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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17
MODELLING THE NATIONS BRAINS

scant courtesy at Washington. The al
legations may have been unwarranted.
but it is fitting at this time to make
such an attitude impossible in the flu
ture. The board of inventions which
Secretary Daniels is establishing ought
to be able TO maintain this open door.
The humblest experimenter should be
able to obtain careful and sympathetic
consideration for his idea.
This preparation Of intelligence, this
mobilization Of the picked brains of the
nation is wise and essential. We don't
wish war; we don't expect war; but
If 1t is ever our destiny again TO settle
an issue in the ordeal of battle we
should be so well equipped with night
ing tools that no lives may be need
lessly lost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

It is quite unusual to warn the
farmer at this time of year to look out
for seed corn for next years crop,
but the admonition issued by the agri-
cultural commission OF the Rock Is
land lines is well timed. Prospects
for complete maturing OF this years
crops are not bright. and the wise
farmer who has corn left in the crib
will heed the caution and select
his supply now so that he will be pre-
pared, IL present fears are realized.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

The part Of South Rock Island an
nexed to the city last spring need
not care whether high school tuition is
paid by the townships or out Of the
distributable fund, as. provided for by
the Thomson act. Pupils from this
district will now be instructed in the
higher grades tuition free, while
soon there win be modern city
school facilities within reach Of every
child of school age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17
Sidelights on the European War

ConstanLinople.- CORES pOndence OF
the Associated Press) The city has
thoroughly accustomed itself to the
war and follows its pursuits as If the
Allies were as many thousands, as
they are hundreds, Of kIOme8ers away.
Business has increased q little, and the
supply Of carpets put for sale by
needy families has diminished, which
is interpreted as meaning that once
more money can be had nom friends,
or loans from business atquaintances-
Much Of this money is spent in the
open air cafes, but it is spent in the
humble plaster. Mighty without re-
gard to political inciinations, the peo-
pie gather in the cafes sip coffee, and
absorb whiskies and sodas-if Of Tri-
pie Entente Ieanings-listen to indif-
ferent music, and generally enjoy
life The feeling now is, let the Allies
take care Of their business as best
they can. Even the Greeks and Arme-
mans here who formerly prayed Sc
cretly that the English and French
would force the pardenelles are now
quite Indifferent whether they do OF
net
The Turk is getting away from him
self-creeping cut of his she'll. The
war has brought to the mind Of many
Turks that the separation of old was
net as desirable a thing as was be-
lieved. The Turk, so say many, is
coming into contact with the west by
being obliged to read the commu
niques from Berlin and Vienna. He
has acquired a real interest in the fate
Of two other political aggregates, and
in so doing he had widened his mental
horizon to the extent of feeling that
his fate is not the only one over which
Allah presides.
Last Tuesday a British submarine
came to the very mouth Of the Golden
Horn and torpedoed with Indifferent
success, hitting q coal barge and blow
Ing off some Of the paint Of another
vessel, an army transport for which
the visit was intended. Eight weeks
ago that might have caused a panic
at Constantinople. Last Tuesday peO-
pie thought the occurrence a huge
joke, feeling that as yet no submarine
has managed to creep up hillside. A
few grumbIe because the ferry ser
vice to the Asiatie shore has been
limited. Outside OF that nobody minds
the presence Of Allied submarines.
Having the Haliies hammer away at
the Dardaneiles has become a condi-
ton in the mind of the Constantine
politan, q condition which gives inter
est to each day, because tomorrow
may bring another Of the many sur
prises which the undertaking has SO
far provided.
Stettin. Germany.-(Correspondenc
OF the Associated Press.-The discoy-
cry that Stettin women have been
feeding whipped cream to their pet
dogs while mothers have had a hard
time procuring q sufficient quantity OF
unskimmed milk for their babies. has
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

