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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-07
LEWIS Is AGAIN HoN0RED.

Democratic members Of the United
States senate In caucus unanimously
reelected United States Senator James
Hamilton Lewis Of Illinois as senate
whip"
Not only was there no word Of dis
sent, but the democratic senators were
agreed no man on the democratic side
was better able 10 act as field captain
Of the democratic team than Senator
Lewis. He's always on the alert.
awake to every issue before the senate,
ready with wit and wisdom. and in elo-
ouence ranking second to no man IN the
senate of whatever party,
In again honoring Senator Lewis the
democratic senators at Washington
have houored themselves, the senate.
the state Of Illinois and the people Of
this state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-07
RICH MEN QUIT SENATE.

The complexion of the United States
senate is greatly changed with the as
senbling Of the Gath congress, It has
lost nine conspicuous members, among
them Elihu Root OF New York. Theo-
dore E. Burton OF Ohio and Isaac Ste
phenson Of Wisconsin,, the latter the
octogenarian millionaire.
Fer many years the senate was
known as the @milIionaires club" It
began losing this aspect when Seaa-
tor Aidrich Of Rhode Island retired,
and the spirit of progressisism swept
into Office men who stood for ideals OPP
posed 70 the SYSTEM represented by the
"rniIiionaire' senator's. The direct
eleetion of United States senators plac-
ed the upper house Of congress on a
mere democratic level and today the
rich senator is conspicuous. whereas
the man Of moderate means was mark
Cd 1n years ago.
Pennsylvania and Delaware have as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-07
The Daily Story
James Pike of Pikevine- BY Everett P. Clarke.

them and rattle them. He thon,,.
there were $1,000 worth of them hr.
he would call 1t $500
Those who had invested money !,
PikeviIle lots scorned to invest i
Pixies lottery. Those who had ~.
nothing of moment, thinking that thss.
neighbors had bought with more ral
liable articles than himself and tb,.
the collection would be fine fhinc !.
have, took shares. In this wav eoo
shares We're sold to the most gull,bl.
OF the population. Pike not onlv tool
the remaining 200 shares himself In.
pledged himself Ii he won to put N.
names of those holding shares in h,.
and let little child, blindfolded draw
a name. To the person whose uama
was drawn he would turn over Tho A.
ticles ratified for.
This seemed so fair. so senercn,
that 1t caused quite a revulsson !,
Pixies favor. Those who had suesraa
at him did not do so any more for
fear of exciting hostility against them.
selves. Indeed there were sewers,
fights between scoffers and sharehos.
ers In the lottery.
While the shares were being sub.
scribed for the articles To he raffss
were exhibited. In Pixies yard vera
two horses. both blind, a COW. thrae
dogs and a goat In his living room
were fishing rods, musical instruments.
several articles of furniture, some rnss
much worn-and small articles Of
every description down to a jewsharp.
When the collection had been ex.
hibited long enough to give every one
a sight, though too short to enable anr
one to Judge of its worthlessness, II
was announced that the drawing would
take place the next evening at o'clock,
A little girl six years Old vas blind.
folded, Il plug hat with 500 names In
/ it--200 being Pike's-was placed be-
fore her, she put in her hand and drew
out the name of James Pike.
Mr.. Pike stepped forth and said that
he had understood there was some
error in the names in the hat. that
they would be carefully examined and
the final drawing would take place al
10 o'clock the next morning Theirs
was q cheer at this. and the generous
Mr., Pike bowed and smiled sffably.
The citizens of pikeville arose the
next morning much excited. They had
fed on excitement for months, and the
feast had now reached a climax. Also
there was a sudden fall. The articles
TO be raffled for were all at hand, but
the raffler had departed.
The singular part of this story Is that,
while the shareholders might have
drawn lots for the collection of articles
that had been put up, not q person
made any move TO do so, The live
stock scattered In search Of food and
most of the other things We're broken
up by the children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-07
HEALTH TALK

Brady,n.D.
Setting and Knitting"

