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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-12
CHAPTER T.

n Fr.ATOO< OF the finest wheeled
oct OF the station house and
It'll down reShIey street. their
brass buttons cleaning in the
u<hf - the sunset Opposite the little
souutaiu % the Cupid with the Clipped
nose and Ia front OF Tim Courky--
saloon the platoon halted and saluted
the bert and twisted widow O'Keefe.
stlafiue on her doorstep. Had not
the veteran Dan O'Reefc been the most
poguIar man on the f0rces In All his
BE Dan bad never made an arrest OF
bis own beat or on II be cOuld help Il
or made fro,1hls. for brother officer or
refused 90 10 Tor his friends
ont % The third story window leaned
. pair ~ Ei.nmln< gums. surrounding
whirh vas the pleasing. high cheek
honsd face % the one who was known
solely o. Marie Sergeant Clancy
stepped across TO convey the time OF
dry 20 the Widow O'Eecfe- Sammy
O'Eeefe. fre. tail boy v<ith n curly
bend. came to the door and -ripped the
hand % Sergeant Clancy with the grip
% n man
suddenly the rcd summed young
woman iu the window frightened until
s1s Eiis-crcd and waved n red hand
rner-.t.caliy. the Widow O-Eecfs- put
twenty additional wrinkles OF joyous
welcome I'm her couutcuance. young
sammy O'Eeefe struishtcued n fun
Inch and pinEed with pleasure. Ser
sruut clancy and the platoon Of the
finest saiuted and looked their rough
Eratiest. and the last ray Of the setting
suu shot across on the cracked nose
Cgpi,l and redeemed him into life.
\ beautiful young girl had come
hurryinE down from the corner. her
fur cap set JaUntily on her wavy brown
hair and a green tasseI dangling over
one ear. She siacEened her pace rs
she came Ina sight OF all these friends
aud breathed e sigh OF relief She
was safe here. And - n 10 reassure
herself she glanced back over her
shoulder. That had become a habit
with her OF late. The look Of worry
swept Instantly from her brow as her
biz eyes turned shyiy up To the stall
wart platoon A friendly nod and n
radiant smile for each 81 the big police
men. a word OF inquiry for Pat Casey's
little Maggie. wave Of the trinity
si0ved hand 20 Marie IN the window, "A
sudden fash OF mischief as she primly
returned the salute % Sergeant Clancy. l
n pHt on the hand OF Widow O'kecfe. /
n touch Of silvery laughter for Sammy. |
md she had hurried mp the stairs
She's the sunshine OF the precinct /
the darlin'." declared the Widow /
O'Keefe-
she's n lady, announced Sergeant I
Clancy with deep conviction
I'm tell you sOmethin'." The widow
Inclined her head cOufdentially- so
I'D Sergeant Clancy. 30 did sammy.
she's hldin' from some one God
bless herr
oh. + sheT' And the officer OF the
law glanced up az the third story win
tow Il was vacant whoever Il Il.
.hcy're 10 good"
They are not And the Widow
D'Keefe collected all her wrinkles
sbout her lips
she's safe here" asserted Sergeant
Clancy and. with a grin, jerked his
humb over his shoulder toward the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-12

