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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16
HUMAN LIFE vs.. THE DOL
LAR

An important precedent in personal
injury damage suits mas been estab-
lished by the recent decision OF
Justice Kalisch of the New Jersey
supreme court, which. # would seem.
is destined 10 play q very large part i'm
the settlement of such legal issues i'm
future
Several years ago John MeNaUy
was injured by the Hudson and Man
haitian railroad in such a fashion that
he was permanently disabled, Nc
NalIy brought suit for damages against
the railroad company. which sent it's
physician 10 see him.
The company's physician, after ex-
aiming the patient declared that au
operation would at least greatly re.
ieve his disability. perhaps remove
it entirely and restore him to com
plete health, and the railroad COM
pany offered to pay for the operation
in its entirety.
McNally, whether on advice of coun-
sci or from an actual fear Of death.
refused to allow the operation and
pressed his suit in court. The rail
road company lost i'm the district
court and appealed the case to the
New Jersey supreme court. ON the
ground that it had done all it could
to relieve his condition by offering t0
pay the cost OF the operation. 8Tc-
Naliy held that. while the operation
might have cured him. it might also
have caused his death and he had the
right to refuse for that reason
Justice Kalisch. In reviewing the
case, upheld NcNallys contention
maintaining that no human being is
required to assume she risk Of death
TO minimize the pecuniary obligation
of another and that the damages To
which McNalIy is entitled must. there
fore, be based upon his condition now.
not what f. might have been as the ra-
suit OF a surgical operation, which
might have brought either entire re-
covery OF. death.
Justice Kahsch's opinion that the
dollar runs second in Importance is
something Of an innovation in tde
higher courts. especially III corporation
ridden New Jersey, but II is one that
viii be received with acclaim by the
majority OF people throughout the
United States. comments the Dubuque
Telegraph-Herald Aside from the
immediate economic bearing it wil
have. in similar relations between in
iured individuals ana defendant cor
porauons in all parts of the United
States. the ruling of this New Jersey
justice betokens something more I'M
portant even than this 1t is one of
hose sJraws which indicate the diree-
lion i'm which the wind Of public oBsa-
on and sentiment has turned and Der
as hope is the forerunner Of more
equitable compensation laws. OF Which
me workmen's laws. adopted by So
many states. are an excellent begin +
ling
Justice Kalish's decision is in
marked contrast TO that OF another
EASTERN judge who placed The economic
-alue Of a child's life at eight dollars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS

NEW York woman was SO sure that
the police made a mistake in arresting
her On charge Of executing an i'm
moral dance that she offered to per
form for the Judge before whom she
was hailed. She had barely got in
motion before the court halted her He
sentenced her to six months TO give
her an opportunity 10 get the wiggles
out Of her system
YOUNG woman in the east has Just
died from excessive bathing. This case
will tend to strengthen the position
of those who balk at the weekly
plunge.
THESE are great nights for our
corn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16
AUG. 16 In History.

1S25-Cbaries Cotesworth Pinckney,
American soldier and statesman,
author OF the immortal phrase,
Millions for defense, but not one
cent Tor tribute, died; born TAG.
lS64-Sheridan famous retreat down
the Shenandoah valley. driving the
live stock Of the natives before
him and burning their grain stacks
for twenty-five miles
I914-Japan demanded that Germany
evacuate Kiauchau, China Aus
trian bauIeships Zrinyi aud three
Austrian lronclads sunk in the
AdrIatie sen by French warshipz.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

ming at large with merely enough men
tai and physical force TO get along.
All this is to be changed through a
human herd book in which the name
OF the healthy ones are TO be enrolled
and from among which members of
this aristocracy may choose mates for
life. or partners for breeding pur-
poses might be a better phrasiHg Of
his doctrine. for that is about what it
amounts TO- But we have a distinct
idea that men and women will con
tinue TO proceed along the old lines
and that they will live together be-
cause they like or even love each 9th
er rather than because q doctors ex-
animation shows them fit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

