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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-29
The Daily Story
The Joys of q Riot BY M. Quad.

The cop and had been driven into
a doorway by a shower when he said
II am goin' home in about an hour
now, and Ill be one thankful man.
said home, but it was a misnomer
What sort of home has "A patrolman
got? Well, it's place where you go 10
when you can't go anywhere else. Your
/ wife and children are almost strang-
ers to you"
II thought 1t was pretty good
job" l replied. There's pretty good
salary and your pension when you
have reached certain age"
Pretty good job" he exclaimed in
contempt "Why. man, a longshore-
man or a ditch digger is not as tired
when his hours of labor have passed
and he Is not bunged up at the end
of a year. It's walk, walk, walk until
there is no more feeling in your feet.
It's watch, watch, watch until your
eyes need spectacles. It's worry and
trouble every hour you're on duty"
But 1 have seen a patrolman smile
and laugh" 1 protested.
so have I, and l smile and laugh
myself, but the occasions have been
few and far between. / have come
into the station house when relieved
u
could have pushed me over with his
fingers. I have piled into bed and shut
my eyes and just got dream running
through my head when the call came
1t was call for us to turn out and be
mighty prompt about it. There was
riot going on half a mile away. The
walters in a certain restaurant were
on a strike and they were smashing
things up in a beautiful manner A
crowd Of outsiders was collected and
encouraging them and taking part in
the smashing. Then, my son, is when
you have seen the patrolman smile
and laugh. His chance was coming to
get even. We smiled and laughed as
we tumbled into the wagon and all
WEAKNESS and all desire for sleep van
ished away.
Il said our chance had come to get
even. The strikers had made it hard
for us, but we want a show at some
thing or somebody to pay off old
scores. When you can't strike a man
who has buffeted and Inundated you
you turn and kick his dog or somebody
else's dog to get even. The horses go
away at gallop.
I'VE jump out and form in line, and
the crowd laughs and boots at us. We
get the word to advance in line, and
we select the biggest men and those
who are hooting the loudest. The
riotors give way for a moment and
then hold their ground. Every man of
them is armed with a brickbat, cob
blestone or stick. and they are just as
anxious for a fight as we are We do
not seek to kill, but they are ready
TO take life
Crash! And we are into them.
We strike for their heads, their arms,
their hands, their knees and any other
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-29
TO HEAR FARMERS.

Hearings of great importance to far.
mers, farm organizations and cities
throughout the country are to be con-
Quoted by the newly appointed fed.
eral farm board. One for the state of
Illinois will be held In the federal
building at Springfield, Sept. 81
1915. This hearing is to secure fnfor-
nation 10 guide the board in determin-
ing the boundaries OF the IL board
federal land bank districts into which
the United States is TO be divided for
the administration of the new rural
credits law, known as the federal farm
loan act
The members OF the federal farm
loan board who will conduct the hear
ings are Hon. William G.. McAdoo
secretary OF the treasury; George w.
Norris, farm loan commissioner; Her
bert Quick. Captain w. s. A. Smith and
{. E. Lobdell.
The board has requested farmers
farm organizations and others inter
ested 10 furnish at each of these hear
ings facts concerning the need of
cheaper farm loans, and it has asked
interested cities 10 present claims for
the location of one of these land banks
This VIII be the only hearing in the
state of Illinois.
The new federal farm loan act will
do Tor the farmer what the federal re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-29
REAL FACTS SLIP BY.

The four brotherhood heads is
sued statement replying to Pres
fdent Rea of the Pennsylvania,
who last night made an announce
ment that rather than give up ar
bitration the roads preferred to
face a strike. The statement
charged the Pennsylvania with in
consistency. in that two years ago
II fought the efforts of it's shop
men to organize and arbitrate 1t
also declared that as the controll-
ing interest in five smaller roads
1t has refused them representa-
ton OF the managers conference
committee and that IL arbitration
were agreed upon it would not ap
ply to these roads.
This significant phase of the situa-
ton filtered through the censorship in
the flood OF Information that came ou-
from Washington yesterday, bearing
on the impending countrywide rail
road strike. In the light of the holier
than thou attitude in which the rail
roads have been studiously placed by
the metropolitan press, and the news
agencies they control 1t is refreshin &
to have bit of real fact waited out on
the morning air once in a while-be-
fore the sentinelS get on the job.
The end and aim of those controlling
the avenues of news has been to show
that the railroad managers and presi-
dents were taking the high ground of
standing for principle, and from
their lofty eminence were proclaiming
to the world give us arbitration or
give us death" And from every cor
ner of the country the labor-loving
manufacturers associations have been
telegraphing the railroads don't sur
render the principle of arbitration"
AS a sidelight on this remarkable
exhibition, it is really delightful once
in while, to get a glimpse of the
workers side of the case. and a dis
closure of the hypocrisy that is being
practiced to misrepresent them. The
workers have always stood for arbitra-
ton. 1t is the basic principle of or
ganized labor. and it is the one con-
tention that the corporations, up 20
the present moment, have met with the
rejoinder there is nothing to arbi-
trate"
The workers in the present case are
striving for a principle on which there
is no ground to arbitrate-humanity
the eight-hour day. This conceded,
they will arbitrate all else. The rail-
roads refuse to consider the humane
SicLleutS VI tuS case uuIeSS the WHOt6
situation is submitted to arbitration
President Wilson having recognized
the justice of the eight-hOur day, has
held that this much the railroads
should yield, and they were in a fair
way to DO il until the manufacturers
associations got busy, and with the aid
of their ally, the republican national
committee, which would sooner face
the calamity of a strike than to see
Wilson get the credit for anything at
this time, succeeded in influencing the
railroads to stay away from any settle
ment, save complete vindication of the
position taken by the railroads.
If a strike comes, as now seems
likely the public will know where to
put the blame
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-29