sthiwart platoon She In the midst
7 OF her friends. Good evenin'. Mrs
okeefe- Good evenin-. Sammy"
He strobe across fhe street Boys"
said be. our little friend up yonder
don't want 70 be found Neither does
our friend Marie
A. one man the platoon glanced mn
at the vacant third floor window ana
nodded. and NJ the word Of command
they faced left and marched Then.
and not until then. Officer Morgan and
Officer ToOle. the pair IN front. dropped
out az the ranks and stood Mt attention
while the platoon passed between
them and when the platoon had turned
the corner they wheeled. Side by aide
they marched into Tim Courky's
saloon.
Good cvenin'. boys. And what can
do FOR yOu?' asked Tim COurEy.
- glass OF water. Tim said Moran.
The same FOR me. Tim said officer
TooIe.
Its a fine evenIn'" said Tim Courky.
and on the bar he set n large glass OF |
foaming yellow water for Officer Nor |
m and n small glass OF rich brown wa
ter for Officer Tooie.
Marie At that moment was brushing |
the shining hair OF her beautiful young l
mistress. and both were happy I'm that 4
occupation
POor. dear Ned. How June did long
f1r bimi But he must be patient. as
she must They wousG be rar. far
happier when. earning her own living.
she could 60 TO him Independently. ex-
changing love for love. not love for
charity
Ned Warner ut that moment was ap-
preaching the little cracked Cupid OF
the fountain. and rs he came down
angling Duck alley his mind was In a
whiri OF savage fury. Gilbert bye:
Everywhere that Ned 'or his detectives
had found n trace OF June they had
found n trnce OF bye. Even now the
scouudrel was In this vicinity search
Ing. as Ned was. for June. or was he
following TO Join her: Ned Warner
ciinchcd his fists. and his face black
ened with passion
And Bye? He was only n few rods
away. He was coming down diagonal
Deshley street. and he was ut about
the same distance from the corner q
Tim Courky's saloon as was Ned on
Duck alley. From her third story win
low Of the O'Keefe house June hap
pened 20 glance out In the gathering
dusk she saw the two figures steadily
the corner. where they
would meet under the light; then as
Ned Warmers deadly clutch gripped
around the throat OF Gilbert Blye she
would be able TO recognize their up
turned faces.
II was then that Officer Moran and
Officer TOOie babe u pleasant evening
10 Tim Courky and strobe side by side
Dut OF the door In the point OF the
wedge just as Ned Warner and Gilbert
Biye approached the light, Ned War
ner with murder in his heart and Gil
bert Bye all unconscious of his peril.
md Officer Moran turned left, and OF
Icer Toole turned right.
Have you seen n girl wearing fur
.ap with n green tasselF' asked Ned
Warner and Gilbert Bye almost stimuli
OF officer Moran and Officer
roole.
Il did" Ofticer Moran replied ''Shs
vas here only few minutes ago anc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-12

Telephone bring your orders carry 20 'A'"
delivery any part Of the city
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-12

CONTINUED on Page Five.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-16
PROTECTING THE BIRDS

enacted a law preventing the carry
ing of guns by unnaturalized aliens,
and New Hampshire failed in an effort
to take the protection off the great
blue heron and the kingfsher An at
tempt to remove Rhode Island game
commissions, friendly TO Audubon in
terests, was also thWarted
Mr. Pearson reports that the senti-
nient in favor of bird protection has
grown to be so strong a force that
there has been paratively little
bad legislation to take care of.
Indication of increasing interest in
bird protection is shown. he says by
the establishment of bird clubs in
widely scattered communities. He re-
CARDS this as manifestation Of the
new and widespread interest in Undue
ing birds to come about the home
which has recently developed" Nearly
5000 local bird-classes have been or
ganized during the past year with a
membership Of more than 10000 per
sons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-16
MORE JOBS, FEWER MEN.

Employment agencies in Chicago
and other large cities report a short
age Of workmen. The war has drained
the country of foreigners. Sixty thou
sand Italians have left Chicago alone,
since Italy entered the conflict. Those
who owe allegiance to other govern
ments also have departed in large
numbers. The stream OF immigrants
from Europe has stopped. At the same
time business is beginning TO feel the
stimulation OF the war trade, and
there IS an increasing demand for
workmen. Superintendent Boyd of the
Chicago state free employment offices
explains: THE railroads have been
compelled TO hire travelling agents who
comb the country and offer transpor-
tation free. and in many instances
from Is to 20 cents day more than
they have been paying Farm jobs are
actually going begging at ss5 per
month and all expenses. Skilled me-
chanics are beginning to laugh at of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-16

mere has been too much popularity
for the wet bichloride corrosive sub
innate or mercury dressing. This
ahtiseptic is too poisonous for domes-
tic use. Ii should never be kept in
the house As safe substitute, with
equal antiseptic value. We would sug-
gest a teaspoonful Of tincture of iodine
10 pint OF water for moistening
dressings; or tablespoonful Of boric
acid TO pint Of wafer tboiled); or a
chinosol tablet in a pint of boiled wa
ter
Wet antlseptic dressings applied hot
and changed every few hours do all
the good poultice can do, yet do not
encourage bacterial activities by fur
nlshing food as poultices do The
painful. infected wound responds
promptly to hot wet antiseptic dress
ings
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-16

New York, Nov. 16.-The movement
to protect the birds of the United
States is stronger than it has ever
been before is the statement of T
Gilbert Pearson, secretary of the Ma
tionaI Association of Audubon societ-
les, in his annual official report just
presented to his board
Mr. Pearson, who is in active charge
OF the association work, reveals in
his report that in the last II months
progress has been made in the bird
protecting laws in six states. A back
ward step or two, through the remoy-
al of bird protecting restrictions, are
noted but the friends of the birds are
said to have made marked progress ali
over the United States.
In Maine. for example. the open
season on ruffled grouse and wood
cock was shortened two weeks and
for the first time the spruce grouse
was given protection. Hunting in
motor boats in certain waters was al
so prohibited. Massachusetts has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-16
Where Is the Preparedness
the Taxpayers Have Al
ready Paid For?

Two hundred and forty million dol
lars, raised by taxing the American
people, have annually been expended
on the army and navy under the gen
eraI assumption that in return for this
colossal expenditure the nation was
being reasonably prepared But it
is now asserted, even by men occupy
ing high and authoritative place IN
public life and in a position to know
what they are talking about, that our
country is "pitifuliy and hopelessly
unprepared," and that IF wag were
to break out today, it would be found
that our coast defenses have not sutii-
Gent ammunition for an hours fight"
Surely, to any thinking person, this
state of affairs must warrant an in
dictment of the policy Of giving the
bulk of army and navy contracts to
private munition and shipbuilding
concerns. If We are not prepared as
we should be, it is not because the
people have not paid in taxes the price
of adequate preparation, hut because
too much of the money appropriated
for preparedness has gone into the
pockets Of the stockholders Of the war
traffieking firms. some of which stock
holders are men occupying high posi-
tons in official life.
CLYDE H. TAVENNER
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-16
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Piles Versus GaIIstones,

Mother is taking some pills contain
ing menthoi, phenolphthalein, acid
sodium oleate and sodium salicylate.
Delng told they will dissolve gall
stones. Also she takes vegetable ca
tharuc pills and eornsilk, raw palmet-
70, uritone and sandalwood in a liuuid
whleh is said 10 wash them away. She
is getting very weak. An X-ray pho
tograpn showed about twenty stones
present.
Answer-She will get weaker before
sue realizes that these medicines will
not dissolve or wash away her twentv
saisfones Then she had better call
in doctor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-16
A Soldier on Your Back.

You are millman, let lis say. Are
your burdens heavy enough? Do you
want to load up a little heavier? You
have your family to keep. your chill
dren to educate, your home TO main
tain In addition you must contribute
to the support OF your city, your
county, your state and either directly
or indirectly 10 your nation. Is not
that enough? Do you want still fur
Their burdens? Do you want to walk
to the mills every day with a soldier
on your back?
For years it WIS the boast in this
country that here in America we are
free from the menace of miiitarism,
Our campaign orators we're accustom-
ed to point across the sea where they
declared every workingman carried a
soldier They called upon the Ameri-
can toiler to rejoice that his lot was
far happier 1t was true that the Eu-
ropean toiIer carried a soldier upon
his back, and now Europe is paying
the penalty The perfect work Of pre-
paredness is being wrought in con-
tinent fast being desolated by war,
The outcome was inevitable
But militarism is imperial in its
ambition. 1t seeks to rule i'll every
land. AS a result we hear today from
press. rostrum and some pulpits the
call warning US to prepare; warning
US to arm; warning us to shoulder a
soldier. The preparedness program
starts modestly It is only 100000,
600 that is asked. 1t is only 100000
soldiers that is desired But does any
sane man imagine the demands will
stop there? The more ships we have
the more We will need, because the
more we have the more other nations
will build II we start we place our
feet on a treadmiIl and our strivings
will never end until the day of the
Great War comes. In the end our
armament, like the ornaments of Eur
ope, viii force US to go forth to bat
lie. But during all the years the bur
dens' will grow heavier. During all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-16
1 DfSPCTED QUESTION.

How many apples did Adam and Eve
eat?
Some say Eve and Adam "a
total of 10 only.
Now we figure the thing out far
differently Eve 5 and Adam also
total, 16.
We think the above figures are en-
tirely wrong II Eve s and Adam 81,
certainly the total will be 50.
Scientific men, however, on the
strength Of the theory that the ante
diluvians were race of giants, reason
something like this-Eve 81 and Adam
S2-total. 1853.
Wrong again What could be clear
err than if Eve 81 and Adam 812, the
total was 500?
We believe the following to be the
true solution: Eve S14 Adam and
Adam S142 please Eve-S.99s
Still another calculation is as fol-
lows: If Eve S14 Adam. Adam 1922
oblige Eve-total, S2,056.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-16
Selected by Tavenner