From the title of this item you
might imagine it is all about grandma
and her habits, but such is not the
case. It is about broken bones.
Everybody who has the misfortune
to have bone fractured knows. or
thinks he knows, that two things are
essential parts of the surgeons treat
ment. First. the fracture must be
set" and then il must he held per-
fectly rigid until the ninth day, when
by some mysterious force of natures
the two or more fragments suddenly
seize hold of one another and com
mence to knit or grow together.
No newspaper account of an indi-
vidual instance OF fracture is consid-
cred complete without the conven-
tional statement that "Dr. Blank was
summoned and reduced the fracture. /"
AS matter Of fact DR.. Blank usual
~ requires anywhere from a few DAYS
to two weeks to ''set" or reduce the
fracture, For instance, In a case Of
fractured femur (thigh bone) or frac-
tured hip, 1t is practically impossible
to bring the broken ends in contact
within a week or ten days, though ev-
cry effort is put forth by the surgeon
10 do so. The only way in which such
g fracture can be Immediately reduced
is by cutting down upon the broken
bone and wiring or mailing the frac-
ments together. This Is a procedure
that is being followed more and more
freqently these days,
The reason fractured femur resists
setting" 50 long is that the great
muscles are in state Of continual
contraction which cannot be forciblv
overcome without the aid of an anes-
thetic- eady. gradual pull on the leg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-07
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS
Settlers.

Settlers.
Settlers are divided into many kinds.
Among those who have done a great
service to mankind in the classification
of settlers are Dun and Bradstreet and
the Credit Mems association
some people are proud to be called
early settlers" but many Of the early
settlers in one place did so because
they were such late and reluctant set
tiers somewhere else.
Shakespeare said, The evil that
men do lives after them"
But the people that men do run az
ter them, send after them. and do other
disagreeable things like that.
One hears now and then of an old
settlers picnic"
But ii some one were foolish enough
to try to organize prompt settlers
picnic" It would be rank failure.
There wouldn't be enough persons
there for quorum.
The only people you can converse
freely with on the subject of settling
is the man you owe.
The man who owes you is strangely
reticent and sensitive on the subject,
and will even rudely walk away if you
persist in referring TO those disagree
able things.
The average old settler, if you have
the dots on him, will stick fairly close
to the actual year he moved into the
community.
But if you haven't got him tagged
he'll stretch it at least Is years.
The indueers TO colonization are al
ways begging people TO come there and
settle.
Their pleading usually gets those
that the former neighborhood pleads
with to stay where they are and settle
STRICKLAND GILLIAN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-07
4 WARNING TO THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.

(By Claude Kitchin, new democratic
leader of the house of representatives.
All the talk and writings by the
press and the so-calIed Patriotic So
cieties" about our utter heiplessness,
our dangerous unpreparedness," our
'defenseless condition" our growing
weakness" our having fallen TO the
third or fourth grade of inferiority in
naval strength" etc, is pure tommy
rot, based not on a single fact.
Let it be first understood that in the
preparedness" program the navy Of
Great Britain is eliminated, This was
so testified by the secretary Of the
navy, Admiral Fletcher, and other nav
al experts, and even by Hobson in the
hearings before the naval committee
at the last session of congress, all de-
ciaring that de do not need or desire
navy as strong as hers. Notwithstand-
ing the metropolitan press, magazine
writers and the patriotic Societies
and the Navy Yearbook (which was
exposed in the last congress. and will
be so exposed in the next. as unreliable
and misleading, the fact is, we have
built and are building, the strongest
and most powerful navy in the world,
except that of Great Britain (which is
eliminated as above stated Our navy
is stronger than that of Germany. far
superior to that of France, more than
twice as strong as that Of Japan or of
any Of the other nations. Admiral
Fletcher, the highest active officer in
the navy, commander Of the Atlantic
feet, the man who viii have to do
the fighting if any is to be done.
(whose judgment on naval subjects
/ the secretary of the navy before the
naval committee, declared he had
sooner take than that of any man in
the world expressly declared, at the
naval hearings during the last session
of congress, that we had a navy, ST.
perior to that of Germany or any
other nation except Great Britain" In
answer to this question, "If in a war
with Germany. could our navy success
/ fully resist that of Germany" he an
swered yes Captain Winterhalter,
another naval expert. testified; Judge
! Witherspoon has proved that our navy
is superior to that Of Germany and !
agree with him" Admiral Badger, ex-
commander of the Atlantic feet Ia
member Of the general board of the
navy declared that no one had ever
heard him say that Germany had a
superior navy to ours"
The facts of record the tests laid
down by naval experts here and
abroad, and the naval authorities OF
the world TALL of which ! have before
me as I wrltei confirm the truth OF
this testimony.
The armored fleet of Germany. con-
sisting of battleships, dreadnaughts
and predreadnaughts, armored cruis-
ers and battle-cruisers (built and
building) in number is 80 Ito say moth
ing of the vessels lost since Jan. l,
1850 The feet of the United States
Of the same vessels, is in number So
with over 10000 more tonnage. Mum
Der and tonnage, however, are not the
criterion of superiority OF 20 OF
Germany's battleships listed by our
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-07

