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Alma record., 1922-07-20
DREAD BAD SPIRIT
Patagonia indians Have Peculiar
Religious" Belief.
Idea Growing Always More Powerful
Has Caused the Tribe to Become
Devil Worshipers.

A traveller, signing himself III. III.
p" who has been journeying in Pata-
gonia, at the extremity of South Amer
lea, tells the following, peculiar story,
observes the Montreal Family Herald.
1t is the hour before sunrise on the
pampas. To all sides stretch the wav-
ing steppes of coarse grass. In the
center OF the scene are five toldos, the
skin dwellings of the nomadic Tchuel-
che Indians of Patagonia, the tallest
race on earth, pitched not far from
the slow-fowlng stream.
/. AS the light strengthens, and almost
ut the same moment, from each tent
there issues an Indian, bearing in his
hand newly lighted torch. lie dashes
with screams and shouts to the back
of his tent, waving the torch and max
ing as If he would drive somebody
away.
And the somebody" whom he is at
tempting to drive away is the Guall-
chu, the spirit of evil.
OF course, the interesting thing is
10 consider how such custom arose.
The Tehuelche religion is quite sim
pie. There is good spirit and bad
spirit. The good spirit made all the
meat and fat-bearing animals for the
food of his people, but having made
this effort he turned over in the great
cave where he lives in the mountains
and slept.
But the Guallchu was of different
temperament-he stayed awake and
he set all the evil animals TO plague
the Indians. TAN
Thus far we can trace no belief.
Beyond that it is more serious mat
ter. More and more terrible grew the
stories that were told Of the Guali-
chu's power and more and more did
he gain ascendancy over the lives of
the more imaginative Indians, until at
last they became devil worshipers.
and their whole lives were made up
OF an attitude of terror toward this
dreadful power
Every strange footprint which the
Indians saw they put down To the
Gualichu. When the glaciers halved
in the mountains and flung their ice
upon the waters Of the upland lakes
the Indians said, 1T is the Gualichu
who is groaning In the mountains"
And SO they became a race of devil
worshipeIs. Ii is probables that most
devil worship has had n beginning Of
this kind. Here we have a people
cleanly and kindly, whose imagina.
tions became warped by the contem.
plation Of the spirit Of evil.
The savage as a rule is not in any
way imaginative-he needs something
from the outside 10 make him sO-the
darkness. great storms, the black for
est clinging upon the mountains
these things excite in him unusual
thoughts, and as sure as they do that
so surely does devil worship begin to
creep in.
Generally when devil worship be-
gins there are TO be found individuals
who claim the priesthood Of the devil.
Curiously enough, this has never been
the case among the Tehuelches-
their attitude toward the Gualichu is
perfectly sound. They drive him away
If they can and they propitate him IL
they can, but in neither performance
do they call in the aid of the witch
doctor.
Alma record., 1922-07-20
ELY DISTRICT

Goldie Stanton has been visiting
Lauretta Hammond, near Sumner
the past two weeks.
i. Haas and +. Foster of near
Ithaca were callers in this vicinity,
Sunday.
Chas. Andrews and family re-
turned home Sunday after spending
the week end with relatives near
Reed City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Eckert and two
daughters are spending a few days
at l.. S. Chapman's.
Alma record., 1922-07-20
BROUGH TO LECTURE
HERE AT CHAUTAUQUA
Former Governor of. Arkansas
Selects Vital Topic
Will Deliver Great Address on "Amer-
ica's Leadership Of the
World"

Hon. Charles III. Brough, author,
educator and former governor of Ar
kansas, Will lecture on "Amerlca's
Leadership Of the World" at the com
ing Redpath Chautauqua.
Charles III. Brough, besides hav-
ing attained to high position in public
life, has achieved notable scholastic
honors. He holds the degree of doctor
OF philosophy from Johns Hopkins Uni
Alma record., 1922-07-20
Fliuhty, What.

