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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
RUSSIAN OPPORTUNITY

Thirty per cent of our exports to
Russia and 20 per cent of our imports
from Russia were handled by German
commission houses before the war.
This indirect method of doing business
was expensive, but our manufa cturers
ignored the losses, incidental TO the
commission system. Dealing through
Germany was a habit. This was quite
in line with our general ignorance of
all things Russian How many persons
ever stop 10 think that the immigrants
from whom we get most of our ideas
of Russia are not Slays at all? That
they in no way are representative OF
the IS per cent of Russia s population
which is the real Russian people? Most
intelligent persons know more about
the literature of Russia, and the immi-
grafton problem she has sent us, than
they know about the commercial op-
portunities she offers Few realize
how enormous is Russia's natural
wealth in minerals, timber and agricul-
tural lands, or remember the figures
OF her population-170,0 900 000-a pop
uiation which furnishes the labor sup
ply she requires for the development OF
her riches. We have ignored Russia
because we thought her asleep.
But now an awakened Russia" has
astonished the world. Russia has dis
covered herself, economically, as a re-
suit Of the war. very much as Uncle
Sam has discovered himself CONNER
cially Uncle Sam is now the banker
for the world His export trade ex-
ceeds the vision Of the optimists. But
the big question which is now bother
ing him is how he can keep his for
eign markets-after the war by go
ing after them" say the economists
who are making a study of after-the-
war trade possibilities. And the gen
eral impression seems to be that Rus
STA is the country which presents the
greatest trade opportunity which has
ever come Uncle Sans way. Before
the war Germany controlled half of
Russias trade. After the war, it will
be q long time before Germany can
reestablish any kind of friendly com
merce with Russia She has, however,
aroused new desires and new needs
in the Russian masses. The abolition
Of the vodka trade has given the peo-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
THE COURAGE THAT MAKES A
SURGEON.

A man of 40 years had a stomach
ulcer. He entered the hospital to take
medical treatment, not for an opera
ton Medical treatment is effective in
d reasonably large proportion of such
cases. The treatment consisted of
fast of five days. followed by a care
fully administered diet; also large
doses of soda to neutralize the exces-
sive hydroChloric acid secreted by
the stomach, large doses of bismuth to
coat the ulcer with a protective sub
stance against the erosive. irritating
effect of acid. and finally the use of
the stomach tube for washing the
stomach several times a day.
He did well. He gained in weight.
After the third week he was allowed
to sit up part Of the day Early one
morning he was seized with an intense
pain in the pit of the. stomach, and
went into state of collapse or shock.
This, OF course, meant perforatiOn of
the unhealed ulcer. It indicated" as
the doctors say, an immediate opera
ton as a live-saving measure-a des-
perate procedure, to be sure, but the
only reasonable chance to save life.
His family had a favOrite surgeon and
insisted upon the favorite being called.
The surgeon was hurriedIy summoned.
iiu he operate. no. lie hadn't the
courage that makes a good surgeon.
He was a surgical coward. He threw
up his hands impotently. He was
afraid the patient might die on the
table A courageous surgeon might
have saved the mans life. The fav-
orite surgeon valued his own "repu-
tation" too highly. He admitted that
operation was the only chance for the
patient-but refused to operate.
People often imagine that the mere
welding of the knife requires nerve"
the sight of blood, and all that Anv
tyro has that kind of courage. Even
the nurse has that kind of courage
Unpleasant or horrible spectacles do
not affect the surgeon because his
mind is upon other things. Nothing
is horrible TO him if he can possibly
do good He may shudder at the
thought of an unnecessary wound or
injury, but never does ne hesitate To
cut wide and deep when he knows it is
The kind of courage that makes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
nRFAMERS WITH VISIONS.
CBy Frances E. Gale, in the Chicago
Publicly

