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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09
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Marks of Degeneration.

Physiological stignats include ire
.mors. tics, d shakv, ierky eyes, defects OF
speech. exaggerated emotional char
acteristiCs.
Mental stigmata are egotism, eccen-
tricities, eEnOuonalism.
II any one can conscientiously GO
over the list and declare himself or
herself free from every recognized
stigma We will present his or her
name to the next legislature for a suit
able memorial resolution. But any
reader who finds q great collection OF
these stigmata about his person would
do well to make quite sure he is com
petent and responsible. Just another
way Of expressing our favorite slogan;
See your doctor.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
His Features Are Plastic.
Several years ago, deplores NJ. R, /
had some paraf6n injected in nay face
Ito I'll out hollow cheeks. Now it has
all gone to Jumps. Is there any help
short Of surgical operation?
Answer-We fear not But you
ought to go back and exhibit your face
to the operator who injected the par
atm.
o0tstrain-Tred Business Woman.
What shall a perfectly healthy. nor
nal business woman do to stop the
tired, aching misery in her feet2 She
lis much on her feet. and from the
prints on the bathroom floor she mag
ines the arches are partly broken
down.
Auswer-She must wear shoes with
straight inside sole lines 49, that is,
shoes whose toes do not diverge. The
soles must be as broad as the naked
foot under the weight Of the body, The
heels should not be more than one and
a half inch high. and broad as the
naked heel is. Perhaps she should
have her feet strapped with adhesive
plaster by the physician. Then she
could find relief and still not put the
muscles and Lgaments out of business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09
The Iceman,s Scales.

Rex. E Elder, our enterprising ice
and coal dealer, is now rejoicing over
the arrival Of a helper at his home
that put in his appearance Sunday
morning. DR.. Groce was the medical
attendant and is authority for this
statement. He says that when the
little gentleman arrived Rex was very
anxious to weigh him, but there were
no scales at hand, SO Rex was badly
put out until the doctor thought about
Rex's ice wagon scales being handy,
and they Immediately put them into
use, and by the ice scales he weighed
30 big fun pounds. The doctor thought
the scales exaggerated about eighteen
pounds. but Rex said the weight must
be correct, for he sold ice by those
same scales all this time.-Carrier
Mills (Ill) Mail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09
NEUTRALIZINC FOREIGN
FRS,

According to figures just issued by
Tho br~as, ,p decentralization in zinc
t.---.---.
0s''' 'l+1''iS "a .-'
/ 100000 ana -o,Jg'g90 -pE-l Bl-e1s --
1.-THE United States. The bureau 71
rouoraz tra aata rampIate I'D to 1910
sroo-.4 IA mn oo0. and that berUee-
mr. and t,a ,,rara7L- of the war -f.-
n,,rzFs, Increased at fbe rate Of 600.
0o0 a YEAR
/ 1f +bfe number saws rha sioux C5n
Tribune At least 0ue-hslf are rrn
who retain their allegiance TO foreign
governments and are subject to can
IN arms in behalf of their native
country IT. is said 5000. 600 of these
rs,e received military training
Bacsrsa thfe nation has SO long
Fa,orarI,- entertained the idea that ID
,,-.s 5,,31o ftsa1F "a favor and narform-
t-r, 4,,-r,arf+,- o. ssr,.fce b.- r.srD7ttffr7..
j+se1f r. ha the 8nrnnina ground of eli
Furona If has mot looked the qua=-
lion of a5fan 1onu1afioD s7usraIv fr
fba face tt has taken the war ia
.r-sg-sr d II soma sIiobf realization
- - IL ,,,.sr- IN I,s,-s - VAST nan
can+aga of a na+for,.s ncr11a+ion a15s7
in s11agianoa and alien In zvmpatbses
ana n,rnosae fl that nation.
-rhs 1tri+o4 ata.as has haan called
90 - -, s,-.- - f..+ .-.-
-. 10Y, - - - -.r, If l..
.,--,..,.45-.- III - ~,-,+ ,,.+,,rar.
49,. - .l-,,.s H. e. is rof q.
-. -. -,l.3- - -,,,.,,..-z3-,,7 r.-
t ~ .a -, ~ ,i,onz.5s If scr
.,.--.-l- l., +,,+- NE 1,s,,s,-, tl-atr
49, -. - .74 zTl 800
.ta-f[,,- -,.,- --,o-,,s-+ % s,rsf-- zo,-s-.
.5a- -s1,s4 49,, u ra.,,rn III f1s land
- 80. .a+f,-f+r- ~ srgsga in a ,-a,.
- 49, Eve an If +bo5r Dstfva land
- at-.,.,-.- +har, t7efr rsesr5 for s,s
interests nrograsz ana peace Of the
r-ri+oa s+atse
z-,.s,, +tosa -r,7 ,er-sf~ hove ara
,75er or5e~s rom Fora5on severn
-r-.,,--. ia -, ,----.t Il ,-.~+air r,-
III - ~ +,,f. 597 not 10 +ha+ tc-
no~5fns - rf,a Sar-yfua wireless
80, -,,,,-+ h. .r~ar+.+ s- s,t+.,ar-
il ,,ron Tra,tars nsrta:ofn, IA Ger
NANNY an ordar has 4us+ baan issnaa
~, tho car77a,7 sr,raris1 Government
20 tba afsoc+ that ..cerrs0s y,orlrfnz
4, fsctor;os H., ,,a,,+,sI Countries r,ar-
t{cufarlv in tna rrnitad states nrodvc-
inc war snnr]fas for enemies ri Ger
naanv are rendering themselves liable
IN nunishmeut for treason under
naragraph 80 of the German De1aI
code
That any foreign cour+rv should
narsuma To dictate regarding rha
activities in This country of it's for
mer subjects who have come m the
United states To make & livelihood
and have become mart Of the indus
trial and social fabric of the ratf1o
NAV he STARTLING inflammation IN mary
nsonls Rp+ rha+ IL fbe situation not
orr,. vcirr Germany b7t Win T+a1,.
France Russia ana 4us+r3a-fg NOT
all of the Balkan states. including
Greece.
The United States has underworld
10 have its naturalization laws recos-
nized abroad. Italy refused to listen
to any such proposition. during uego-
tiations which grew out of the Malta
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