Paris.-t Correspondence of The AS
socfated Press)-For the fourth time
since the beginning Of the war the
hopes of Partisan landlords have been
deferred by the extension Of the perioI
Tor the payment Of obligations. TIE
average tenant finds it easier to OBJ
serve the moratorium than to pay. The
taz-coIlector knows no moratorium,
however, and the corner grocer and the
butcher are doing business on strict
ly cash bassi, so the man whose Paris
ian estate brings him in only what no
requires 10 live on is worse of than
the man Who has no property at an.
The latter may apply TO some of the
relief organizations; the owner Of an
apartment house, however, would pc
turned away.
Ou1 Of "a total Of 60.044 apartment
houses in Paris, according TO the cen
s1s Of 1911. 6S,123 brought in a total
revenue Of less than $2,40o yearly.
while 1886 produced a net income Of
less than $1,000 q year. Nearly every
one of The buildings bringing an income
OF $2.400 or less are inhabited by fami-
lies that pay less than 500 a year
rent each and consequently are able
10 occupy their apartments so long as
the moratorium continues without pay
ing a cent to the proprietor. The ac-
emulation of years rentals, amount
ing in the aggregate TO at least fifty
Il a.
question that the government has
found it necessary to take into constd-
GRAFTON.
While the moratorium decree allows
landlords to pursue the collection Of
rents in case the tenant is able 10
pay. the burden Of proof is upon them
and is SO difficult that almost wher-
ever it is tried the result is only an
accumulation Of costs on top Of the
rent
No one pays rent willingly. even if
they are able TO do so. for the reason
that most of the modestly situated ten
ants expect a compromise. imposed by
law, in the end, as was done after the
war of 1901.
My neiehbor doesn't pay" they say,
because he wants to get the benefit
of any reduction that may be made in
the end; if I pay and a compromise isl
effected after the war, the landlord Ger
tainIy won't return me any money"
Il is proposed that the city and the
state each assume a share of this &C
cumulared burden. while requiring the
landlords to make concessions on their
part, excepting in the case of the ten
ants who are well able to paw Some
landlords anticipating such interyea-
ton. have either reduced or RENTED
entirely the rentals Of some Of their
tenants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16


To the EditoT-In regard to the case
so fully reported in the papers of
Hoppe versus Grunde there are some
things I want to make clear. In the
first place I was not planning to run
away with Mrs. Hoppe, as stated. She
asked me 10 buy her a ticket to a NOV
ing picture show saying she had no
money. was not running away from
Hoppe, either, but only to avoid arrest
The black eve on which the reporters
commented was not received from The
hands Of Hoppe, but from an Incident
while splitting wood. Hoppe and his
friends attacked me in the back at the
theatre, and some of them were hold
ing me while Hoppe did all the dam
age he managed to do.
r. GRUNDE.
EXCHANGE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

Says the indianapolis News There
never, of course, was any reason to be
leye that the administration would al
low itself to be stampeded by the eX-
tremists who would have this country
arm as the European nations have
done. The middle course is often
though by no means always the wise
one. II certainly is in this business Of
national defense. The president has
no thought of q standing army of a
half million men. nor does he propose
10 spend a billion dollars on the navy
within the next two years, AS be
tween those who seek to convert this
land into an armed camp. and those
who would leave it utterly defense
less President Wilson viii choose
neither"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

\ man who bought an acre of land
a year ago with a frontage of $50 feet
on Twelfth street last week refused
an offer of so per cent more than ne
paid fer it, made by a party who
would not have desired to purchase
had he not believed he would have
the privilege of paying a $500 paving
assessment. But the owner says he
will not sell unless he can double his
money Those poor, down-trodden
property holders on the south side
certainly are in hard lines
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

While baseball is having a bad year
of it the chautauqua seems to be com
ing through with flying colors. It is
possible that the great national pas
time is to be outdistanced by such a
rival as this?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

Correction.-TheT Truth stated that a
horse owned and driven by Mr Jeff
Sample fell dead on the streets. 8Ir.
Sample e0rrects the statement that the
horse was not his, though it fell IT
arose again and he was driving it daily.
Cairo. lIIlg Baptist Truth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

z. D. Fisher, president of the South
side Improvement association, need
not give himself any concern about the
nasty. insulting slurs of the organ of
obstruction His reputation in the
community will weigh beside that of
the organ Of obstruction and those
who control it. Furthermore, Mr.,
Fisher has shown he is quite able to
take care of himself in any argument
with the aforesaid organ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

