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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-11
ON ELECTRICITY TEST.

Workiag under conditions which
f0rmeGf the most severe test to which
theiFplans could have been subjected,
the men who work out the motive
problems OF a railway have completed
one of the most remarkable tests in
the history of tranSContinental trans
portation. By highly successful OPP
Grafton of electric locomotives over a
part of the mountain division OF the
Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul,
throughout d winter whose severity
made steam traffic almost an impos-
sibility, engineers declare they have
proved beyond doubt the efficiency
of the latest step From every angle
the new engines were tested. In speed
they were found to excel the old pow
err; uphill they could handle greater
load; in cost the outlay for operation
was reduced; no matter what the
weather, the motors were always on
the Job in the comfort which comes
from cleanliness and smooth running
they approached perfection.
One day, with the mercury at 40 be
low zero, the entire division was
threatened with a tie-up. One steam
locomotive hauling a heavy freight
had frozen and two others were halted
long enough to freeze. They we're on
the main line and passenger trains had
to be given the right OF way. The en-
gineer OF one of the giant motors ran
his electric locomotive out on the line.
coupled it to the three trains of three
engines and Is cars and hauled them
lin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-11
GREAT TRANSITION.

The vast estate owned by the arts
tocracy in England are in the market
for sale. many Of them divided up Ito
suit purchasers" The war. which has
changed the social economic conditions
In England, has made it impossible to
hold these vast game preserves. SO
much good the war has done anyhow
turning this idle land over to people
who produce things for the country.
Here is a copy of an advertisement that
appears in London paper:
Historic manor house in the West
ern Highlands. Thirty bed and dress
ing rooms. several reception rooms.
Delightful matured old grounds, Ten
thousand acres of shooting. For sale
or moderate rental
The ad goes on to say that one sea-
sons shooting in the game preserves
resulted in 1000 pheasants, 500 par
tridges, 500 rabbits, $50 hares and
many woodcoCk. duck and snipe. and
all for the deIectation OF aristOcracy
Now much of this land will go for
honest toll, bread, meat and happy
homes. 1t is great transition, show
ing that this planet is not for a few
earls and lords, but for every honest
man who will make the most out Of it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-11
1EAETTHEHTALKS1o
Common Signs of Lead Poison.
William Brady,M.D.

disease, cirrhosis of the liver. cancer
of the stomach. pulmonary tubercu-
losis, alcoholism, duodenal ulcer, gas
troptosis, gallstones, CT just overeat-
ing? Chronic gastriis" alone is in
conceivable.
Two Common Ideas.
l. Is quinine good for the bones!
2 Is sulphur or sulpherb good for
the blood? g. Is Hoffman's anodyne
good for the heart?
Answer. No. ,. No. 8. No. Qul-
nine cures genuine malaria and hence
may relieve bone ache" which has
nothing to do with the bones. Sui
phur is laxative. nothing more. Hon.
mans anodyne is chiefly ether-a pain
reliever, not a heart stimulant.
Two Improbable Factors OF Disease.
l have never noticed any effort TO
steriliZe (al the doctors thermometer,
or (b) the communion cup. How about
these?
Answer-We are strong in our faith
in the germ theory" but We would
never hesitate to let any doctor take
our temperature, nor would We fear
the communion cup. In fact, there is
no good evidence that the latter ever
is factor Of disease, nor the form,>
either.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-11
NEED OF VESSELS.

