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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-10-21
EARTHQUAKE PLAYED
PING-PONG WITH
MAN-OF-WAR
Earthquakes play queer pranks.

Earthquakes play queer FRANKS.
Recent seismic disturbances in Italy
have attracted renewed attention to
this phenomenon, and recall an amaz-
ing incident In the annals Of the Amer
lean navy In which United States
man-of-war was carried on the crest
Of a tidal wave three miles up the
coast, two miles inland, and set down,
entirely unframed, within a hundred
feet of the Andes.
This thrilling incident is recounted
In communication to the National
Geographic society by one of the par
Elephants. Rear Admiral l.. G. Billings,
u. s. NJ, retired. as follows:
"In 1868 was attached to the u. 8.
s. Wateree, then on duty In the
South Pacifc-one Of class OF
boats built at the close Of the Civil
war to ascend the narrow, tortuous riv-
ers Of the South; she was termed
q double ender. having a rudder at
each end, and was quite fat-bottomed,
q conformation which. while II did not
add to her sea-going worthiness, en-
anled her TO carry large battery and
crew. and eventually saved our lives
In the catastrophe which was soon to
come upon us.
August, $685. found us quietly at
anchor Off the pretty Peruvian town of
Arica, whittier we had towed the old
United States storeship Fredonia to
escape the ravages Of yellow fever,
then desolating Callao and Lima.
ut was August 8 that the awful ca
iamity came upon us. like a storm
from a cloudless sky, overwhelming us
oil in one common ruin.
II was sitting in the cabin with our
commanding officer. about 4 D. m,
when we were startled by a violent
trembling Of the ship. similar to the
effect produced by letting 20 the
anchor. Knowing II could not be that,
we ran on deck. Looking shoreward,
our attention was instantly arrested
by a great cloud of dust rapidly ap-
preaching from the southeast, while q
terrible rumbling grew in intensity.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-10-21
ST. PAUL'S: A CHURCH
WITH A STORY

Since postwar building needs al
ready have robbed London of many
historic churches and threaten the ex-
istence Of others, those that remain
will be enhanced In historic value. One
of those which will stand, barring
some natural calamity. is st. Paul's ca
thedral. This famous church, like the
English constitution, represents a
growth Of centuries rather than a def
mite period Of construction. Indeed,
a request for funds ito complete St
Paul's" was made during the war. And
England's esteem for the historic edi-
flee was shown by the continuation of
restoration work throughout the war
despite the interruption to practically
all other building.
Still fresh In public memory is the
notable service of conservation attend
ed by royalty and distinguished Amer
leans then In London, held in st. Paul's
April 20, 1917, to commemorate the
entry Of the United States into the
war.
st. Paul's Is the largest Protestant
church In the world. Its dome is one
of the most beautiful. The church
embodies architectural ideas of many
periods, because II Is not the product
Of generation. or even a century.
True. Sir Christopher Wren is credited
with the structure as II stands to-
day. but he embodied many features
of the famous "Old st. Paul's," razed
In the great London fire Of 1866. Wren
did not wish the restoration TO be after
the "Gothick Rudeness of the old De-
sign" But he was compelled to mod
ify his own plans TO considerable
extent. Said he. of the balustrade
added over his veto: Ladies think
nothing well without and edgIng."
Travellers are apt to pass by an in
scription on the south porch pedi-
ment, "Resurgam" q shall rise agaln)
as religious reference to the resur-
rection. When the architect was sur
veying the ruins he wished to mark
the center Of the projected dome. He
asked a workman to hand him stone.
The workman CHANGED to pick up a
chip from an old tomb bearing the in
scription, which Sir Christopher
adopted.
The motto was appropriate. Some
historians believe the cramped Lud-
gate Hill site originally was that Of
a Roman shrine of Diana. A Christian
church is known TO have been built
there In the early seventh century. II
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-10-21
CAIRO: ANCIENT CAPITAL
ATTAINS NEW POLITI-
CAL IMPORTANCE