If what the organ Of obstruction
confesses about itself is true it is very
doubtful if the sheet should go into
Circulation without being fumigated
and sterilized. If not inspected by the
board of health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

Doubtless tho state supreme court
will feel gratided. not to say fatteredi
10 have its decision on annexation SO
carefully drawn up IN advance for il
BY the organ OF obstruction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

BY their majority rolled up il the
school bond election Saturday the Deo-
pie of Milan showed that they are not
averse to spending money in a good
GAUGE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

For that ingrowtng crouch that is
distracting the readers Of the organ
OF obstruction a prescription c0mpos-
ed OF equal parts of asafoetida, CalO-
mel and pepsiu might help some.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

3NdHp6A by B8ghEo BAEBa
On account of the Press and several
other weekly papers, Friday is always
the heavy mail day at the local post
Office for the rural carriers. But last
Friday their burdens were bigger than
usual. ALI on account of over 500
pounds of price lists from one Chicago
cat house Indeed, Carrier Crabs
was compelled to make two trips over
his route that day because his five
passenger Ford wasn't large enough to
hold all the stuff at once Reynolds
Press,
IT has been suggested that Billy
Sunday, having lost his trainer, Jack
Cardiff, who has jumped his contract,
ask waivers on john L. Sullivan.
ELIHU Root is daily gaining such
strength from unexpected sources that
he may yet be made the republican
candidate for the presidency. For IN
stance, the moosers are appealing to
him for help despite that he sat at
the throttle during the 1912 steam roll
Ter convention. and one of the religious
denominations is flooding the country
with literature discouraging any at
tempt 70 nominate him, citing as the
chief objection TO him that once the
fumes OF liquor were discovered on his
breath
Pa Pankhurst doubtless was i'm
pressed by the fact that the girl he
has taken into his home TO become
heir TO his 500 acre farm after his
death spelled her name Nav Smith.
She would have broken her pick with
pa If she had written it Mayre.
JUST Wright is justice of the peace
in Assumption, II.
J. c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

# Chicago already is q moral city,
.as Billy Sunday claims it ts, the evan
gelist doubtless VIII give it polish
which VIII put Spotless Town TO
ehaY7ap
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16
Rock fsland-From River TO
River

Even in its most reckless flights lhe
organ Of obstruction has not yet made
the assertion thai the village Of Sears
ought not to have been annexed,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

Tell Us not Ia mournful numbers
life is but q dreary dream, when we
have a joke sheet like the organ Of
obstruction in the community.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

Carry the news to Billy Lorimer.
It's another case Of down and cut and
kindred feelings make people Won
arous KIND
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

The Quincy Herald proposes a fund
for a monument TO mark the resting
spot Of BostoCk. who 100 years ago
discovered hay fever. Subscriptions
are little slow in coming in, but then
this has been a poor year for hay fever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

Paris Correspondence Of The
Associated Press. The Souvenir De
pository" Is the name given to dark
gray building in the rue de fUniver-
site, where nearest relatives come by
appointment 10 claim the estates Of
soldiers killed in battle. The estate Of
the soldiers as it comes from the hands
Of his regiment. his comrades, a sur
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

Canadian moving picture houses
have suffered much less from the war
than the vaudeville and regular play
houses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

Many people are either rich or happy,
but few are both
The way Of the transgressor often
leads to another's pocket.
Always laugh at the boss jokes
unless you are going TO quit
An eloquent prayer doesn't get any
higher than the other kind.
Honesty is also a good thing in con-
neca0u with an insurance policy.
Men who are not used TO society are
apt to get "balled up" in a ballroom
Every man may have his price, but
sooner or later the majority land on
the bargain counter
And if a woman had any other eX-
cuse for doing a thing than because
she probably wouldn't do it.
For at least "a hours after marriage
the average woman thinks her hus-
band is the smartest man on earth
Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16
The Deceptive Reflex.