(By Frances +. Gale, in the Chicago
PubliC)
In a glittering. noiseracked res
taurant. three of us sat, friends of long
ago, flung together by the swirl of
time after years of separation. From
its edge we watched the eddying pool
of humanity, its brave exterior of gay
garb, nonchalant gesture, thought-de-
flying voice and manner, the sCurrying
of servitors, the passing greetings and
casual partings. A diaphanously clad
girl. spot-lighted upon the stair-land-
ing, sang of the flight of the years, and,
descending with the vari-colored rays
playing about her, stopped at intervals
to illustrate the passing of childhood,
youth, maturity. age. One of our party
rose:
Il have talked too much" he said
"I1l leave you now. l have fancy
for the starlight tonight rather than
the spotlight"
"A visionary" the other said. follow
ing with gaze of Multiplying disdatn
the figure threading its outward way
through the maze of tables. Who
would have thought he would have de-
veIoped along that line?"
Then he beckoned a waiter and gave
an order material enough to acquit
nm OF any lDQ1CtInenC SuCn as ne udu
brought against his boyhOod friend.
Words unheard for years crept from
some recess of memory and echoed
through my brain, drowning the mean
ingless medley of the restaurant:
Where there is no vision the people
perish"
The man who had left us had spoken
of things he was looking for, hoping
for, working for. He had said that
humanity, clever, sufficient as it
was. seemed to him, far from having
reached its zenith of achievement, to
be just emerging into a light the first
dazzling glimpse of which terrified it
into shutting its eyes and declaring
vociferously that no such radiance ex
listed
"A visionary" the other man re-
peated, shaking his head and lingering
his wine-gIass. The world is good
enough for me as it is"
The wOrlde Yes. But the people
For them light, enslaved, summons
shadows as realistic in form and move
ments as life itself; sound waves, cap
tured, bring voices hemispheres dis
tant or death-stilled; electricity has
been chained and the winds bridled.
UnraveIing with def fingers natures
mysteries man declares confidently
that things the maker of Proverbs re
garded as supernatural are purely
natural-that he has discovered the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
Daily History Classify IS.

lSl5-Napo!eon Bonaparte surrcudered
himself TO Captain Maitland OF tho
British warship Bellerophon.
lBi7-The Baroness De StaelHolSieiA
Mime. de StaeD. Frenchwoman or
letters, died; born 1906
lS7l-Thomas Lincoln rTad. son OF
Abraham lincoln died. born lNA2
lo15-Germany admitted 10 the United
States government that the lut'
ell States ship NebrasEau bad been
Summarized ana offered Indemnity
In Gushing case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
THE FLY MENACE

Just now in the middle of the sum-
mer the fly is most dangerous, for it
is at this time of the year when the
fly can find all he wishes in the way
of things in which he delights, such
as decaying animal refuse, manure
and filth, and it is just now, when the
whole country, from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, is fighting to prevent the
spread of the dread infantiIe paraly-
sis, that Rock Island should bestir
herself in a war on the fly.
Flies are the arch-enemieS of
babies. The town that specializes in
flies can not have babies; and the
town that specializes in babies must
have disposed of its flies. There is
no way known to the wisdom of man
by which babies and flies can be
raised at the same time in the same
location. If we wish to preserve the
health of our babies we must imme-
diately declare war on the fly and
wage it relentlessly. bearing in mind
the fact that the more flies we allow
to live the more babies funerals will
wend their pathetic ways to the Gene
teries
Babies live on milk. The fly is the
principal polluter of milk. There
fore, get rid of the fly
To the adult the fly is not nearly
so dangerous, for d number of rea-
sons. In the first place the adult
sleeps at night and so does the fly.
The normal baby, however, sleeps a
good part of the daytime when the
rowing, disease-Carrying fly gets his
chance to settle on the little lbs and
eyes The diseases carried by the fly
are numerous, but chiefly, just now
are We. concerned over the spread of
infantile paralysis and the sooner we
get rid of our flies the sooner will
Rock Island be fortified against the
destroyer of babies.
St. Louis recently had a striking
example Of how little time it takes
flies to multiply when the garbage
wagon drivers went on strike in the
Missouri town. AS flies cOngregate
and subsist on garbage piles, it natur-
ally followed that since the garbage
was not removed the flies should in
crease, and increase they did, alarm
ingly. AS a corOllary, the mortality
among st. Louis babies Increased in
direct ratio.
The boys of Rock Island can do
great work and render invaluable as
sistance in the war on the fly by re-
porting immediatly to the health de-
pdEIIDenL any pldCc WHeFe UlcS might
breed. But the activity should not be
to stop with the boys. This
matter of warning on flies is a mat
ter for everybody, civic organizations.
the police, mothers clubs, and every
individual citizen. To protect our
selves we must exterminate the fly.
-Swatting the fly is a very good 0c-
cupation, but swatting the fly is only
part OF il. By swatting the fly you
merely destroy that particular fly
which happens to be the one swatted.
But to be safe We must stop the man
ufacture Of flies and until we destroy
the factories, such as refuse heaps,
open garbage piles, and other I'M
slightly. unseemly places. We can not
stop the manufacture. The fly factor
les never shut down unless they are
destroyed They never lie
idle from strikes or from any other
cause except determination. Break up
the fly factories. 1t is literally a mat
ter of life and death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
II Il
7 4 l. K 8
Ng1MLLLAM BRADY.nDH
& eYMLLIAM BRADY.MDI