Navy Year Book, is are not able to go
more than 1000 miles from base TO
engage In naval warfare. Not one OF
the Is carry coal enough to 60 from
Hamburg or Bremen TO within 800
miles of New York and return ito say
nothing about being employed in
naval engagement The Oregon,
which some of our naval experts say is
obsolete, and not listed by our Navy
Year Book (the Indiana and Massa-
chusetts not listed also) in every char
acteristic Of a lighting ship digger
guns, heavier armor, stronger ship is
far superior to any one Of the 20
German battieships listed by our year
book. Four of the German ships listed
by our year book as dreadnanghts are
in reality not dreadnaughts, and are
shown by one of the highest naval
authorities In the world James Fight
ing Ships to be defective, unsuccess-
full ships, and SO known to be by every
student of naval affairs. The last five
dreadnaughts authorized by congress
are superior to any six dreadnaugllts
Germany has built or building. Our
ships are better, larger, stronger and
more heavily armored. Our guns are
larger. stronger and more effective Of
/ the big guns of the ships. IL inches and
over. we have 2S4, while Germany has
only 194 Quilt and building.)
| If the navy of Great Britain is to be
eliminated in the Preparedness pro-
gram, which our naval experts say il
should be- and If we have navy now
| superior to that of Germany or any
other nation in the world. except Great
Britain, for whom or against whom do
we propose to prepare by the fabulous
increase of our naval appropriations
which the proposed program requires
/ We are prepared.
Instead of sour navy growing weak
Ter" as the metropolitan press, the
patriotic societies" and the jingoes
and war traffickers should have the
people believe. it is growing bigger
stronger, more efficient and better
equipped every year In the two years
Of Wilson's administration the naval
building program authorized is twice
as large and costly as the last two
years Of Taft's administration and lar
ger and more costly by 100000 thar
the entire four years of Roosevelt
last term and practically as large and
costly as the entire four years OF Taft's
administration. There is today over 81
per cent more construction going or
for our navy than on the LIST Of March
1913, or at any other time in the his
tory of our country. We have nearly
100 per cent more torpedoes. mines
mine layers, powder and other NUM-
tons than we had on the LIST day O
March, 1918, and steadily increasing
them. We have under Mr. Wilson'S ant
Mr. Daniels administration, for til,
! first time in years, the full complement
of enlisted men authorized by law.
We are preparing.
In view of the foregoing facts, wat
j, not President Wilson right when h,
, said in his message to congress De
, cember, 1914, in opposing the program
of the Hobsons and Gardeners: lie
} there be no misconeeption. The coun
try has been misinformed. We have no
been negligent Of national defence"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-07
Just Rehmke.

One evening the good dominic of a
certain church was eioquently address,
Ing his congregation on the beauty OF
sticking 10 the straight and narrow
path when ne suddenly paused. glanc-
ed around the room and beckoned to
the sexton.
Jones. said he. as the sexton ap-
preached the pulpit, open couple
Of windows on each side OF the church,
please
Beg yoar pardon. sir" returned the
sexton with look Of surprise. did
understand you to say open the win
dowsss
Eyes was the Geld. hard rejoiner
of the dominic. ut IS not healthy TO
sleep in a warm room. Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-07