Galey-what's that frock made or,
Ida?
Mrs. Galey-Airplane silk, old dear.
Don't you think it enhances my lowell
ness?
"Assuredly. To say nothing or its
hnrmoDizlng with your disposltion.'-
Judge.
Alma record., 1922-07-20

versity and is one Of the few men who
have served as governors Of American
commonwealth, to receive this degree.
He held the chair Of economics and
sociology in leading colleges and uni
verslties in Mississippi and Arkansas
for period of sixteen years prior TO
his election as governor. He is well
known as a writer on state and nation
al problems and has lectured on these
subjects In all parts Of the United
States.
His lecture Is announced as one OF
the headline Chautauqua attractions.
Alma record., 1922-07-20

Get busy and step lively. Inc
world owes you only that whieh you
are able to get.
Alma record., 1922-07-20
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

The next regular teachers exami-
nation will be held at the high school
room in the village of Ithaca, Michi-
gan, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
August 10, II, 12, 1922, beginning at
500 n. m. Eastern Time The sub
ject for reading is "The Princess" by
Tennyson.
If interested write the Commits
sioner Of Schools for Bulletin No
16.
Howard Potter,
61-2c Commissioner.
Harold Lloyd in "Never Weak
en"-Strand Sunday and Monday.
Alma record., 1922-07-20

Strawberry nut ice cream speciai
this week, 4Oc. Deluxe Candy Co
advertisement.
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
PHYSICIANS DEBATE
SUICIDE IN PROFESSION
Differ on Why Doctoss and
Lawyers Kill SeIues.

A paper was read by DIR. S. Adolphua
Kopf last night at meeting of the
Society of Medical Jurisprudence in an
effort to show that doctors and lawyers
who commit suicide are prompted by
difficulties peculiar to their professional
life. The majority opinion. however,
was that doctors and lawyers are only
human beings and that their reasons
for suicide usually are the reasons Of
the average man who decides to end his
earthly existence.
A tendency to speculate was attributed
to the members Of both professions, and
in this DR.. S. Dana Hubbard, director
OF the bureau of publications of the De-
partment of Health, agreed with DR.
Kopf He said doctors and lawyers
usually are susceptible to every fake
oil scheme or fraudulent stock promotion
enterprise that Is brought before the
public.
Judge Alfred z. Ommen did not agree
with DR.. Kopf's views that doctors and
lawyers have special reasons for ending
their lives. He thinks suicides largely
economic and that they fall off in num-
Der as living costs recede. DR.. Robert
d. Morris said men who are physically
At do not commit suicide and added tha;
the idea that society has set too fast a
pace for its votaries is erroneous. II
an individual cannot stand the pace In
New York 1t Ia the fault OF the individ-
ual. not of society. he declared.
The meeting was held in the Academy
OF Medicine. II West Forty-third street.
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
RULES LAW APPLIES
TO U. S. SHIPS AT SEA
Supreme Court Decision May
Be Precedent for All
Liquor Cases.
EXPECTED TO HELP DRYS
Taft i'm Opinion on Oil Con-
spiracy Case Lays Down
General Principle.
EXPECTED TO HELP DRys

WASHINGTON. Nov. l3.--The criminal
Jurisdiction of the United States cx-
tends TO offenses against It's laws COM
mitted by the American citizens upon
the high seas, the Supreme Court held
to-day in a case brought by the United
States against Raymond H. Bowman.
The case was regarded by Government
counsel as affecting the enforcement ot
important phases OF many statutes. In
Guiding national prohibition.
Bowman was chief engineer on the
United States Shipping Board steamship
Dio and was indicted with the master
OF the vessel. representative OF the
Standard OIL Company OF Brazil and a
British merchant at Rio de Janeiro on
charges of conspiracy to defraud the
Government In the purchase OF fuel oil
for the steamship by representing that
1000 tons OF fuel oil had been pur-
chased and delivered. whereas the actual
delivery had been 500 tons. The con-
spiracy was alleged to have occurred
on the high seas on board the Dio.
The United States District Court at
New York held that while the high
seas outside a marine league from the
shores and outside the jurisdiction OF
any particular State are "construo-
lively part" of the territory of the
United States, Congress had made spe-
cific provision in instances where II
had intended its laws to be operative
on the high seas. The court therefore
ruled against the construction con-
tended for by the Government on the
ground that to DO otherwise would
mean in effect that the court and not
Congress was writing the statute.
mo
less the ruling Of the lower court was
set aside. the criminal statutes of the
United States could be violated with
impunity by persons going outside the
three mile limit. That position was
upheld by the Supreme Court
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
HALL WITNESSES ORDERED
TOGO BEFORE JURY MONDAY

