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THE ROCK ISIiAJSD ARGUS. FRIDAY, "APRIL I, 1910. USE FOR SELENIUM i. By-Product of , Sulphnrio Acid Believed to Possess Pe--. ' . ' ' . culiar Power. - - - Paints audi Fielshes for Youir ome AN INSULATOR IN THE DARK H Bat Conducts Electricity in Light j Possibilities Great as Aid in Warfare. William J. Hammer, a consulting "electrical engineer of New York city, ' explained to the students of Stevens Institute, at Hoboken, N. J., the other day an interesting theory as to the ."value of selenium, a byproduct of sul- phuric acid, in time of war. v By the use of this product, he de clared, the moment the searchlights of an enemy's warship fell upon it a shot ' would be fired automatically down the .path of light flashed by the approach- ting warship. Possesses Remarks ble Property. Selenium, which was first discovered ,ln 1817 by Berzllius, who obtained it from crystals formed in the lead cham , bers of sulphuric acid works, possesses 'the remarkable property, Mr. Hammer said, of being an excellent Insulator in the dark, but of becoming an ex-S cellent conductor to an electric cur rent when exposed to light. Mr. Ham v.ier used Newark. N. J., as an exam ple of a city which might be defended .'iy advantage by cannon controlled by Fclonium cells. 'Cannon." he said, "equipped with a box on the carriage containing a se lenium cell could be mounted on prom inent earthworks, with their muzzles rdnted down the bay of New York. In the dnrlc or the dim light from u'.'!!:ll reflectors the se:enium cell would jirt conduct s spnrh from n battery in the box io the por. Ior. but this would tr.i.e plff-o the li:sfnnt a powerful roarehlisht frori ;i I'Mtrle V.ip fell upon the ;-eH. chi'nslus it frai being a poor ;iyi o::! t'!i--iii rf"i:ctor The gun's vciili- '' correct, as the ,i i:-;i.',l,t Vr; ii fro-.; t'je rhip shone on ifi t!' V. ' ! . .- :t i'.i: t the hostile war ' 'I. ; ?t-ou the charge . '::. IT r : told the students ; it-i-n i inv ; ; ; . i t-t-v U ul any idea V.f ' ': l-uviary 'nuiuess it ' v.-ouiu b- well ; ascertain if tlse bank afis h;ul any ele:iium iciis concealed a hunt t'ntvu. .for an alarm might ba ' given ciiies away t'-o moment the in ', truster's bullseye fell on one of ths cells. He showed how by means of selenium cells apparatus could be sim ply constructed for measuring light, X rays, radium rays, and in control ling electric and other machines, oper ating boats, turning on and off lights, automatically lighting and extinguish ing buoys and street lights, closing buildings automatically In the 'event of tire and doing many other wonder ful things which the scientific world is just beginning to realize dimly. Mr. Hammer said he could not help thinking of the possibilities of Bele nlum when seeing an attendant In a skyscraper building laboriously closing the shutters at the end of the day. By means of a selenium cell an apparatus could be devised, he said, which would Instantly and automatically close all the shutters at once as soon as dark ness came. He also showed how dis r tant lights In a village could be light ed without the use of wires simply by the fading daylight and extinguished when the sun rose the next day. Worse Than Bullets. 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Such a remedy, as thousands can testify, la Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, which is guaranteed to be permanent in its re- ' suits. Its Ingredients are such that by a brief use of It the stomach and bowel muscles are trained to again do their work normally, so that In the end you ; an do away with medicines of all kinds. That Jt will do this Mr. O. T. Dod3on of Sanvtlle. Va.. will gladly attest, and so will Mrs. 8. A. Hampton of Portage. O. To thoss who are still skeptical there Is a way to prove these assertions with out a penny of expense: Simply send your name and address to Dr. Caldwell and ob tain a free sample bottle. After using It, If you are then convinced it Is the rem edy you need, buy a fifty cent or one dollar bottle of your druggist and con- , tlnue to use It for a brief time until ' cured. The directions are simple and the dose is small. It Is pleasant to the taste, 1 does not gripe and is promptly effective, and these statements are guaranteed or : money win be refunded. This remedy is over a quarter of a cen ' tury old and is personally taken by ' more druggists than any other similar remedy on the American market. Because of Its effectiveness, purity and pleasant taste it is the Ideal laxative remedy for . children, women and old folks generally.' Dr. Caldwell personally will be pleased , to give you any medical advice you may desire for yourself or family pertaining to ' the stomach, liver or bowels absolutely ' free of charge. Explain your case In a letter and he will reply to you In detail. , For the free sample simply send your . name and address on a postal card or therwise. For either request the doctor's idOrcss Is Dr. W. B. CaldwelLB.03 Cald SeU building. Jaonticeilo, 22V - IS J0Et: M Both Sides of the (By Local Option Learn.) Although It has been made perfectly plain by the advocates of the saloon In Rock Island that the question of taxes is not Involved In the present cam paign, there are still some people who are wondering a little how the city Is to get along without the $55,000 saloon revenue. The question Is, will tt be possible to run the city, operate all the neces sary repartments, and make desirable public improvements when this rev enue has been cut off? The following solution of this weighty problem is re spectfully submitted to the city coun cil and the voters of Rock Island: There Is no public Improvement that i3 so urgently needed In this city as a general cleaning up. There is no one thing that can be done that will result In more of a cleaning up than the clos ing of the saloons. If the city can be cleaned up at a cost of $55,000, the money will be well spent. Therefore, let the city council appropriate the sum of $55,000 for public improvements for next season and let the Improve ment be made a clean-up. Close the saloons as a public improvement, and the entire loss of revenue will be cov ered by the appropriation of $55,000 for this Improvement. A new public park, extensions of the pavements, new equipment for the fire department, or any other public im provement that can be suggested is of slight consequence compared to the great benefits to be derived from the closing of the saloons. Here is the solution of the revenue difficulty. Close the saloons, and make the most desirable Improvement in the city that can be made. Neither the Anti-Saloon league of Illi nois nor the Local Option league of Rock Island has any connection' what ever with the prohibition party. The Anti-Saloon league is not a political party. " Its members include men of every party and of every shade of po litical opinion, who are united by the one common purpose, to drive out the saloons. When the saloons have fi nally been abolished, the anti-saloon league will end its existence, having no further excuse for its being. The question Involved in next Tues day's election is not one of revenue, nor of prohibition, but it is a question of an institution. - The open saloon, the greatest menace to manhood, is the issue at stake. "Whether a man shall drink beer or not does not enter into the question. , Clarence Darrow says that it would probably be better for a man if he would not drink, just as it would be better for him not to eat too much, but the present issue Is not in dividual drinking. