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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29
THE SHIP OWNERS CONSPIRACY

+ (By United States Senator Robert NJ.
LaFolletteJ.
+ This country is being made the vic
tim of a vicious and menacEng con-
spiracy The shipping interest is put
+ ting fQgth every resource known TO
INSCRIPTIONS business to discredit the
/ seauen's law. Through 0bliging com
|mercial organizations, commerciaIized
. city daiIes. subservient magazines.
interested news agencies and other in
st1ameutalities that show a startling
/ Willingness TO serve special interest at
( the expense of the public interest. the
ship owners Of the United States and
those of other countries are seeking TO
! prevent the enforcement of this great
humane act passed by the last con
gress.
According to the terms of the sea
mems law it will become operative
/ Nov. 4 next, as far as it affects Ameri-
can vessels. The part of it dealing
with life saving appliances on foreign
vessels viii be put il effect March A.,
1915. The section Of the law dealing
with the freedom Of the seamen, their
right 10 quit foreign vessels, and with
the standard Of skill imposed by the
act on all seamen IS to become efec-
tive June 4, 1916.
Nothing in this measure viii work
any hardship upon an American vessel
as com pared with foreign vessels. The
purpose Of congress in passing this
Law was 10 equalize the cost Of opera
ton by setting free the Law OF supply
and demand in order to compel for
eign ship owners to come up TO the
American standard And congress
gave the ship owners eight whole
months in which to prepare for the
law.
How arc these ship owners employ
ing this time?
Take fer illustration the Pacific Mail
Steamship conpany-most often quot
ed in the inspired news dispatches and
business mems resolutions. The Pa
eifc Mail, according TO the claim Of
Mr.. Sehwerin. It's general manager.
is going out Of business" The propa-
gauda pr forth by the shipping inter
est asserts that II is ceasing business
b5eause C TIE handicaps imposed by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29
80 RLACK HAWK DRTVE.

The idea advanced at the meeting of
the Rock Island Rotary club this week
laying out a BLACK Hawk drive" to
circle Rock Island Moline and East
Moline is a most excellent one, the
project being. in fact, one Of the best
that has been brought TO the atJeu-
ton of the organization. Such a road
properly laid out and maintained be
sides having commercial value and
scenic attraCtiveuess, would serve to
bind the three cities in closer civic
bonds. The Rotary club, which early
took its stand for better highways, will
make no mistake iu giving the Black
Hawk drive its moral backing and in
using such educational and other
means as lie within its power I'm the
furtberance OF the project.
However, tn view Of obstacles which
are being placed in the way of the
city's main approaches tits feared that
contamination may not be as quickly
realized as the people would like
The Rotary club is marking The
routes to Rock Island, sDurred on by
the belief that visitors at no distant
day will find q well paved street when
they arrive at the end Of the north
bridge across Rock river. Without
this improvement being made the Ell
fort of the organization is virtually
wasted and there is no consolation in
the knowledge that the obstacles that
are being raised to prevent bringing
the efforts Of the club to fruitiou have
been inspired by Rock Island sources
which by all the rules Of patriotism OF
even self interest. ought TO be arrayed
Or the other side.
Had technical Instructions not been
raised, work on at least one of the main
streets should have been well alone
by this time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29
Infection Handed Round.

waiter the milkman and the mixer
the soda fountain clerk and the-bGt
no. the bartender handles no food-aIy
person whose business IS the distri-
button or serving Of food ought to ne
Immediately clean about his hands
even if he negIecta to shave on wear
a clean collar One big railroad din
ing service has already instituted q
system Of medical inspection with the
view to protecting patrons against this
immediate danger. Government or
state or city health departments ought
TO insist upon periodic medical inspec-
ton Of all handlers Of food, as pre-
caution even more important than the
sanitary inspection Of premises where
the food is marketed
Here is a thought we would leave
with you: Fly specks on the bill OF
fare are really not so bad as thumb
prints in the soup. for by the law of
chances the unclean waiter has it
over the unprincipled fly like a tent
when it comes to handing round in
lection,
Acl1 EUlGS anu hHrHHiRi4A'
Should one with chronic rheuma-
tism indulge in such things as lem
ons, tomatoes, grapefruit and the like
Are not such fruits full Of acid2
Reply-One should, whether he has
rheumatic or not. In the first place.
no joint disease IS caused by acid in
the blood: in the second place, all
fruit acids circulate as alkaline salts,
thus tending to increase the alkalinity
OF the blood.
Timed Foods and Ptomaine Poisoning,
Are timed foods the cause of
ptomaine poisoning
Reply-No ANY food contaminated
by certain bacteria might cause it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

To older persons it seems but a
short time since Indian fighting was
constant part OF the duties OF our reg
ular army. The last events which at
tracted unusual attention throughout
the country were the Custer massacre
and the ModOc war, during which Gen
eral Candy was subjected to the tradi-
tiOnal treachery of tho Indians and
murdered while in council with them.
To-day all that has passed the white
man has swept over the continent from
the Missouri 10 the Pacific as he had
swept from the Atlantic to the Mis-
SQUIRT
In one of those Indian wars Of later
days a little indian boy was captured.
and since there was no practicable
way to return him to his people, he
was taken to the headquarters of the
command ia Fort r. There he was
treated SO kindly that he grew to love
the white people.
Tommy, as the boy, was called, how
ever inherited the nature of his red
f0refathers. He loved to hunt to ride,
to live out in the open ar, and a time
came when he employed that talent for
strategem, for which the Indian has al
ways been distinguished.
This came about when the force at
the fort including the women and chill
dren. were in peril of their lives. The
Indians, who had been showing signs
Of rastiveness, suddenly broke away
from all restraint, and settlers came
running into The fort, saying that they
were burning and massacring the
whites. 1t was soon learned that they
were advancing to attack the fort, Ev-
erything was got in readiness TO re-
ceIve them. but when they came # was
in such numbers that it was evident
they could not long be resisted.
Fort r. was q two company post, and
at this time the enlisted men number
ed little more than a hundred men
The post was beseiged by some 1000
Indians, and if 0yerpowered it was
certain that every one in it would be
mas8acred- The commander. Major
MacRae, was chiefly concerned for
the women and children. 1t was terri
BILE to think Of his men being muir
dered. but they were soldiers, whose
business it was to die while the
women and children were n0nc0mbat-
ants and must be cut down without de-
Tense.
Major IaeBae knew that some thirty
miles to the south Of him were four
companies of cavalry. with light can
non suitable for Indian warfare. The
commander of this force, if news could
be carried to him. would come at once
TO the relief Of Fort r.. and the saw
ages would not likely be able to
stand against the combined cavalry
and infantry and especially the artil-
Iery. But the Indians had formed
circle about the fort, and no messen-
ger could get through their lines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29
FROM oBSTRUCTI0NIsT TO
KNOCKER.

Warped by prejudice and shriveled
by spite TO tire extent that it can see
no good in anything or anybody. but
still cIiugjng to the tactics of the OBJ
structt0uist. the organ of obstruction.
in the process OF deterioration has ad-
vauced into the stage OF knocher-just
rommon everyday knocker Just
row it is opposing and seeking to OBJ
struct the baseball spirit of Rock Is
land. which is striving. as it had been
for years to promote clean. reliable,
reputable baseball. Turning face about
from the laudabIe position it once
cid the organ Of obstruction would
DIV have the city lease the Island
Etty park TO an outsider and put
Tearney in the saddle in Rock Island
And thus prevent this city from en-
toying baseball Of its own choosing
'a~ another two years. u has no
ought OF what legitimate baseball
eans 10 the people Of Rock Island,
bat is actuaJed entirely by narrow,
haean spite against somebody else
Rock Island wants baseball That Is
roneeded. but Ii does not want It at
the tail end Of "a season aud as q
mere makeshigt TO fiji in. and under
conditions which viii 1eopardize its
wbcle future in the national game
II wants baseball. but not at the
bands of a man who has sought to
destroy the sport IN this city and 10
Bring diseredit generally upon the
citv's name.
1t wants baseball. but in a league
and With associations Of its own choos-
hrs
II wants baseball conducted. as II al
rays has been here, in a legitimate,
elean. spoTtsmauiike manner
Rock Island wants baseball, but it
gaats the municipal government and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

1.-THE sca1neu's Jaw. This is wholly and
maiic'ouSly false.
The conh o1Iing interest in the Pa
cifc b'aj1 is owned by the Southern Pa
citic Iailva az. Two years ago congress
passed q law forbidding railroad own
ed ships 10 pass through the Panama
canal. To continue in its highly pros
porous business, the Pacific Mail was
forced by that law to reorganize in
order to run its ships through the
canal and it wss back in February E..
1913, ar hearing before a congress
siOn&l Conpjitee hat was considering
the Panama canal act that Mr.
Schwerin predicted the action that his
company has now taken.
What has really happened is this:
the Pacific Mai is separating itself
froIa the Southern Pacific in order to
comply win the terms Of the Panama
canal sCt, It has obtained estimates
ami specifications from the Union Iron
works OF san Francisco TO change its
vessels from coal burners to oil burn
ers. II has further engaged some
Chinese scholars to teach part OF the
crews of the vessels American sea
phrases. By changing from coal to
oil burners the company will reduce
the cost of opcIat Of its boats. Not
only, according to Andrew Furuseth. is
il giving to the Pacific Mail cheaper
fuel, but instead Of carrying II5 Chinese
frenea in the hold they can with the
new apparatus operate the board with
rs white men in the hold. They paw
these Chinese 80 a month in gold The
white men viii receive $50. In other
words. to take a typical vessel. while
1t now costs $I,035 in wages for Chin
csc labor, under the new arrangement
the company would operate the boat
for 1890 in wages per month. And
there would be a further saving in
operation to the extent Of the differ
ence between the food consumed by the
IS white men and that now consumed
by the 115 Cinnamon. Furthermore, it
is now d very costly operation 10 take
on and store the coal and the coal costs
more per heat unit than does the oil.
Think this over. The company is
Continued on Page Ten.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

Its reputable citizens Who are inter
ested fl the game to seq 70 = that
nothing IS put over that Will discredir
she eitys name and deprive II Of SIS
future chances for the game conducted
along the .egItinates lines such as
always have characterized It here
Il wants baseball, BAT it is willing 20
wait Ills i gets the right kind
Msaun nile. the organ Of obstruction
should BE- taken out Of its cramped
and stuHy environments and placed
where the gentle and soothing rain
may fan upoa It's fevered brow and
bring Fl back to its senses. Then it
astlI feel better
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

THE Davenporter who refuses to
cross the river 10 Illinois after Jan
TO temporarily escape the home oasis
may ind some comfort in reading the
weather predictions when there is
promise Of d wet invasion, suggests
L. E. B.
QUINCYS Three-Eye team appar-
entity is headed in this direction also.
It is said to be planning transfer to
GaIesburg. There are two routes to
Rock Island. the Burlington and
Southern.
DR. Hurt practices at Hamilton.
Ohio.
YOUNG men struggling in the news
paper game should take heart. Jack
Foster, who formerly chased after the
elusive item On the streets OF Moline
mas become a banker. It is understood
Brother Foster will be court mar
tailed at the next meeting Of the Tri-
City Press club.
MARY Fun receives her mail at Car
lock, Ill
MOST newspaper readers have about
reached the conclusion that the re-
ports coming out Of the eastern war
zone are written on the River Bug.
HAITI manages to maintain its bat
ting average in the news columns even
if it is Obliged to resort to the Staying
of a president.
III asking more time the British are
merely proving that they are as slow
TO digest a diplomatic note as they are
TO see the point OF a joke.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29
Sidelights on the European War

