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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

1t is not an uncommon occurrence
for two youngsters who are chums to
agree that II possible the one who dies
first will appear In the spirit to the
other. I don't think such agreements
are as apt to be made now as formerly,
for belief In the temperance Of those
who have died Is not what it was
when l was young. Scientists have
taken up the matter, but the laity don't
feel much interest In it
made one Of these agreements with
Dick Atherton when we were eighteen
years old. Dick BECAME sailor, and
on one Of his voyages the vessel he
sailed in was wrecked, and all on
board were lost. At any rate, If any
Of them escaped death he was never
heard from. I took to the water, too,
but not in the same line as Dick. l
began on river work and eventually
came to own and run steamer that
l usually laid up in winter, but ran
as an excursion boat in summer.
One season | had contracted to take
party Of excursionists out of Boston
harbor around Cape Ann. For several
days before our sailing everything
went wrong The government inspec-
tor took it into his head to find fault
with lot of things which he required
me TO improve, and | knew that II /
| didn't attend to them myself wouldn't
be ready to keep my contract for the
excursion. The consequence was that
l got no sleep for two nights and a
day before we left Boston
! / had several hundred persons aboard
and, rounding Cape Ann, preferred tc
rely on myself rather than on any one
else. / was passing Thatcher's light
when I began to feel so drowsy that
feared to fall asleep, notwithstanding
the fact that the lives of so many hui
man beings were dependent on my
keeping awake. I was tired, too, anG
when had a clear course ahead of me
| sat down on the seat behind the
wheel, reaching forward to take Il
whenever required. This I should no
have done. A man may go to sleep or
his feet. He is much more liable to d.
so while sitting.
Slumber got me, though, at last
must have slept quite awhile. Sud
denly, I awoke, frightened out of my
wits, for I knew what it,was to go t.
sleep at the wheel. There was a mar
standing between me and it, turning i
rapidly. Whether he was really hazy
or not I couldn't say. He certainly
looked so through my sleepy eyes.
tried to wake myself enough to get ur
and take the wheel from him, bu
somehow, considering that he was
there, I couldn't do it.
go to sleep. Tom" he said. You're
not in fit condition for pilot"
Whether I was not entirely awake
whether l was dreaming, | couldn
make out, but the voice was certainly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16
Facts Not Worth knowing.

Naturally, a girl shrinks from the
water, because her bathing suit will
too.
A Kansas genius has invented an
end seat trolley car for end seat hogs.
1t is just one hog wide and so long.
About II % out of IS 6-S shopgirls
are chewing gum experts.
A Wampusville philanthropist has
thrown his magnificent estate open
and will permit the public to s.> all
the ants they can catch.
By giving all the boys new Sunday
shoes a Gooftown man has made em
happy and furnished the village with
music at the same time
1t would require great dexterity and
practice to eat hard boiled eggs
through a straw-Arthur Baer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

tools and machines to farmers with
which they seed, cultivate and harvest
their crops.
If the problem involved only price.
declares the Implement and Tractor
Trade Journal it would be considerably
simplifed, but it is largely a matter Of
getting the material at any price
Nearly all farm implements and ma
chimes are seasonable-that is, they
are built to be sold in time to meet
the requirements Of the farmer in
caring for particular crops. 1t is
plain that the latter must have his
tools promptly, else his efficiency will
be greatly impaired, not to mention his
livelihood
The steel mills are so engrossed in
supplying material for Unfortunately
profitable war munitions that they dis
play little disposition to meet even the
barest needs of the domestic manu-
facturer Possibly it is only human
that they should thus yield to the
temptation to slight their old home
customers in favor of foreign govern
mentS willing to pay unheard-of
prices. At any rate, in their anxiety
to get this business, the steel people
have seen fit, apparently, to abandon
their obligations to the manufacturing
and agricultural industries in the
United States.
The hurt has already been done for
| 1916. Many manufacturers have had to
suffer delay after delay in getting de-
livery Of material-all on account OF
| the war orders. 1t is not their hope
| that any corrective measure can be
taken that will bring relief this year
1t is their hope, however, that either
with or without the cooperation o.
| those in governmental authority, they
can induce the steel fabricators to &C
cept orders for seasonable delivery sc
that the mischief already done will moi
be redoubled in 1917, if the war lasts
| that long.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