good surgeon is the courage to oper-
ATE when he knows operation is need
ed, without regard for popular an
proVal. Likewise the courage to re
fuse to operate when he knows the ma
TENTS best interest would be so
served.
And this kind of courage makes the
surgeons life a hard one He must
nave the strength of a lion to stagger
along under the tremendous respon-
slolllty placed upon him day after dav.
HIS decision means life and death.
Daily, hourly, he is in the position of
the governor who passes upon appeals
for pardon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
The Giants Staircase.

one OF the most widely known geo
logical cur1osities in the vicinity of
Cork Is a series of knobs or knots pro-
Jecting from the face of a cliff. There
are 10 OF these huge projections alto
gether. all regularly set in the face of
the Gin. one above the other, forming
series OF such uniformity as to give
IL the general appearance Of stair
way. Since time out OF memory this
queer ascent and it's projecting steps"
have been known as the Giants stair
case
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

Paris.-The Information Bureau for
Dispersed Families" organized by the
French Women's society. has succeed
ed in locating the separated members
of SIS. 900 families
The national convention of the
French Women's society, just closed
adopted a resolution fixing "strashure.
capital Of Aisace, once more French, "
as the place Of meeting for 1917.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

Statisticians tell us citizens of the
United States burned up hundreds of
thousands of dollars worth of powder
10 celebrate the Fourth of July. Well,
it's better to burn up hundreds Of
thousands of dollars worth for that
than to burn up millions of dollars
worth a day with no better excuse than
they have for burning it up in Europe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
Boss Elinn,s state nrogressixe com

Boss Flinn's state progressive COM
mittee in Pennsylvania indorses
Hughes by a vote OF % to II. This
will never do. Such a ratio of oppo-
sition TO the colonels delivery of the
bull moose to the republican old guard,
if extended through the whole progress
siye party OF the nation on the vote of
1912, would still leave the united re-
publicans heavily in the minority at the
polls next November. And there is no
other state in the union where greater
progressive willingness to return to
the standpat fold is to be expected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

AT least there is one issue on which
Candidate Hughes has a clearly an
nounced public policy. He was the
only governor among the As states to
issue an exhaustive message against
the ratification of the federal income
tax amendment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

The kaiser has asked the Bulgarians
to get busy and do a little fighting.
This will probably come as a surprise
TO King Ferd who expected that the
Germans were to do all the fighting
while he partook Of the pork"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
Scaling Down,

lubbock here, Mary. il was only
last month 1 paid dressmaker's bill
OF S74, and here is another one for $50
Wife-Well. dear. doesn't that show
that | am beginning to spend less -,
Boston Transcript.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

V. r. Irwin, the young nonpartisan
mayor Of st. Paul, Mimi, will deliver
the address of welcome 10 the l,254
delegates to the Prohibition national
convention in that city July Is.
Irwin, who is barely thirty, is the
head Of a st. Paul wholesale grocery
firm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

1t has been discovered that if the
United States were to go to war with
Mexico the United States would be I'M
able TO get any chewing gum. Surely
the United States will think twice about
going 10 war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

