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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

I am Il Russian with csrJe so IN
pronounceablc by English speaking peo
pie that call myself Hawks. My real
reason for assuming name was that
| was implicated in an assassination
scheme. was given away by fellow
conspirator and fed the country before
the police could lay hand ON me
Being informed that the Russian gov
eminent had put the American police
on my track with trumped up charge
of embezzlement in order to secure my
extradition, / took another name.
was very poor, and, not daring to re-
main in one place long enough to gain
a foothold by work, / adopted the pro-
fession of tramp.
During my wanderings ! fell in with
a man who much resembled me. He
was an Austrian Pole who had come
to this country to better his condition,
but had not succeeded. He had be-
come tramp, like myself, In order to
gain living We became very good
friends and tramped together-that Is.
we slept in the same places at night
Shimsky-that is the name he gave
me-finally fell sick. We were camp
ing In wood at the time, and. since
he objected to going to hospital,
made him as comfortable as | could.
provided for his necessities and nursed
him. Had | realized how Ill he was I
would not have consented to this.
One night Shimsky grew suddenly
worse and died In the early morning.
While looking on the body, considering
what action I should take. noticing his
resemblance to myself, a plan for
throwing the police of my track oc-
Cured to me. / ran knife into his
heart. spattered blood from my own
arm on his shirt and pinned to his
clothing a paper on which I had writ
ten the following:
This is the body OF Paul ximanowsky,
alias James Hawks. Russian, who was
implicated in the Ivanovitch assassination
in Russia He has been killed By one of
his own countrynlen, ktnsnan OF the
man he assassinated
l left the body unburied and set off
tramping. A week later | was arrest
ed while passing through small town
and charged with murder, | had been
seen In company with Shimsky, and
the local police had been put on my
track.
Here was a dilemma I was wanted
by one set of police to be sent to Rus
STA to be tried for the murder Of 1vano
witch and by another for the murder Of
myself. AS UNANIMOUSLY was dead
and could not be killed any more; as
Shimsky | would be tried for my own
murder, and there was every chance
that l would be convicted. If so l
would be punished for killing dead
man.
However, thus far my ruse in throw
ing the police off the track of the man
wanted in Russia was successful. The
very prominence that the case was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
Mast0iditis.
william Drady,M.D.

Probably in every case Of middle ear
Infection or gathering in the ear in
which the drum ruptures and permits
a discharge of matter from the ear.
or is lanced for that purpose by the
physician, there is more or less in
volvement of the spaces inside the
mastoid process back of the ear. These
spaces communicate with the cavity
of the middle ear, and no doubt par
take of all infiammations involving the
lining of the middle ear. THE middle
ear is that portion of the ear within
the eardrum Nhich houses the little
bones of the ear and communicates via
the Eustachian tube with the back of
the nose and throat.)
Of course soreness or tenderness of
the bone just behind the ear would be
suggestive of Inflammation in that
bone (mastoiditis), but very serious
Inflammation and pus-formation may
be present in the mastoid without any
noticeable pain or tenderness behind
the ear.
Any acute earache or gathering
which is followed by very profuse
discharge from the ear should be look
ed upon as suspicious, because such
cases are usually cases of mastoiditis.
A discharge from the ear persisting
for many days or weeks after the
gathering breaks especially If the
patient has an elevated temperature
part or all of each day. is probably due
to mastoiditis.
The danger of mastoditis is septic
infection of the brain cavity-abscess
meningitis or septic sinus thrombosis
tclotting and infection of the great
vein-paths of the brain cavity1
Of course a fair share Of cases Of
mastoiditis will 20 on to spontaneous
recovery fter few weeks under good
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
DRUG LAW UPHELD.