about animals that passed in a mysteri-
Gus manner from one farm 10 another
over night. but nevertheless asserts
that on the night Of the Hall-Mills muir
der they smoked butt together"
Nellie Russell insists that the Gibson
woman was al her house that night. be-
tween ten and eleven o'clock. She fixes
the day by the fact that she lost her dog
on the thirteenth. the day previous and
ar. Gihsoa told her she had the dog the
neHt night The negress says:
n said o. myself. well. President
Wilson may be iacky on the thirteenth
hut ain't'"
Ahout me Gibson woman's visit and
conversation. she Il quite explicit and
gives more details than Mrs. Gibson does
~ The latter's alleged ride on a bare
backed mule % the Phillips farm that
night xhe avoWs however. that she
never suspected that Mrs. Gibson was the
one 20 complain about hor 10 the =. p.
a. A. and says che only heard that
story this morning
while pigs and cows may have disap-
f-sarsd back ard forth. Mrs Russell
wants n understood that there really
we're no hard feelings and that she was
only coo Elad 20 extend her own brand
% southern hospitality 90 Mrs. Gibson.
The Rusrell farm is a small piece OF
f
cornneid n back and a cabin measuring
atanuf ten ~ twelve In the foreground.
Tlle one roorn is dirty, Uttered and ugly.
There IL a couch. made % an old sofa.
81 one end a small stove about the MID
ais ana 4 stack ~ potatoes aud pump
kins "a the other end.
Dirty ai@hes on the stove. peppere
hanging un the wall and a few horse
shoes Tor luck about complete tho pic
iurc IN front % she house. In the stub
bio. are doEs. piss. co~s and a caf.
When Hhe WAS asked tonight about
the missing pig over which she quarreied
wHh Mr. Gibson yesterday morning.
Mrs. Russell stars~d away back eight
mouths a~o. when the pig was young
ana rrnnil. and brought the story down
a. to-day when ths same pig II large
and the mother 81 whole lot OF little
pixs Nevertheless Mrs. Russell had no
difflcuity yesterday In recognizing the
pir
n called Hello. baby and the pig
said. wah. wAh. wah. like that" ca
plalned Mrs.. Russell giving very fair
imitation ~ the way pig talks.
Mrs Gibson isn't saying anything
about Mrs Russell. Not yet The two
nearly carne % blows over the pig, but
that was before Mrs Russeiis affidavit
was nl0ne public. Ine h"kftn@ H"sN ~"
worked In New York ~ clothes presser.
bu' mat she had not been 90 New fork
since last Thursday. That vas the day
she saw Pfelrer. the Hall lawyer.
patrick Thornton a neighbor OF Mrs.
Russell says she told him the story she
had told 20 Ffeiner. hut that she did
not mention having gone 90 Mrs.. Gle-
sons farm 20 get her dog Thornton
said the negress told him the story Sew
eral days ago and added
'She talks In lunches ] don't pay
any attention 20 her"
Louis Haphyr. another neighbor. said
Mrs. Russell had told him the story also
but he could not remember the date
John sylvester. Who lives near ths
I shanty occupied by Mrs. Russell. said
I she had told hin the story. too. bui
/ that he had paid no attention 20 hei
7 tale because "she always has SONS
weird story 10 tell"
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
srRrNING STUDENTS return.