taking cough medicine for 'bron-
anial trouble" which in reality is moth
ing but a p0Iyp. a thickened urbinate
body til the nose or a diseased tonsll
The human stomach Is habitually
dosed with worthless dyspepsia
remedies in the futile endeavor 10
relieve pain or gas" or distress act
uallv due 20 chronic gallstones,
chronic appendicitis, heart disease,
kidney disease. Potts disease of the
spine, locomotor ataxia. pleurisyr
tuberculosis or goodness only knows
what
A symptom. Tor big array Of
symptoms. without the Indispensable
physical examination of the patient
can lead a doctor to but one conclu-
siOn-a good guess.
Take backache Outside Of stone in
the kidney. abscess Of the kidney and
certain tumors. kidney trouble is
never a cause of backache. Yet just
think OF the gallons OF alleged kidney
cure" poured down The Threats Of
those who diagnose their complaints
by the almanac.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Temperature.
Please give the temperature of a
person in normal health, with slight
fever. with nigh fever. How long
should the Thermometer be held in the
mouth? What is the normal pulse
rate per minute2
Answer-1) From SIS F. to 99.8
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS,
The Temperature.
Birth Stone.

Does it bring good luck if a person
wears her birthst0ne2
Answer-Tes, if she also lives a
hyEieniC life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

IT has been suggested that Billy
Sunday having lost his trainer, Jack
Cardiff, who has jumped his contract,
ask waivers on John L. Sullivan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16

Monday, Aagust is, 1915.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-02-04
A New System

Decatur. H., w. 0. Kizer OF
Decatur believes he has found an
effective method of making hens lay
in the winter time. At least his
experiment brought results in his
flock of a dozen hens. Kiser placed
a Christmas tree in his henhouse and
to his surprise the next day found a
nest under the tree and five eggs in
it. On Friday he found four more,
and he is firm believer in Christmas
trees for poultry as well as persons.
He is at loss to understand just
why the tree had the desired effect,
but some of his neighbors have said
that possibly the turpentine in the
tree evaporating the air and breathed
by the chickens was the cause. l
still have two more Christmas trees
said Kiser, and when one dries up l
put another in the henhouse. |
think have discovered something
or, at least, my experiment has
proven worth while.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-02-04
Learn to Laugh

A good laugh is better than
medicine. Learn how to tell a story.
A good story is as welcome as a
sunbeam in a sick room Learn to
keep your own troubles to yourself.
The world is too busy to care tor
your ills or your sorrows. Learn to
stop croaking. If you can not see
any good in this world, keep the bad
to yourself. Learn to hide your
aches and pains under pleasant
smile. No one cares to hear whether
you have the earache, headache or
rheumatism. Learn to meet your
friends with a smile. The good
humored man or woman is always
welcome, but the dyspeptic or
hypochondriac is not wanted any
where and is nuisance as well.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-02-04
t'keep a Working"

You and / and all of US occasional
ly tire of our work. The man who
collects fares on the end of street
car. the riveter on sky skraper, the
brick-layer, the hod-carrier, or the
head of great manufacturing enter
prise, the farmer, the stenographer
and the bookkeeper and the clerk
who waits on you in the country
store, all have their moments when
they would like to cut the whole
business and take one long, lingering
loaf.
But work is really the best thing
for us. Without the satisfaction and
occasional emolument of work, life
would be dreary and we should
quickly rust out.
How often we hear of a man who
retires from business only to step to
the grave. All his life he has looked
forward to a rest. He at last ac-
quires a competency. He proceeds
to enjoy it, but the pleasure he
anticipated is missing. He is not an
habitual loafer or vacationist. He
loses his vigor, his eyes are no
longer bright, his interest in affairs
Iapses, presently he becomes ill and
unless he can obtain something to
take the interest in life that he has
lost, he dies.
Keep a working was the rule
given by Mrs. Henrietta Oldenburg.
who died recently in Chicago at the
age of los years. All her life this
estimable woman worked, and it did
not hurt her. She attributed her
longevity to the fact that she always
had worked. She always was hard
worker and up to a week before her
death she had assisted in the care OF
her great-grandchildren.
What record for some of us who
get tired of working at 80 or 40 or so.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-02-04
Look out for Grafters