, rose to S221 600, 900: in the next five to
100000 600 and in the next to S712.-
100000. For 1912 the excess was $853,-
100000.
There would be nothing in these fg-
ures for the United States to boast of
/ if the two countries were equal in size
and resources. But compared with
Germany the United States is more
THAI seventeen times as large, has so
F. per cent more population, more than
twice IS much accumulated wealth and
natural resources at least ten times as
great, Yet in the race for commercial
supremacy Germany passed us 20
years ago and until the war broke
out, was steadily leaving us farther
and farther behind.
Cheap transportation is Just as vital
10 industry and commerce as ammu-
milton TO an army.
1t would pay the United States to i'm
prove its waterways.
Hon. Theodore F. Burton. late Unit
ed States senator from Ohio and pres
pecuve candidate for the presidency in
discussing the 1914 rivers and harbors
bill, denounced the wastefuIness and
the folly of congress in seeking to pro
mote q system of transportation which.
save in very exceptional instances. is
obsolete and of no value to the PEG
pie, Congressional Record, 63rd con
gress, End session. page 16,007}, be
cause there are other cheaper and
more efficient methods of carrying the
products Of farm and factory to mar
.ket," tsam3, page 1879.
-Ir. Burton evidently thinks it would
be to the public interest to give the
railways an absolute monopoly Of in
land transportation in the United
States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

Boise Penrose declares shat the so
called short ballot is only another
name Cor concentrating enormous pow
or in the hands of one individual.
Statesmen Of the Penrose school never
did favor overlooking the mere voter
with possibilities
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

Moline police are as vigilaHt lately In
prosecuting bicyclists without lights az
they are pedestrians who undertake TO
navigate the streets when they are itt
up. They are strong for the bicycle
blue laws in the Pillow city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

At first thought the question What
is farm ?" which County Recorder
Ryerson has lodged and passed up to
Attorney General Lucey seems simple
enough, but the more one thinks about
it the less he is willing TO commit him
anvhnHr2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

Some Of the European countries are
said to be suffering from a soap fam
me. Sand, however, is a pretty fair
substitute in a pinch. and the warning
nations haze demonstrated pretty
clearly that they ali have plenty OF
that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09
CHORDS AND
DISCORDS

