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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12
William Drady,n.D.
Apoplexy and Paralysis.

Apoplexy is hemorrhage into the
substance OF an organ. usually the
brain, One result Of such a hemor-
rhage into the brain substance is par
alysis of those muscles whose nerys
centers are pressed upon or destroyed
by the blood clot "A stroke OF par
alysis." however, is not always apo
plexy, Sometimes it is caused by en-
bolism. the breaking off of a minute
fragment of g diseased heart valve, or
a bit OF fat from the marrow of frac-
tured hone, or q bubble of air from
some injury like cut throat, or bit
Of clot from an infected vein. Apo
plexy is more common al middle age
and thereafter; embolism may occur
at any age. A third condition causing
q stroke Of paralysis is thrombus, or
clotting of blood in a vessel OF the
brain, due to slowing Of the circulation
plus diseased artery Thromhus is
less sudden in onset, as a rule
The causes of apoplexy or cerebral
hemorrhage or a stroke or paralysis,
as YOU please 10 call it, are the things
that cause arterial disease or harden
ing of the arteries or arterio-sehlero-
sis.
High living, over-eating. hasty eat
ing. eating for social reasons or to
please the cook. eating because ii Is
eating time. though You are not hun
gry-heyond all question this is the
eommonest cause OF apoplexv 4 typ
Eeal stroke occurs right after a hearty
meal, when the blood pressure is a;
its highest point-and the poor victim
is feeling fine as a fiddle. Laughing
joking, hossting, perhaps. OF his fine
health and hearty appetite. Somehow
persons subject to apoplexy acquire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12
USING THE WATERWAYS

Tri-city business men heard impress
siye facts regarding the importance
Of water transportation in the Miss
issippi valley last night ut a banquet
given under auspices of the Greater
Davenport committee at the CONNER
cial club in that city. Davenport is
just completing one OF the finest river
terminals on the Mississippi and it was
with view TO showing supporters
from other sections what the city was
doing and TO gain cooperation in the
movement TO develop waterway trans
portation from the great lakes to the
gulf that the dinner was held
The guests Of honor were Gov
ernor Dunno of Illinois, former
Governor Eberhart of Minnesota,
and Paul Brown, editor of
the St Louis Republic. All we're on
the speaking program. They showed
what the opening of the Panama canal
meant 10 the commercial interests of
the Mississippi valley, provided nav
igable channel were insured between
the great lakes and the gulf, but with
steady opposition from the railroad in
! terests directed at legislators there
must be constant agitation on the
part Of the public to secure the appro-
priations needed 10 conserve the river
channels for transportation purposes.
The enterprise Of Davenport in con
structing river terminal called fol-
favorable comment by the speakers
and other cities in the valley Were
urged to emulate her example with
as little delay as possible. Governor
Dunno proved that Illinois was con
tributing her part TO the campaign
for better water transportation by re-
ferring TO the authorization OF g
S. 1000 600 bond issue by the last ses.
sion Of the legislature for the deepen
ing of the Illinois river between Lock
port and Utica 10 provide seven
foot channel between Chicago and New
Orleans
Mr. Brown. incident 10 his genera
remarks, paid tribute TO the operation
of the Streekfus family In revolution
tzing water traffic at st. Louis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12

raFenous appetites and like to indulge
them beyond reasonable bounds.
Heredity accounts for bad stuff in
the arteries, according to the older
authorities, though we personally be-
lieFe heredity simply perpetuates bad
habits Of living.
Overwork, physical or mental. plus
strain or worry, are likewise alleged
10 be factors, This, too, we doubt. be-
cause We don't like TO think that mere
hard work hurts anyone.
But of the accepted factors of apo
piexy these must be mentioned: Alco-
hol in moderation: tobacco in excess: :
certain chronic infections: the dam
age done by certain acute infections
like typhoid fever and pneumonia /.
and finally, lead poisoning from occu-
patton Or accidental exposure.
After 10 is the age of apoplexv. Men
break down after 40 more frequently
than they used to before the DAYS OF
the automobile decentralization
which IS concerned in the causation of
apoplexy in persons of sedentary life
ana too much appetite. would be at
least diminished. if not prevented. if
walking were a daily custom of the
classes. After 40 every man should
undergo a physical examination al
least once year, including blood
pressure measurement and urinalv-
SIS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12
CHARITY CALL WORLD WIDE

