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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-07

Blue Grass for the next meeting in
two weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-07
TENTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Wonio eel
ebrated the 10th anniversary of their
marriage, Tuesday evening, Sept. 5, at
their home, 1916 Fifth avenue. They
entertained 25 guests with the game
Of dice hearts as the diversion. The
ladies' head prize went to Miss Mary
Schmidt, the mems head prize going
to Mr. Hatfield, the ladies BOBBY prize
went to Mrs. Joe Schroeder and the
mems BOBBY prize was awarded to
George Prtttie of Moline. Refresh
ments were served at a late hour. The
hostess received many useful pres
ents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-07

meet in two weeks with Mrs Nicholas
Keleman, COS Ninth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-07

made-tO-measure garment-all the
bother Of countless fittings is eliminated
in Stylish Stout dresses; these garments
are made by experts and their style and
adaptability to stout figures are such as
TO commend them to women who are
particular in matters of dress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-07

men of the General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs. She is considered one of
the foremost authorities on home eco
nomics in the country and is said to
be an excellent speaker, presenting her
subject matter in an entertaining
manner.
The department likewise accepted
the invitation of the home economics
department of the Davenport Woman's
club through its chairman, Mrs. c. II.
Murphy, to meet with that department
Oct. Is at the Davenport domestic
science building. This will be one of
several reciprocity meetings. Provi-
sions were made for the coming years
programs when at each meeting will
be demonstrated the preparation of
some food. this to be served TO the COM
pany at the close Of the session. 1t is
expected that members of the domestic
science department of the high school
will give their services in the practical
demonstration while the leader OF the
meeting explains its process. Commit
tees will be appointed to purchase ma
terials for each program afternoon, the
chairman, Mrs. S. c. Taylor, appointing
Mrs. c. L. Thompson for the first pro-
gram meeting, Oct. 4. Roll call will
be made a feature of the meetings this
year and will be responded to by apt
suggestions The first regular pro-
gram meeting will be led by Mrs. En-
lily McCurdy with the topic Functions
of Food" roll call to be quotations on
home" and the demonstration to be
fruit cocktails.
Notice was given of a proposed
change in the constitution to be acted
on at the next meeting. eliminating the
September meeting which the consti-
tuition now requires and changing the
time Of meeting from 2:30 to o'clock. |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-07
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81

Every woman Of
stout proportions
knows the diff
Guilty she expert
ences in getting a
dress to fit prop
erly, unless she
pays an unrea-
sonable amount
of money for a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
BEDLAM IN A COUNTY JAIL
1t Is Started by a Prisoner Calling
for Drugs-Other Inmates
Are Crazed.

Camden, N. with one prisoner
calling for drugs to quiet his nerves,
second so crazed by the excitement
that he had to be strapped to his cot,
and a third in the nude parading the
corridors, pandemOnium reigned for
two hours the other morning in the
Camden county Jail.
Joseph Smith of Benson street, ar
rested for the stabbing of sailor in
this city August IL, started the dis
turbance. He refused to take the med,
cine offered him by the keeper and.
kept calling for drugs. Winfield Latch
of Haddonfield, an alleged embezzler,
became crazed by the noise and it re-
quired two policemen to strap him to
his cot.
A third man, whose name is not
known to the police, and who was ad-
mitted with his clothes dripping wet as
though he had fallen overheard, got
out of his cell during the excitement
and paraded the corridors in his birth
day suit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06