Manchester, Euglaud-(C spoud-
fence OF The Associated Press. An in
|terestiGg feature OF the wartime de-
mand for coal is that it has brought
about the reopening of hundreds of
dereGct mines in the remote valleys
OF the Peunine Range, a long line of
#hflls that stretches from the vicinity
of Manchester straight north to the
Scottish border The entire region lies
above immense fields of coal. but diff,
dculdes of transportation and lack OF
capital have heretofore prevented any
+ extensive Development
+ AS the great coal districts of South
/ ern Lancashire and Yorkshire become
+ depleted, more attention must be paid
f so these upland deposits and the prob
+ lena OF reaching them with transporta-
ZION facilities must be met. AT present
There is no railway which reaches
wiJhin twenty miles Of the most Access
##ibIa fields
Wartime prices, however have turn
led attention to these old mines, and in
fla primitive way the owners and ten
#auts have begun feckiug out few
+ hundred tons here and there and mar
+ Eauug it at various points which can
be reached by horse transport. The
mines are worked ia old-time fashion
/ by a few Golfers each. There is little
attempt at timaering. and the levels
#are constructed to drain naturally The
seams are approximately a yard in
thickness and as they pass level into
1.-The moors are easily workable Some
Of the mines We're opened up many
generations ago and later abandoned;
! a few have been worked IN half-heart-
/ ed fashion until galleries a couple Of
miles long have been cut Old church
I records, old parchments and immortal
deeds are full OF illusions to these de
/ posts. The tenants of one manor
were bound to attend twice in each
year at certain pits with ponies and
panniera 10 carry fuel to the hall OF
castle. Ample refreshmeuU for man
and beast was provided by the lord or
the manor In other manors the ten
ants were bound TO give certain days
of labor to mining. In recognition Of
such services the tenants were uni
versaIIy permitted to make free use Of
Lbeir l0rdships CoaI-mine for their
own use or for sale provided a certain
small royalty was paid TO my lords
agents.
The cbeapness with which the coal
may be Ginea is indicated By the fact
that at one pit above Wensleysdale. for
example. it is sold at the pit mouth at
81 Q ton. but SO severe is the climb to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29
July 90 in American
History.

1794-ThOmas Corwin orator, states
man. secretary Of treasury under
Fillmore. born; died 1865.
1862 The Confederate cruiser AIab8-
ma slipped out Of the river Mersey-
England, under preteXt Of making
trial trip and set out on her ca
reer as a commerce destroyer.
l914-Russia called ont her army
France massed troops on the Ger
man frontier. British fleet sailed
under secret orders. Cape Cod ca
nal opened to commerce.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

According to Dun's report there is
An upward trend in commodity prices.
Most products are gaining in value
because OF the urgent foreign demands
while in some instances domestic con
umption is also broadening If the
crops already matured can be har-
vested and saved and the growing corn
IS favored by the weather from now
On "a great yield Of the soil win be
realized and great return viii be Sc
cured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29
Poisonous Fish.

Poisonous hsh are rare here. but
common in the tropics a Japanese
fish. fugu, has deadly poisonous roe.
Rec Of pike and meat Of surgeons are
poisonous when spawning The bile and
liver Of many fish are poisonous. But
most fish poison is due to decay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

mer camp TO train business and pro
fessional men for army officers soon
30 be established In New York, is anti
cipated If the purpose We're 10 per
feet students in the art OF handling a
gun. digging trenches ana carrying a
50-pouud load OF accouUements I'LL
ing the classes would be a different
sort of ar undertaking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

Wbere'eF 1 chance to meet her on
mountain, sea or shore.
The summer girl so winsome has low
ers by the score;
And day by day she queens it in sylvan
soliJudes
Surrounded by her little court OF fan
mel trousered dudes;
But when the leaves are falling and
frost is in the air.
She'll stand behind the counter and
sell the ready-wear.
Her toilets are enchanting and change
at morn and eve.
From skirts of snowy Wilderness to bas-
ques without q sIeevef
She plays at golf and tennis and gam
bols ia between;
But when the fun is ended and sum
mer days are Ger,
Therell be no time for dreaming in
her department store.
The hammock is seductive when she
reelines within.
(Ah. me, these foolish fancies my
hair is getting thins@
And what q world of beauty is seen
within her eyes.
Rejecting through their lashes the
blue Of morning skies;
But wizard fancy winds nae around a
golden curl
That's why / write q jingle unto the
summer girl
ROBERT REEDALE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

He was my friend. He understood
All the Fagaries- of my mood,
Say 7 was joyous. he was gay;
II sad, he felt the self-sama way.
He held, with trusty common sense.
All that told, in confidence.
He died And now ] look around.
But such a friend is seldom found.
miss his kindly presence yet
"A dog like that is hard to get.
EgT-ra
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

Refusal Of the banks to finance q
half million loan for the so-caiaed
text book trust Is another straw inal-
eating that there may not be so much
easy money i'm the trust business, after
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