The Pikerille gold fields were discov-
cred and exploited by Jim Pike, who
was as big d rascal as ever lived
There was not an ounce Of gold within
tive miles Of the place except what
Jim had put there from some other
mine. but it was enough when mixed
with certain red ore there was on the
property he had staked out to sell 10
others to convince hungry gold hunters
that he had struck it rich.
When therefore he gave out that he
had several hundred acres and couldn't
work more than one acre himself every
BODY clamored to buy a small slice or
his surplus. 1t required lot OF per-
suading to induce him TO sell. and
every time he sold lot he seemed to
be heartbroken. There goes for
rln'." he would say. 'just because
haven't the funds TO get 1t out o the
ground"
Nevertheless Jim was always per"
shaded. and If the would be purchaser
hadn't the cash to buy with he would
lust as a faver-take anything be could
get. He sold one man who was down
on his luck a lot fifty feet by fifty for
a revolver This transaction was talk
ed about, and any man who had
horse. a watch or an old fiddle would
go to Jim Pike and buy bit Of ground
with It.
But none of these investors got any
gold out Of their lots. First there was
grumbIing; then there was curslng, and
at last there was a putting together OF
heads, and the opinion was promulgat-
ed that Pike had swindled the pur.
chasers. Those who had bought the
best and largest tracts for cash con-
suited as to how they could get their
money back: those who had bought
with cats and dogs were not so
wrought up. but among the whole there
grew up q disposition to prevent Pike
from getting away from the place with
the booty.
Pike had a deep insight into human
nature 1t was his opinion that those
who have been swindled once might be
swindled again. Moreover, be believed
that it is easier to swindle commu-
nifty than an individual. That's the
plan" he said, ION which promoters
work If Tom is satisfied that GER
tain scheme is a good one Dick is ready
TO follow Tom. and the two together
bring in Harry. Tom, Dick and Harry
bring in the multitude
So Mr.. Pike concluded that, having
By one swindle made nucleus for
another, he bethought himself what
that other one should be. The object
Of bis second scheme was not to take
any more money out of the citizens Of
Pikeville, for he had got about all there
was. What he desired was to get away
with his plumber,
He gave out that in the kindness Of
his heart he had taken many odds and
ends for his property for which he
had no use. He had decided to lump
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-07

however. will finally coax the spas
modic muscles to release the frag-
ments, and SO, after a. week or more,
the broken ends are brought prscti-
caily in contact
Meanwhile the process of callous
formation has gone forward from the
very instant Of the injury. First there
is blood-clot. this slowly thickens,
organizes" as doctors say, becomes
permeated by newly formed blood yes
sells, which carry lime salts to the
clot. So, that. by the time the frae-
ture Is really 'set," the callous is Just
beginning to develop soft cartilage,
and then new bone
Spllnts are commonly supposed to
hold broken bones in place With com
paratively few exceptions splints are
employed only to support the soft It's
sues and keep the muscles at rest
while the fragments are uniting Some
fractures are better treated without
splints at all. The X-ray inspection Of
broken bones proves that this is true.
Questions and Answers.
Cook writes--I have a chronic varf-
cose ulcer which has refused to heal
for eight years. have tried everything
under the sun, but nothing does any
good: in fact most salves irritate, it.
NOW you say all varicose ulcers can
be healed How can get mine healed !?
Answer-By calling in a good. up
to-date doctor, one who has had hos
pltai experience If possible, and plac-
ing yourself entirely unaer his con-
Iroi Saves will never help you.
Your case calls for surgical Judgment,
not guesswork. You probably re-
auire more or less general overhaul
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-07
Sidelights on the European War

Peking.-( Correspondence of The
Associated Press Recent utterances
of Baron Ishii, Japans new minister
of foreign affairs, concerning the I'M
settled conditions in China and the re-
peated statements Of Japanese news
papers about the necessity for the
preservation of peace in China have
caused much uneasiness and appre--
hension in Picking.
Repeated rumors that Japan has re-
Yiyed the demands made under Group
V. in its uitlmatum of May 7, add to
the general unrest in China and af-
ford food for the campaign which is
being waged by opponents of the mon
archial movement.
In a recent article the Tokia Daily
Yamato, states that Baron IshiI will
have far better defined foreign pol
icy than his predecessor and is ex-
pected to improve the foreign rela-
tons with Japan by some striking Dip
lomatic strokes. Commenting on this
the Peking Gazette says: IF strokes
more striking than those delivered by
Mr.. Hioki at the command of Baron
kato, and which yielded the brigand
harvest Of the Japanese demands are
expected, the God help the coming en-
pire of China
The demands made by Japan under
Group v all Of which are now held
in allegiance. are the dread of all Chin
ese. Constant references are made to
them in the newspapers printed in
Chinese as we'll as those printed in
English. Under this group there are
seven articles. The first provides that
the Chinese government shall employ
influential Japanese as advisers in no.
litlcai, financial and military affairs.
Arucie two empowers Japanese hospi-
tails, churches and schools to own land
in the interior Of China. Under the
thrd article, Japan seeks joint admin
istratlon with the Chinese of the M
lice department in important Chinese
cities. The fourth article stimulates
that China shall buy at least fifty per
cent of its munitions of war from Jan
an and shall employ japanese techni-
cal experts in all arsenal operated
Jointly in China by Chinese and jan
anese. The fifth article demands the
right to construct important railways
in the Yang-tse valley. Article six stip-
ulates that when China needs foreign
capital TO develop public works in the
province of Fukien, Japan shall first
be consulted, The concluding article
demands that japanese subjects shall
have the right Of missionary propa-
ganda in China.
President Yuan Shi-kai and his adj
Yisers protested vigorously agains.
this group, which will be remembered
as the group which was kept secret
Tor some time, declaring that these
demands were not proper subjects for
international negotiations, conflicting
as they did with the sovereign rights
OIL China, the treaty rights OF other
powers. and the principle of equal on
portunity."
Supporters of the republican form
Of government are frank in their
charge that President Yuan shi-kai il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-07