am authorized to provide for the re-
shipment of the cargo"
Whereupon he presented letters
from the Mexican government showing
him to be it's agent in London. His
companion he introduced as Mr. San
chez, Mexican consul at Hamburg,
whereupon the three dropped into
Spanish and continued the converse
ton. Gard presented letters he had
found in the ships Office and adj
dressed to these gentlemen. He took
it that these letters were from the
Mexican consul at Odessa They evil
IDENTIFY asked the men to whom they
were addressed to do what they could
toward expediting the transshipment
of the cargo.
I'VE have all arrangements made"
Mckay volunteered. "The Esmiranga
will take our stuff aboard Immediate
ly and is sailing for Vera Cruz in six
days."
81 have had the very devil of
time" said the special agent, introduc-
ing the rasp of an occasional Russian
consonant into his Spanish as he had
heard it done for two months by the
man whose role was being thrust upon
him. "T want to run over to Warsaw
for a few days. Do you not think,
gentlemen, that 1 have earned this
brief vacation"
Whereupon Mckay and Sanchez
agreed to attend to all details, making
it necessary only that the supposed
Egeloff should be in Hamburg on the
day of sailing So was Gard relieved
of the difficulty and danger of a sus-
tanned masquerade and so was he able
again to get in couch with America.
AS a matter of fact he hurried to
Paris. There he found Coleman, whom
he had known before, in charge of the
Paris branch of his own service.
Dress me up like white man."
he told Coleman. Lead me up to
something that human beings eat
Take me out where l may try the
experiment of attempting to be gen.
tleman again. 1 am by no means sure
I can do it. Four days from now
talk TO me about cipher messages,
| but not until then"
But when Gard returned to Ham
burg II was understood that he should
use the old confederate cipher for
any messages that he might be able
TO send This is a simple and always
efficient cipher made up OF square
of the letters of the alphabet. One
begins by writing the twenty-six let
ters in a row, commencing with A.
The second line begins with B, placed
directly. under the A of the first line
and followed by all the letters IN
order. The third line begins Win "
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
SURE SIGN OF NERVOUSNESS
What Soldiers Mean When They AS.
sert That Comrade Is Getting
the Wind Up"

This is a common phrase at the
front, and is applied to soldier who
develops jumpiness and alarm in cir
cumstances where GOODNESS and re-
source are valuable above all things.
1t is believed to have originated in pre-
war days when O soldier had to obtain
certain number of points at musket-
ry practice in order to qualify for pro-
ficiency pay. To a highly strung man,
who was also but medium shot, this
implied genuine nervous strain,
which was reflected in somewhat err
ratio shooting. AS drowning men will
clutch at straws, SO would the soldier
keep feverishly adjusting the wind
gauge on his rifle, hoping that the in
accuracy of his shots was due to fit
full gusts Of wind across the range,
and that slight adjustment of the
wind-gauge would put things right.
This maneuver would be observed by
"old hands," who would be watching
with sympathetic interest the strug-
giles of comrade shooting for his
pay" And when the manipulation of
the wind-gauge displayed extra agita-
ton, they would mutter anxiously,
Hes getting the wind up"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
BOY KNEW ALL ABOUT BEES
Probably Youngster Had Had Expert
ence That Still fingered in His
Memory.

A big swarm of bees swoOped down
in an alley in the rear of big store
in the center of the business part OF
Columbus, and the alley was deserted
for time. Men stepped behind tele-
phone poles or screen doors and gave
advice as to what ought to be done.
Just then two small boys came along,
pulling q homemade wagon. One OF
the men, from a place of safety, sug-
gested to the boy at the wagon that he
take the swarm home with him. The
boy got box, rolled up his sleeves
and made preparations for work.
"Roll down your sleeves" several
spectators called.
81 reckon you never fought humble
bees" the boy answered. when one
of them gets up your sleeve or your
pants leg, then's when he stings."
The boy shoveled the bees into the
box without any difficulty whatever
and nailed down the lid. Just then
stray bee came along, went down his
shirt collar and stung him on the back.
81 guess that was Mexican bee"
the boy said as he rubbed the spot.
Then he took the bees home and ex-
meets to make them work for him.
indianapolis News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
Two Glasses of People.

Probably the recording angel never
unite loses patience with man who
is kind to animals. One may swear,
steal. lie. cheat, get drunk or run over
strangers in ones motor car; one may
no sbiftless, grabbed, naughty, narrow
minded thick-skulled and insubordin-
ota and vet have spark of nobility
which expresses itself in kindness to
horses and to stray cats and dogs. A
man who isn't |needlessly cruel can
get along even if he lacks some OF
the pretentious virtues.
The reason that kindness to animals
is a sure test of persons character
is that animals are generally helpless,
as compared with human beings, and
don't do anything to arouse Jealousy.
Men who are naturally kind may take
merciless advantages with the happi-
ness of others who stand in their way.
Rut men who are naturally kind don't
kick stray dogs.
In fact, there are just two classes
of people in the world, one with mag
nation enough to know how q dog
feels when it shrinks along beside you,
and wags its forlorn tail and hopes
against hope that it has found friend
ait last, and one which hasn't that
facuity.-San Francisco Bulletin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
WEDDING MONEY TO POOR
New Orleans Couple Put Aside an
Elaborate Affair for
Charity.