Secretary McAdoo, recently returned
from the meeting Of the international
high commission, held in Buenos
Aires last month, to consider means
to bring into closer relationship the
nations of the western hemisphere, has
issued a statement setting forth the
views of the heads of government of
the various nations visited by the
United States representatives, before
and after the convention, on the first
requisite for the promotion of that
closer unity.
without exception in every country
we found the shipping question upper
most in the minds of government Off
Gals, bankers, and business men," says
the statement Practically every bus
mess man with whom the members OF
the commission discussed conditions
emphasized the absolute need of great
ly Increased ocean tonnage.
Members of the American colonies
in the various cities sought every OPP
portunity to impress upon the COM
mission the importance Of action at
the earliest moment to improve condi
TONS
For more than IS months the need
for merchant vessels has been press
/ ingly urged upon congress. 1t has
been shown, time and again, with in
disputable statistics, that America
through the lack of vessels in which
to transport goods, has already lost
many times the cost of the ships in
profits it has had to forego. Once the
nation all but had relief in its grasp
when dozen democratic senators. for
| petty political ends, turned renegade
and defeated the issue.
There is shortly to be introduced
/ into congress a new ship purchase bill,
/ a measure that is a merger of all the
various administration shipping bills
/ combined in one, which has been so
drafted in the hopes of enlisting the
support of every democratic senator
and number of the republicans. Its
| provisions are carefully considered to
afford the greatest benefit; the objec-
tionable features of the measure that
was defeated last spring have been al
most entirely eliminated and there has
been added sections to encourage the
support of those who opposed the for
mer measure.
The need of purchasing ships is over
whelming and undeniable. The new
measure that is to be proposed is ade-
quate, The American people demand
action
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-11
WAR AND MOTOR CARS.

The Cincinnati Enquirer has an in
tereSting editorial on what the war has
done for the manufacturers of motor
vehicles. 1t points out that the mil
itary authorities of the belligerent IA E
tons have been quick to perceive the
usefulness Of the automobile in nearly
every branch of transportation. Their
use in transporting the sick and
wounded to hospitals has saved hun
dreds of thousands of lives, while their
employment in transporting men, am
munitions and supplies has saved ar
mics from utter rout, In the opera
tons about Verdun the French have
had more than 1000 motor vehicles
in constant service, while the Germans
since the beginning of the war have
used them at all times for various puT-
poses. The war has established the
motor trucks in military service, and
it has also established them in the SER
vice of mankind in many peaceful
uses
The Enquirer asserts that u months
of war have done more to advance
the uses of the motor vehicle in mod
ern business operations than it would
have been possible to do in 10 years
Of peace 1T is not only the 100000
of soldiers in the field" says the En-
Quirer. that are now convinced OF
their use, but the hundreds of millions
of the civilians of the world, who see
or read or hear of their efficient ser
vice. Il continues:
in the six weeks Of warlike opera
tons in Mexico the motor vehicles
have amply proven their right to exist
and their adaptability to transporta-
ton in Mexico and all other countries
with similar Typography, climate and
( general conditions.
I These six weeks Of motor vehicle
/ work in Mexico may cost our govern
ment well up in the millions of dol
lars, but they will bring scores of mil
lions of dollars Of business to the mot
or vehicle manufacturers Of the Uni
ted States through the orders that
will come from the various countries
of this continent from governments
and business men ready to purchase
after their success has been thus
shown.
Many mine owners having to trans
port supplies to their camps and ores
from their camps are now convinced
that motor trucks will prove OF i'm
mense advantage to them.
Many merchants shipping to or
from points far from railways or even
close to railways will now be in the
market for motor trucks or motor We
/ hicles of other classes.
The limit of the field for motor
| vehicles of various forms and classes
! is but the limit of continents and the
! islands of the globe.
1.-The manufacturers OF these We
I hicles in the United States have now
the world to supply. and there are or
| ders for decade to be filled before
the demand can be supplied"
If the opinion of the Enquirer is cor
rect here is one American industry
! that will not experience stagnation
when the world is at peace again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-11

breed the very best quality possible
IN draft horses, but to perfect country
or district organizations, agree upon
some on breed in each district, and set
about producing the very highest
quality of horses of that breed. In
some counties this work is already I'M
der way. 1t should be taken up seri-
ously in every district in the corn
belt
Where there is but one main breed
in the district, it is much easier for
horse buyers to go into that district
and pick up full carload of horses Of
uniform type and breeding; and the
growers will get substantial increase
in price because of the saving thus
made for the buyer. The question of
breed is not of so much importance.
The vital thing is that the animals be
the very best possible of that breed.
The farmers of any county in the
corn belt can make that county fam
Gus and can enrich themselves by get
ting together, agreeing on plans for
community breeding, and working
them out intelligently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-11
No Ceremony With Nobel Prizes.