NOT very handy, but it fools those
pickpoekets, remarked Miss Verna
Elliott of Akron, Ohio, as she displayed
her knee watch. It certainly would
If It turned out to be one Of the dollar
variety.
WHAT is mortal of George Fitch
rests at Gaiva, Ill, the village where
he was reared 20 manhood. His works
cover the universe. Long may he live
in the memory of those who knew him
for the cleanliness of his humorous
pen.
GOLD is a drug on our market; is
not wanted in New York Folk in
the west viii hardly believe that New
Workers are turning up their noses at
gold.
GERMANS, according to the dis
patches, have decided 10 Riga winter
camp on the Russian Baltic.
More Nature Taking.
Mr.. Lipe, southeast Of town, informs
the Anchor. correspondent that a pig
con in his. corn crib set on two hen
eggs and Matched two chickens. Just
q little unusual.--Anchor correspond
ence in Bloomington lIll} Bulletin.
EDISON says he owes all to his
wife. Including the talking machine?
NOW we know why so many men
refuse to give their street car seats to
ladies' One who made way for a Chi
cago girl q few weeks ago has gone
and married her. He said she thank
ed him so sweeuly he fell in love with
her instanter. There's the danger.
On What7
The farther the Germans penetrate
into prohibition territory the feebIer
becomes their attack.-Columbia State.
NO SECRET.
DevouriBg onions, SO they say.
Is the secret of true health.
OF course a man may sneak away
And eat a few by stealth.
The secret of true health we know,
But onions are TOO strong
No man may Undecided so
Nor keep his secret long.
Louisville Courier-J0uTnaL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout head Of
the Illinois Equal Suffrage association,
is expected TO decline reelection In
other words. she refuses to again rise
for the bait
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09
Rock IsIand-From River to
River

The old settlers are passing one BY
one. but the Old Settlers association
remains TO keep their memory green
in the minds Of the coming generations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

The nations Of Europe" the report
adds, have not hesitated to pay the
price Of success, for they are alive to
the fact that the port which captures
trade is the port that keeps its facili-
ties ahead Of its demands"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

Rock Island has modified an army
CT 5000 in two days and the war
against illlteracy already has opened
all along the line
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09
Very Likely.

Silvis Tll-If we are to believe the
Berlin war reports it would appear
that the car had assumed command
Of his forces just in the Nick Of time
F. L. P.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09
Daily History CIass-Sept. 9

Daily History CIass-Sept. 9.
1513-Battle Of Fioddcn. James ~. o.
Scotland, 30 of his mobiles and TO-
600 of his men were slain.
1s50--President Fillmore signed the
act admitting California as O state.
California narrowly missed becom-
ing an English colony. The Amer
lean flag was h0isted at Monterey
in the face Of British vessels whose
mission in the harbor Was 10 set ~
sema form ~ prossctorste. In this
the Britiss wms asaAclpated by
Lieutenant John n Fremont, who
conquered northern California while
the Mexican war was IN progress.
1914-Von Kluck's German column re-
tired from the Marne river line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

Mary T. Conn Of streator has Med
an Injunction against d brewery and
a saIoonkeeper TO prevent their dig
ging a tunnel under her store in CT
der TO have a Sunday entrance to their
bar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

Wanted--Po sitjou by young man
employed at present, but wishing TO
make change.-Adv. in Rockford pa
per.
ISN'T it. surprising how those furs
you east aside last spring have been
improved by the summer vacation?
"RETIRES After IS Years. Head.
line Rip had nothing on him.
KANSAS teacher is tnstructing the
boys OF her school how 10 sew on but
tons, Dollars 10 d0ughHuts she's an
old maid bent on SO terrifying the
kids that they may be able to get
through life without wifeIy assistance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

fine wines, valued at S31oO0,000 the
champagne district produced $4,000
600, the rest coming from the Bur
gundy and Bordeaux regions prinei-
palIy. One Of the best consumers for
the fine wines OF France was Ger
many, who bought s6,6o0,000 worth o.
year surpassed only by Great Brit
ain, who took S7.750.000 worth, with
Belgium coming next with S6756 G3o
France has. accordingly, for The time
being lost an outlet for wines TO the
amount of SI3.350,060 annually The
United States with purchases Of ST.
100000 a year, was the poorest GUS
toner, next to Russia. who bought less
than q million dollars. worth OF French
wine annually.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

PROFESSOR says a mans brightest
ideas come 10 him between . and 8
o'clock in the morning That is about
the time some Of our best people get
fully lit up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

The following table. taken from the
1914 report Of the harbor commission
ers Of Montreal, shows in round mum
bers the enormous expenditures which
have been made for mort dexeIonraanr-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