New Orleans.-New Orleans had a..
novel wedding recently when Miss
Bella Julia Stern, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Stern, prominent in business
and social circles, was married to Rob-
ert Frederick Of Pittsburgh at the
brides home.
No big affair was had and the one
which was planned was given up when
the bride and bridegroom decided that
they would forego the spending Of
money on wedding, but give it, In
stead, to the poor of the city.
Accompanied by her mother, noted
local charity worker, Mrs. Frederick
went to the poorer sections and gave
baskets of food to the poor, milk to
sick babies and the like, her husband
accompanying.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
KNIFE in BRAIN A
YEAR, aREcOvERS
How Blade, Penetrating Mans
Skull, Was Removed, Tole -
by Brooklyn Surgeon. '

New York.-How a knife blade one
inch long which had penetrated a
mans skull and entered the brain was
removed after one year and the man
restored to health is told Of by DR..
Matthias Figueira Of No. IA Stuyvesant
avenue, Brooklyn, one of the head
surgeons at st. GATHERINGS hospital,
in paper published in the current
issue of the Long Island Medical Jour-
nal.
The man was found by police in the
street, apparently intoxicated, and was
sent to the hospital. He remained in
semi-comatose state and the follow
ing morning in the course of examips-
ton Doctor Fgueira passed his hand
over the mans head and discovered
lump.
The lump, Doctor Figueira writes,
was "about two inches from the mid
die Of the upper part of the right
parietal bone. The lump was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06

but, instead of striking out toward
Mexico as Gard had suspected she
would. she steered to the north and
eventually came to anchor in the port
of Hamburg on windy morning in
March.
At Hamburg there was assurance Of
ability to discharge cargo. No sooner
had the ship tied up than its long-re-
strained personnel of officers and crew
availed themselves of the freedom Of
shore leave. AS the afternoon wore
on, the vessel was deserted with the
exception of the Italian second mate
and few members of the crew. Gard
stuck to his desk in the purser's cab
in. 1t was from this point of vantage
that he became aware. Of an alterca-
ton on deck. An American voice was
saying in English:
"Mr. Egeloff; l want to see Mr.. Eye
LOFT"
The second mate protested his ina
bility to speak English, whereupon a
second voice repeated the request in
Spanish, with no better result. Then
of sudden a great light seemed to
break on the second mate.
"Ah! 81, senior. If you will be so
good as to step this way"
Whereupon he led the strangers to
the cabin, where he knew Gard to be
at work, and, remembering that the
supposed clerk spoke many languages,
he turned the visitors over to him.
"Mr. Egeloff?" asked the American,
evidently misinterpreting the action Of
the mate.
The special agent was taken entirely
by surprise The possibilities of such
situation. had never presented them
selves to him.
What if ann" he asked cautiously.
81 am Mckay" said the American
you have credentials, I suppose"
said Gard.
Yes answered that individual. 81
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
Imauination in Art.

Imagination is an element by which
artists are able to inflict their wares
upon the public. When Millet painted
two peasants in potato patch with
bowed heads in an attitude suggesting
daily prayer, he wisely named the pic
ture 1.-THE Angelus." That gave the
critic bunch that church bell in
distant spire was pealing the hour of
prayer. Had he called that truly mag
nificent painting Digging Potatoes"
the public's imagination would not
have carried beyond the potato field
and it might also have made differ
ence Of few thousands of dollars in
the market value of the work. A we'll
chosen title for a picture or book Is
what mayonnaise dressing is to
salad !-Zim, in Cartoons Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06

not hard and on palpitation had
peculiar grating sound which I could
not explain. He was sent to the X
ray room and the photographic pic
ture disclosed the vault of the skull
and sticking into it was the blade of
a knife one inch long,"
When the man was placed on the OPP
Grating table it was found that the
knife had been broken off flush with
the skull and the surgeons could not
get hold of it. Describing the opers
ton Doctor Figueira continues:
81 applied trephine and cut out a
button of the bone. There was very
beautiful condition of the brain, show
ing the wonderful conservative pow
ers of nature in cases of this kind.
From the constant motion of the brain
with respiration and the action of the
heart that knife blade, which was fast
in the skull, had gradually loosened
in the bone, so it moved with the
brain. The bone had become absorbed
by the constant beating of the brain
and around the knife blade nature had
built wall Of connective tissue to
protect the BRAIN"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06