Stockholm, Sweden-OfficiaI notice
has been given that there will be no
formal ceremonies this year in con-
nection with the awards of the Nobel
prizes for 1914 and 1918 announced
some time ago. The award for chem
istry. 1914. to Professor Theodore
William Richards, director of II" VOL
colt Gibbs Memorial Laboratory at
Harvard university, will be delivered
to the American minister Ira Nelson
Morris, and forwarded by him to tho
recipient. This will be about June ].
1t Is planned that when the war IS
over the prize winners of the war
years shall come to Stockholm and
hold joint celebration at that time.
Ordinarily the prizes are only pre-
scented in person.
The peace prize for 1914, of course,
was not awarded. In accordance with
the rules of the Nobel Foundation,
when no worthy candidate is found,
the prize is set aside for a special
fund, The peace prize for 1915 also
is held in allegiance but may be
awarded next year if there are devel-
opments to warrant such action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-11

Painters, workers in tobacco fac
tories where lead foil is used, beer
drinkers, children who eat jim-crack
candies, and workers in lead ore, white
and red lead factories, glazing and
other processes in the manufacture of
pottery, tiles, porcelain enameled ware,
and china; brass and nickel polishing;
typefOunding and setting, linotyping,
charging storage batteries, dyeing and
printing, holding timed nails or
tacks in the mouth, chewing tinfoil
polishing, glass-cutting; plumb
ing; working in weighted silk; making
artificial flowers; leather vanishing;
all of these are possible sources of lead
poisoning. Women have acquired
chronic lead poisoning by using flake
white" as a toilet article Bakers have
used chromate of lead to color cakes.
Inhalation of the dust carrying
minute particles of lead into the lungs,
rather than absorption through the
hands or skin, is the usual mode'of in
dustrial lead poisoning. Even paint
ers may be thus poisoned despite every
precaution of cleanliness.
Lead poisoning may produce the
most bizarre symptoms and the con-
dition may simulate various nervous
or organic diseases. But some of the
more frequent indications of lead poi
soning may be mentioned as at least
suggestive:
Obstinate constipation, with colcky
pain at intervals of weeks or months.
A prolonged sense of construction or
tightness in the upper abdomen, not
exactly painful but very distressing.
Severe headache. Neuritis, or marked
weakness of any muscle group, but
especially wrist drop" a weakness Of
the eXtensor muscles of the forearm.
making it difficult to draw back the
wrist or hand. A marked pallor.
Anemia A blue line on the gums.
near, but not in the margins next the
teeth. High blood pressure.
The muscle paresis or weakness
from lead poisoning sometimes in
wolves one shoulder. sometimes the
muscles of the vocal cords Causing
loss of voice. and sometimes the legs,
causing drop foot or peculiar step
page" gait in which the patient steps
high.
Occasional transient delirium. con-
WILSON'S. or epileptoid attacks are
noted in case of chronic lead poison
ing.
Tremor is common manifestation
Seamstresses have been chronically
poisoned by biting leadweighted
thread. Beer drinkers have been poi-
soned by the lead in the pipes through
which the beer is drawn at the bar
Women have been poisoned by using
lead--containing hair dyes. Infants
have been poisoned from lead water
applied TO the mothers breast. Per
sons with ulcers or burns have been
poisoned by absorption of lead water
and laudanum," an old-time worthless
application for Inflammation.
Chronic Gastritis Not Enough.
What should a person with chronic
gastritis eat2
Answer That would depend upon
lead-containinG hair dyes. Infants
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-11
The Daily Story
Case Of Misplaced Con fdence-By Ethel Marsh.
BY Ethel Marsh.