A test vote taken at the Uni
versitv of Maine this week showed the
preponderance of sentiment at this
states big institution of learning TO be
in harmony with the presidential pref
erence elsewhere in the land OF the
faculty II voted for Wilson, II for
Roosevelt and but one for Hughes. The
student vote wa. $50 for Wilson, 1879
for Roosevelt and 11S for Hughes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16
Daily History CIass-June Is.

lo93-Christopher Ckiu Marlowe, Eng
lsh dramatic poet, killed; born
1864.
lSl5-Napoleon defeated Blucher al
LlSny, Belgium, and the allies de
ieatoi Ney gt Qg2tre Bras. both
preparatory TO Waterloo.
.N6o-PruSSia began the famous single
campaign war with Austria.
'3lo-Supported by d fierce artillery
hoEGardment French troops cap
tured German trenches north OF
Arras-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16
Plan Danube Navigation,

Budapest, Hungary,-The authori-
ties OF all the principal cities on the
Danube have arranged for the hold
ing of conference here next month 20
consider the possibilities OF navigation
on the river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS,
Aluminium Cooking Utensils.

We use aluminium utensils for cook
ing purposes, writes an attorney We
have recently heard that aluminium
gives on poisonous properties to food
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

Cupid scores again as the god OF
emotion. Under stimulus of G. o. P.
convention excitement 369 couples wed
in Chicago in a single day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16
Rock Island-From River to
River.

Anyway, there is going TO be an
abundance Of flag waving in this CAM
paign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

The only thing about the issue of
Americanism is that there is no issue
about it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

Society is treadmill for the discon-
tented, an anesthetic for the unhappy
and a ladder for the ambitious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

IF James Hamilton Lewis were a
republican he would have stood an eX-
cellent chance of landing a position on
the republican national ticket Just
think how the women would line up
for pink whiskers!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16
Street Car Comedy,

Il see by the papers that the under
takers of the state are to hold their
convention in Rock Island next year
"On the dead?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16
cH0RDs 40
r IS

\ IN - I'D
ID I S GO r DIS |
CHICAGO woman has deserted her
husband because he refused to eat a
chicken pie she made for MIN.
And then Jean Crones is still at large
SKINNED milk should be labeled
says a New York chemist. Skinned
milk?
COLONEL House has been suggest.
ed as President Wilson's campaign
manager. That idea must have come
from the silent suffragists.
CANDIDATE Hughes says he is fol-
"undiluted Americanism." Make mine
the same, bartender" postcards Ig-
natz.
THE gaucharo has disappeared from
Oyster Bay. 1t will likely be found in
the elephants trunk.
At the Movie,
They were watching Theda Bard
enact one of her serpentine roles or
the screen.
Know what she reminds me of
dearie?"
Nothing very much, I'll bet"
IAN eel"
But cells don't make love"
How do you know they don't?"
u don't. But an eel is slippery"
well, amt Theda? She's so slip
l don't see how she can hold onto ;
man without whiskers."
ONE GUESS.
Wanted-Giris who can One-step
twO-step and waltz. Experience I'm
necessary. Good pay: steady employ
ment- Apply 40 Camp, at carnival
ADV. in Peoria Transcript.
ONE of the papers read before tn
Illinois Undertakers' association con
vention yesterday at Decatur wa
How to Close Sale" Whether b,
chloroform or lead pipe was not men
| toned.
1T was hardly TO be expected tina
the weather man would have permit
| ted Rock Island to entertain d con
vention without coming through wit
the regulation shower-but what W
really meant TO say was that MI
Wind, who has just taken unto him
self bride, is a bank draft clerk il
Moline.
@ROOSEVELTS Rib Under X.Ray
Nav Report Fracture.",Yet there ar
those, Colonel French of Davenport
for instance, who insist that the SteaD
roller was not in operation at the re
publican national convention in Chica
go last week.
/ MONEY shortage is reported to b
Carranza foe at the present time.
should not be understood that Their
isn't plenty Of currency in Mexico, TO
there is. 1t is so thick that the greas
ers light their cigarets with it. Blu
that is about all it is useful for. 70
can't get anything worth while o
it. 1t is said that four pounds of
won't even buy a shot Of mescal.
THE rope to be used in hangin
Harry King in Peoria cost the count
$25.31. This probably explains VIII
many Of our tightwads are opposed
capital punishment.
THEN there is the newly made az
quaintance who wants you to listen I
the confidential advice that the lat
James J. Hill poured into his ear
few years ago and which would hav
made him rich if he had only acte
upon it.
MR.. Chandler and Miss Lipsey wer
recently married in nearby city. On
guess as to which member of thi
sketch will do the talking.
THE 0ste0paths of Illinois held the
state convention i'm Bloomington th
week. 1t is denied that they rubbed
in on the practitioners of other school
of medicine.
Facts Not Worth knowing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