Gard was greatly surprised when
the city of Naples maintained her
course straight across the Atlantic.
Even more surprised was he when she
passed in at Gibraltar, ignored the
ports of Spain, sailed past the towns
of her nativity In Italy and on to the
east. Not until the Dardanelles and
the Bosporus were passed was he
convinced that she was bound for the
port for which she had cleared. But
after six weeks at sea she reached
Odessa, on the Black sea, and there
put into port.
But at Odessa the unexpected hap
pened. The authorities, being by tenn
permanent suspicious and ever-vigilant
of anarchistic plots, refused to let the
ship unload her cargo Of ammunition.
Egeloff stormed and swore and bribed,
but all to no avail. The ammunition
might not be landed.
Billy Gard managed to get ashore
and find his way to the American con-
sulate. From there he was able to
make his report to the home office and
receive instructions that he was to
remain with the ammunition cargo.
The special agent found his task
comparatively easy here, and merely
had to wait for events to take their
normal course. His chief interest was
G. Egeloff, who had remained a mys-
terry to him despite semifriendshlp
that had slowly grown up between
them. He had attempted in vain to
lead the Russian into discussion of
his future plans in Mexico. and had
grown to suspect that the gentleman
had no such plans. At Odessa the
big man seemed impatient of delay,
and. Gard thought, rather reckless OF
the disposition of his charge.
The representative of the United
States had been contemplating the
value of the guns bought at Valentines
and the figure of $75O,000 which the
Lily Maid had caught from the lips of
the interpreter He knew that the
purchases at Hartford had not exceed
ed 100000. He drew the conclusion
that this strange representative OF the
Indian head of a Latin-American ma
ton would probably give less than
value for the 100000 that had been
placed in his hands for the purchase
of American munitions of war.
The special agent was still attached
to the City of Naples as clerk when,
after ten days of futile attempts at
landing her cargo, she again turned
her nose to the sea. She was two
days out when he became assured OF
fact which he had suspected. The
Russian was not aboard. The ship
picked her course through the Medi-
! terranean, out again past Gibraltar,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
Where did you learn

Spanish. Where did you learn it
all?"
The stowaway looked up and saw
the huge form of the bearded Russian
who represented the government of
Mexico standing there.
''In the United States" he answered
in Spanish. "Ah. they are wonderful,
those Americans!"
It should be remembered that Billy
Gard had lived abroad when boy
with his father who was in the con-
sular service. He had learned the
languages of the Mediterranean al
most before he spoke English and was
therefore much at home among its
people. And because of this he had
been able to become an Italian stow
away in half an hour at second
hand store in Brooklyn.
"But why all this fighting?" asked
the Russian.
II would go back to Italy, bon Italy"
said the stowaway. these pigs of
sailormen know not how homesick /
am. They would put me ashore. !
not go. You see the result"
well. you will not be put ashore
now" said the Russian. Il happen
to be interested in this cargo, and l
want no delay. You may come on
deck with me"
1t happened in this way that Billy
Gard went to sea with large cargo Of
Mexican ammunition, little believing
that it would ever cross to Europe.
Since he was aboard and might not
be otherwise disposed of, the Italian
captain set him to work as clerk,
and got much good service out of him
on the ships books before land was
again sighted. 1t happened in this
way, also, that he was given an op-
portunity to study and cultivate G. Egg
eloff, but little came of it because of
the all-sufficiency of that gentleman
within himself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
AGED Pastor EIopes.