The students 20 the state school %
Applied Agriculture at Farmingdale.
l.. T.. who have been on strike for two
weeks in an effort 20 obtain the resigna-
tion OF Director Albert A. Johnson. de-
cided at meeting yesterday 20 return
10 their classes.
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
"Thirteenth No Lrc.sy Day"

Nellie Russell Is "A chatty negress.
When she rambles along with her talk
about Jane Gibson, her neighbor. one
gets the idea hat cattle rustling IN not
confined to the ranches OF the West.
Pig stealing and COW stealing and the
picking up OF strays. including stray dogs
seem quite common I'm the neighhorhOod
in which Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. Russell
live.
According TO Detective Totten and
others there have been times when the
black woman has paid too little atten-
ton to her own live stock. Last spring
she was In trouble with the Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals
on complaint that she had allowed a
| COW and a calf TO starve TO death and
her chickens and pigs 90 go hungry for
| days She says quite emphatically that
Mrs. Gibson and she have had words
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
Hew Witnesses WIN app~@r.

Dr Longs sxRmimation naturally will
be the first Then VITA come fhe tesfi-
mouy of the Nsa bruna~tck cfficern ana
Raymond Schnei1er. who found tne
body. aud Who "a nom On lag chnrged
with perjury and c0rrurtirN tns morals
OF n minor. Pearl BAhmer
Detective Totten wHi b. called NEXT
as he was the first S0merbsf official a.
arrive on the scen~. 50 atsp ~ step
the background 81 the rase VII he
presented. with Photograph and other
exhibits. Then Mrs GinAon wtu 10
called probably not unu The third
day.
II may not rest with Mott 20 decide
whether Mrs Hall IA 20 be- heard r..
actual power 20 grant Or refate her
request rests with the Grand jury Sho
wrote 20 Mr Glib to-day ana sent
COPY Of the letter g. Mr. Mott both
were In her handwriting The lettaf
reiterated Mrs. Halrs statement Of her
innocence OF ell correction Nith the
crime and EXPIRE ssed her willingness 20
waive immunity. The text of the iettsr
was nor made public
When Mr.. Pfeiffer. Mrs. Hairs copn-
sci. was told that the Somerset Grand
Jury had been called he said:
I'm very glad the whole matter l9
to be presented 10 the Grand Jary az
once"
State troopers visited Mrs Russell
early in the day and also got informa-
ton regarding her from several sources.
She stood tho ques'laning remarkably
well. bu5 the Authorizes believe her az
fidavit will have little effect and trust
that her testimony. Il and when thers
is trial. will not break down ArS
Gibson's testimony.
The New York herald., 1922-11-14
Continued from FIrst Page.


wanted Il Understood that he had never
quarr~iied with Mr Beekman ~ Mr.
Gibb and that there had bean no ar
fsrenceN between thena on enc case. lie
was eriphatic and Eaw IN interyiewsrs
permissipn 20 1se ala tre supesiAtiyet
ana expletivea they cuuid fnd In dsn3
ing any such story
When ~ came % the case teeif Mr..
Mott r~neralfHea iie wculant "a d
about the Mus@~il wmmanE . Affiaavif MOE
whether "a affected Mrn Gibsorn cred.
ihiilfy.
Mr Mott ana ray that the Grand Jury
would not b. od1resssd b. Huprerpe
Court Justice whFn d met bat iatrr
admitted that gerh1ps iustire wouid
address a in fh~ rourse ~ the Hall
Nils inquiry. Nhsu " Was surEeafe
that this would bs Iuagtn~ Fark~r eariy
nest week ~ aesiinsd - earatt it
The ACCESSION - call ths 9rand Jury
on Thursday actually waa reached last
week "Wednesday rad h9en TIE day
agreed on. Dat NJ Gihb ASKED for an
other day A rough Use q Witnesses
IA already made up
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-29
MARK GRAVES OF
DEPARTED VETS