part which Will take the fight IN.
them. They grapple with us. tn
seize us by the arms. the Iaga -
try 10 grasp our nightsilcks 60
times there Is only one Opposing 49,
sometimes there are five or slx cItsr.ts'
ing over you liqe a pack of uoirs,
Even II you were a coward vou -.
not get away. You have got n s,sa',
up and face it and take your meSs
cine.
There is n Joy IN n. my son roo-.
/ Joy than soldier feels In hattie m.
! best man is going 10 win IN that -
| You are hit with brickbats a do1s.
! times a minute, but you don't feel 49,
hurts until afterward. You are krocr
ed down by some missile striking -.
in the face, but you don't stop 10 v,,r-
away the blood you keep facing -
From your prone position YOU sfr,ts
out with your club at the Knees ar
shins around you, and many a MAJ
will limp for the next month.
up comes more wagons and p,ov.
men from other stations, and We he,4-
to drive that crowd. Some run awsv.
some seek refuge in dOorWays; soma
mount to the roofs and from ibo,s
vantage points continue % hurl briek.
bats down upon US. The row AR,
half an hour At the end on that Tins
some rioter raises a call, aud the stres,
is cleared in a minute-no. not clesr
ed. There are 50 men down and 4,
need OF a surgeons care. They are
the wounded Of the battle. Every ona
has shed his blood for what he deems
is the principle OF the thing. II Won
could see those so laid out side by
side, with three or four surgeons rem
dering first aid, you would be shock.
ed.
And how about us? Some have N
be carried to the wagon and bundled
in most any way. and those who have
escaped the lightest have a bad linn
at least. There is hardly a uniform
that is not ripped and torn and latter.
ed. The men have bruised faces
bleeding hands and bruised bodies
Every one OF us needs the surgeons
care as soon as we reach the station
There is no Boosting about what this
man or that man has done, but there Is
victory in the eyes 70 every one. We
have paid off old scores We have Fot
even for so humiliations. We get
leave of absence for three days, and
then we are TO be back and as good "A
new. / tell you, my son. curious as II
may seem to you and others, that the
greatest Joy in a patrolman's life is 70
be one in a riot like that"
There was a silence OF two or three
and the shower passed away.
and the cop added:
We'll, l must he tramping the old
beat again or the roundsman will
sneak up on me. oh. there are a few
joys in a patrolman's life, and one Of
them is when he has to fight for his
life and when he knows he is putting
up a scrap which the bravest man on
the force could feel proud Of"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-29
HORSE SENSE.

/ Be kind to the horse Don't berata
him because he does something which
should not have been done Perhaps
he had the right motive, but in his
dumb way was unable to express il
/ Perhaps he wanted to help you, DOS
sibly he meant no evil, though out
wardly he seemed perverse and stub
born. Give him credit for at least
trying to be good, for there are few
horses which are naturally bad, saws
the Indiana Farmer.
Many persons take IL for granted
that when a horse does wrong he in
tended TO do so, and they therefore
punish him for it. Now this action
only aggravates the matter, and If con-
tinued will result in an incorrigible
animal, made so solely from mistreat-
ment by his master. This and this
only explains why some horses are
bad.
The best policy is to be kind to the
horse. Remember that he is an
animal. Don't expect as much under
standing from him as you expect of
men. Remember that of all the ami
mails which aid man, the horse IS the
NOSE useful. Give him credit for that.
Don't think him mean, for unless made
so by man, he seldom is. Don't punish
him for every wrong he does, for pos
sibly they are not so intended Try 10
put yourself IN his place, and don't
forget that he is a slave
Be kind TO him, and see for yourself
II your work does not proceed more
smoothly than ever before. Follow the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-29
tChicagO HeraId)