ILLINOIS republican politicians
have been attempting to spoil a per-
fectly good president of the state uni
yersity by booming Edmund j. James
as a gubernatorial candidate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

THE Russian duma has adopted a
bill calling for abstenti0n from eating
meat four days each week. This won't
affect the ordinary native. He is and
has been abstaining seven days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

CHAIRMAN McCombs Of the demo-
cratic national committee says that the
elephant and the moose are dead. Fun
eral arrangements Il is presumed, Will
be announced later. 1t is requested
that friends omit flowers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

ONE GUESS.
Wanted-Giris who can One-step.
two-step and waltz. Experience I'M
necessary. Good pay: steady employ
ment Apply 40 Camp, at carnival
ADV. in Peoria Transcript.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

"ROOSEVELT'S Rib Under X.Ray:
Nay Report Fracture.", there are
those, Colonel French of Davenport,
for instance, who insist that the steam
roller was not in operation at the re-
publican national convention in Chica-
go last week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

THREE federal judges this week in
a decision upheld Georgia's new pro-
hibition law. But it is just as easy to
get d drink in Gaw-gee-aw as II ever
was, say the natives OF that state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

ONE of the papers read before the
Illinois Undertakers' association con-
vention yesterday at Decatur was
How to Close a Sale" Whether by
chloroform or lead pipe was not men
toned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

MEMBER OF the Ford peace party
has been granted divorce and slH.-
UuG Il year alim0ny. Little high for the
maintenance OF runab0ut, say we.
J. NJ. C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

1T was hardly to be expected that
the weather man would have permit
ted Rock Island to entertain d con-
vention without coming through with
the regulation shower-but what we
really meant TO say was that MIR
Wind, who has just taken unto him
self bride, is bank draft clerk in
Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16
THE ARGUS.

Rock Island Member Associated Press,
Full Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

MR.. Chandler and Miss Lipsey were
recently married in d nearby city. One
guess as to which member of this
sketch will do the talking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

THE osteopaths of Illinois held their
state convention in Bloomington this
week. 1t is denied that they rubbed it
in on the practitioners of other schools
of medicine,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

Telephones in all departments Gen.
trail Union. Rock Island, las. 146 and
147.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-28
CARRIES PONY ON MOTOR CAR
Tourist Built Stall on Running Board
for Sons Pet.

Salina, Kan, Sept. 2S.-In the olden
days the horse used to pull the auto
mobile out of the mud. In modern
times the automobilist builds a stall
on the side of his car and hauls his
horse with him.
James J. Ringer, mining man
from Joplin, passed thru Salina after
a summers vacation with his family
in Colorado. While in the vacation
state Ringers 7-year-old son took a
fancy to a Shetland pony so the min
ing promoter bought the pony, had a
small stall built over the running
board on one side of his big car and
when he started for home took the
pony with him. The party attracted
great deal of attention in Salina.
Ringer said that the pony caused no
trouble and didn't seem to mind his
novel house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-28
LINCOLN HAD 2 FAIRS
Sylvan Grove Stock Show Was Success
No Racing Allowed.