When the crisis was at its height
with Mexico, many of his detractOrs
and critics said that the president
Unanswered I'd bring on war with that
country TO help in the election. What
do they think OF the present situation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

New York's health commissioner
says a family of five can buy suffi cient
food for 4512 cents a day. He adds If
the family buys with discretion" By
which last he means, we suppose, the
family must take the pledge against
meat, eggs, butter, milk, etc, etc. etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

Some time il will be a misdem eanor,
If not a felony, for owners of vacant
lots to permit weeds TO grow unre-
stricted and when this time comes
cities will look less like cow pastures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

No man knows as much about Mexico
as President Wilson and no man can
be so implicitly trusted as he who has
both knowledge and power.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

After July 81. when he will be for
maIly notified. we shall know for GER
tain whether Mr.. Hughes is a candi-
date or not. We think he will accept
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
Rock Island-From River to
River.

Keep working and you will forget
how hot it is. And don't fret
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

We notice that the men who want
intervention in Mexico are not on the
border doing duty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
THE ARGUS.

By THE ]. W. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

Rock Island Member Associated Press
Full Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

Member Audit Bureau of Calculations.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
The Mechanical Difficulties
OF the Undertakiug

Stone Mountain itself is marvel 1t is
vast natural outcrop Of solid. iawsess
granite. This ip itself is a unique natural
formation. The dark patches which appear
are no: faults. but merely tic surface
"eather-stains OF centuries Moreover.
granite is the only native stone able to with
stand the action OF our climate thus Dy
great good fortune the South has in Stone
Mountain a perfect mass OF material in its
natural form for its magnificent memorial
The material is there, but the problem OF
The tools with which to work il Il: enormous.
First. two large studios mast DC built where
drawings and models can he designed. THO
most costly and perfect machinery will be
installed for scafolding the mountain side
and safeguarding the public and workmeu
from the great masses Of rock which viii
be thrown down. Several acres-millions
Of tons--of this perfect granite will be shot
hurting down merely in reshapng certain
contours Of the Hill SO as to give the most
effective background to the sculptured
figures.
Six huge elevators in stee! cages will be
necessary for carrying tools and w0rkmen
up the elm. Batteries OF steam drills with
their array Of drillars must he Installed for
the roueher part Of the work Then come
the air drills. and for each power houses
and thousands of feet OF piping will he
needed. 1t is plain enough that here is
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02

problem for an engineer OF the highest
order; the HOUSING feeding and handling
OF the army of workmen is another matter
equally important and requiring equal fore.
sight and an equal, though different, eYccu
tive ability.
Besides the crews OF vorkmen of all
grades. it IS Mr.. Borglum's intention to bring
with him six or eight OF the most gifted
young sculptors. These will block out the
hgurcs after Mr. Borgium's models They
must be men OF real creative impulse. not
imitators or the followers OF socalled
schools Such chance to work on so
great a scale. on such a noble aubject, has
never before been offered group Of young
sculptors. With such training and under
such inspiration there is ground for the OK
pectation OF seeing the rise OF a new school
OF art. untrammeled by the past, truly ex-
pressive OF the modem American spirit,
and worthy OF comparison with the great
art impulses which marked the ages q,
Phidias and OF Michael Angelo
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
How the Mountain Monument Will
Compare With Other Rock Hewr1 Wonders

