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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-26

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12

Commissioner Radgren offered
resolution that the following claims pc
an dthe same are hereby allowed. Dr-
E. Ii. Sala. $50 81. Sam Wiseman,
s4aa5. ward & McMahon, $500, Alien,
Meyers & Co. $50. Carried by unan-
snaous vote.
Commissioner Jnhl presented the
plat OF W L. Baileg's subdivision OF
lot Is. JIale's addition, Rock Islana.
ILL.,. and offered a resolution that SAID
plat be adopted upon the owner
thereof fling bond in amount OF $500
to bring STREETS, avenues and alleys III
said addition to grade within the per-
iod of Is months from date OF hing.
Carried by unanimous vote
Commissioner Murrin offered reso-
lufion that Mrs Ethel Huff OF Nine
teenth avenue and Thirty-fourth
street be allowed to use city water
from private hydrant with permission
of the owner, upon Iaying double rate.
Carried by unanimous vote
Mayor McConochie offered a resolu-
ton thai. Whereas the milk situation
/ in this city is not only in q mixed but
also deplorabie condition. some milk
found to be rich in butter fat but dirty.
while other milk is clean but short OF
butter fat with little or no cream.
Therefore be it resolved that this COM
mission meet in committee of the
whole with the commissioner o.
/ health, to consider the question OF re-
vising the milk ordinance. and that an
invitation be- extended to not only the
retailers but the producers and public
/ generally when the price of milk will
be also considered. Carried by unan-
inlous vote.
Mayor McGonoehie read the resisna-
ton of Night Captain Edward Kittil-
sen and the reports for the month OF
I November were presented by various
departments. all of which on his mo-
ton were ordered received and
placed on file.
/ Adjourned on motion of Mayor Nc
Conoehie.
TT. RUDGREN. City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
Regular Meeting Held Nov. ss. 1917.

City Council Chamber, Rock Island,
Ill. Nov rs, 1917. The City Council
met IN regular session at 3 O'Clock p.
m Mayor McConochie and all COM
missioners present.
The minutes Of the regular meeting
held Nov. 10, and the special meeting
held Nov q, 1917, were read and ap-
proved
Commissioner Rudgren read a report
OF the city engineer Of sidewalks laid
in accordance with the ordinance pass
ed July 81, 1917. and offered resolu-
ton that said report be received and
placed on file and the city clerk here
by instructed to notify persons listed
thereon of the cost OF same. Carried
by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren read COM
munication from Mrs. Ethel Huff, a
, nonresident, requesting city water
which on his motion was referred to
Commissioner Murrin. tUnanimous)
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
( the following weekly pay roll for
week ending Nov "a. 1917. which on
his motion was allowed by unani-
/ r,,o,4r vN+a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
THOUGHT PEOPLE
COSSIPED ABOUT
HIM; KILLS SELF
tsruer Living Near JOY Hastily
write, win aud Then Note En-
planning Cause OF Act.
.uouTS THROUGH HIS HEART
rs. STICK 70 Press Trigger OF Rifle
lie Took Under Subterfuge OF
Going Hunting.
-snenIal to The August

low MI, Dec. l2.--Laboring under
,be halucination that he was the OBJ
,ec, Of gossip in the neighborhood
rIias Robinson. aged "a years. yester-
dsr carefully planned his suicide and
,ben carried out the overt act.
He hastily wrote a will on ordinary
nsner. then note explaining the rea-
soa Tor the act he was about to com
nh. and. under the subterfuge of 60
ing rabbit hunting, he went into the
AIN and in some manner shot himself
tbroueh The heart with small rifle.
no Was dead when found by son.
In is evident that suicide had been
m his mind for some time. He lived
an farm one and one-half miles
southwest OF JOY. The family was
somewhat startled yesterday morning,
when at $50 o'clock he announced he
was going rabbit hunting He had
never done this in recent years. Al
noon he failed TO return and in the
afternoon one Of his sons set out to
search for him He found the dead
body in a field Robinsons coat and
gloves we're hanging on fence 1t is
evident from the position in which his
body lay on the ground, that he had
either placed the butt of the rife
against "a fence post or on the ground
the barrel against his heart, and will
stick pressed the trigger
Charles Bl0omer, a ueighbor, wa.
called and assisted the son In carry
ing the dead man into the house.
Note Explains Deed.
In the pocket OF the coat was founC
the will which showed evidences O
having been only recently and hastil!
written. There was also a note which
said that Robinson. having been un
able longer TO stand the talk going oil
concerning him, had decided to TAX
his life It is thought that he wa
mentally deranged since as far a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
BREAD FROM ZEPPELIN.