HASN'T spoken in 20 years.-Head-
line Eight to Ave it isn't a woman.
MYRTLE Reid Mccullough was IN
fortunate enough to have left an estate
sufficiently large to induce a quarrel
between her husband and her rela-
tives.
IT would be like Evelyn TO come
forward and declare she never said
those unpleasant things about Harry
now that he again has free reign
among the bright lights Of Broadway.
ACTOR told New York police he
was robbed of $50. Couldn't have been
q regular member Of the fraternity,
or the sum would have run into the
thousands at least.
"IF they hurt, bring EN- back" adj
vertises a dentist in a nearby town,
Boosting of his false teeth work. Then
he'll try them on some other custom
er.
THE award by the arbitrators in the
Chicago street railway dispute must
have proved a great disappointment to
those fellows who prosper through
keeping labor in constant turmoil.
HENRY FORD appears to have
made q ten strike when he said he
could mould all the convicts at Sing
Sing into good citizens. The Elgin po-
lice department has just installed a
Ford patrol, on the theory probably,
that those who ride in it win feel that
they are on the road TO better days,
CHARLEY Chaplin is drawing the
fire of film critics for his coarse work
in The Woman" Charley is funny,
but he has permitted himself TO err
after the fashion Of the burlesque COM
edian who imagines It is necessary to
stoop to vulgarity in order to knock
'em out of the seats. The surprise is
that producers, after making such pro-
testauons against fndecencies on the
screen, should have released Chaplin's
latest exploit
THE Bushnell, Ill, Epworth league
discussed THE Perils of the Heat" at
It's meeting this week. The program.
however, did not explain whether sut-
ferings Of the present or the future
were TO be touched upon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

Every man is entitled TO his day in
court" is q proverb that IS being quot
ed in defense Of the course Of the
Ninth and Twelfth street paving OBJ
structionists Quite true. Shylock
was also entitled to his pound Of flesh,
but It did not necessarily follow that
the equities Of the situation demanded
that he take It. nor did his iusistenee
upon doing so tend to make him pop
nlar with the boys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17
July II in American
History.

I744-Elbridge Gerry, statesman and
''signer," born; died 1914
1T49-Peter Gansevoort, soldier, born
In Albany; died 1872
1763--John Jacob Aston born In Wal
dorf, Germany: died 1913.
l793-Charlotte Corday, French patriot,
guiIlotined for killing BIarat, the
Jacobtn
1s66-Lewis Cass, American states
man. died; born 1850.
1903-James Abbott Mcneil Whistler,
artist. died; born 1884
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

There was filed in Chicago the other
day an assessment roll Of s7,262, 535
made out to further the Michigan ave-
nue. boulevard link. The way they
do such things up IN Chi should be
an object lesson to those who are dis
posed to hang back in the improve
ment OF Rock Islands only highway
approaches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

Wisconsin is trying out new law
making it necessary for collectors to
take out bonds 70 protect patrons
against losses through embezzlement.
The vigilance OF bonding companies
is relied upon to go far toward keep
ing members OF the fraternity in the
straight and narrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

The Il new Cook county Judges
whose salaries were boosted $4,000
each through the action Of the election
board in recanvassing the vote after
July ] when the increase in pay went
into effect, are hardly in position to be
severe with lawyers practicing in
their courts who resort TO technical
tiles to win cases Of doubtful merit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

The situation Of Iowa's thirsty
ones is becoming more and more pre-
carious. The state food commissioner
is now camping on the trail OF the gro
Ger who sells lemon and vanilla ex-
tracts which may be used to relieve
q parched palate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

It isn't that the constant drop
Is running tn farmr's crop;
It's not the signs that they display
Upon the park-''N0 Game Today"
II isn't that the daily food
Makes auto roads a streak of mud.
Nay, these things do not worry me,
But goodness knows I'd like to see
The weather bulletin read Fair"
Just long enough to Wash My HART
w. KEE MAXWELL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

Mccormick regarded it as probable
that the allies would reach a state Of
efficiency equal to Germauy's own, and
then would make themselves her mas
ter, In three years he thought this
purpose would have been accomplish
ed. Bennett, on the other hand. be-
heved that Russia would be beaten this
fall, that France would be subdued in
the winter. and that England would be
whipped in another year and halt
At the same time he confessed to little
faith in his own prophesies.
And so the argument went back and
forth, and at the end the writer's agreed
that we paused. feeling rather futile
rather like two little R0llos who had
been painstakingIy trying TO illuminate
each others minds"
One wonders If. after all the two
men on q street corner disputation
5000 or 1000 miles from the war zone
may not have a better perspective, and
may not argue as intelligently as these
men, who have lived On battIefeIds
and studied the civilization of Europe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