Sylvan Grove, Kan, Sept. 2s.-Lin-
coin is one of the few counties that
holds two fairs. The eighth annual
fair of the Sylvan Grove Fair and
Agricultural association will go down
in history as the largest and most sue
cessful of them all.
The association was chartered for
$4,000. No horse racing is allowed,
but the fair makes money anyway. 1t
is purely an agricultural affair. There
were a number of free attractions, the
best the association could obtain.
Sylvan Grove is noted for breeding
and raising fine cattle, horses and
hogs. There were large exhibits in
these departments One of the east
ern judges said the Sylvan Grove fair
beat most of the others from the
standpoint of exhibits. Among the
exhibitors were o. NJ. Wright. Lewis
Beverly and Henry Blase, Hereford
stock; James Williams and Herman
Myers, Angus cattle, and c. H. Will
liams, Shorthorns.
The officers of the association are:
E. G. Behrhorst. president; E. c. Raj
ferty, vice president; H. S. Buick,
treasurer, and R. w. Wohler, secre-
tary. The officers are well satisfied
with the results this year and the peo-
pie of Sylvan Grove are with them to
make the association a success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-28
SHE WAITS TWO YEARS
Miss Lizzie Wooster Won't Run as In
dependent This Year.

Miss Lizzie E. Wooster, of Salina,
will not be candidate for state super
intendent of public instruction on an
independent ticket. Her announce
ment was made following a confer
ence with several friends and advisors.
1t is probable she will plan to make
the race again in 1918, asking for the
nomination in the Republican pri-
maries.
In the recent statewide primaries,
Miss Wooster ran second against w.
d. Ross, present incumbent, in a three
cornered fight. Miss Wooster then
told her friends she expected to make
the race as an independent candidate.
An effort to secure the withdrawal of
J. V. Colville, of Wichita, Democratic
nominee, failed. When it became GER
tain that Colville would not withdraw
and give Miss Wooster a clear field
in her fight to defeat Ross, she an
nounced that her petitions for indie
pendent nomination would not be
filed. Petitions carrying names of
1000 signers were secured by Miss
Wooster, it was stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-28
CUT TITLE OF PROFESSOR.
Hays Normal School Decides Name
Has Become Too Common.

Hays, Kan. Sept. 2S.-There are no
longer any professors at the Fort
Hays Kansas Normal school as far as
the official student publication is
concerned. Hereafter the instructors
of the school will be known as just
plain, Mr., Miss" or Mrs Not
only will the school paper, The Lead
er, follow this in its repertorial style,
but it will wage a campaign against
the students calling the instructors by
the title of Professor or prof"
The reason given by. the board of
control is that the term has degener-
ated into a byword in many instances
and bootblacks are called by it and in
others is applied to any teacher
whether he have a right to be called
it or not. Faculty members rank from
professor, down thru associate, assis-
tant, etc, to instructor. but students
do not use discretion in applying the
title.
The board of control is composed
of three students with two faculty
advisors. When the vote was taken
all five voted for the ruling. Fred w.
AIbertson, Hill City; Frank Sullivan,
Hays, and George Bear, Russell, are
the student members.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-28
WILL CARRY THOMAS COUNTY.
Republicans Confident of Success i'll
Stronghold of Democratic Candidate.

