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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04
TOO MUCH POLITICS.

Davenport Democrat: When papers
: like the Chicago Tribune find that
there is a machine gun company at
Springfield without a machine gun
they raise an awful hullabaloo, and
declare the administration a failure if
that machine gun is not forthcoming
within a day. Preaching from such a
text a writer who cares nothing for
the facts can paint the nation as ut
terly unprepared for offense or de-
Tense and make us think that demo
cratic government is a feature.
It is heartening, therefore, to have
official word from Washingtn that
there is equipment on hand, and has
been for some time, for an army of
100000 men. Some of ii won't be
shipped north from its storehouses
nearer the border, to be carried back
there by the men or transported with
them It will be issued to them when
they get there.
Movements such as some of the
preparedness" extremists have faith
cred within the past week or two, to
buy machine guns by private subscrip-
ton and present them to the com
panies, may safely be set down as orig
mated for political purposes only, and
having no patriotic motives behind
them
The country has not gone to the
dogs-is not going there. The army is
going to give good account of itself
if there is q war-and so is the navy
and neither of them are going to be
found woefully unprepared. We are
going to learn a lot, before the pres
ent affair is Overland we are going
10 be prepared for bigger things in
due time But the country is not near
1y so unprepared as it was when Pres
ident Roosevelt went out of Office. or
when President Taft went out-and
those who are unduly pessimistic just
now are simply posing for political
effect
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04
* BY WILLIAM BRADY. nDn
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excessive smoking VIII pI,oduce ae-so-.
resultS-high blood pressure a1s5Ss
pectoris- partial blindness. r,ro.5,sbi..
arterio-ssclerosis, for instance In sc.yas
cases. Likewise they know mar A..
cessive meat eating Or.coHee .drinktn.
produces very bad effects In sor9e
cases, but that hardly warrants Cor
bidding meat or coffee altogether
When should man. qu1t snokinvs
When he finds he is miserable -Vitb.
out the regular indulgence land everv
smoker should test himself by self-ds.
NAL often) IL is high time 10 obtain
separation from M'Lady Nc.
In order 10 give up the dlssspation
1t Is necessary, first. to become A yev-
etarian, for meat-eatiHE certainly
makes a smoker want a smoke. Next
to become candy hend. To cat canAv
instead OF taking the usual smoke \
is helpful, too, 10 lay in "A bushel i,
good eating apples and cat 'em. Nav.
be, to push the thing along. the docto-
would prescribe a good bracing toni.
10 make life less burdensome wbus
the cure is under way. FINALLY a
gargle of silver nitrate solution IN
grains in the pint OF water, has beer
found an effective means OF DESTROYING
the taste for tobacco, II used once or
twice day for two or three weeks.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Props and PTOprifty.
The man who sold mo my arch sun
porters told me to keep building them
up. have now raised them nearly an
inch and a quarter, but my feet ara
worse of than ever. ] suffer much
at night from aching. Please advise
me.
Answer-A lady who sells corSets
knows as much about the treatment IN
abdominal disease as a shoesdealer who
sells arch props knows about the
treatment Of ailments OF the feet. Bet.
ter consult your doctor or an ortho-
pedic physician he will recommend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

In the autobiography OF n man VINO
won distinction as leader OF men b
an anecdote that tells how he first rec
ognized and put into practice the prin-
ciple of leadership. He was the young
est OF a number of boys who used 70
gather and roost upon "a fence while
they talked over their plans. After a
time he observed that whenever boy
got down from the fence with an az
Of decision, and said, Come on, iel-
lows" the others invariably obeyed'
He determined to make an experiment
One day, when he and his companions
were assembled and sitting on me
fence as usual, he slipped down, ana
said, Come along, fellows and Win.
out any dissent, quite as a matter o.
course. the others followed
The first principle OF leadership
that boy discovered, is 10 overcome
your own natural inertia, and not 70
wait for some one else 20 drive you
out of IL. The man who successiulV
and consistently overc0mes his OWE IN
ertia is usually able 10 rouse other neg,
pie out OF theirs. a leader may be DaA
or unscrupulous or dishonest but %
cannot be lazy and remain "a leader
Mere readiness to lead. although
may create Il lbtlbN tiA " AsA tA'tt 49,
Audacity. asscrtiveness. and the aoll'
ity 20 overcome your natural lneru1
must be supplemented with a clear
purpose and an ability 10 set y helo"
people coRently and persuaslve9'
Sheer personal magnetism can some
times inspire a blind faith and compe.
perfect obedience, but leadership ma
depends only on personal magnetism
will land its followers I'm q Quicksahi
or a bog.-The Youths Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04
Daily History Class-Iuly 4.