II the Three-Eye league did not need
Rock Island much more than Rock
Island needs the Three Eye. does any
body suppose that Tearney would send
sn emisaary down here to try TO
break Ia through the back door,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

once more the peach crop IS com
ing through trlumphautlT ia spite q
The many depressing rum5rs Of rulna-
ton which cast millions into des-
p1ndeucy last winter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

Il is charged that prices Of collins
have been Bited in Chicago to two or
three times what they we're before the
Eastlaud horror UndeFtakers, like
those in other business, are moved
less bE sentiment it seems than by the
law OF supply and demand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

writer IL the Satevep0st.
SUGGESTION was made yesterday
to place smallpox patient discovered
in county court in d tent on court
house square for the night. IF you
do said Sheriff Richmond, "it viii!
mean another Injunction
IT is said Vernon Castle is to Join
the British aviation corps. If he sur
wives and returns to the dancing pro
fession he Is likely 10 receive a frost
in d number of American cities.
AMERICAN Truth Society proposes
that every citizen carry $50 gold
piece as a protest against the shipping
Of munitions TO the war zone. We're
agreed Send on the $40.
MORE woe for hay fever victims.
Lodz is pronounced Woodsh.
CALIFORNIA photographer suing
for divorce charges that former Cover
nor Yates kissed his wife. Mr.. Yates
is demanding the proofs.
THE Russians Are Advancing on
Mush.' Pretty soft
CAPTAIN OF the Leelanaw declares
treatment Of him and his crew by the
German submarine commander was all
that could be hoped for This infor-
nation came through Great Britain.
Must have been a slip by the censor.
J II. c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

Seventh Day Adventists, in camp in
Texas, expect the second coming OF
Christ" and the 'marshalling of the
heavenly armies in the skies" as soon
as the allies capture CoustauUunople.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

Honors in Auti-Bace Suicide War.
Twin babies were born to Dir. and
Mrs. J L. Marks Of Lake Park. A
number of their friends had an artis-
ticaIly decorated iron cross made and
presented to them. Emmetsburg.
Iowa, News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

London.-Two Young soldiers at
Galway have been sentenced To Te7T
Imprisonment each for killing man
whom they took 10 be German spy
The evidence showed that the soldiers
arrested the man while he was lH
train, took him to d lonely railroad sja-
tion. and beat him So severely that Ae
died. The man proved TO De a former
British soldier Of long service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29
Loose Liver.

John Loos has been arrested in a
nearby city on a charge Of disorderly
conduct
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

Berlin Correspondence of The As
ISOLATED Press. notwithstanding the
prescriptions OF war the staff Of the
Potsdam Observatory has been able to
issue its annual report on the as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

When Love Gets in the Liquid.
Their eyes swan together. says
writer il the Satevepost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

London Correspondence OF The
Associated Press) -0ue of the new
branches of Kttchenera army iu train
ing now in a camp south OF London. rs
an Irish army. commanded by ON irish
general This is the first time in Brit
ish history that such @ force has been
assembled. There have always been
Irish troops in the British army and
sometimes they have even been iu the
majority but hitherto the largest
purely irish unit has been che Faef-
ment. This is the first time that am
entire division Of irish troops has been
made up
The Irish Division" as II is tech
nicauy known, received its first traiu-
ing on the soil of its native isle. and
has only recently been brought to Eng
land. Soon after its arrival If was iu-
speeted by the king and Lord Kesch-
ener, and the latter set his seal OF APP
proyaI by declaring it cone OF the fine
est divisions i'm the new army
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

Economical phenomenon known as the
variation OF latitude This was first
discovered in 1888 by the director OF
the Berlin Observatory who could only
account for certain discordant meas
uremeuts of star places 10y assuming
that the latitude of Berlin had changed
Since then il has been shown that
the axis of the earth is not immovabla.
but has kind of wobbly motion In
rough circle, which causes the latitude
of every place on the surface alter
nately to increase and decrease. The
past years observations were made iu
Russia, Japan, italy and other com
tries and forwarded To Potsdam for
comparison ana collation.. The study
Of all the data thus gathered enabled
the POtsdam scientists to announce
that the North Pole is at present now
ing outwards. the radius OF the circle
it is describing being about twenty
feet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

Continued on Page Ten.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

THE Russians Are Advancing on
Mush." Pretty soft.