PETROGRAD says Russia has only
begun TO fight. The inference being
that the Slavs have been on the run
since the beginning Of the war.
CHARLEY Chaplin is reported TO
have been nearly drowned when a
lauuch capsized at Santa Monica.
Cal. One would imagine that Charley
could walk on the water with those
big shoes he wears in the pictures.
COBB county. Georgia, is asking for
a full report on the murder Of a Ger
man-American minister at Tolleston.
III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

Rome ~ Correspondence Of The AS
ISOLATED Press. D-Siguor Ernest Aat5-
an, former mayor OF Rome, who recent
" applied for d commission in the ar
my, has been appointed TO an infantry
regiment at present quartered 10 che
capital His position is that Of inEpe6-
ton lietenant, and he will look after
the supply Of food, bedding and other
daily necessities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

Berne, Switzerlaud.-Th director DO
q Swiss museum writes 90 local.
newspaper regarding the state OF the
art market in Germany He had hop.
ed, he says. to be able N buy some
choice works of art very oheapIy 10
Germany, and his hopes had been raIs-
ed by a study Of various catalogue
that had been sent him. He parrHl-
larly had visions of bargains iu mod
ern French painters. but he described
his eXperiemence al the auctions as ta..
lows:
The items in which was interested
had scarcely been reached when t1z
bidding developed a bewllderlng l.Tel-
ness. Amateurs and dealers fought
for the modern French works which
had hoped to find ia slight demand
Most of the lots fetched more than they
would have before the war. Some
were knocked down at three times the
highest price I was prepared t1 offer
Il found the situation much the same
at auctions Of furniture. china bric-a-
brac, rugs, tapestries. and jewelry Ev-
erything went for s to 20 per cent
more than before the war;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

Rock Island Member Associated Press
Pull Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09

MEMBER Audit Bureau Of circaiattous.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-09
THE ARGUS.

By THE ]. W. POTTER 90.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-17

One A1f the cares of the man who
owns an individual house is the produc-
ton ofAa az flourishing and well grassed
dawn. ID q the aggregate an enormous
amount A,f effort is expended in this
task. It'll all pays, for nothing gives a
neighbotA ood such an appearance OF re-
finement avs well trimmed grass. A
dwelling aA ay have a profusion Of love-
w flowers. But if the grass around the
house and Abeds Is untidy and untrim-
ed. the Wild le effect is disorderly. The
heau+v of II he flowers seems almost to
attract atta ntion to the disorder or
lack of pras 8. Pretty lawns are not
found only il the weather quarters OF
q town. Tht re one, expects them as a
matter of course. They represent
largely The 1 aithful work of laborers,
Int do not dn4olve much personal eff
fort ON the ID art of the owner. In the
more modest sections Of the town one
often finds home places that represent
llaborious toll on the part of hard work
line, neopIe. IMany mechanics will get
out on theirNlawns before breakfast,
moving andawreeding, or work on them
until dark. AFrequently one sees the
wife operating the lawn mower while
the man is gone to the shop. The pro-
iduction Of good thick grassy lawn is
not always easy, even if the supply of
lwaterSis sufficient. In many soils the
lgrassSmust be cdaxed and coddled with
misunderstanding, seeding, and turf
ing, Asquartl OIL grass seed may pro-
ducesbut scattering, reluctant, and iso-
lated spears, while the dandelions and
other weeds grow with malevolent and
indolent ease. The man who maintains
q thick ,velvetyflawn makes real con-
tributionN to the beauty of a town. If
his dwelling is located among neigh
bors that are. careless about their sur
roundings,San example is set that al
most always affects the neighborhood.
Tt tends to make real estate more val
liable as far as its influence extends.
There are few people who are content
for long to keep an untri1nmed, thin,
and weedy lawn sadjoining one that is
carefully tended.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-17
THURSDAY, JUNE II, 1915.

lKenosha has made a notable record
IN the past two years for the safe and
sane celebration of the Fourth of July
ANA it is not intended that there shall
he any relapse this year into the sale
of dangerous and forbidden explosives
anal fireworks. Any of the forbidden
Iarti cles that are used in Kenosha will
hava, to be brought in from out Of the
city for none Of the dealers will be
perm tilted to sell them and their use
win be followed by arrests. It has
not A,een thought necessary to issue
any pecial warning against offering
the Aorbidden forms Of frecrackers
and I'll ,eworks for sale in the city for
all of the dealers understand the state
Iawshy this time and there is not the
slightest excuse for any violations and
none will be accepted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-17
Chicago & Milwaukee Puts
Detectives on Cars to Keep
Tab on the Trainmen.
ACTION IS RESENTED BY MEN