ls26-John Adams, second presius~a
OF the United states. died' ~"
lT35. Thomas jefferson, third W.
ident Of the United States ueD'
born 1T43-
1S3l-James Monroe. nth presiden,s..s w. -
the United States, died, pofh - -
lS9S-Tr-uce between the oelnsei0A
at Santiago.
i9l5-Gcrmans captured l.6V" yaru
French trenches near St Mine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

precautions to avoid giving the dis
ease TO others. She sees many fine
public and private buildings going up
in her home city. she knows that
many streets are being paved. and
country roads improved and it pug
zles her why, with all the money
there ia in the world, that the people
who spend it, don't spend some OF it
on institutions where the victims Of
tuberculosis may go and be cared for.
and probably be restored to health.
Isn't It natural for her to feel that
way?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

Included in the announcement of the
National Association of Clothing de-
signers of the styles of mems clothes
for the spring and summer is the
statement that the designers forecast
a 20 per cent increase in the cost of
clothing in 1917" The change of style
in this case is mainly in the upward
percentage. 1t is too much TO expect
tailors-to forego an opportunity to ad-
vance prices of which all producers
take advantage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

AS an uncompromising old prose
cutting officer of the law, Francis J.
Heney of California, bull mooser, is
naturally as unable to warm up to the
candidate of burglars" in 1916 as he
was to the burglars" themselves and
their candidate in 1912. So he comes
out for Wilson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

Members OF the defunct progressive
party will read the names of the men
who named William r. Wilcox chair
man of the republican national com
mittee with great interest. They are
John T. Adams of Colorado; ". Muir
ray Crane Massachusetts; Charles r.
Warren, Michigan; Alvah H. Martin.
Virginia; James Hemenway, Indiana !;
Reed Smoot., Utah, and Boies Penrose,
Pennsylvania. Everyone of them that
anybody ever heard of is a stand-pat
except one, and he is a sugar trust
lawyer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04
Organize Free Entertainment

Berne, SwitZerland.-A committee of
women of Switzerland have organized
free entertainment at Swiss resorts
Tor 1000 Red Cross nurses of all ma
tons. This number of Red Cross
workers will thus be able to spend
from two to three weeks in the Swiss
mountalns free OF charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04
Girl Becomes Forester.

Berlin.-The latest masculine occu-
patton invaded by women is that of
forester, young woman having taken
that post on the estate of a count in
Sllesia- She fulflls all the duties Of
forester. and is also overseeing the
spring planting on the estate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

OF the estate of $4,000 left by a
successful playwright 100000 is in a
Reinsurance policy. Life insurance,
after all, is probably a safer risk
than theatrical royalties under the
present conditions of movie competi-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

What has Wilson done that you
would have undone? That is the Ques-
ton every voter must answer before
he goes to the polls in November.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

CHICAGO'S city hall clocks are re-
ported slow. If they weren't slow cney
wouldn't be in the city hall, observes
the Peoria Transcript, whose editor
was probably looking out the window
at his home town municipal building
as he ripped the item off on his type
writer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

Red bIooded Americans resent criti-
cism of the president from those who
dare not say what they would have
done had they been in the president s
Mace
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04
Rock Island-From River to
River.