Paris.-Slices Of bread fqlnd on
board the Zeppelin brought down at
Bournonne-les-B were shown at a
meeting of the Academy of Agricul-
ture. Some were grey in color, and
covered with lard. these were for the
men on board. The officers had bread
much whittier and honey TO spread on
it. The officers bread contained 10
per cent Of Java rice which. it was
stated, must have reached Germany
through Holland
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12

could be learned there was no gossip
about him. The coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict Of suicide.
Robinson was a well known farmer.
He had a large acquaintance in Rock
Island and Mercer counties. due to his
long residence near Joy. He leaves
to survive widow and three sons.
Arrangements for the burial had not
been completed today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
Regular Meeting Held Dec. 4. 1917

City Council Chamber, Rock Island,
H., Dec. j. 1917-The city council
met in regular session at 3 o'clock
p. H., Mayor McConochie and all COM
missioners present.
The minutes Of the regular meeting
held Nov. 20, 1917, were read and
approved.
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the following weekly pay roll for
week ending Dec. I, 1917. which, on
his motion, was allowed by unanimous
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
Municipal Matters
Water works expense 1890. S.

water Works expense $1,000. 56.25
S43s. %
Commissioner Rudgren offered =
resolution that the following claims
be and the same are hereby allowed
George E. Bailey, $3.50; Mrs. George
Bennett, 1915; John H. Liedtke. Ar.
H. P. Simpson, $500; G. T. Mum.
s100; Hugh McGee. $3.50. Carried
by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgrea offered a
resolution that the following named
persons be issued cafe licenses to
operate cafes at the numbers set on
posite their names until May 5, 1918:
Lothar Harms, 100 Eighteenth street:
A. F. thinner. 1927 Second avenue
Simon Lewis, 1726 Third avenue. Car.
ried by unanimous vote
Adjourned on motion of Mayor Me.
Conochie.
NJ. r, RUDGREN.
City Clerk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12

Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the following list of claims for sal
aries. which, on his motion, was al
lowed by unanimous vote
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12

PT1o--
REHABILITATION.
Street and Bridge Fund 1888 4
Sewer fund Observation-Disclosures. 2S.5
The mirror., 1917-09-27
Two Freaks of Nature
Two contrasting freaks of natur

Two contrasting freaks of nature
are the Island of Fire and the Lake
of Snow. The Island of Fire is
called the Home of Hot Devils. 1t
is situated in the midst of a large
lake of boiling mud in the Island
of Java. The steam and gases
which arise from the sticky mud
form themselves into bubbles, at
tanning a diameter of five or six
feet, and sail high up in the air
like balloons, carried hither and
thither by the wind and finally ex-
ploding with loud crash.
The biggest snow lake is seen
from the summit of Hispar pass,
in the Karakoram range. 1t is
more than 300 square miles in area.
In Switzerland the sea of ice might
better be called the sea of snow, as
the surface is broken up by solar
heat, which makes a minute fssur-
ing in the ice, giving it the appear
ance of snow.-Exchange.
The mirror., 1917-09-27
Time-Keeping Apparatus