The supreme court Of the United
States passed upon an important ques-
ton when II declared the amended
food and drug act constitutional. Jus
tice Hughes delivered the opinion OF
the court and he bitterly assailed
manufacturers OF patent medicines
who proclaim falsely the curative
powers Of their mixtures The decis.
ion OF the court was unanimous. Some
years ago the court held, in the case
OF an alleged cancer cure. that labels
were false and fraudulent" in the.
meaning of the act, only when thes
uisstated tie ingredients OF the COM
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

shows that great Improvements IN the
manufacture and design of armor plate
have been made. The greater part OF
these improvements were suggested by
actual experience gained by naval OIL
ficers. Under our present system OF
obtaining our armor plate from prl-
vate companies such improvements
become the property of all the world
and can be obtained by anybody who
cares to buy them. Even now the I'M
provements in armor and the designs
worked out by the navy have been en-
bodied in the warship of another ma
ton recently finished by the Bethle-
hem Steel company, and put into COM
mission. This is not an argument
| lightly to be disregarded in favor of
government armor plant. nor has it
been overlooked, for instance, by
Japan, which has erected its own arm
or-making plant and surrounded it
with such secrecy that none Of the
other nations is able to tell whether
or not at this minute the japanese
armOr may not De superior u any
other in existence In addition to
Japan, the French government, after
experimenting with a factory capable
Of producing only the lighter weights
Of armor, is enlarging its government
plant so as to permit of the propduc
| ton of thick plates, and Russia has
had its own armor-plate factory for
some time.
81 do not see how it is possible for
congress to justify to the people a re-
/ fusai to erect a government plant, nor
how it can answer the charge that will
invariably be brought up-that the
same mysterious Providence which
saved this profitable business to the
steel companies three times in the
past, even after money for a govern
ment plant had actually been appro-
priated, is not still at work exercising
its beneicient protection over these
lusty specimens of infant industries,
who are even now under government
investigation as violators of the anti
trust law"
I CLYDE H. TAVENNER
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
Daily History CIass-]an. IT.

I106-Birth In Boston Of behJ@n'',
Franklin. inventor. philosopher Ah'
statesman. died 1870,
17St-General Daniel Morgan, coions'
William A. Washington ana wy
mel John Eacer Howard wen W.
battle Of Cowpens, $. c. TINS "
tory broke up the sway OF Tue ~ !.
torious British leader, Tarle'oh' :
the CaroinaS.
1S93-Geperal rutherford blfeu''9
Hayes, ex-president OF the op's'e
States, died. born ls22
f9i5-General A. NJ Stoessel, kassiaa
commander nj Port Arthur :
ia04-5. died: born iS4S oeF''",s
captured In HoisSelle, near Ahiie'ls'
France, by a night hayonet ehasse
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
TaIkatiye.

Mr. Maxim, who says he has a per.
feet right to sell munitions and advo
cate preparedness, adds that if the
limelight be turned Off the spotlight
eXtingUished and pecuniary regard
eliminated, he does not believe a single
pacifist would be left in action. Oh
they'll talk, if they do it for nothing
Wall Street Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

1t is reported that 50 per cent of the
letters received by. members Of con-
gress are from people urging opposi-
ton to the big preparedness. This is a
strong indication that the people of
the United States are not in favor of
the proposed army and navy program
and not in favor of war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

The Miners Federation of Great
Britain resolved unanimously to op-
pose compulsory military service Just
to be on the safe side, the unmarried
young miners better begin to dig
themselves in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

Perhaps if he thought it necessary,
Mr.. Roosevelt would remark that for
a judge of the federal supreme court to
leave the bench to accept a nominal
ton for the presidency would not be
holding up the dignity and traditions
of said court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
WITH OTHER EDITORS
Easy.

It is easy to select a place for a ma
tional convention and to go through
the form of making a nomination for
the next president, but the election is
always in the lap Of the gods.-Pitts-
burgh Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
Where Church is Curiosity.

Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer and son and
near Fairfield. came over last week to
look at the church. Mr. and
Mrs Jake Bishop, Mrs. Dave Bishop
and Mrs Ed Donovan were at Eureka
Saturday evening TO see the church,
Washington Uowa) Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

care, but the disease is treacherous
one and must be managed by physi-
clan OF good Judgment. Perhaps half
of the cases of mastoiditis will recover
without operation and other half will
require operation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
ON COUNTY RECORDS
Warranty Deeds.

Frank Day and wife to Frank H.
Young, lot 20, block 2, Carbon Cliff,
81 800.
Edward H. Guyer and wife to John
Baltzer, lot 10, block 8, Guyer's third
addition, Rock Island, $257
Charles E. White and wife to Will
bert c. Sellers, part outlot /, R. A.
Smiths subdivision of outlot B, Smith
& Whites addition, Moline Heights,
$3.50
H. Alfred Anderson and wife to Mrs.
Nellie A. Head, lot %, block 12S, New
Shops addition, East Moline, 5000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
street Car Comedy.

"What do you understand is meant
when we hear that an operation on d
patient is q success"
IF the statement comes from the
surgeon Who did the operating it
means that the fee has been collected. ,"
OSWALD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
New Use for the Panther.

Wanted-A live panther; the fiercer
the better. Prospective buyer wishes
to tie one outside the door and cut
the rope whenever an automobile goes
by with muffler open. Address Boz,
care of this paper-Adv. in Cimarron
IowaD Jacksonian.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
Serge de niaghileff.

Serge de Diaghileff and his famed
Ballet Russo. which for several sea-
sons has been a sensation of London
and Paris, arrived in New York a few
days ago. After six weeks in New
York the ballet will tour the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
Rock Island-From River to
River.

Kitchener told Constantine of Greece
and Constantine told the Associated
Press; and even at this we are glad
we do not have to swallow all the
story.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

Dodson-What does Blifkin rerniau
you of?
Hodson-Well, every time ! NEE
Blifhin he reminds me OF a I.tle ass,
I've owed him for over year.-"a"
Street Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

George II. Perkins persists in the
notion that while he remains true to
the cause 80 per cent of the progress
I've party is thereby saved and kept
in preparedness for militant action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

The man who makes the most noise
about fighting with his mouth would
probably be the last to enlist In case
Of war. The real fighters are the men
who keep their heads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

RUSSIA has just ordered 774,000
pounds of butter from Chicago. Sounds
as If Nick was preparing to grease
the skids for the Germans. He'd butter
not try it, warns lguatz.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

JOSEPH ketchum has been appoint
ed dog catcher at Columbus, Ohio
You will agree that he ought to prove
the right man for the place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
In the Trail OF the Gold Wave.

Lost-Will the lady driving high
seat open buggy, sorrel horse, who
found long pants in her buggy, left
by boy who was riding with her Fri
day afternoon, please leave pants at
Press office and receive reward ?
Ypsilanti Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

rs your wife outspoken?"
She's usually out, and when she's
out she's usually speaking"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

WHAT has become of the old-fash-
toned girl who used to show a red
petticoat as she boarded the street
car?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

Member Audit Bureau of Calculations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

SPEAKING of lifting names, I de-
sire to enter for place Welland Gay
Of Interlochen, Mich, and Fairy
Brooks Of Washington, Iowa.
p I, T
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

Rock Island Member Associated Press.
Full Leased Wire Report.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

BIZ THE ]. ". POTTER co.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-23
Boy City

Although the new police COM
missioner has not yet been appoint
ed, Frederick FrOmm and Roland
Cutter. the other two. agree so we'll
that they can transact business
without third to make the major
ity.
Chief of Police Pickett stated
last Thursday that the badges for
the policemen had not yet been
chosen, as the mayor was informed
last week, but that they probably
will be before Saturday so that they
will be here by the last of next
week.
Many boys and girls have been
warned but no arrests have been
made up to the present. Four or
five applications from colored boys
to be policemen have been received.
but the appointment is not yet
made.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-23
Y. NC. A. NEWS