Reports coming from all parts OF
country indicate that a horde of
grafters are working their way west
to the California expositions. These
grafters avoid the larger cities, as a
general rule and confne their opera
lions to the smaller communities. A
favorite method of getting money to
help them on their way is to repre-
sent themselves as collectors for
some religious, temperance, charity
or educational movement and some
of them this year, pretend to be
working for the suffrage cause. In
one town in Nebraska last week SO
many of these charity and temperance
"moochers' had worked the citizens
that Salvation Army lassie bona
fide collector for the organization
had hard shedding to collect enough
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-02-04
DON'T WAIT
Take Advantage of a Washburn 8
Citizens Experience.

Take Advantage of Washburn s
Citizens Experience.
When the back begins to ache,
Don't wait until the backache
becomes chronic;
Till kidney troubles develop;
Till urinary troubles destroy
nights rest.
Profit by a Washburn citizen 8
experience.
A. TRIAL, Sixth Ave. & Pine ST.,
ashburn, Wis, says: II was laid
up for several days with a lame
back and l couldn't work. The
doctor said I had lumbago. |
couldn't turn over in bed without
great distress and / had to take hold
of something for support. | think
the complaint was brought on by
hard work and taking cold, which
affected my kidneys. The kidney
secretions were highly colored and
filed with sediment. / used Doan s
kidney pills and have had no kidney
trouble SINCE.
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don t
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney PiIls-the same
that Mr.. Thrall had. Foster Mil
burn Co.. Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-02-04

| PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Hiah Blood Pressure.

Sufferers from high blood
pressure must lead quiet life.
free from excitement and strain.
The diet must be kept free from
stimulating foods and drinks.
One must give up eating red
meats, drinking coffee and alco-
holic beverages. A moderate diet
Of green vegetables, fruits, &C.
reals, nuts, eggs and bacon SPAR
ingly), bread. milk, butter and
fruits will be all the food needed
If the pressure is high and there
is true arteriosclerosis. If the
blood pressure is high from other
causes the above diet is not suf-
ficient. except as an occasional
treatment, two or three times a
year. Baths must be taken to
make the skin act exciting per-
spiration and relieving high
blood pressure) every day. A hot
bath at bedtime and a hot lem
Onade after one is in bed will ex-
cite free perspiration. Moder-
ate daily exercise. fresh air and
sunshine will relieve all cases of
high blood pressure. A patients
life should be regulated by the
physician having him under OBJ
servation. Seemingly the favor
able cases improve and live COM
fortably for many years under
careful trea tment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-02-04

to pay her fare out of town. Most
of the frauds carried credentials,
which, upon investigation, proved to
be not worth the paper they were
written on. The editor of the local
paper, after exposing the game,
warns his readers thus: Beware of
the religious "moocher" or CRATER,
as he or she is the most despicable
hypocrite on earth. If you have a
desire to give to charity or the
church you can find plenty of
opportunities right here at home.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-02-04
DIRECTORY
City Officers.

Mayor E. Brya
Clerk L. N ClauSen
Treasurer Nels Lee
Assessor ]. N. Kinney
Chief of Police Gideon Chauvin
Health Ofacer p. H. Frey
Aldermen-Henry Johnson, Frank Skuhras
H. H. Peavey, E. A. White, A. Holgren,
Andrew Faulk, Chas. p. Lysager. Andrew
Peterson, Ole Thoreson. r. A. Herring.
Kurschner, VIM. Felix.
Standing Committees
Judiciary Rules and Ordinance-Peavey.
johnson and Herring
Finance and Claims-Lysager, Holgren
and Thoreson.
Fire and Water-Johnson. Herring and
Skuhra.
Streets and Rridges-Lysager. Herring
and Felix.
Sanitary Affairs and STRENGTHENING.
Faux and Holgren.
Poor Committee-Peterson. Felix and
Holgren.
Public Property and Public Grounds
Peavey. Skuhra and Peterson.
Stationery and Printing-W Kursch
ner and Faulk.
Lights-Thoreson, Peavey and White.