Egypt's capital attains new political
Importance as the administration seat
of the more liberal home rule granted
the ancient empire by Great Britain.
Cairo, Queen Of the Nile Valley"
the paris of the Levant," or "the dia-
mond stud on the handle of the fan
OF the Delta" as your Imagination pre-
fers, has about the population of Bos-
ton, a record of disorders that makes
bolshevism a nouveau-anarchy, and a
picturesqueness all its own.
From the citadel ramparts the visit
or receives the best introduction to
Cairo, that unforgettable view-the. an
cient city at his feet, vast panorama
Of houses and palaces and novels,
fiecked with cupolas. minarets and tow
ers the island-dotted river and the
verdant Nile valley ever widening to-
ward the north, yellow cliffs to the
east, and beyond them the desert. The
sea Of sand suggests illimitable space
until the faint outlines of the pyramids
from space to time.
Descend to the streets of Cairo and
encounter bedlam. "City Of the Ara
bian Nights" perhaps, but certainly
the days loose thousand and one
noises. There are the rattle of carts,
cries Of the water bearers, moaning of
camels, braying of donkeys, whirring
of taxicabs, jengling Of coins in the
open bazaars, continual shouts from
pilots of this traffic medley, such as
"thy foot, sir" or "to thy left, Oh
chief" all In the native tongue, Of
course.
Gorgeous colors of every hue and
shade assail the eye-a post-impres-
sionistic fanfare of prehistoric color
schemes. The poorer the Egyptian
the more ragged; the more rags the
more colors. Then again the Arabs
denote their families and dynasties by
turbans of distinctive colors. To tell
prophets scion from a priest Of to-
day, or one dervish order from an
other, or any Of the countless dynas-
ties and sects apart, requires a study
OF turban lore as complicated as the
numerous insignia worn by American
soldiers returned from France.
The richer women. attended by serv-
ants, may be seen In carriages. faces
yelled to their eyes. eye lashes and
lids, fingers and exposed toes darkened
with henna, and bedecked with ear
rings, anklets, beads and bracelets.
Poorer women go afoot, also yelled,
CARRIED in plain robes highly sugges-
tive Of Mother Hubbards."
In the street crowds, too, are the
beggars whose balloons serve the pur-
pose Of the monkeys of our organ
grinders; snake charmers. vendors of
the ubiquitous scarabs and tiny craven
images, and the Berberine bead boys.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-10-21
KEW: THE MART AND THE
SHRINE OF RUSSIA

kiey, which became battle center
once more during the Pole-Bolshevik
fighting. already has changed hands
ten times in three years with It's oc-
cupation by the Poles earlier this year.
Mother of Russian cities, also the
Jerusalem Of Russia. Kiev did not live
In the past, even before Its recent ka-
leidoscopic adventures. though II was
sufficiently significant thousand
years ago TO give it's name TO three
century period OF Russian history.
Both the Wall street and the Ply
mouth Rock of Russia. each February
found thousands of merchants crowd
ing its fair to contract for merchan-
disc and produce, especially beet sugar,
and other seasons found hundreds OF
thousands of pilgrims thronging its
unique shrine. the Convent Of the
Caves.
Few cities offer such an agglomera-
ton of the old and the new. Kiev
lies upon the muddy Dnieper, the Ohio
some $6O.OO0,OOO worth of freight an
nually for the 14.OOO,OO0 people within
Its basin. Near Its site Prince Vladi-
mir herded his people. for wholesale
baptism, after he had forsaken his pa
gan gods and thousand wives for
Christianity.
Russians embraced the new religion
with all the fervor with which they
had offered human sacrifices to the
abandoned idol, Perun. While Vladi-
mir held political sway at Kiev there
came lowly monk, Anthony, who took
up his abode in cave. Other devout
men followed his example. ArchaeOlo-
gists since have recognized in these
caves the homes of jewellers of the
stone age.
The caves constitute but one feature
Of the famous monastery which, with
Its streets of churches. cells, inns and
schools. is small city in itself.
Among the mummies that formerly lay
In open collins, enveloped In costly
robes, was that of Nestor, the Russian
Herodotus, whose chronicles are re-
sponsible for the tradition that Kiev
was founded by three brothers In the
ninth century.
From the "Cave Town" quarter OF
the city one energies suddenly into the
Podol, or trading quarter, suggesting
a New England factory city, with its
mills and shops, for paper, machinery.
tobacco, chemicals and hardware. Kiev
not only was the chief seat Of the Rus
sian beet sugar trade, but also dealt
heavily In timber. live stock and grain.
It's recent growth has been rapid. In
1889 is had less than 100000 peo-
pie, and in 1911 more than 100000.
Oldest Of the better known cities Of
Russia, Kiev gave Russia her first
Christian church, first library, first
Christian school, and today 1t boasts
the oldest cathedral Of the former en-
pire, that Of st. Sophia. Therein Is
the so-called "virgin OF the Unbreak-
able Wall" Because the figure re-
sisted the vandal frenzy Of the Ia
tars when they smashed other price
less treasures Of the church.
Kiev Is the seat Of government OF
the new republic Of Ukraine. 1t is
624 miles southwest of Moscow and
210 miles north Of Odessa.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-10-21