their representatives n the United
States senate today men who are as
rich IS any In that body Senator PEN
rose is rated a millionaire. with his
wealth largely represented by copper
mines and land. Senator Oliver, whose
term axplFes March 4, 1917. and who
will not seek reelection. Is exceedingly
rich. He Is a large steel investor and
former steel operator
Senator Du Point OF Delaware, whose
wealth was acquired In the maaufac-
tnre Of powder, liz among the few MIL
llouaire senator's, who include Weeks
of Massachusetts and lie Baron Colt
Of Rhode Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-07
HogwaIl0w Happenings.

Fit Smith reports that while he was
SEEMING in Gander creek a few days
ago he was attacked by a very large
fish. 1t appears that Fit and this same
fish had had some previous trouble
when Fit circulated the report that the
fish had stolen his bait,
Dock Hooks, our blacksmith. went
to the postofHce the other day without
washing his hands. and accidentally
cancelled several stamps the post
master had on sale.
Frisby Hancock, who served as an
innocent bystander during an argu-
ment Friday morning at Rye Straw,
is reported to be getting along nicely.
The deputy constable will attend the
play at the Tickville opera house one
night next week, as several important
arrests are to be made in the third
act
The sorghum mill on Musket Ridge
had pleasant visitor Wednesday in
the person of Miss Rosy MoseIey. She
went away looking sweeter than ever.
Washington Hooks took a good.look
at the train at Tiekville Tuesday morn
ing. He believes, after all. that there
is a great difference between a train
and a wheat thresher.
The Wild Onion school teacher
thinks everybody should be we'll pleas
ed with the location of the United
States, as all the maps show it to be
in a choice spot on the top of the
globe.
It is reported that Fletcher Henstep
is becoming SO near-sighted he may
have to move up closer to Hogwallow
Washington Hooks house caught
fire Monday night He narrowly es-
capped in his night clothes, but forum
ately no one saw him.
The horse doctor Of the Calf Ribs
neighborhood decided to do like the
other doctors. and have some friend
come to the church door while services
are going on and call him out.
The deputy constable has got back
from the pond. where he has been try
ing to locate the leader of the band OF
frogs that have been bothering the
Wild Onion school teacher.
The postmaster has been digging for
fishing worms this week at the back
OF the postoffice. He says if the build
ing was moved over a little he could
ind lot more good ones.
Next week Isaac Hellwanger will
start in to speaking to everybody
whether he likes them or not, as he
has learned it pays, and viii also helr
aim out lot If he ever runs for of.
flee.
Cricket Hicks presented Miss Hos.
letter Hooks with a button bearing the
familiar inscription Of Sweets to the
Sweet" the other day, and she has
been seen wearing it. The deputy con.
stable says II he wanted to he could
have Cricket handled under the nure
food law for misbranding goods.
GEORGE BINGHAM
my idea Of heaven on earth is IL
nave big ranch with Just as man
pets as ! want says Mrs. Castle. .Pd
ike to live there for about nine months
ont OF every year, and then for three
months Just come TO New York anf
nave big bust Have any Of the
more fortunately equipped sisters an,
suggestions to offer?
]. N. C.