The gym classes opened this
week at the Y with record attend
ance. Regular work will not begin
until the classes are fully organ
lied with all the boys in who are
expecting to sign up for 1t. but the
boys are having good exercises
even now with drills and calls
themes, and especially the games
which end the class period. One
class had a most thrilling game of
water-basketball in which Dollins
and Shissler were captains Of the
chosen teams; and in four innings
the score was 5-3 in favor of Dol
Inns.
The Bible classes will begin Mon
day, Oct. 2. The boys classes will
be on Tuesday and Thursday even
ings, and Saturday mornings. The
classes are all open to any one,
whether members of the associa-
ton or not, and there are classes
for all ages. Usually on Tuesday
nights the older boys who belong
to the come for Bible class, and
also take advantage of the 10-cent
supper offered to those students
Thursday nights are usually taken
by boys who do not belong, but
these divisions are not at all hard
and fast. The boys are through by
seven thirty, SO they could be homo
by eight O'Clock, if they wish. The
Saturday morning classes are for
younger boys
Last year the boys made Rich
mond famous by their high stand
ing in the examinations they
passed. Over one hundred received
the certificate from the national
headquarters, and Richmond was
placed on the honor roll among 10
cities in the whole United States to
nave the highest %.eAages. The
following list of boys were the ones
TO receive 100 in the national ex-
amination: In athletes of the
bible Everett Brinley, Noel Deem.
Ialbert Jessup, Lester Letter, Rob
ert Longman, Russell Parker. Mel.
son Slnex and Kenneth Whitnack.
IN Men of the Bible" Frederick
Clark. Wayne Hill and John Liv.
lngstone; and in Men Who Dared F"
Malvern Soper.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-23
Keeping a Diary

One Of the most interesting things
certain girl ever found to do was
to write the illustrated story Of
her life. OF course lots of people
keep diaries, but this was a little
different. Whenever she could, she
put in real snapshots of the people
she was writing about or the places
they had gone. but where there was
something interesting that she
could not get a photograph of, she
would hunt through magazines or in
advertisements until she found an
illustration that would fit the case;
and no one would believe how clev-
err book that made. Few people
would care to take the trouble
to keep up such record all the
time, but such souvenir of a short
trip or a camping party or even
of a summer vacation spent at
home will afford entertainment and
pleasure for years afterwards.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-23
Whitewater News

Whitewater school Is so musical
that each day they have a fifteen
minute concert on the Victrola. The
school has about eighty records,
many of which are of the best
operas, and these are special favor.
ties.
In cooking class they have been
canning, and Wednesday the girls
made beautiful grape jelly.
Thursday, the advanced sewing
class started making dresses, SO
that this will keep them busy for
at least several weeks. The begin.
ming class had been making pencil
cases. but Miss Won Pein said they
sew so fast that she no sooner
starts them on something than they
finish it. SO the girls keep her busy
thinking up new things to do.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-23
Centennial Story

One of the bravest of our first
settlers was. man named Richard
Rue who was in at least four great
expeditions against the hostile In
dams and had many narrow es-
capes with his life. Once he was
captured and sentenced to run the
gauntlet. In doing so he was al
most stunned by the blows, espe-
cially of the warrior who pursued
him. He leaped over a brush
fence but the Indian came right
after him, so he pretended to stun
BILE and not be able to get up again.
Then he motioned for the Indian to
go back. which he did. and in mo-
ment's time, Rue had gotten
half way to the council house. He
reached it in safety with the cap
tors actually cheering him for his
trick So when 1t came to burn
ing him alive as he had been SEN
fenced, even after the wood had
been piled around him. the Indians
were so divided in wishing to kill
him that when a young Shawnee
stepped up and cut his bonds. they
allowed him to 60. and the young
Brave called Rue nis brother.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-23
az FRANK GROVE.