To the Readers Of The Argus
The Argus has generously agreed 10 permit me 10 maze
regular contribution under this head the space
my au left free to make Eiy seectioh
from where I will, whether it is timely untmeiy; 10
search the highways and the byways for what may I'M
press me as OF interest and value to the people
assure nay readers I shall try 10 make the most Oh
the opportunity To do / forget that party lnes
exist and will, just wish it might be practical ioI
them to and the principal issue on eec
ton day might be not whether candidate belongs to THIS
that political party but whether he is willing to serve
the OF the people the few who exploit them
In other words, my idea is to submit information or
a thought that would give 10 the world il myseh
edited newspaper, the only mission of which was 10
serve mankind to do this and nothing more.
When personally write the contribution, will sign
it. and when present the thought and work Of oNers
will so indicate. CLYDE H TAVENNEh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-16
UNCLE IKE SQUEALS.

Uncle Ike Stephenson is putting in
print his political autobiography. His
announced purposeis to expose La Fol-
lette and his followers and TO show
how they double-crossed the million
aire lumberman after he had put up
hnnereds of thousands of dollars 70
finance their campaigns. BY his own
admissions in the opening chapter OF
his story the old man shows that it
was his personal ambitions that
prompted his monetary outlay in pol
itics. Those he aided, he confesses,
made good to the extent of landing
him IN the United States senate. But
he wanted To stay there. Because he
was not permitted to do so he has
turned squealer. Uncle Ike would be
thought better Of by folks generally.
irrespective OF their political beliefs.
II he had kept his pen still. His story
reads as il he had become soured in
his declining days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-16
The Daily Story
An Episode of Cuba--Ey Esther Vandeveer.

auiries as TO his accuser. and since
the records were now open to him he
soon learned that he had been betrayed
by Manuel Turtado.
Jose determined TO punish his ira
Queer before making himself known 10
the girl he loved. Either he or Manuel
must die. and II # were Jose il was
better that he should not come to life
to be mourned second time He was
weak from confinement and gave HIM
self brief respite before tackiing his
enemy, who had turned in favor OF the
revolutionists just in time TO be on the
winning side and, having given con
siderable sum TO the cause. was In ia
vor with the people and the American
provisional government
Furtado was an occasional visitor at
the home of Senior MADEIRA. Senorita
Inez did not like him. but, being ignor.
ant OF the trouble he had brought upon
her lover, to please her father she
treated him civiIly. Herrara. learning
OF these visits, lay in wait for his en-
envy
One night Furtado was stopped by
one who blocked his way. There was
no light except that Of half moon,
and Furtado did not recognize the man
he had injured.
You don't remember me" said Her
rara
Il do not"
Il am Jose Herrara whom you tn
formed against falsely and whose ar
rest on this spot you instigated an
appropriate spot for the settlement ot
the account between us"
Are you going to murder me?'
| mo. Are you unarmed,"
I Il have not so much as a penknifeH
Take that" Jose banded him
cavalry saber. Il have its duplicate
Il prefer to meet you with others 10
see fair play replied Furtado. and
prefer pistols. know nothing OF the
use of saber.'
Nor /. But, as to fair play, you are
not giver of fair play and conse-
quently not entitled to it yourself AE
to sabers, they make less noise than
pistols, and the survivor will have s
better chance to get away unnoticed.
/ On guard"
Within ten minutes Herrara left his
enemy dead in the road
| Senorita MADEIRA was sitting in a
dimly lighted garden beside her horne
i when the gate opened and Herraca en-
tered,
Jose" she exclaimed. "Are YOU of
! the quick or the dead?'
Il am of the quick; l have just left
the dead"
| The next morning Herrara gave him
| self up as the slayer of Furtado. but
he had only TO make known the treat
ment he had received of his enemy TO
enlist sympathy. He was never brought
| to trial nor even arrested.
| He married Senorita MADEIRA and sub
sequently became prominent as a Gu
i ban legislator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-16
The Wet AntiseptIC Dressing.
William Brady.M.D.