We are beginning TO realize once
more that there is also war being
waged in Europe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

Remember it was on Just such day
as this that the United States declared
itself a free and independent nation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

Diner Is there any soup on the piis,
OF fare? Waiter-There was. sir, DulA q
wiped II of.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04
CHORDS a Nd
DI S G. O II ID s

CHICAGO municipal employe has
resigned after so years OF uninterrupt-
ed service. He must have been one
of those foxes who always supports
the man who wins. His secret would
be worth a pile of money to others on
the city pay roll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

ONE of the Observation-Disclosures flags
recently flung to the breeze in the city
has become tied i'm a knot. We just
knew that there would be tangle
when those two fIOcks of whiskers got
close enough together to meet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

Just q u1omentt
Stop and count ten before you enter
this home and offer sympathy.
What this woman wants Just now is
an explanation.
She would like TO have someone
with a convincing now of language
tell her q few things. OF course. one
of the things she wants to know fs
just how she is going to get a sun-
cient supply of bread and butter and
other things for her babies; but her
criar1$iar,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

beyond that.
A few months ago her
little home was as hap
Ply or happier than the
average home Of an
average workman.
Her husband was
big and strong and his
income was sufficient to
buy everything they need
ed. many things they die
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

PRESIDENT Earring of the Milwau-
kee road is predicting period OF pros
perity for the nation. wonder Where
the gentleman has been all these
months?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

DIR. Clement G. Clarke, Peoria
minister. who was the front OF cru
SADIE in that city conducted by the Law
Enforcement league few years age,
has resigned his charge, by request, it
is said. Thus the good doctor merely
pays the penalty for his Incorporate
ness. The league whose cause he
espeused had a high purpose, none
will question, and would have accom-
plished more than ii did had it not
been for the fanaticism that it permit
ted to creep into its campaign. Re-
forms, like other undertakings, to win,
require c0ol-headed pilots; men broad
enough to see through the other fell
lows eyes when necessary; men who
will meet the enemy half way on the
first trip, trusting to the future to
bring him around to the desired goal
in succeeding efforts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04
FIRST EPISODE.

Things happened pretty fast aftef
that
The nest egg was used up In buy-
ing medicines and little comforts Tor
the sick man Then he died.
In the meantime the mother mas
learned that he was killed by the
white plague" She knows that the
white plague" Is only another name
for consumption or tuberculosis. And
she knows now that he got tuoer-
cuIosis from somebody else who had 1t.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

az the community in which
she and her family have
lived for years hasn't
made better provision
! for the care OF its citi-
| zens who get tubercu-
! losis, very, very often
I through no fault OF
their own. And she
wonders In a patient sort
way why people who have
.HuIn AtA AnEn mora
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04
THE MYSTERIOUS FOE

Illinois Men, Women and Children
byt OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

REPRESENTATIVE Clark of Flor
ida says those Ripon, Wis, people who
volunteered to give up postofflce ap-
preparation for preparedness are four
f1ushers. We believe we said the same
thing the other day, only we didn't en-
pIoy such a homely description
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

GENERAL De La o has been seri-
Ously wounded in Mexico. If one were
in a musical mood one could almost
yodel that You might try it on your
piano one of these fervid p. ms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

ANOTHER sure evidence that money
is growing more plentiful is the num-
erousness of oil. mining and moving
picture promotion schemes. How
ever, sensible people will continue to
be guided by the sound counsel of their
bankers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

THEY continue reducing auto fares
in Chicago. 1t will soon come to pass
if this keeps up, when it will be con-
sidered vulgar to be seen riding in a
taXicab.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

MISS Pauline Chase is visiting
friends in Battle Ground, Ind.-Tou-
lon news item in Peoria exchange. And
we supposed all the while Pauline was
in Lunnon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-25
HARD FIGHT
is DUE IN
BIG 9"