was burned two decades after william
the ConQueror came to England. From
the ruins emerged "Old st. Pauls."
Fire destroyed that building, too. but
II was restored on an even more pre-
tentious scale.
At the "Old ST. Paurs" John wy
cliffe faced the charge Of heresy. Tyn-
dale's New Testament was burned,
Wolsey heard the reading of the papal
condemnation Of Luther. and under
"Powle's Cross" now marked by me-
mortal. heretics were forced TO recant
and witches to confess.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-10-21

and before our astonished eyes the
hills seemed to nod, and the ground
swayed like the short. choppy waves
OF troubled sea.
THE clouds enveloped africa. In
stantly through Its impenetrable veil
arose the cries for help, the crash OF
failing houses and the thousand COM
mingled noises Of great calamity,
while the ship was shaken as IL
grasped by giant hand; then the
cloud passed on.
But our troubles then commenced.
We were startled by terrible noise
on shore. as Of tremendous roar of
musketry, lasting several minutes.
Again the trembling earth waved to
and fro. and this time the sea receded
until the shipping was left stranded.
while as far to seaward as our vision
could reach, we saw the rocky bottom
of the sea, never before exposed TO hui
man gaze, with struggling fish and
monsters of the deep left high and
dry. The round-bottomed ships keeled
over on their beam ends, while the
Wateree rested easily on her floor
like bottom; and when the returning
sea, not like wave, but rather an
enormous tide, came sweeping back,
rolling our unfortunate companion
ships over and over, leaving some bot
tom up and others masses Of wreck
age. the Wateree rose easily over the
tossing waters, unframed.
From this moment the sea seemed
70 defy the laws Of nature. Currents
ran In contrary directions, and we
were borne here and there with speed
we could not have eQualed had we
been steamins for our lives. At irreg-
ular intervals the earthquake shocks
required, but none Of them so violent
or long continued as the first
About $3.50 p. m. the lookout hailed
the deck and reported breaker APP
preaching. Looking seward, we saw,
first, thin line of phosphorescent
light, which doomed higher and higher
until 1t seemed to touch the sky; its
crest, crowned with the death light Of
phosphorescent glow, showing the sui
len masses OF water below.
with crash our gallant ship was
overwhelmed and buried deep beneath
semi-solid mass of sand and wa
ter. For breathless eternity we were
submerged, grooming in every timber,
the stanch old Wateree struggled again
to the surface, with her gasping crew
still clinging to the life-lines-some
few seriously wounded, bruised and
battered; none killed; not one even
missing. A miracle II seemed to us
then, and as l look back through the
years it seems doubly miraculous now.
The morning sun broke on a scene
Of desolation seldom witnessed. We
found ourselves high and dry in little
cove, or rather indentation, in the
coast line. We had been carried some
three miles up the coast and nearly
two miles inland. The wave had car
ried US over the sand dunes bordering
the ocean, across valley and over the
railroad track. leaving us at the foot
of the seacoast range of the Andes. On
the nearly perpendicular front OF the
mountain our navigator discovered the
marks Of the, tidal wave, and, by meas
urements. found IL to have been Al feet
high, not including the comb. Had the
wave carried US 200 feet farther we
would inevitably have been dashed to
pieces against the mountainside."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-10-21

wOrshiping tn q
golden calf. we
have one Of the
seyerest disciplin
airy acts of a.
history. Those
who were guilty
were promptly put
to the sword. 1t
is TO be noticed
that this exeeu-
ton was by those
who needed the
invita- alton Of
Moses, as record
ed in the text
This severe dis
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-10-21
CsnSsnsofiea 81
PuE William Fssloiek Hsrrb

Walter 3 c o { rs
education m a ro-
nance writer be-
gan while he was
q child. Ii can be
traced even 10 his
cradle, for he was
sung 10 sleep not
with luliabies but
with the Hitting
songs of the exiled
Stuarts. As soon
NJ he could un-
derstand stories,
his grandmother
and aunt poured
into his eager ears
tales Of border
warfare and old
Scottish ballads.
He was q sick
~ child, and this
resulted q. = per-
manent laneness.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-10-21
~ q ND I must lie here like
bedridden monk !" ex-
- - .lafrnad Tyaphaa axyhtlo