The problem of the poor. always a
more or less pressing one, promises to
be more urgent than ever the coming
winter The cali upon charity will not
only be local but world wide. The ruin
wrought by the war has made the de-
pendent more dependent In large areas
in Europe and has immensely in
creased the number Of the dependent.
This distress appeals to the more 1ay-
cred in ali lands and especially to the
people of the United States
The sufferings of the Belgians, for
example, are not abated, but are con-
timing cause for sympathy and relief
As American charity has contributed
TO their aid 1t must be kept up with
the rigors Of winter approaching The
case of Poland is scarcely less urgent,
while in Paris the conditions are rep
resented as already deplorable with
! prices Of food advancing. This is
about the story in all the great CEN
! ters of population in the old world.
( With the productive energy Of the
country on the battle field, depleted by
/ death. or incapacitated by wounds, the
ordinary problem Of helping the poor
has been made doubly pressing with
far less means Of giving relief,
The Germans and other nationalities
represented in American citizenship
will be touched by this appeal and will
contribute no doubt TO greater ex-
/ tent than ever before to alleviate the
conditions of their mother country. A
war without precedent has thus i'm
posed demands upon American chart
Iy without precedent and the limit is
not yet in sight
In addition to this is the charity that
begins at home-the appeal that comes
from nearby, perhaps the next block
With the best organization of tbs
] forces Of relief it may be a difficult
task to meet the exigencies OF the
winter months without actual neglect
of some that are deserving, Abiding
charity is foremost among the good
impulses Of the human heart and there
never was greater occasion for the ex-
ercise OF IT,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12
The Daily Story
How She Was Bribed--By Paul Whitcomb.

that he GO With him to see. No one Was
there. and Willard declined To go. This
attempt put him on his guard. and for
the rest of the voyage he took care
never TO be caught alone.
On arriving at Vera Cruz he took
train for Mexico City. Being now in
the enemys country he felt that he
was in more danger And he was. The
Mexicans we're doing pretty much as
they pleased. and SO long as Huerta's
men knew that Paul carried an impor-
tant document from the United States
government it was foregone conclu-
sion that he would be robbed of it,
True enough, at the first station at
which the train stopped several men
entered the car where Paul sat and
passed through it, evidently looking for
some one. On reaching him they took
him into the baggage car and had no
trouble in finding the package in his
pocket Then they permitted him TO re-
turn to his seat in the car he had left.
Paul was naturally very much cast
down He regretted that he had at
tempted to carry the document through
without protection. What puzzled him
was that any one could have got wind
of his going. No one knew the secret
except an assistant secretary who had
given him the dispatch. Mrs. Willard
land himself Surely the department
must be full of spies.
On reaching Mexico City he deter
mined to go TO the United States EN-
bassy and report his loss He was
looking for a cab when a yelled lady
sitting in one beckoned TO him to get
| in. At first he refused then. remem-
bering that, having lost his dispatch
| further precaution was unnecessary
and not seeing another cab at his dis
posal he consented.
Where do you wish to so?" asked
1.-The lady in English but with a Span
fish accent.
| First let the driver take you to your
destination" replied Paul
| Il am going to the United States
embassy"
| Paul looked surprised and gave The
order to drive to the embassy The lady
leaned back on the cushion and made
| no further remark. When they pulled
lup at the embassy he handed her out
and followed her into the house The
ilady said something to an attendant
that Paul did not hear, and she was
Immediately admitted to the private
office OF the ambassador A few min.
iutes later Paul was called in. The
ambassador was perusing a document
while seated near him was Mrs, NIL
lard
IT'S safe, Paul" she said, nodding
at the paper in the ambassador rs
hands. Il took it when you gave If tC
me to inclose in another envelope. TIKI
one I returned to YOU and that the Mex
iicans took was a dummy"
/ Then she told him how the enemy
had tried to bride her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12

could be pointed out but we nave
given enough to show that the aim OF
these men was to get something aor
nothing, By means of oppression and
injustice.
Another Of these men has the fepu-
tatfon OF being exact and honorable in
his business methods. He would dis
dain to swindIe man in a simple
commercial transaction. But he is
stockholder in a large number OF cor
porations, such as gas. street railway
electric light and telephone compan-
les. These corporations have been no.
torious for plundering the public and
corrupting public officials. While this
man did not himself bribe anybody, he
was not above pocketing part OF the
proceeds Of the bribery, and thus made
fortune by dishonest means, a for
tune for which he had not paid an
equivalent; something for nothing,
One of these men was at the head OF
a company which has monopoly OF
certain railroad business, and which
maintains the exorbitant charges sub
stantially in force 80 years ago. Other
railroad charges have been greatly re-
duced. In most states the legislatures
| have fixed minimum rates by Law. In
jorder to prevent similar action agains
their road by the different legislatures
this company spends large sums as
corruption funds at almost every state
capital on this continent Through
bribery OF legislature and other off
Gals, it has been able TO practice {
criminal extortion on the one hand
and on the other has escaped paying
its just taxes.
The fortunes these men have made
have certain things in common-mora
corruption, and the getting Of some
thing; and the forces of disintegratior
Eare here also, bringing about theil
natural result.
! II the reader cares to make the in
vestigation. he will find that many o
the very rich of our country are sup
ported by dollars that are tainted b!
injustice, and they are slowly but sure
~ destroying the people who havt
them. They are a heritage of death
Instead of envying them, the younl
man starting in life may well thanl
God if he has no tainted dollars Il
blight his career.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12