II there is anything in trench and
gas methods Of warfare the county
board proposes TO find It out. II has
been freely using both during the last
week IN an effort to hold the county
Jail on the court house square.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

Distilled water is furnished 10 the
men In the United States army. An
ingenious steriiIgtng and distiIling ap-
rarstus is mounted on an army wagon
and carried wherever the troops may
60.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17
Saturday, July II, 1915.

We are told that there are two sides
to THE Ninth street paving story.
Well. we've been waiting to hear the
other one. Why doesn't somebody
EpflI TT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

state officials and IS of their wives
! and children will head the party
Chicago Daily News Reads like an
/ excursion to Salt Lake City.
MRS. Fred Weaver entertained Miss
G. Frances Lipps of Fort Wayne this
week, Miss Lipps is a concert singer.
having been a student from Chicago
Medical colIege Ind, Herald.
MRS. ]. H. Huntley is suffering
with aningrowing toe nail" says the
Port Byron Globe. If it hurts any
thing like the spelling she must be
in pretty bad shape.
LEW Guldenzopf continues his eff
ferris in the Milan Independent 10
drown Rock Island. Referring to the
downpour that visited the city last
Tuesday he says the streets remind
ed one of the poem, Boating in Ven
ice, and then he quotes a verse. One
suspects that Law is beginning to take
himself seriously in these Ibelous at
tacks on his neighbor.
Beside an appeal to it's subscribers
TO pay up, the Sterling Standard prints
an advertisement headed Your Cough
Can Be Stopped" After you have set
tied with the editor?
ALED0 citizen IS advertising for
the return Of lost Ingersoll watch.
There are those who will refuse to
believe that it is possible to lose an
IngersolL
MONEY is scarce In Mexico City"
Headline. Here, too.
COLONEL Bryan got sea sick while
on an excursion 10 Catalina island.
Another black eye for grape Juice
J. II. C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

Amsterdam.--A Bosnian soldier who
has fallen into a seemingly perpetual
sleep in consequence OF terror follow
ing the explosion of schrapnel. IS un-
der treatment In a war hospital at
Innsbruck, Germany.
The soldier was admitted 20 the hos
pital from the Galician front in March.
He has been asleep ever since. The
patient is terribly emaciated and must
be artificially fed. By continuous cleo
trio treatment the doctors hope to
bring him back to consciousness, al
though their efforts have not yet shown
any signs of success. The soldier is
insensibIe to needle-pricks in the nose,
arms or back
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

GOVERNOR Dunno and FIVE other
state officials and 10 of their wives
and children will head the party
Chicago Daily News. Reads like an
excursion to Salt Lake City.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17
How Bookworms Are Tracked.

TO guard the million books in the
New York public library against the
ravages Of bookworms and other in
sects which feed upon the paper. the
glue on the backs and the cloth and
leather bindings. a constant care is
exercised, and a keen watch kept for
any evidence of their activities. One
woman is assigned exclusively to this
work. When treating the books she
wears a huge apron which completely
covers her gown. A Cheesecloth veil
protects her face against the germs
which Turk in the musty documents.
and even the air she breathes is screen
ed against contagion. Close touch is
kept with the health department, and
books which have been returned from
infected areas are fumigated before
being restored to circulation.-Ex-
change.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