The human family long ago
learned to note the movement of
the sun and various consultations
and thus established the division Of
time corresponding to our year.
From the motion of the moon rela-
tive to the place of the sun in the
heavens came the divisions called
months and the apparent movement
of the sun about the earth, giving
rise to alternate periods of light
and darkness on the earth, natur.
ally resulted in the delimitation of
the period called day.
The division of the day itself in
to shorter periods, equal in length,
appears to. have been more diff
cult problem for it was long before
any accurate method of division
was arrived at. 1t is believed that
the first method of measuring
short periods of time was to set up
a staff or pole vertically and note
variations in the length and posi-
tion of it's shadow on the ground.
This naturally suggested the SUM-
dial which was more accurate. Sun
dials are still in use to some extent,
though now less for the purpose of
measuring time than for decorative
purpose and as relics of bygone
days.
At length someone invented an
instrument called a clepsydrae,
consisting of two vessels so ar
ranged that a certain amount of
water in one would run into the
the other and its passage would
mark a definite division of time.
Then it was found that time could
be more accurately and satisfac-
torily measured by means of a
small quantity of sand running
from one vessel to another. From
this it was but step to the inven-
ton of the hour glass, a device di-
vided into two compartments and
containing just such a quantity of
sand as would run from one COM
partment through small hole into
the other in an hour.
Another early device for measur-
ing time was a candle of such size
The mirror., 1917-09-27

The first and probably the most
important was the application of
the pendulum for the purpose of
regulating the mechanism. This
was done by Huygnens, a Dutch
man, about 1857. Many clocks
nowadays are made with coiled
steel springs to take the place of
weights in supplying the motive
force and with balance wheels in
stead of pendulums for regulating
and making uniform the movement
of the clock. The spring is advan-
tageous for the reason that the
clock does not have to be wound so
frequently and with the balance
wheel the clock does not have to be
kept upright, or in only one posi-
tion. Clocks so equipped, however,
are usually no more accurate or
trustworthy than the old-fashioned
ones with weights and pendulums.
The watch, as everyone knows,
is a modified form of clock, made
small and designed specially to be
carried in the pocket and to run
regularly in different positions and
under variations of temperature.
It appears that the first watch was
produced at Nuremburg, Germany,
about 1477. 1t was a clumsy affair
with only one hand and it had to
be wound twice q day.
The mirror., 1917-09-27

One of the most ingenious and
most important inventions now in
corporated in watches is the COM
pensating balance wheel, with a
rim made of two different metals
of different expansibility under
temperature changes, so arranged
as to cOunteract each other and
keep the movement uniform de-
spite temperature variations.
The chronometer is large
watch, designed for use aboard
ships and specially made with a
view to accuracy and trustwo1 thi-
ness. 1t is mounted horizontally
aid so arranged that it will remain
SO, regardless of the ships move
ments.
While many modern watches
and clocks are marvels of mechan-
ical perfection, like all other hu-
man contrivances, the best of them
are subject to variations and there
fore cannot be trusted absolutely.
The movements of the heavenly
bodies have to be watched and
careful calculations have to be
made in order to check all man
made time-keeping apparatus and
insure correct time. The great ma
The mirror., 1917-09-27
THE DAY OF THE DOG
Never as Now Was Such Care Ever Given Mans
Faithful Friend-Rover
Bu Mr.
By Mr.. L. j. w.

treated as tenderly as if they were
rheumatic millionaires. There are
hotels and boarding houses where
the pets are sumptuously lodged
and fed while their masters or
mistresses are taking their vaca-
tion trips in the mountains or at
the sea shore or across the seas to
some distant lands.
But just how much the dog en-
joys his vacation shut up in his
magnificent hotel until his master
or mistress returns we will never
know.
In New York and Chicago there
are trained nurses who advertise
themselves as dog specialists"
and say they do everything for the
welfare and training of the animals.
They will give Rover his daily
bath and massage, take his temper
ature, and care for his dieting.
Such nurses demand big money
for their services, and are usually
employed the greater part of their
time.
Of course there are still ''plain"
dogs of the type that no one cares
for in particular and who do not
know where their next meal is
coming from, who sleep in open
and obscure corners and they are
just as faithful to man and as con-
tent as their more favored brother
CANNES who are favored with
special attendance. They manifest
no envy save when some other dog
has bone they think they can
confscate. They would rather run
beside a vehicle than to ride in one.
Their exercise and simple diet rem
der unnecessary the pills and pei
lets prepared for pampered pets.
The mirror., 1917-09-27