Now that Mr.. Hughes has been nomi-
mated and his campaign is in full swing
a retrospective glance at the part Mr..
hitchcock played in bringing this to
pass should prove interesting and il
Illuminating, particularly to those who
DO Tot believe there is such a thing
as altruism in politics.
over year before Mr.. Hughes nom
1nauon-1n fact, when his prospects
were in highly nebulous state-Mr.
hitchcock spent his time and also his
money making q thorough examination
or the situation. From the informa.-
ton thus gathered he concluded that
MT. Hughes was the most available
man for the republicans to nominate.
Having reached this conclusion. he
proceeded to ct@on it in divers WAYS
which, as the general results amply
attest, were not without effect.
He did all this without any consul
tatIon whatever with Mr.. Hughes
Strange as it may seem TO most peo-
pie that a man should go forth of his
own accord on such a mission of help
ing the political fortunes of another
without suggestion, aid or encourage
ment from the man in question, it is a
TACT that Mr.. Hitchcock did it, The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-29
A CASE OF REAL ALTRUISM

/ Herald can state on unimpeachabIe au-
thorlty that during this period Mr..
hitchcock did not communicate with
Mr. Hughes by word of mouth, letter,
telegraph, telephone or intermediary
and that Mr.. Hughes did not send or
say a word to Mr. Hitchcock.
Ihls was the situation up to about a
week after the meeting of the conven-
tloh which saw Mr.. Hughes nominated.
AS 10 what has taken place since that
date-as to whether the republican
nominee has in any way expressed an
appreciation OF Mr.. Hitchcock's unso-
ilclted but long-continued efforts to
nave him nominated at Chfcago-the
herald has no exact information. All
that It knows is that up to the point
mentioned Mr.. Hitchcock's efforts were
the most notable case Of persistent and
unrecognized support which the polit-
lcal history of the country probably
affords.
When anyone is inclined to WELD to
the Dellef that this is a cold and cruel
world, where calculation rules and
Where altruism in politics is not to be
looked for under any circumstances.
Iet MIN recall the striking case of Mr..
Hitchcock's furtherance of the Hughes
nomination for the presidency.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-29
CONSUMPTION OF GASOLINE

The consumption of gasoline is of
very vital interest to every motor car
owner During the past year gasoline
has been nearly one hundred per cent
higher than the previous year. Ac-
cording TO the Popular Mechanics,
during the year 1916 there will be
consumed in this country 1000 600, 900
gallons Of gasoline; which is equiva-
lent Of a stream six feet wide and one
foot deep. flowing at the rate OF one
mile an hour
In commenting upon the extensive
use Of gasoline and the probability Of
some substitute for motor power, this
magazine says:
Five years ago gasoline retailed at
35 cents in England and from 40 TO 70
cents on the continent, and there are
those who even predict 40-cent gaso-
line here some day Recent improve
ments in refining have considerably
increased the. percentage of gasoline
extracted, and inventors are confident
or perfecting carburetors which will
use kerosene; but for the present we
are confronted with a decrease in the
gasoline content OF the older oil
wells, and an insufficient capacity In
the refining plants. Our exports. how
ever, OF gasoline IN 1915 were consid-
erably less than IN 1914, although
more crude oil was sent abroad
There Is also q strong probability
that. with the reconstruction and re-
sumption OF business abroad at the
close OF the war. consumption there
viii be much greater than now. Horses
will be scarce and time will be every
thing, and the motor car and truck
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-29

serve act is doing for the business
man Under it the government pro-
woes the machinery for assembling
capital to be loaned to farm owners or
prospective farm owners, on first
mortgage farm security The loans
cannot exceed so per cent of the value
OF the land and 20 per cent of the value
OF the permanent improvements The
loans VIII be made at a low rate of
interest not yet determined, but not
over per cent, and provision is made
LOT the borrower to pay off the loan
and interest in small annual or semi
annual payments at his option, during
period OF not less than five nor more
imam forty years. Farmers, to avail
themselves of the benefits of the law.
must first organize themselves i'm
groups OF 10 or more to obtain a char
ter as farm loan association, and
thereafter application for loans can be
made through 1t to one of the II fed
eral land banks. The land will then
De appraised, and if il meets require
ments, the loans will he made.
The new Legislation is expected TO
prove a great boon TO those sections OF
the country where development has
been retarded because OF high interest
rates, and II is predicted that II will
nave the effect of making agricultural
prosperity permanent and uniform,
stabiIizing land values, and greatly
improving farm conditions
thousands or requests to the United
States treasury department for infor-
nation regarding the application of the
law indicate the great nation-wi In
terest In It's provisions. Secretary
McAdoo predicts that the banks will
be ready for operation Jan. or
shortly thereafter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-29
King Ferdinand of Rnmania is of