Last Sunday the scouts hiked to
Clear Creek and had fine time.
The first detachment left at 1880
under the leadership Of Talbert
Jessup, and the second detachment
left at IL A. M. under the leader
ship of Scoutmaster Kinley. Tai
bert Jessup. our new second assist
ant scout master. is sure dandy
fellow.
The first detachment laid all
kinds of scout signs for the second
detachment to follow, and in this
way the second group found the
first very easily. During the lay
ing of the trail, Toed (Talbert Jes-
sup) saw a certain attraction and
decided he would like to retrace
the trail. But on account of cold
feet he changed his mind.
The second detachment arrived
about one o'clock and immediate
ly cooked their dinners.
After dinner the boys played box
the compass, and Groves side beat
Townsend's side one minute.
A few more scouts passed their
cooking test for the second class.
and in a few days most all the
scouts will be second class men.
The next game we played was
hunting the treasure, which was
hid by the scout master. The rule
of the game was that the boy who
found the treasure had to eat it.
Well. Sidney Watt found the treas
ure. but he didn't eat all of it. The
treasure was a stick of chewing
gum and a few grains of corn. The
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-23
Boy Scout News

last he didn't eat because he said
he might look like a cow or a
horse, and since he wasn't one we
excused him.
The boys started home about
four-thirty. We had almost as
much fun in ranks as In camp.
Townsend and Grove wanted to
walk with each other to talk over
some business but Toed did his
share and kept them separate. We
arrived in town about five thirty.
The first part of the second
group misunderstood the directions
of the first detachment and so they
ended up at the mouth of Clear
Creek. X. Dollins and c. Ottenfelt
who were in this group built the
first lean to in the history Of
Troop 2. None of the troopers
knew it, but this group was right
over the hill from the rest of the
bunch. They stayed until $500
o'clock and then started home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-23
CHILDREN ENJOY PONDS

In London all the city parks have
little ponds in them, and these are
especially popular with the little
London children. Two years ago,
when one of the Richmond teachers
was abroad, she was so interested
in watching the children play
around these little pools of water,
for they seemed to be having the
best time ever. They were sailing
little boats, and one of them had
the English flag tied to the mast.
But the children never could run
around very much or go far away
for there was the nurse-girl sitting
close by, watching every thing they
did.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-23
Her Wash Day

Here calendar for the month OF August which color
and scrapbook Perhaps pretty
daddy
color the little girl dolls clothes the flowers
kittens.
Copyright by George
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-23
BOY SCOUTS

The scouts were planning to give
hay ride and some OF the boys
had even asked their girls, when
the scout master told them they
couldn't have it. The boys didn't
like 1t very much because they had
to go and tell their girls they could
not 60.
The scoutmaster has promised
the boys something to take the
place Of the hay ride so now the
boys are planning a big party. But
the boys are going to be certain
this time before they ask their
girls.
The scouts are now practicing on
scout play which will be given
some time soon in high school aud
itorium.
The troop is now organizing two
football teams. The first is made
up of the Flying Eagles. and the
Wolves. The second team is made
up of the Tigers and the Stays,
The teams will start practicing
soon. and high time is promised
because each team is certain 1t
IS going to win.
And each patrol is also getting
up a basket ball team. The four
patrols will hold tournament
among them. Besides this the troop
will have a special team for out
side games. For coach the boys
have their assistant scoutmaster,
Talbelt Jesup of the high school
team.
The scouts are planning another
hike for next Sunday. but will find
out more later.
The scouts decided to give Mr..
Hughes q warm welcome by meet
ing him at the station and keeping
order at the Coliseum.
FRANK GROVE
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-23
School Report

The teacher had to scold the boys
and girls in the b class because
they didn't straighten their desks
as quietly as the A class did.
The teacher had to whip boy
because he was naughty in school.
Our teacher is awfully nice to her
scholars and l like her very much.
The teacher never had to whip me
because try to mind her.
We have a good time on the
giant stride and swings. I am glad
school started as soon as it did.
From Irene Sittloh.