Especial Correspondence

Coal Valley, May 29-Members
of the Barbara Frietchie tent, No.
81, with a number of Sons and
Daughters of Veterans motored 10
Coal Valley yesterday to place
of the departed comrades.
There were six automobiles con-
tanning the visitors. The graves
visited had never been marked T.
J. Murphy. only remaining Civil
war veteran in Coal Valley gave
talk of appreciation to the visi-
tors. He paid tribute to the
thoughtfulness of the organization.
In '61 Mr.. Murphy marched from
Coal Valley with $50 soldiers. Yes
terday he was the only one of that
$50 alive. He described his feel
ing at being able to be present as
the happiest moment of his life"
After the services yesterday
lunch was served at the home of
Mrs. William Wynn, who was the
organizer of the Barbara Frietchie
tent, No. 81.
The services tomorrow will start
at $50 in the afternoon when a
program will be given in the Pres
byterian church. Mr.. Murphy will
lead the march to the cemetery,
where the p graves of soldiers
will be decorated. AS the parade
goes over bridge near the GENE
terry, d halt will be called and
flowers in memory of the sailors
and marines, will be streWn on the
waters.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-29
MEMORIAL HELD
AT CHAPEL FOR
MRS. SARA EARL
Ashes Brought Back TO GeneSeO and
Buried Besides Husband
and Son.
(sneciaI Correspondence.1

Especial SpOndence-D
g. Geneseo, May ga funeral ser
vice was held in Muzzy Memorial
chapel at the lakewood cemetery
yesterday Afternoon in memory of
Mrs. Sara S. Earl. The service was
conducted by DR.. Fletcher De Clark
of the First Methodist church.
Mrs Earl was a daughter of the
late William and Caroline Withrow
and was born in Phoenix township
on Feb. %, 1856. She was married
to Frank Earl in this city and re-
sided here until his death. With the
son, Claude, she went to Chicago
and few years later went with him
to Los Angeles. His death a year
ago. was very severe shock to her,
and hers had been constant grief
since then. She grew gradually
weaker and her death occurred in
that city on May 6. By her request
her body was cremated and the
ashes were buried yesterday beside
those of her husband and son. She
is survived by two brothers, Will
liam Withrow and Scion Withrow,
both of this city.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-29
ALEDO RESIDENT
rs LAID TO REST

'Aledo. May 29.-Funeral services
for Mrs. Thomas Brown, 90, were
held Sunday from the home on
South Maple street at O'Clock in
the afternoon. Rev. r. L. Rezner.
pastor of the Presbyterian church
OF Burgess, officiated. Burial was
in the Norwood cemetery. south of
Burgess. Mrs. Brown, formerly
Miss Lille Trovillo. was born in
Pittsburgh. Pa, on Sept. II, 1860.
Practically all her life lad been
spent in Mercer county. Besides
the widower. five sons and one
daughter survive: Roy. Frederick.
Everett Bea of BRrgess. Jerry V.
of Seaton. Herman of Viola and
Miss Bertha at home. She is also
survived by two brothers and two
sisters. Jack Trovillo. Alexander.
Pa; Charles T. Trovillo, North
Platte, Neb.; Mrs. Sarah Cunning
ham and Mrs. Emma Valentine,
Aledo.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-29
PERSONAL TAX
FOR TOWNSHIP
IS GIVEN OUT
Mercer Assessors Books Show
Considerable Decrease Over
That of Last Year.
(Snecial TO The Argus