AS in the operating room, so in gen
eral surgical practice and domestic
surgery, antiseptics have very little
practical use. II is great mistake
TO keep bathing or applying to wound
antiseptic substances in the vague be-
lief that they hasten healing. On the
contrary, most antiseptics tend to de-
lay healing. because they destroy new
tissue and skin cells even more read
lily than they destroy germs.
Certainly no antiseptic other than
the first aid iodine swabbing should
be applied 10 the ordinary clean wound
in household practice, If we have anv
excuse at all for the use of antiseptic
substances in the aftercare of wounds
it is for the protection Of others than
the patient himself. Ii wound Is in
fected-dirty. secreting pus or matter
then the use OF antiseptic dressing
is advisable not because the autisep-
tics can appreeiably alter the state of
infection within the tissues. but be-
cause the discharges are rendered less
dangerous To other individuals, and
because antiseptics tend TO prevent IN
pleasant odors
The wet antiseptie dressing is de-
servedly popular in the treatment of
infected wounds and burns. A wet
dressing, for some reason or other,
gives more comfort than a dry dress
ing. and besides II is more absorptive.
it drains away the septic discharges
better than dry dressing does In a
dry dressing there Ii a tendency for
the discharges TO dessieate and scau
over. obstrneting drainage and bring
ing about an inaammatory reaction in
the wound
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-16

During the period In Cuba when the
people were under the hell of Captain
General Weyler two young men, Jose
Herrara and Manuel Furtado, one the
son of sugar planter, the other law
yer who hunted up cases of flaw OF
title. then levied biackmail on the
holder OF the property, came into col
lision
Senorita Inez MADEIRA, the daughter
of Spanish grsndee who had emf
grated from Spain many years before,
was one of those southern beauties
whose dark eyes, over which sweep
long iashes. render them enhancing.
She and Herrara met at ball given
by wealthy planter, and the meeting
resulted In love affair. AT the time
Senior MADEIRA. who had sunk a fortune
IN Spain before coming to Cuba and
had always since been impecunious,
had been approached by Manuel Fur
tado for the hand of Senorita Inez. The
grandee was at first disposed to regard
the application as an insult, but when
Furtado announced that he had ac-
cumulated a considerable fortune and
would supply the old mans wants the
latter turned listening ear
The entrance of Herrara into the
play made a great difference to Fur
tado What might probably have re-
suited without his interference was
now impossible. But he did not realize
this. He had been introduced to Sc
norita Inez by her father, and she had
received him graciousIy. Then came
TO the lawyer a temptation to put his
rival out of the way Those were
times when persons in Cuba were very
easily put out of the way. The captain
general was an autocrat whose order
would send any man TO prison or be-
fore firing squad
/ Furtado lodged information at the
/ palace that Jose Herrara was not only
reyolutionist, but that he was plot
ting to bring United States troops into
the island to expel the Spaniards. One
evening when Herrara was expected to
call on Senorita MADEIRA he did not ar
rive. On the way to her home he was
waylaid by order of the governor and
carried 70 prison. No one knew of his
arrest. Furtado had reported that If il
were known that he were captive II
would exasperate his friends. and they
were sufficiently numerous TO make
/ trouble So his arrest was kept secret
| Soon after this came the Spanish
American war and the landing of Unit
ed States troops in Cuba. Herrara lay
/ in prison till the war ended, then came
forth. not having been heard from nor
/ having communicated with any one
outside his Jail during the hostilities
He learned that Senorita MADEIRA. sup
posing him TO be dead. was in mourn
/ ing for him. He knew that some one
had procured his arrest and conffne-
ment, but did not know who that per
son was, Before making himself
known 10 any one he instituted in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-16

President Wilson, when he quoted
from the prophets, Ezekiel poached on
the colonel's preserves. That prophet
has been appropriated and copyrighted
by Mr.. Roosevelt, Like the battle of
San Juan, the Panama canal, the I'M
trodden forests and the cataracts Of
Brazil, the strenuous Hebrew prophet
Of old belongs to the colonel, The
president will please take notice and
not trespass on the colonels Old Tes-
lament preserves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-16

ters less than AZ to II cents per hour
They were getting IS cents So the
var, which has brought so many prob
lens. may solve the problem OF unem~
ployment /. in only temporary So
tuition, but IL affords an opportunity 70
look about for permanent cure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-16

the years the workingmen must go to
the mills with soldiers on their backs.
There is notion latent in the minds
of many men that militarism pro-
notes prosperity But the men who
think that never felt the burden. They
have not discovered that the prosperi-
tv does not trickIe down to the toiier
who is forced to bear the burden OF
the soldier. Ours is a great country
Our laborers are mighty men. Are
they so strong that they must needs
each one shoulder soldier Johns
town pa Democrat