CHICAGO. Sept "a merry
fight for championship honors
In the sbIe nIns." otherwise
known % the Western confer
enos, appears certain this year.
MInnssots. which was tied
last year for the title, loses
only four men BY graduation.
Chicago viii have almost an en-
tire team Of veterans. Illinois
Will offer strong opposltion,
sitho several Of last years stars
will b m,ssIno. Iowa's entry
Will be built around many vet
srsns.
Ohio State and Purdue, however
have sent out tales OF distress, but
as they rarely cut much OF q figure
In deciding the conference cham.
pionship. their teams will be about
what is expected. Cleo ODonneil
now coach NJ Purdue. Ii expected
to put better team In the field
than that which represented the
Indiana college last fall. Indiana
with a team built around several OF
last years stars. and with Coach
Ewald o. Stiehm In charge. viii be
the dark horse entry. Stiehm had
wonderful success At Nebraska uni
verslty. and his efforts at Indiana
will be watched with moro than or
binary interest. Wisconsin. with a
good number OF men left over. will
be a strong factor in the race
Northwestern probably will offer
only It's usual feeble resistance.
Twelve seasoned veterans ans.
wered the call Mt Minnesota q few
days ago when practice began. Only
four players OF last years great
team are definitely lost. These are
Dunnigan. guard: Al Quist, end /:
Turnquist. tackle. and Herman
halfback. This years lineup will
show the following veterans: Bias
ton. end: Sinclair. guard: Hensen
center. Hauser. tackle: Long. quar-
terback. Johnson. wyman. Bellen
tyne. Kleffman and Sprafka. backs
Towneley and Mayer. disqualified
tackles on the 1914 eleven. may be
back. They were removed last year
AZ ineligfblee.
Jackson. Kahn. Gordon. Norgren
Pershins. Bondvinski. Breiof. Brody
Day. Fisher. Harper. Hawk, Knit
Tcheild. O'Connell. Shaeffer and
Townley are back at Chicago. Hig
gins. AMMAN. Gemmil. Curtis, Hen.
ish. Mutton and Whyte are new men
expected TO fight hard for regular
positions.
Bloskcrs graduation leaves a big
hole In Purduc'e line and Coach
O'Donncll will have a great deal OF
trouble In filling his place.
Indiana will be the first OF the
big nine" schools to get into
action. game being scheduled for
Bloomington on September 80.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-25
S. A M E r &c A
T A K Els UP
BASEBALL

WASHINGTON. Sept 25.--The
baseball gospel il being carried TO
South Americans. The commercial
attache OF the American legation Mt
Lima. Peru. reported 10 the com
merce department today that .
baseball game between Americans
from the Coro dc Pasco mines and
members OF the exclusive club
Ciclista de Lima. was the big fea-
ture on the program arranged for
the celebration OF Pcru's national
holiday.
American Minister Benton Nc.
MILAN. former representative
from Tennessee. and later governor
Of that commonwealth. opened the
game by throwing the first ball.
The game. played at the foot OF
the Andes and In the shade OF the
tomb OF the Inca" a. the West
coast leader phrased II. was hailed
as the entering wedge for q base
ball league In tho Southern hemis.
phere.
A movement IL on foot in Peru
and other South American coun
tries, II Ia said. 70 suggest TO North
American baseball magnates a tour
OF the South American republics
similar 10 tho recent Giants-White
Sox trip around the world.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-25

Between Ourselves
BAT 10 BUSY GUY!
BY THE SPORTS EDITOR


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heavyweight fighter wheeled
activity record He hopes So battles In 1915
week-before Is
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Give
and I'll with
that Will ndefgabes shooting
10
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beanbali when they're
1.-THE Athletics
al ron heee
Ban Johnson said the sofest Job baseball but
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world SERIES
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die Weshs
unlucky
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-25
Athletic Notes From
Seattle High Schools
BY JIMMIE GRANT

The Broadway high football team
showed plainly that IL is In the run.
ming for the city football champion
ship. Tho Pine st. school walked
all over the West Seattle team in
their game Saturday at Dugdale
park.
/ Using nothing but simple line
bucks. mixed with q few end runs,
Broadway ran UP 6i points to the
was too much for West Seattle.
The Broadway backs tore thru their
opponents line for gains whenever
they were needed. Hauser. the big
end OF the Pine 81. school. was the
individual star OF the game. The
West Seattle team played good ball
thruout the game. but they were up
not show their true worth.
Every high school coach In
the city was AZ the game TO
watch Broadway. Coach Elmer
Henderson Of the Broadway
team fooled them by not using
any Of his pet plays. Broad
way played the old type OF foot
ball. using line bucks and end
runs.
From Lincoln came Coach
Wells and Tony Savage, for
r,er v. Of w. end. Franklin
was represented by Reeseherp.
who was continually on the
Jump trying TO see an opening
whore he could hand Broadway
a defeat. Coaches Cole and
Allen from Ballard and Queen
Anne were also Interested spec
tators.
The biggest obstacle that the
Broadway team will have to pass
before II can become city football
champion is the over-confidcnce
that has taken hold OF the entire
student body. For some unknown
reason the students have II figured
out that Broadway is an easy win
ner. Before the Pine at. school can
claim the championship they will
have TO defeat four more teams.
There is not team In the city that
would not give up a fortune TO de-
feat the present city champions.
Lincoln is smarting under the two
successive defeats handed them by
the Broadway warriors, and Ia de-
termined to reverse the odds this
year. Franklin is bound 10 wallop
Broadway for the SIS to 0 defeat
handed them last year. With prac-
tically the same spirit prevailing in
all OF the other schools. the Broad
way student body will have to back
its team TO the limit IN order to
help II win the championship again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-25