King Ferdinand of Rumania is of the
house of HOhenzoliern, while his
queen is a British princess. The fact
that Rumania has joined the allies
shows who the real ruler of that
country is. A similar situation pre-
walls in Greece. whose queen is a sis
ter Of the kaiser. The allies have been
pressing the Athens government for
more than a year to declare war on
the central powers, but the dissenting
voice Of the queen has thus far pre-
I enfed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-29
III I'll
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R sYMLLLAr1 BRADY. MOH

Wear such clothing as YOU find most
comfortable under the various condi-
tions.
How to Prevent IngrOwing Nail.
QuestiOn-Please tell me how 70
keep my big toe nails from. turning
under at the inside edges They curl
under till they become very painful.
Answer - Stop wearing narrow,
pointed shoes. Cut the nails straight
across, never rounded. Draw the skin
away from edge by means OF small
strips of adhesive plaster spirally ap-
piled about toe. Powder groove with
a pinch of tannin or alum powder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-29

The people of Rock Island county
are sure of hearing at least one of the
presidential candidates this year. J.
Frank Hanly, the prohibition nominee.
will speak here Sept 8. He will be
accompanied by his running mate, Dr.
Ira Landrith.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-29

will receive q great impetus. Just how
long the present oil wells will con-
tnue to produce, or when and where
new oil fields will be discovered, no
one can saw with certainty. Before
that day arrives. however, it Is fair to
expect that chemists will have found
some substitute, or inventors a
method of making one gallon do the
work Of more"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-29

Edison and Ford are to spend a
month together in the Adirondacks.
So do not be surprised at any innova-
tions in the auto and electrical world
that may be sprung the coming year.
We may vet hear the bark of the tree
issuing from a music box.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-29

Oficia1 denial is made of the report
that the United States department OF
agriculture had predicted that wheat
would rise to 81. But any kind of ru-
NOR is good enough for spectators TO
make use of in furtheTing their own
ends. Gambling in food is not a bust
ness that requires scrupulous regard
for the truth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-29

New York. we observe in the public
prints, is now having its attention
called to psycho-sonatology which has
for its object the discovery of an an
swer TO the question, What is the To-
Oddly enough, Colonel Roosevelt has
nothing to do with it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-29
THE ABDOMINAL LIMP.

| Persons beyond middle age with
arteriosclerOsis often suffer what is
| technically called intermittent claud-
! ication," a numbness, pain and limp
| ing which comes on at intervals when
| walking. This is due to narrowing OF
| the arteries of the legs, with INSULT
cient blood supply 1t sometimes re-
spends to general medicinal and dia-
tetic treatment to relax the arteries
/ In a few cases it is forerunner OF
gangrene.
A similar state of localized arterial
narrowing is popularity mistaken for
stomach or liver trouble" in elderly
individuals. There is peculiar cramp
like sensation which is felt in the up
per abdomen and perhaps through the
back, and is brought on by walking or
other eXertion.
In either condition local applications
and medicines taken for rheumatism"
or indigestion" give no relief, but a
dose of nitroglycerin or other drug
to relax arterial spasm often gives
prompt and grateful relief.
Abdominal arteriosclerosis of course
attends the ordinary hardening of the
arteries which is part and parcel of
advancing age, but in some cases, for
unknown reasons, the process is more
the vessels of the limbs or the head
and hence manifests itself in these
attacks of abdominal limping long be-
fore the external arteries show mark
ed hardening.
In practice il is notable that most
patients who suffer from abdominal
limping are rather more bent forward
In STOPPING posture than normal
persons of their own age. This may
be a result or possibly a cause of the
localization of the arterial hardening.
We don't know about that
Abdominal limping is sometimes
mistaken for angina pectoris, and in
deed it is closely analogous to that
painful heart disease in origin and
character
Sometimes the patient gives a vague
history OF gastric catarrh" in recent
years, with more or less pain after
eating, distension, rarely vomiting
and this arouses a suspicion of cancer
of the stomach There may even be
some blood raised in abdominal arter-
iosclerosis. The bloating is not char
acteristic. nor is the constipation the
patients always complain Of But the
intermittent occurrence of these symp-
toms is always suggestive Then. IL
relief follows a few minutes
after a suitable dose of one OF the
arterial relaxants, the diagnosis is
There is some ground for the belief
mat the stomach symptoms or collie
or lead poisoning are produced by |
spasm OF the abdominal arteries. Such /
collie Is described as not exactly a pain. i
nor an ache. but peculiar tightneess I
Or distress about the lower chest and 4
upper abdomen.