Z! He plan to carve a gigantic monument
10 the Southern heroes out OF the
living rock Of stately Stone Mountain
sixteen miles northeast of Atlanta. naturally
invites comparison with colossal rock monu
ments OF other ages
Their" ere the famous rock carvings Of
Darius at Behis,un, the Egyptian Sphinx the
pyramids, the rock temples Of Petra tho
lion OF LUcerne and many other grandiose
monuments OF more or less cogna.e char.
acter
After examining all OF them II Will an.
near ihat there is good reason for claim.
ing that tho Stone Mountain project is more
colossal. more artistic more impressive and
more beautiful than any OF them II sur.
passes in the colossal nature of the labor
involved such ancient monuments as the
sphinx. while it is at the same time
modern realistic work OF art expressive of
the struggles Of democracy
King Darius the great Persian monarch
who ended the wicked career of Belshazzar
OF Babylon and permitted the Jews TO re.
build their temple. understood the majesty
OF picture sculptured on the mountain side
The story Of his achievements in sculptured
reliefs and cunniiorm inscriptions is carved
upon the famous Behistun rock. LOO feet
high. near the site of ancient Ecbatana in
Persia. Three hundred feet above the base
on polished surface is sculptured bas-
relief representing Darius with a long row
OF fcttcrod prisoners.
These sculptures are primitive and con-
veniional. and not on the same colossal
scale AS Will he those of Stone Mountain
The great Sphinx(a Gizeh In Egyp! must
perhaps, be regarded as the most remark.
able ancient monument cut from the natural
rock. The body OF this communicated lion
is 40 feet long. The height is about 90
ieet. exact measurement being difficult be-
cause the base of the figure Is hidden in
the sand.
some Psychologists have argued that the
larger Egyptian pyramids are really natural
rock hills. shaped and faced with blocks
cut from the underlying mass
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
How the Great
Pyramid of Cheops
and the Sphinx Com
pares in Size with
the Granite Mountain

the attack on the Tuileries. 1t IS fine
work, but il was not a tremendous physical
undertaking.
All existing monuments cut in the living
rock are inferior in size to that planned at
stone Mountain, and ii is expected that the
result will be more artistic and impressive
than any of them. For one thing, nature
has done her best for the American project
for it is said that nowhere in the world Is
there such magnificent mass of granite as
Stone Mountain.
The eastern face OF Georgia's granite
prodigy, the site OF this memorial is about
$50 feet high by 1000 feet wide. The
figures will be 30 feet in height and
columns of the great hall - feet. Com
pared to this the pyramids will seem puny.
The great Pyramid of Cheops is but $50
feet high and totally lacks carvings on the
outside. The Sphinx could be set within
the great hall. The wonderful rock record
at Behistun the memorial OF the great
Darius is only 40 feet in total height; the
Kings figure is abou, 20 feet high
The Woolworth Building in New York
City, the highest building in the world, is
Just about the height OF Stone Mountain.
but in length the eastern face OF the noun
tain alone could give standing room to 20G
such buildings.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
died the wicked luxury of Babylon

sd ed the wicked luxury of Babylon
5ore ,ws to rebuild their temple, as told
'frslt man, so far as we know, 70 con
y history by carving heroic life-size
( Of tire mountain side,
distinguished American scuiptor, y
tarlting OF q mile OF the history Of the
f,ic near Atlanta, Georgia.
}iny Will require eight years 10 com
nv CT steam and air dliiicrs. blas.ers.
tiers; and other artisans. Whe1 they
ock into shape then eight Of the most
,f 4 lnerica will be called ii by Mr.
block out the rough masses of the
n himself, with his chisel, Will go over
NIL naturalness.
Figures -horsemen. artillerymen. in
ImdS in low relief. The whole work
fjn6eed be the eighth and greatest
is to be a memorial to the Southern
iies vh Gil viii march across the gran
rsls Robert f. Lee and Stonewall"
erals and leaders of inc Confedcracy
,!ief figures. They viii be fifty fee.
ecor nizable at q distance Of two miles.
!, lesser heroes OF the Confoderacy are
rthern States, and faithful likenesscs
also.
,emrle dedicated to the United Daugh-
BE- hewn deep into the granite. In
Nple'.e archives obtainable Of the Civil
,lgs1o took part in it.
torld there has been no monun1aEt
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
The Pyramids
Are PMny i'm Comparison

The rock tombs Of Petra in Arabia. are
very singular and impressive They pre-,
sent the appearance Of palaces and temples
cut in th" brilliantly colorcd rocky surface
OF Mount iior. where Aaron died which
rises TO Il height Of 1850 feet
Among modern works of this character
may be mentioned the Lion Of Iucernc"
l@ur2 OF dying lion carved by Thor
waidscn in She side OF great rock al
Lucrrnc in switzerland. 1t commentaries
the hcroisn of the 500 Swiss Guards who
died in defence Of King Louis XVI. during