Coach Cole Of the Ballard
football team is Of the opinion
that Kyle. the star Of the Bal
lard teams in the past years,
should turn out for the line on
the University Of Washington
freshmen, rather than the
backfieId. Il seems that Kyle
10 addicted to the habit Of
using sweets. Coach Cole says
that Kyle. by using the sweets
90 much. has lost q great deal
Of his wind. which makes Il
hard for him to play In the
baekfield for any length Of
time. II remains TO be seen
whether or not Coach Miller
Of the freshmen squad will
play Kyle on the line or In the
baekfieid.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-25

and heavy men are intsseer.
Ing. they can usually keep the
msss moving away from the
runner. even u they do not
open the hole for him. In. send.
Ing two light lnssrsersrs ahead
70 make an opening for the run
ner. IL should be remembersd
that an opening made In this
way 10 . sharp. quick one. and
should be SEIZED Instantly.
A good guard. who can pick VI
his feet lively. and who can get
around quickly and easily Rftel
blocking. can get out ahead OF Z
fairly fast runneA In the per
formanco OF run by a tackle, II 4,
essential that the latter disguise
the fact that he IN about TO star
and 20 make quick. driving get
away.
In order to do this. he must cul
tivate the habit u holding himself
in the same position whom hc II not
going TO make the run that he as
sumes when he Ia going IN under
take Il. Any departure will tip of
TO the opposing side what play Il
coming off.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-25

~ JOHNNY MAUI ogrscH
Linemsn on osfense should
crouch. assuming the position OF 4
Splinter awaiting tho gun. The
only difference 10 tina; the lineman
should put only ono hand on tho
ground. as a balance.
Keep the knees off the ground
and dig the toes In. 30 ~ TO start
the body forward with all possible
force. Start tho instant the ball II
passed and charge forward with all
the steam you've got.
II IL up 10 the iinemeu 10 create
openings for the backfield men.
and there arc two ways Of sending
n man thru the forward ball One
Is 20 batter hole before him and
let him slip thru: tho other IL TO
put him thru quick opening
There are line plays which combine
n variety OF these tactics.
When a hole 10 chosed UP.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-25
TWO CHAMPIONS
Are headed IN
THIS DIRECTION
BY EDWARD HILL

SSL|ID' WILLIAMS. who shares the argument for the
N bantamweight with Johnny Ere is coming to
the Northwest this winter and will probably be action
here against good Northwestern bantam feather
weight.
Williams still claims the title and parts OF the
country recognized the champion OF the Ito FOUNDERS
despite the fact that Ete awarded decision him
foul about year ago.
Bobby Evans manager Of Billy Mascot the sensational
Portland bantam. writes that he has good matched
Mascot with Williams and that the bout will be pulled off
in Portland the last of November first OF December
Erte is also coming to the Northwest any bantam
this neck OF the woods cycling the title should be
o lick the pair of them there will be argument,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-25
SEATTLE MAN IS
VICE President
Of TRAPS SHOOTERS

Word was received here today
10 the effect that w. D. Tsfs.
member Of the firm Of Piper q
Tsst. seattle sporting goods deal.
err, has been elected vice presl-
dent Of the American Anstsur
Trspshoosers' association, the
national governing body Of the
trspshootina sport.
John Philip sousa, the famous
bsndmasser. 10 president Of the
organization. Mr.. TAFT 10 also
president Of the Washington
State Sportsmsn's association.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-25
McKelvey Is High
Gun at Trapshoot

c. E. McKelvey was high gun In
the 100.bird shoot and tied with l..
II. Reid. professional. In the 5o-tar.
get event. lie nickcd ~ out OF
100 and ~ out OF 80.
Richard Taft. n novice, hung up
A good mark. considering It was his
second trip TO the Seattle Trap
shooters association traps.