Colby, Kan, Sept. 2S.-Otis L. Ben
ton, Republican candidate for con-
gress, opened the campaign in Thomas
county with meetings in all towns of
the county. The day closed with a
rousing meeting here in the evening.
Mr. Benton was accompanied by his
sister. Mrs. Lucia o. Case, of Topeka.
who made interesting talks at all
towns.
The attendance at the meetings was
large and the interest taken shows
that Mr.. Benton has many friends in
Thomas county, the home county of
his Democratic opponent The Re-
publican county chairman says Ben
ton will carry the county
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-28
Various Forms
OF Headache

"It is necessary in order to treat head
aches properly to understand the causes
which produce the affection" says DR.. ]. w
Ray, of Blockton, Ala. Continuing, he says,
Physicians cannot even begin the treat
ment of a disease without knowing what
causes give rise to 1t, and we must remem-
Der that headache is to be treated accord
ing to the same rule. We must not only be
particular to give remedy intended to
counterfeit the cause which produces the
headache, but we must also give a remedy
to relieve the pain until the cause of the
trouble has been removed. To answer this
purpose, anti-kamnia tablets will be found
a most convenient and satisfactory remedy.
One tablet every one to three hours gives
comfort and rest in the most severe cases
of headache, neuralgia and particularly the
headaches of women"
When we have patient subject to regular
attacks of sick headache, we should caution
him to keep his bowels regular, for which
nothing is better than "Actoids," and when
he feels the least sign of an oncomfng at
tack, he should take two AK Tablets Such
patients should always be instructed to
carry a few anti-kamnia tablets. SO as to
have themS ready for instant use. These
tablets are prompt in action and can be
depended on to produce relief in very
few minutes. Ask for AK Tablets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-28
MOTOR RACES AT DODGE CITY.
First Annual Automobile Meet on
Speedway Next Month.

Dodge City, Kan, Sept. 2s.-On Oc-
tober Z, Dodge City will hold its first
annual automobile race meet on their
famous two-mile speedway. This
event promises to be the big classic
of the middle west.
The A. A. A. has sanctioned this
race under sanction No. 9S1. Many
of the big drivers will compete for
the purses offered, which amount to
$1,275 for the two races.
The first one, a 30-mile race. for
non-stock cars of less than 230 cubic
inch piston displacement, and the
second a 15O-mile, free-for-all, for
non-stock cars.
Practically all of the smaller four
and six-cylinder cars are eligible to
enter the first race with promises to
offer strong competition in this class
of cars.
The big 150-mile race will bring out
all of the big fast cars, and some rec
ord breaking speed is promised.
Dodge City is preparing to enter
tain a big crowd on this day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-28
EDCINC into FRAY
Democrat Leaders Pushing Will
son Into Active Campaign.
Punitive Expedition Into West
Not Stamping Tour, But

Asbury Park, n. J., Sept. 2.-"Puni-
tive expeditions" into the central
west in October were today being
worked out in detail by President Will
son. Development of his plans for
this series of trips-all-importan from
a political Observation-Disclosures deci-
sion as to the nature of the addresses
he will make and the number.
On both these points, the president
is receiving tremendous amounts of
advice daily. AS result, he has
Vance Mccormick, for a conference at
Shadow Lawn late today and between
them they will decide what to do.
These leaders want to see the Re
publican party and Hughes himself if
possible, placed on the griddle by
President Wilson and made to answer
what both would have done in the
situations confronting the administra-
ton during the last three and half
years. In response TO this appeal
there is every reason to believe the
president will throw a lot of pep"
into his discussions from now on.
How Many Speeches Not Decided.
AS for the number of speeches he
will make, that's another troublesome
question for the president. He plans
to speak at night in Omaha, october
5, in the afternoon at indianapolis,
October -, and probably in the after
noon in Chicago, October 10.
En- route to these cities the pres
ident will cover hundreds of miles,
pass thru scores of towns and cities
and either speak to or pass up thou
sands who will naturally be on hand
to see him at the station. Many of
his lieutenants want him to make plat
form speeches. The president how
ever believes if he did this on a gen
eral plan, his trips might be classified
as stumping tours. He couldn't ac-
cept a few, he feels, without appar-
emily sighting the others. So that
also will be talked over today with
Mccormick