cessfulIy, to have its allowance from
the government for the support Of sol
diers' families increased In opposi-
ton it was declared that Stettin wo-
men were too liberal purchasers OF
cakes and whipped cream, things that
are not considered essential to the
maintenance of life and health
Some idea of magistrates opin-
ion Of the 5tettin women and their
dogs may be CLEANED from the follow
ing notice by him, recently published
in the local papers:
Since the present shortage Of milk
leaves much to be desired in the sup
ply for wounded, sick and babies, ev-
cry effort should be made to avoid di-
minishing the existing supply While
on this account, persons actuated by
feelings Of intelligence and duty, have
imposed upon themselves restrictions
in their consumption OF cream and
whipped cream, because an extreor-
binary amount Of unsktmmed milk s.
necessary for them, II has unfortu-
nateIy been noticed in the public
stores that the individual female Gus
toners are ordering special portions OF
whipped cream 10 set before their
dogs.
such 3 contemplate proceeding,
which makes Of self-sacriace and re-
nunciation a mockery, is. 1t is 10 be
hoped, the exception and not the rule,
and therefore does not warrant off
cial action In the meantime those
who have not suspected the existing
state OF affairs must be shocked and
COMPOUNDED that Stettin must thus be
exposed to shame"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

Stettin, Germany.-(Co Correspondence
OF the Associated Press.-The discoy-
cry that Stettin women have been
feeding whipped cream to their pet
dogs while mothers have had hard
time procuring sufficient quantity OF
unskimmed milk for their babies, has
aroused a storm OF protest.
Stst1in recently attempted, unsuc-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

COLONEL Bryan got sea sick while
on an excursion 10 Catalina island.
Another black eye for grape Juice
J. n C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS

HASN'T spoken In 20 years.-Head-
line. Eight to Ave il isn't a woman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

MONEY is scarce in Mexico City. -
Here, too.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

MYRTLE Reid Mccullough was IN
fortunate enough to have left an estate
sufficiently large to induce a quarrel
between her husband aud her rela-
tives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

IT would be like Evelyn TO come
forward and declare she never said
those unpleasant things about Harry
now that he again has free reign
among the bright lights Of Broadway.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-06

to the expense of renewing the
newly graded streets in few months
| It will be necessary TO force some re
Istriction on speed fiends. Central
avenue is now being used as a race
course altogether too frequently. The
auto drivers do not have to pay for
the improvement and hence do not
seem to care a tinker's damn how
much the road is torn up.
Over near the corr er of Central ave
nue. and Spokane street there was a
lot last Thursday that was as bare as
the street, barring the usual crop of
weeds, and the next day completed
house blossomed on that recent va
cency. 1t wasn't much of a house,
from point of ornamentation and gen.
eral finish, yet it was a building, just
the same. Messrs Jordan, Cutler and
Klineschay, constituting the Orovllle
Construction Company, put up the
structure to be used as a carpenter
shop and storage room.
Dell Hart and ex-Postmaster Bert
Mills have formed partnership in the
real estate game. They will handle
both town and farm property. Both
members of the firm are old residents
of Oroville, are familiar with condi-
tons here and in the surrounding
country, and have had experience in
this line of business. Evidence is ac-
cumulating that there is to be an ac-
tive movement in real estate up this
way in the near future, and Messrs
Hart and Mills will no doubt find
enough to do to keep them busy
Miss Lucille Gardiner has purchased
L. w. Barnes photograph gallery, and
is expected here in a few days to
take charge of the business. Miss Car
diner is said to be one of the best por-
trait photographers in the state, haV-
ing had number of years experience
in the business, and she will I'M
do we'll at this mace. Miss
Gardiner is no stranger in this part of
the country. She is the eldest daugh-
ter of the late Geo. j. Gardiner, and
lived for a number of years at Loomis.
Ii is pleasure to recommend her to
the people of Oroville and vicinity.
Hunting snakes at night in an auto
hot
experienced, but it added zest to a
motor trip taken by Geo. H. Ellis and
party Monday evening While travel
ing few miles south of Oroville, ON
the east side of the Okanogan river ON
the evening mentioned, Mr.. Ellis was
attracted by the ominous alarm of
rattler, sound once heard never for
gotten. Turning back the car an enor-
nous rattlesnake could be seen by the
headlight of the car working his sinu-
BUS way among the sage brush. Mr.
Ellis made a dash at the ugly reptile
but missed it. By the time the car
could be turned again the snake had
,oiled up under a sage brush, but his
notified skin could be readily seen.
again the car was headed for the snake
out with what results could not be as
as there was nothing at
ractive in getting out in the dark to
make closer Investigations, and as
here was both silence and absence of
I'll signs of motion where the snake
vas last seen, the chances are that the
,ar wheel put an end to its career.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-06
MERE AND THERE ON THE CURB