Budapest, Hungary, Correspond
ence of the Associated Press .-Buda-
pest dance halls are still doing bust
ness, just as before the war Cafes are
thronged every night The late-after-
noon promenade along the Corso still
exhibits a stream of faultlessly dressed
men and women. Theatres, picture
shows and cabarets. are enjoying APP
parent prosperity. The second per-
Torrance OF the night begins in many
Of them at II or IL o'clock.
A visitor searches almost in vain
for some indication that the city is in
land at war; that it experienced
some months ago the near approach Of
the tide Of war; that it really has SUI
fered greatly, in common with every
belligerent capital.
/ You won't find any war in Buda-
/ pest" said a Budapester to the Asso-
ciated Press representative on the
| train from Vienna to that city. He
was right More soldiers are to be
seen in a half hour in Vienna or Ber-
lin than in Budapest in three days
The streets are full of able bodied
young and middle-aged men in mufti
There is little wearing Of mourning
garments. The sight of wounded
man Is rarity.
/ The restaurants and hotels serve un-
/ adulterated wheat bread, and there is
I no such thing as bread card. The
| only limit to the amount that may be
eaten daily is the limit of the buyers
ability to pay for it, Restaurant prices
are somewhat higher than before the
war. hut one of the best hotels in the
city serves table d'hote luncheon and
dinner daily at three and half
! crowns. barely more than half dol
| lar at the present rate Of exchange.
+ While there is great tolerance of
the French and English languages in
Vienna. 1t is nevertheless, tolerance.
In Budapest these languages. in con-
mon with the languages of Europe, are
spoken as a matter of course. French
has been the common language Of the
educated classes in polyglot Hungary
for centuries, and the war has worked
no change in this regard English oc-
cupies much the same position among
the lower classes as French among the
better situated. but it is American
English, There are so many returned
emigrants from America scattered
throughout Hungary that candidates
/ for public office frequently address
their constituents in English Count
Apponyi himself, who speaks the Ian
guage perfectly. has made campaign
speeches In English on occasion.
Not only the English and French
languages. hut the English and French
themselves are unmolested A few
suspicious members Of the colony have
been interned, but only q few. An Eng
lish dentist is practieing undisturbed
and he assured the Associated Press
representative that the war had made
absolutely no difference in his rela-
tons With his Hungarian friends and
acquaintances.
Munich, Germany -An idea of the
economic status OF Bavaria in war
time is gained from book Just issued
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12
| Curious Mineral.

Perhaps the most curious mineral
found in the United States is stauro-
lite, otherwise known as the fairy
store" This is an iron aluminium sill
icate found only in Virginia and North
Carolina, the reddish brown and
hrownish black crystals occurring in
well defined single and double cross
es. There IS some commercial de-
mand for the crosses as carios, which
are woFn as watch charms OF on
chains in The manner Of a locket or
lasailiere "a demand perhaps sfima-
lated by tie quaint legend which Is
told OF their origin: The fairies living
IN the caves Of the mountains. on
hearing the sad tidinss of the death
Of Christ. fashioned these crosses as
memsntos OF him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12

During the latter part OF President
Huertas administration Of the govern
ment OF Mexico it became necessary
for the United States government to
send 10 The American representative
there a document of great Importance.
There we're Mexican spies III those
DAYS who were attempting TO thwart
the efforts OF the Washington govern
ment and who worked very adroitly.
They had their eonfederates in the de-
partments who posted them as TO what
was taking place.
Paul Willard. clerk in the state de-
partment, was intrusted with the docu-
ment and warned to guard it carefully
lest he be dispossessed of it, He was
young man recently married and,
taking his dispatch home, told his wife
OF his mission and asked her to pack
a suit case. the only baggage he in
tended to take with him.
/ Now, the Mexican secret service men
/ at Washington, knowing that Paul
Willard was clerk in the Office of the
secretary OF state and had access te
+ secrets, had tempted his wife with
! Jewels to get information through her
She had not yielded, but. being shrewd
had pretended TO be half inclined tc
consent. She said nothing TO Pau
about having been sounded but wher
he told her of his mission she went
out on pretense of making a purchase
land told the person who had tried tC
buy her that her husband would star
the next morning for Mexico with al
important dispatch.
Before going to bed that night chs
asked to see the document, which was
contained in an official envelope ana
sealed with the seal of the United
States. She told him that It would bt
wiser to put it into plain envelope
addressed 10 an assumed name HI
asked her to do it and she took it intt
tanother room for the purpose. bringing
it back reinclosed.
Willard next morning hade his Wifi
goodby and started on his Journey Al
may be expected, he was watched b.
the Mexican secret service employees
who were intent on waylaying him
but he took precautions always to b.
where there were others about him
and they found no opportunity. A yer.
pretty woman was sent on the trip
which was made by sea, to fascinat'
him, but Paul, besides being faithful
husband, was no fool, and he refused
to be duped by her.
During the voyage his stateroom wa
entered and his suit case examined
But he had taken the dispatch AM
placed it in the breast pocket of hi
coat, where he could constantly feel it
bulk Then the conspirators, feelin!
isure that he carried it on his person
made efforts TO get him by himself s
that they might get it into their posses
sion. On one occasion man spoke en-
Enthusiastically of phosphorescent light
at the STERN of the vessel, suggesting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12