Aledo, May 29.-Work of tabulat-
ing the Mercer township assess
ment for 1922 was completed last
week at the county clerks office,
and shows a decrease of $134, lao
over that of last year on all per-
sonal property.
The total assessed value of all
personal property in the township
this year was $S15,440, while that
of last year was $949,5S0. The de-
crease was more marked among
the credits, as a great deal Of mon
ey has been invested the past year
in tax free bonds. The total as
sessed value OF all taxable prop
erty as listed by the Mercer town
ship assessor for 1922 is s2.594.374
The assessed value on the four
banks of Aledo amounted to $134,-
500 Five of the more important
items following giving the number
and the average value: Horses,
6I5, S6598; cattle, 2,135, $37 80 !;
sheep. 536, $500; hogs, 5.513,
$101S; automobiles, 571, 1910.
According to the assessors re-
port there were approximately 900
personal tax payers in the town
ship. Mercer is the only township
completed, but the others are ex-
pected to be received at the clerks
office in the course of few weeks.
when the county totals may be
given out.
While the list shows the num-
bers of livestock and automobiles
have increased, the value of the
same have decreased, making the
assessment approximately the
same
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-29
ALEDO LODGE TO
HONOR VETERANS
HERE JUNE 18TH
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo. May 29.-On Sunday, June
II, the local lodges of Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs will hold their an
nual memorial service at the lodge
hall. A. committee composed of
Edward Lundquist and Thomas
Hartman for the subordinate and
Charles Shaw and Mrs. Isaac White
for the auxiliary are making the
An out of town
speaker will be secured for the
event, the committee not being able
to give out the name of the speaker
at this time. Services will COM
mence at the Odd Fellows hall at
3 o'clock in the afternoon of June
II. Thursday evening the mem
bers of the Aledo l., o. o. F. lodge
motored to Alexis, where the local
team conferred degree work. An
excellent trip was reported by the
members who made the trip.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-29
FORD HITS LIGHT
PEDESTAL; ONE IS
BROKEN BY BLOW
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo, May 29.-Another of ped
estals which support the cluster
lights on Aledo's white way was
completely put out of commission
yesterday when Emory Anderson
of Cookbook, near Galesburg, drove
his Ford car into a post on South
College avenue. Mr.. Anderson,
with his wife and a friend, were
preparing to leave the city when
the accident happened. Unable to
locate Manager c. d. Larkin of the
Northern Utilities company, Mr.. An
derson hunted up Sheriff ]. P
Fleming and made arrangements
to pay for the damages. The radi-
ator of the Anderson car was
slightly damaged.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-29
WHOLE COUNTY
WILL JOIN IN
BUREAU PICNIC
Program for Thursdays Outing Ia
Announced Following Commit.
tee Meeting.
Especial Correspondence

Geneseo, May 29.-The committee
in charge of the farmers picnic
program which will be held at the
city park Thursday evening. June
l. met last Saturday evening at the
office of the Geneseo Livestock
Shippers association and complet-
ed the program, which is announced
as follows:
Picnic supper at 6 o'clock.
Music-Cambridge band. Z to
S:15.
Music-Geneseo Woodmen band,
Sis.
Music-HooppoIe ladies' qpartet.
Music-Geneso Woodmen band.
Address-R. G. Neville, president
of the Henry county farmers bu-
reau.
Music-Geneso Woodmen band.
Music-Cornwal Glee club
Reading-Miss Cederburg. CISCO.
Music-Geneso WoOdmen band.
Music-Osco Glee club.
Music-Geneseo WOodmen band.
Moving Furnished BY
the farm bureau. includes agriCul-
tural topic and comedy.
AS noted by the above program
the Cambridge band will open the
evenings program by a concert of
more than an hour. Then Gencseo
Woodmen band will meet at the
Armory and will march through
the business section of the park and
will then relieve the Cambridge
band on the program. The men,
bers of the GeneseO band will Wear
overalls, work shirts and straw
hats. In fact, although the general
public is invited to attend the pic
mic, the one condition is that Of
dress. The men must wear over
alls and work shirts and the wom-
en- should wear house dresses and
kitchen aprons. A penalty which
will be given by committee which
will act as a kangaroo court will.
be imposed on everyone failing to
meet this requirement.
The various domestic science
clubs of the Geneseo vicinity win
furnish refreshments which viii be
served at a very reasonable price
1t is the plan of the members of the
farm bureau and its committee to
make the outing thoroughly i'll
formal affair.