Not only is the public much annoyed
at the new ticket rule of the Chicago
and Milwaukee Electric Company, but
the employees themselves, that is, the
conductors, are all terribly incensed
over the rule which, they declare with
out hesitation, is arbitrary, uncalled
for and most ineonvenient for them.
One conductor stated today that at
least twelve men are doing time" for
failure to observe the details of the
new rule which says every patron must
have ticket when he or she boards an
electric car at point where ticket
can be purchased.
"Why, we even can It get off the car
to go to the lunch counter to get a bite
to eat; we can t even step off the car
to get a drink of water, and the new
rule is hitting us conductors just as
hard as the public At least twelve
men" said the conductor, care now
doing time for leaving their car few
minutes at the end of the run or for.
permitting some passenger to slip
aboard without having a ticket in his
or her possession. There never has
been a rule which has stirred the con-
ductors as this one and, I tell you,
they re just as peeved as the public
over it. | expect to see a number
discharged outright before long as
result of being unable to carry out in
detail the new rule"
Another employee of the electric line
said it is commonly believed among the
employees of the road that a system of
espionage is in existence-in other
words, spoilers" have been assigned
to make reports on the actions of the
conductors. Their work is said to have
caused the "lay-offsn that have been
given so many of the conductors
The conductors say they believe the
ticket rule was put into effect by the
road because of the fear that conduc-
tors were knocking down" on the
fares paid them. They say they have
reason to believe that the road intends
to get rid of all of its old conductors as
fast as their places can be supplied by
new ones. It is claimed that at the.5
present time there are only twelve of
the veteran employees a. work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-17
TROUBLES COME TOO FAST
of His Wife Wednesday
Is Said to Have Brought Dependency
During Which Man Arrested For Dis
turbance Took His Own Life.
Continued from Saturdays Daily.

Continued from Saturdays Daily.
Mike Bloom, ffty-fve years Of age
and resident of Kenosha for nearly a
score of years, committed suicide by
choking himself in cell at the city
lookup late Friday night or early this
morning. Bloom showed great game
ness in dying and had he shown the
same gameness in his fight against ad-
verse conditions that he had shown in
taking his life he would probably
have surmounted all Of his difficulties
The body of Bloom was found lying
on the floor Of his cell just after seven
O'Clock this morning when one of the
members of the police department went
to the lookup to check up the prisoners
for breakfast. He had taken off his
belt and had STRAPPED it about his neck
and then with a fortitude seldom seen
in men who take their own lives he had
tugged at the belt until it had been
drawn SO tight that it shut off his wind
and he slowly choked to death. Four
other prisoners were in the cell room at
the time Bloom made away with him.
self but none Of them heard any out
cry from him during the night. Just
before midnight one Of the prisoners
declared that he heard moaning in the
cell occupied by Bloom, but he turned
over on his iron bunk and went to sleep
again and paid no attention to Bloom.
Bloom had been arrested just after
ten O'Clock last night by Police Officer
Fred Bradley and was booked on
charge Of disturbance. He had been
drinking but was not in an intoxicated
condition when he was brought to the
Jail. He appeared to be hysterical but
made no objections to being put into
the cell room and when he was slowed
away by the police officer he lay down
On the bunk and seemingly went to
sleep. Prisoners in the jail declared
that it was just about half an hour
later that they heard him moaning. AS
the body indicated that Bloom had been
dead for hours it is thought that he
choked himself to death shortly after
he was placed in the cell.
Bloom has had domestic troubles.
He lived at 383 Division street and he
had been much in the police records.
He had troubles with his wife and he
had been arrested on charges Of petty
thieving.
On last Wednesday man by the
name of John Muleski was arrested bv
the police on a charge of a statutory
nature. Mrs. Bloom had been named
in the warrant and warrant had been
issued for her arrest, but it was alleged
that she had fed from tie city and she
could not be located today when the
police sought to inform her of the ira
gic death of her husband. Bloom had
been respondent ever since his wife
disappeared. He had cried at the DO
lice office on Thursday when he came
down to announce the disappearance Of
his wife and his actions had indicated
that he was suffering from mental trou-
bic. This fact was taken into considera
tion by the officer when he picked up
Bloom on Friday. Thinking Of the pos
sibility of suicide the officers had TAX
en- from Bloom his knife and everything
else that might be used to commit
suicide.