Fruitvale, Cal.-Marriage has no ter
rors for Rev. James Sunderland. After
being married four times in church,
with q gathering Of friends on hand
each time to congratulate him at the
completion Of the ceremonies, he
eloped with Miss Mary Ham and was
married quietly in Monterey.
Rev. Mr.. Sunderland is eighty-two
years old and his bride, Miss Mary
Ham, is seventy-five years old.
The bride is the sister Of his fourts
wife. She has been keeping house for
him since her sisters death some time
pgo. =.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
Couldn't Guess,

"Wbat do you suppose will happen
to the map of Europe when the war
is Over?"
Don't ask me. I never was any
good at those jig-saw puzzles"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
Ua Auainst II.

after all, it's no crime to be poor.''
Maybe not, but no poor man can af-
ford to hire lawyer to prove that
it isn't"
The sun., 1916-02-06

ful consequence al the defeat VI France
in the wears 1>T0-;l was the check 1t
gaNo To- her economical development.
Devastation of Russia hy Germany VIII
do stiil more harm io our people thtii
was done to the French people
The present war is increasing I" An
lncrcdibie extent the cNpens'es "t kus-
.ia. which is being economically re-
tardcd and winch finds it harder I" sup
port this Mar than the rich countries OF
western Europe. On the back OF the
Russian people there weighed heavy
stat. debt oven before. Now this debt
* increasing. not only ea'h day hut
each hour More than that. large re-
giou, of Russia have been subjected to
devastation.
"lf the final Victory should fal To
Germany a great military payment VIII
be demanded from us In comparison
with which tho torrents OF gold that
Frauca had TO pour forth after the war
iu 1871 and winch flowed over from
beaten France TO victorious Germany
will seem as nothing.
The sun., 1916-02-06
The Week in the War

SUNDAY january miles Of trenches
western 'front.' Latest United demanding dsavowa Of
sinking Of Iana Berlin Two Zppelins In raid Paris
kill twenty-three and njure twenty y.nine civilians.
MONDAY January 3GenMns add mile and quarter Of French
trenches west Of Perone gains Of drive Advance five
eghts Of mile mile front Single Zep
peln without
TUESDAY, February Zeppelin feet Of six units raids Eng
M midland countless killing mine and injung 1O
reaching Liverpool Brkenhead and Manchester, but British
Allies Kale guarding entrance Of Saona
checked by French
holding their
WEDNESDAY February British ship Appam given lost enters
Of German prize after being
by mysterious raider OF African coast. Raider
ships valued SO oo0oO Pre-
resigns succeeded by NJ Stueme Al
swecpla II OF encm Kamcrun coast line
February 3Turish Crown Prince Yussuf 1zzedn either
assassnaed royal palace Consantinope
FRIDAY February Passengers ships sunk by German
raider released from Appam Movement Of German troops artillery
supplies pronounced French and Brit
m await by British trawler
lslkiug in North Sea
United states
sinking admit negalty Of son though
press reached limit Of concessions From
Holland closed because or
f To western front
The sun., 1916-02-06
.SS,2S4,0OO URGED FOR
DEFENCE OF The CANAL
Generals Scott, Goethals. Ed
wards. Weaver. CrOzier
Testify.

WAsuINGruN. Feb. 5.--Fye Generals
OF tho United states army appeared be-
fore the House Committee on Appropria-
,ions to-day To- urge large expenditures
To- extend the fortl'lc,tiors OF the Pan
ams Canal The hearing was behind
cac, of tho Generals declared II 10 he
~ the h.glcs, Importance that the forti-
tir.tions should bc strengthened ~ meet
any possible eme-geucy. An arrropria-
the purpose.
The military officers who discussed
canal fortificatinns werc Gen. Scott.
chief of staff or the army; Gen. Goc-
Edwards. in command of the military
forces AZ Panama Gen. Weaver. chief
Of the Coast Artillery. and zen. Croz!cr.
chief "f ordnance.
Last yea congress appropriated 81
i3?.taN for fortincat.ous At Panama.
Thr witnesses to-day strongly urged
that the appropriation should hr neatly
uvtdgup,"d. in accuIdAuCc With the cS-
tluat. forwarded ;o Congress 10y the
secretary of War. who a-k.d tor an Ap-
rro.rittiuu in excess of s. n0n, ,unn. In
rludeG .N thS WdS an appru;r Ht.on tnr
NOR. guns. 100000 for military ttail~.
$4,000 for submarine mines t. u"
planted at. both ends of the canal and
sl,iUU.nun for ammunition, for which
SI33.o0o vas appropriated In the last
session.