Prosecuting Attorney Johnson was
IN from Okanogan Thursday last.
Eleven crews are at work on the
state roads Nos. 10 and IL In the
county.
Albert Wildermuth and mother, were
shopping in Oroville Tuesday.-Havil-
lah items in Nelson Leader.
Sheriff Harry Stark was registered
IN town Tuesday last on trip through
the upper part of the county.
Frank Farnsworth, of Riverside
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-06

who was frequent visitor in orou,,,
aaii dozen years ago, but who nov
seldom drifts this way, was registered
in town Monday.
T. L. Burr and family were passen-
sers on the south bound today en-
route Tor oroville.-Hedley Gazette.
"ofo from Charlie Peterson who is
IA the Methow valley, is to the effect
'hat ne Is slowly improving in health
maurice Daily was a visitor to Orc.
''lie' Monday, returning on Tuesday
Neremeos items in Hedley Gazette
Jas. Allen, OF Olympia, chief engin-
eer OF the state highway commission
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-06

tracts this year for half a million
boxes. 1t was Mr.. Gray's first visit t,
the upper Okanogan valley, and he wa
quite favorably impressed with the ap
pearance of the country. He Is com
ing again in September by motor whel
he can stay longer and see more o.
this valley.
A report was in circulation Saturday
flying rapidly from mouth to mouth
that Banker Lund, of Tonasket, haC
been thrown in Jail at Grand Forks fol
too freely expressing pro-German sen.
timents on English territory. 1t was
all hoax, but it is seldom that a hoax
has been sprung on an individual in
this upper country that secured such
speedy and widespread circulation.
A party of Oroville Odd Fellows
composed of E. R. Hoose, E. A. Nc
Mahan, Chas. Powell, A. P. Murray
j. w. Carrel, H. A. Bowerman, c.
Sohlassberger, Jas. Frasier, Jas. Jack
son and j. Degaro went to Tonasket
Tuesday evening, and made a frater-
nal visit to the Tonasket lodge in ses-
sion that evening. The visitors were
royalty entertained by the Tonasket
brethren.
e. S. Campbell was in town from
Chesaw Sunday and stated that How
ard Mooney was to go to Spokane this
week and assemble a newspaper plant
to take the place of the defunct News.
that gave up the ghost last week. Mr.
Mooney formerly published the News
and knows the limitations of the field.
His pluck deserves better support from
the business men of Chesaw than was
given him in the olden days.
Five our horse heavy wagons with
number of lead auimals came into
town overland Saturday afternoon. 1t
was a part of the A. Guthrie & Co.,
outfit ;hdt was held up at Keremeos
awaiting instructions from the auth
ordies at Ottawa for permission to
cross the line into the United States.
Gradually the contractors on the big
ditch are accommodating machinery,
horses, mules and men and when every
preparation is completed the work of
construction will go on with rush.
A quiet wedding was solemnized
last Thursday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Loudon, near Chopaka, when
MI. Zebedee Parish and Mrs. Jessie
Gray were made husband and wife.
Rev. A. M. Morton officiating. At the
close OF the ceremony those present
sat down to a sumptuous dinner, such
as only Mrs. Loudon and her daughter
Mrs. w. l.. Splawn, know how to pre-
pare. Hearty congratulations were
extended to the happy couple, with
wishes for long. pleasant and pros
porous married life.
Strangers drifting into Oroville. and
there are many of them at this time.
are struck with the favorable location
OF the town, and all with whom we
nave conversed predict bright future
for the place. They point out what is
apparent to even the casual observer
that the town has experienced no un-
natural growth, and hence is not
ahead of the country, that there are
no large competing point within the
radius of many miles, that eventually a
city will be built in this north coun-