that the burning of a definite Sec
ton of it would indicate the pas
sage of a certain division of time.
Time-lamps with divisions marked
on the oil bowls were also used in
early time. In China and Japan
wicks with knots tied at intervals
we're used for measuring short
periods of time.
It is believed that water-power
clocks we're used in Egypt as early
as the year 300 B. G. but these
were so clumsy and inaccurate that
they would not be tolerated today.
One of the earliest clocks at all re-
sembling modern time. keeping de-
vices. if not indeed ever built that
was superior to the crude, imper-
feet devices already mentioned,
was that made by a German, Hen
ry Vic or De Wyck, and placed in
tower of the palace of Charles V
of France in 1879. The mechanical
principles utilized in this clock
continued to be used in all that
we're made for many years after
ward.
Since that time various modifca-
tions have been made and numer-
Gus improvements have been added.
The mirror., 1917-09-27

tions of the world all have estab-
lished observatories and made pro-
visions for doing such work, con-
siderable time and money being
expended in making it as accurate
and reliable as possible. .-Ex.
The mirror., 1917-09-27

. USE in talking-the
boys we're out to win
Saturday and win they
AGGREGATION of St. Pau

Ill HI
|NH8&kN Saturday and win they
Ggv&y did in decisive manner.
The visitors came heralded as a
pretty hard aggregation to beat,
and this we can we'll believe in
view of their prowess against other
crack teams of St. Paul during the
past season. But we got the jump
on 'em right at the start which is
a great advantage. The locals
piled up eight runs in the first and
third innings and then added four
more in the fourth and fifth for
good measure. shLong hlts were
plentiful, the locals making three
doubles and two triples, while the
visitors contributed three doubles.
The total hits obtained by each
team ran about even. Dreschler, for
the locals, and Korngable, for the
visitors. were the individual batting
stars with three hits apiece. The
former gathered two singles aud a
double, while the latter shared a
single and two doubles. The home
team was very successful in get
ting hits when the bases we're occu-
pied, but the visitors bingles we're
kept pretty we'll scattered. Five
pitchers took part in the fray-Lee
and Wells both doing creditable
work for the locals. Larpenteur,
Peterson and Thompson divided
the box work for the visitors-the
first named receiving the brunt of
the attack. Brad returned to Sec
ond base after a long absence, and
his resturn was signalized by some
fast work around the keystone cor
ner, with the aid of shortstop
Bran, who has been putting up a
very clever game for some time
past. This pair can undoubtedly
fill the bill in their respective posi-
tions and will do much to help the
home team toward a creditable
wind-up of the season. Anderson
and Dreschler did nobly both at
bat and in defensive work. 1t was
their timely clouting that helped us
towalk in easy street. We hope to
see them in more games before the
season closes. Manager Ruther-
ford was on hand, after an enjoy
able vacation, and says we are out
to win all the games remaining on
the schedule.
FIRST
Thompson singled down the
third base line and was then caught
stealing, Anderson to Bran. Coma
drew a base on balls. johnson hit
into a fast double play, Bran to
Brad to Lohr. No runs, one hit,
no errors.
Fan took one in the ribs. Brad
struck out. Anderson tripled
through short, scoring Fan.
Dreschler clouted a line drive to
center which Korngable got under,
but slipped on the sidewalk and
fell dropping the ball. This went
for single and Anderson scored.
Dreschler taking second on the
throw-in. Gil singled and stole
second. Har's third strike was
dropped by Datko but he was
thrown out at first, Dreschler scor-
ing on the play. Lohr was thrown
out at first after Datko had drop
ped his third strike. Three runs,
three hits, one error.
SECOND
Peterson struck out. McKen-
zie out, Bran to Lohr. McAllister
out, Brad to Lohr. No runs, no
hits, no errors.
Bran out, Coma to Thompson.
Lee popped to Peterson. Fan
hoisted to Korngable. No runs, no
hits, no errors.
THIRD
| Datko singled to center. Korn-
gable singled on which Datko was
held at second. Larpenteur ground
ed to short and Datko was forced
The mirror., 1917-09-27