his Survey of England" a work COM
piled during that period, writes.
There is almost no village so poor in
England tbe it ever so small that
hath not sufficient furniture in a read
iuess to set forth three or tour SOL
diers, as one archer, one gunner. one
pike and billman al the least. :
AS for able NEIL thanked be Cod
We are not without store, for by the
musters taken in 1874 and 1875 our
number amounted to 1,172,674 Dun
dee Advertiser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12
Selected by Tavenner
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To the Readers OF The Argus
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search highways aud the byways for what may ia
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assure nay readers | shall try to make the noss u
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exist will. just as wish it might be pacuUaa W
them not to exist ana that the principal issue On eiee
t{on day might be- not whether candidate belongs 10 ss
or that political party but whether he is willing 10 serve
the masses of the people the few who exploit hem'
In other words. my idea is to submit information y.
a thought that would give 10 the world II msseil
edited newspaper the only mission OF when WIS W
serve mankind to DO this and nothing more
When nersouai1v write the contribution will sign
it. and when present the thought and work OF others
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12
TOMORROW.

Yes. l know life's filed with sadness,
As you say,
And that there is little gladness
On your way,
But don't future troubles borrow.
Put your bets down on tomorrow
That's the day
Why, we'd all be broken hearted
II we let
Dreams that 1ourished and departed
Make us fret;
Tribulation's fit for scorning,
There's a fresh chance every morning
You may get,
Even If hard luck pursue you,
Don't give in.
Though Dame Fortune fail to WOO you.
Try to grin;
There's an end to all this sorrow,
Keep a stout heart for tomorrow,
And you'll win,
Richmond Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12
kpepine the Press Pure.

Congressman Harry e. Hull was 3
caller at the Leader office Monday. He
left dollar and half with US for q
years subscription to the Leader. Mr..
Hull will leave for Washington, d. C.,
within few days to be on hand when
congress meets. The people Of the
Second district are lucky to have a
man like Mr.. Hull to represent them.
They can rest assured that he will do
all In his power for their betterment.
Mr. Hull has no use for the CRATER.
and he will go after them hard when
he gets an 0pportunity.-Oxf
(Iowa1 Leader.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12

Clarence barrow said in Chicago
J yesterday that anyone who upholds
the closing Of saloons on Sunday as an
enforcement Of the statute of 1916 and
disregards its other provisions con-
viets himself of pure and unadulter-
ated hypocrisy. Darrow declared that
II anyone were 10 undertake to en-
force all the laws on the statute books
of Illinois there would he nobody left
10 keep the Jail Everyone would be
inside 1t. barrow did not hit far wide
of the track at that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12
KITCHENER S MISSION,

Although the British censor has sue
Earl Kitchener and the purpose OF his
journey, Washington dispatches an
noGnoe the receipt of confidential In
formation that the situation in the far
east is ominoas aud that both India
and Egypt will be visited by hiua
Il was generally accepted tia,
Kitchener would visit the Balkans, the
presumption being his genius for or
Kanization would be employed in an
advisory capacity, Report now has II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-12
NOT A MARTYR

Frank Lloyd Wright, the Chicago
architect, is headliner In the news
papers again. And as usual he pre-
fers to shine as martyr TO the cause
of freedom. He is the man who DESERT
ed his wife a few years ago, and went
to live in love bungalow" with an
other woman. The woman was killed
by negro servant aud the bungalow
burned He rebuilt the house and now
rearing his children there, He com
plains that people are forever inter-
fering with his personal affairs. II he
wants to live with woman not his
wife, II is nobody's business The
woman admits she al first rebeiled
against this illegal mating, but that
finally her love overcame her scruples.
IF there is any justification of my
position here il is that the work we
hope to do together and the strength we
can give each other are more import
ant than form which in Mr. Wright q
HE has become obsolete she explains.
II is the same old theorizing; the
same old attempt TO gid with high
sounding theories gross violation OF
the law of God and man. says the
Springfield News.
No true happiness was ever built on
free love
No true freedom ever came from
I mating without legal bond
Nothing bur misery and suffering
can be expected by the woman when
she grows old and only hateful cynic-
ism will be left the man in his declining
years.