claimed Ivanhoe, while
the game that gives me freedom or
death is played out by the hands Of
othersl Look from the window once
again, kind maiden, but beware that
you are not marked by the archers be-
meath. Look once more, and tell me II
they yet advance to the storm"
With patient courage Rebecca again
took post at the lattice.
'What dost thou see, Rebeccar'
again demanded the wounded knight.
Nothing but the cloud Of arrows
flying so thick as to daze mine eyes,
and to hide the bowmen who shoot
them"
THAT cannot endure" said Ivanhoe ;
''if they press not right on to carry the
castle by pure force Of arms, the arch
cry may avail but little against stone
walls and bulwarks. Look for the
knight OF the Fetterlock, fair Rebecca,
and see how he bears himself; for as
the leader Is, so will his followers be-"
II see him not" said Rebecca.
foul cravenl" exclaimed Ivanhoe |;
"does he blench from the helm when
the wind blows highest7"
"He blenches not He benches
not !" said Rebecca. 81 see him now !;
he leads body Of men close under
the outer barrier of the barbican. They
pull down the piles and palisades {;
they hew down the barriers with axes.
His high black plume floats abroad
over the throng like raven over the
field of the slain. They have made a
breach in the barriers-they rush in
they are thrust backl Front-de-Boeuf
heads the defenders; see his gigantic
form above the press. They throng
again to the breach, and the pass is
disputed hand to hand, and man to
man. God OF Jacob 1t is the meeting
of two fierce tides-the conflict Of two
oceans moved by adverse winds!"
She turned her head from the lattice,
as II unable longer to endure a sight
30 terrible.
'Look forth again, Rebecca," said
Ivanhoe. mistaking the cause Of her
retiring; "the archery must In some
degree have ceased, since they are now
fighting hand to hand. Look again ;
there Is now less danger"
Rebecca again looked forth, and al
most Immediately exclaimed: "Holy
prophets OF the lawl Front-de-Boeuf
and the Black Knight fight hand to
hand on the breach, amid the roar of
their followers, who watch the prog
ress OF the strife. Heaven strike with
the cause Of the oppressed and the cap
tiyew She then uttered loud shrek,
and exclaimed, HE is down-he Is
DOWN.
"who is DOWN. cried Ivanhoe; 'for
our dear lady's sake. tell me which
has fallen"
1.-THE Lack Knight" answered Re
becca family; then instantly again
shouted with eagerness: But no.
hut mol The name OF the Lord OF
Hosts be blessed He is on foot again,
and fights as II there we're 20 mems
strength In his single arm HIS sword
r. broken; he snatches an AZ from a
yeoman; he pushes Frontde-Boeuf
with blow on blow--the giant stoops
and totters like an oak under the steel
Of the woodman. He falls--he falls
(. The Black Knight approaches
the postern with his huge ax--the
laundering blows which he deals-you
may hear them above all the din and
shouts Of the battle. Stones and
beams are hailed down on the bold
champion; he regards them no more
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-10-21
Valuable Discovery.

An of obtained from stumps of red
pine trees has been found to be valu-
able for recovering silver from pull
verified ore by the fotation process.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-10-21
Only Two Camps
By REV. ]. H. RALSTON. d. d.
Secretary Correspondence Depart
ment. Moody Bible Institute. Chi
cago.

TExT-Then Moses stood in the gate
OF the camp. and said. Who II on the
Lords side? let him come unto me. And
all the sons OF Levi gathered themselves
together unto hm.-Ex. 32:B.
In the story of the execution OF
Judgment on the Israelites guilty OF
Rock Island Argus., 1920-03-19
SYRACUSE HAS
A Third MORE

Washington. March 19.-Popula
tion statistics for 1920 announced
today by the census bureau in
cluded
Syracuse, n. Y, 171,647, an in
crease OF 34,39s, or 25.1 per cent
over 1910.
Syracuse ranked 34th among the
cities in 1910 with 137,249 people,
having increased 26.6 per cent in
the decade. It's nearest rivals then
were New Haven, Conn, with 133,-
COS: Birmingham. Ala. with 1872
6S5, and Memphis. Tenn, with 49,
los, The populations of those
cities for 1920 have not yet been
announced
Other cities on which returns
were given out today included:
Mason City, Iowa. 20.065, in
crease s,s35 or 1877 per cent.
Atlantic, Iowa, 5,329, increase of
769. or 169 per cent.
Wellington. Kan. 7,04s, increase
IA, or 0.2 per cent.
Rock Island Argus., 1920-03-19
COMMIT Tee FOR
BATHING BEACH
HOLDS MEETING
West End Beach Probably viii Be
Prepared-ArSenal Site Would
Cost 100000.