Coma doubled to left, scoring,
Korngable and Larpenteur. John
son out Dreschler to Lohr. Two
runs, three hits. no errors.
Brad's grounder was too hot for
Peterson to handle cleanly. Then
Brad stole second. Anderson was
hit by pitched ball. Dreschler
singled, filling the bases. Gil came
to the rescue with nice sacrifice
fly to Mckenzie upon which Brad
scored. Har struck out. CAT this
juncture the visitors shifted Peter
son, Larpenteur and Coma to
pitch, short, and third respective
ly.) Lohr was safe at first when
Thompson failed to touch the bag
after taking the throw. By fast
foot work Anderson and Dreschler
both scored on the play at first.
Bran singled to left. Lee doubled
to center, scoring Lohr and Bran.
Fan out, johnson to Thompson.
Five runs, four hits, one error.
FOURTH
Peterson out, Bran to Lohr.
Dreschler caught McKenzie's liner
off his shoe tops. McAllister
scratched hit in front of the plate
and stole second. Datko lined
right into Lees glove. No runs,
one hit, no errors.
Brad walked and stole second.
Anderson was hit by a pitched
ball. A double theft of bases was
next in order and Brad scored on
the mix-up that ensued. Dreschler
doubled to right but was out try
ing to make third On the hit, An
derson scoring in the meantime.
Gil lined a hot one at Coma who
DETECTED the ball to Larpenteur.
The latter's heave to first was fast
but Gil was just as fast. However
the 'umps' called him out. Har
fouled out to Thompson. Two
runs, one hit, no errors.
Korngable doubled to center.
Larpenteur bunted safely and stole
second. On trick play Korngable
was thrown out at the plate. Lee
to Brad to Anderson. Thompson
struck out, Coma was safe at
first and Larpenteur scored when
Bran tumbled the formers ground
er. Coma stole second. johnson
popped to Bran. One run, two
hits, one error.
Lohr was safe at first and was al
lowed to take second on Peterson's
wild throw. Bran's fly was muffed
by johnson. Lohr caught off Sec
ond, Peterson to johnson. Man.
ager Rutherford then sent Wells
into bat for Lee and Jimmy"
tripled to center, scoring Bran.
Fan doubled to left, scoring Wells.
Fan stole third but was thrown out
at the plate, Mckenzie to Datko.
Brad hoisted to Mckenzie. Two
runs, two hits, two errors.
Peterson struck out. Mckenzie
struck out. McAIlister drew a
base on balls. Datko singled
through short. McAllister was
caught stealing third, Anderson to
Dreschler. No runs, one hit, no
errors.
Anderson hoisted to Larpenteur.
Dreschler did likewise. These
were both nice catches. Gil struck
out. No runs, no hits, no errors.
SEVENTH
Korngable doubled to right.
Larpenteur struck out. Thompson
safe on Bran's high throw of his
grounder, going to second and
Korngable scoring on the block
ball rule. Coma struck out. John
son singled. Peterson out, Brad to
Lohr. One run, two hits, one error.
The visitors at the start of
the home half of the seventh
shifted Thompson and Peterson
to pitch and first respectively.
Har out, johnson to Peterson.
Lohr struck out. Bran struck out.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
(Continued on mage Col ~
The mirror., 1917-09-27
OUR DAY
By Wilbur d. Nesbit
Author of Your Flag and My Flag

The banner breaks in glory the breeze,
The trumpets sing from all their brazen throats
A chorused chant of thrilling harmonies
The drumbeats throb amid the ringing notes
An echo, but growing echo; yes,
An echo that is flung from hill to plain
An echo that shall never grow the less,
Born from the chord that not struck in vain.
The diapason of the booming guns
Blends with the shriller sounding of the cheers
All, this had been foreheard by those great ones
Who planned the structure in the former years,
Who dreamed and dared and gave of wealth and life
That this great naton-sopg should never cease,
Who blent the surgng song of somber strife
With all the after croons of honored peace!
And so today the southland and the north
Clasp hands with their blood brother east and west
And in the mighty song their lips send forth
The funess of our faith is all expressed
And deeper than the very deepest chord
Are the foundations laid in days agone
When men for hearth and home and manhood warred-
The truths nation has been buded on.
And higher than the farthest reach of song
That quivers in the bosom of the sky
There flames the flag of faith above the thrOng-
The flag whose plan and purpose cannot die.
The flag of promise floats from to sea,
The bugles shout in answer to the drum
And send a sense of strength to you and me
From day that and are to come!