smile, I was seized with an irresistible
desire to serve him.
IL anything was needed to convince
me that he was one Of those lovable
men who win by frankness It was
when his sister left me alone with him
Really, doctor" he said, Il can't
permit you to waste your time and
good intentions on so worthless per.
son as myself. / must tell you q Sc
cret / am not I'll at all. I'm in love.
Nothing will cure me except response
from the woman who has engrossed
my whole being. Your drugs win not
be of any avail with me, but evidently
you can serve me. Ny mind, admit,
is ailing II you know Of any medi-t
cine that will steady me mentally pre-
scribe It and, above all, do not fall to
visit me regularly DO you believe In
the effect of one mind over another to
the subject minds benefit or the re-
verse"
II certainly do"
"Well, from the moment / first saw
you I.felt the effect OF your mentality.
1t may be that this love / bear is a.
symptom. II so your mentality may
cure my body, and that may drive
away this craving for the woman who
has absorbed me. I beg OF you, don't
desert me. Come and see me often"
I was at this time much interested
in the cure of disease by mental or
spiritual influence and was caught by
the way the young man put his case.
1t would interest me to prove that his
diagnosis of his case was correct l
would give him the benefit Of my men-
tai power over him.
This intention was facilitated by his
family Instead Of being received by
them az physician 1 was treated as
a friend. l did not attempt TO exert
any influence over the patient. l SIM
ply permitted whatever influence pos
sessed to act upon him. He seemed to
grow better gradually. One day bis
sister asked me to ride with him and
her. l accepted. Then 1 rode out with
| him alone.
I had been visiting Albert Emerson
thus semiprofessionaIly for several
months when one day he made con-
| fession to me. I was the woman he
loved and had loved long before had
visited him. But this confession was
not made until my wings had been so
far clipped that could not fly away.
In other words, had been trapped.
The worst Of it was that l did not
wish to be untrapped. I had been
gradually absorbed by a man who l
had not dreamed wanted me or I want
ed And now, ten years after our mar
rage, he has further confessed that be
won me simply because he had heard
that I had decided never to marry.
I am shamed through all my nature
To have loved so slight a. thing.
But all the same, love my husband
and my children. My profession has
llong ago faded away from me.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-11

The main difficulty that stands In
the way of us women competing with
men in business and the professions is
not, | think, that we are their interiors,
but that nature constantly threatens to
break down our intentions.
When girl begins to make her
preparations for a profession she has
before her four years Of college and
another four years of study in prepara-
ton for the field in which she Is about
to work. To a man the care Of n wife
and family is natural consequence,
and his success In his profession goes
hand In hand with his being husband
and father. A woman under the same
circumstances feels that marriage is
tantamount-in most cases-to giving
up all that she has so long been max
ing preparations for.
When | was about to prepare myself
for the medical profession fully con-
sidered this question AMI concluded that
| must decide between making medf-
cine nv life profession and possible
marriage. | decided in favor Of the
profession and made a solemn resolu-
ton that ! would never marry. How
/ failed to carry out this resolve I am
about to relate / confess | am not
well pleased at the cause Of my fall
profession-an eminent surgeon, for in
stance-and formed a professional as
we'll as matrimonial partnership
with him 1 should not possibly regret
my surrender to the little god. In
stead of this, 1 was induced to break
my resolution by trickery.
I had barely commenced to practice
my profession when l was called upon
to visit a young man who was the old
est son of well to do parents. Indeed,
the family was a very loving one, he
being the idol. I was called in by bis
sister, next younger than he, who gave
me his symptoms, which were, as
she described them, threatened melan-
cholia.
BERTHE" she said, 'is so attractive to
the girls that they have spoiled him.
think that If he had been born poor
instead of rich and homely instead OF
handsome he would have chosen pro
fession and made a success OF it. As
it is, he has no object In life and Is
sinking into a state OF mental hamilton
It's such a pity, for he is the loveliest
boy in the world"
This description Of Albert Emerson
was not calculated to interest me In
his case, for it indicated that he was
just the kind of man would despise
| When I saw him there was something
about him that supported his sisters
! description of him. 1 did not wonder
that silly girls were disposed to make
! fools of themselves about him. Wher
| he looked at me out Of his confidence
| inviting eyes and smiled his confldins
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-11
NO MARRIAGE RULE.