Preparations in all probability
will soon be started for a bathing
beach at the foot of Fourth avenue,
Mayor Harry NJ. Schriver said this
afternoon. The plan is now in the
hands Of a joint committee from
the city planning commission, the
Woman's club and the Y. W. c. A.
Mrs. +. B. kreis and Mrs. c. H.
Castetter of the city planning COM
mission. Mrs. William McConochie
of the Woman's club and Miss Mary
f. Adkins of the Y. W. C. A. accom-
panied Mayor Harry M. Schriver
this morning to conference with
+. W. Denkmann, one Of the owners
of strip of land along the west
river front that the committee de-
sires to use for beach.
Mayor Schriver said that Mr..
Denkmann stated that the entire
strip could be used for a beach free
of charge as long as it is unsold.
I1OWcFCi, Ic poilltcu Out lldt tuCt
is no telling when the land will be
sold He said that it might be free
for use as a beach for 10 years and
then again it might be sold within
year.
He said that he would rather see
the beach at the west end of the
arsenal island. and offered to give
$500 to put the beach there,
After the committee left Mr..
Denkmann a visit was paid Colo
mel G. W. Durham, government en-
gineer in the federal building. who
told the committee that preparing
beach at the west end of the ar
senal would not be practical. He
said that it would cost in the neigh
borhood of 100000 to do it. He
pointed out the necessity of having
eight or ten dredge boats at wori'
all summer long in order to pre-,
pare beach at the west end O.
the arsenal island.
Rock Island Argus., 1920-03-19
ASSESS FINES
TO GANG FROM
HOLE IN WALL
Proprietor and Four Other Men
Must PAy For Misdeneanors;
Woman Out on Probation.

Amos Mills was fined 5000, four
men charged with disorderly con-
duct, arraigned with him, fined 81
and costs apiece, and the wife OF
one Of the men, alleged inmate OF
Mills place, was put on probation
with a warning from the court, as
finale to the latest raid on the
"Hole-In- n-The-Wall," notorious res
taurant. The raid took place We'd
nesday, the sextet were before the
county court yesterday, and their
trial took place today.
All pleaded guilty to the charges
when they went before Judge Nels
A. Larson shortly before noon this
morning. Mills, who owns and op-
crates the place, received the heav-
lest fine. No definite information
was given against the four other
men. Their only fault, it appeared
was that of being in the house at
the time the detectives raided the
place.
The court was lenient with the
only woman involved, merely put
ting her upon probation.
Drank Lemon Extract
States Attorney Benjamin s.
Bell, for the prosecution. disclosed
the fact in the hearing this morn
ing, that quantities Of lemon ex-
tract had been procured and con-
sumed by members of the "Hole-In-
The-Wall' gang. He mentioned this
as the only specific disorder active
ly perpetrated by the four male de-
PENDANTS.
1t was held by the court that the
purchasing and drinking of lemon
extract held no weight as a Grim
inal action.
The restaurant is located in 22Os
Third avenue.
Rock Island Argus., 1920-03-19
Personal Points

Miss Iva Pearce Il spending .
few days in Orion. III.
Mrs. Henry Arndt il in the Moline
city hospital instead Of the Luth-
eran hospital as reported. Her
condition ID stated as being very
much improved.
Mrs. George Dresser Of 10zS
Sixteenth street. who underwent a
very serious operation at st. An
thongs hospital yesterday, Is re-
ported to have rallied from the
operation.
N. w. Benning. general secretary
of the Y. NJ. c. A., at Topeka. Kan.
was visitor at the Rock Island
association yesterday. Mr.. Ben
ming was a personal friend Of Sec
retary o. ]. Stirratt when the lat
ter was in charge Of the Y. NJ. c.
A. at Pittsburgh.
Rock Island Argus., 1920-03-19
SETTLE CLAIMS
Of COUNTY ON
F. J. CLENDENIN
Indebtedness Of &1,781.s6 Remains
Against Name Of Former Coun.
ty Treasurer.

Final settlement of the accounts
of F. ]. Clendenin, former county
treasurer, has been reached, the
finance committee of the board Of
supervisors of Rock Island county,
announced through its chairman,
o. E. Child, yesterday. There re-
mains a liability Of s1,7S1.26 due
the county from Mr.. .Clendenin.
S. E. Sims, the accountant, at the
time he made the report of the dis
crepancy Clendenin left behind
when he entered military service
in 1918, told the board that many
of the apparent shortages, amount
ing to several times the present in
debtadness. would probably be
eliminated when Clendenin return
ed. This prediction proved true. 1t
developed that the shortage was
merely a result of haphazard book
keeping and not through a GRIM
inal error.
Clears 1t Up.
Since leaving the army more
than a year ago, Clendenin has
from time to time discovered docu-
ments which threw light upon the
situation, and one item after an
other was thus removed. The in
debtedness named remains, but
one item of that, amounting to
about three hundred dollars, Mr..
Clendenin thinks he will be able
to account for within a short time,
and thus lower his liability.