their
turn in a long sombre line, and alp
class distinctions are forgotten ia their
common grief.
The faces OF some Of these Uufor-
tunate people become familiar TO u.s..
said one OF the administrators cone
woman with FIVE children. all under IL.
has made four visits here She came
for the effects Of her husband, two
brothers and a cousin"
Berlin--The government reports Ene
Of constantly increasing evl-
dence that the allies are tamperlng
with mail, not only for German from
neutral countries, but also for neutral
countries from neutral countries
Private letters from Brazil 20 Swift
srland from America 10 Switzerland.
and from Spain to Switzerland. have
arrived, it is said. opened and bearing
a label with the words: "Ouyert par
I'Autorite Militaire7 Protests shat
this is a breach Of international law
have been unayailiHg thus far