When a man and woman marry"
Gays a philosopher, they should live
by themselves if they have nothing
more than frying pan and blanket
and must begin housekeeping in
fence corner"
When a man q years old, who has
not had an opportunity TO become
able TO support family, falls in love
with a girl" says another philoso-
pher on the same page of daily
newspaper, his circumstances should
not deter him from making the best
Of investments, an early marriage.
The parents of the girl should not be
ayerse to the match because Of his
inability Immediately 10 support the
girl. They should make room for him
in their. home and if need be support
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-11
General Miles Opposes "MiIitarism.-

The testimony of General Nelson A
Miles before the house and senate
Committee on military affairs last
month made a deep impression on,
congress. This veteran Indian fight
er, military strategist and former
chief of the United States army dis
agreed sharply with the advocates of
universal CONSUMPTION" and com
pulSory SERVE" and continental
army" And General Miles perform
ed real service in referring to the
danger in foisting upon this country
military beauraucracy.
From the stenographic record of
his testimony the following extracts
are taken as important contributions
to the current discussion of the prob
lem OF preparedness"
Touching upon the motion picture"
conception Of our helplessness before
a foreign invader, the general said:
Overseas expeditions have always
been very expensive and, as a rule,
very disastrous. The two overseas
expeditions Of the British empire
against our fathers resulted in fail
ure. At one time they brought over
a large body of Hessians, and most Of
them remained here. The French ex-
petition to Mexico resulted in disaster.
The expeditions of Spain to suppress
the revolution in the Spanish colonies
were a failure
TO cross a great ocean like the At
lantic or the Pacific is most serious
and difficult undertaking in war and
| doubt if any government in Europe
would ever trust an army-if they
could land one here-on the shores Of
America because the men composing
such an army would realize at once
the difference between being subjects
of a despotic power and being sover-
.essn citizens of the great republic"
Mr.. Shallenberger (interrupting):
You speak of the difference between
fighting as the subject of a despotic
power and fighting as the subject of a
free republic. 1t didn't seem to make
much difference down here at Blad-
ensburg in 1914, did it? Our men were
sovereign citizens but a very much
smaller number of trained English
troops landed and drove them in con-
fusion back past the capitol. 1t is a
matter of training, isn't it?'
General Miles: THAT is true. They
met with some success. Yet the Brit
ish troops withdrew that night and re-
embarked upon their ships. There
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-11
Selected by Tavenner

was an English sergeant once who
took great pride in showing a small
gun which the British captured at
Bunker Hill; but the American said,
Yes, but we kept the hill The loss
that occurred at Washington was well
made up in other places, particularly
at Lundy's and New Orleans"
The discussion of the now defunct
scheme for continental army" drew
from General Miles the admission thai
he was utterly opposed to cOmpul-
sorry service On this point he said:
las far as cOnscription is concern
ed, that was tried out during the Civil
war and with unsatisfactory results.
| think there were $4,000 men added
TO the army by conscription-54,0 900 in
addition to the 100000 volunteers
but at the very crisis of the Gettys-
burg campaign thousands of the best
troops-drilled and disciplined men
had to be taken out the field and sen,
back to suppress the riots caused by
that unpopular measure. Approx
mately 10000 or 10000 men were sent
TO New York alone. There was a brig
ade organized at Huntington, Pa, and
instead of being sent into the field
where they were needed, they were
sent to Philadelphia to maintain order.
1t was a very unpopular measure in
that great crisis"
Mr. Dent: You said something
about the dangers of the Capitalization
of military power in a government
like this. Will you just elaborate upon
that proposition"
General Miles: Il am sorry you have
asked me that question. | did not in
tend to discuss it if could avoid it."
Mr. Dent: 81 desire your Judgment
on that. You have been at the head OF
the army. Your judgment on that
would be of great value to the COM
mittee.'
General Miles: "It would be put
ting into the hands of some future
executive tremendous military pow
er, power that was not anticipated
by the trainers of the constitution
We have never had assembled a more
Judlclous, sagaciouS and wiser body of
patriots than those assembled at Phil
ddelphla. In my judgment military
control is now centralized as far as
safety permits"
Mr. Dent do you think the coun-
try is ready for compulsory military
service?"
General Miles: "No, sir; and I hope
1t never Will be" (Applause)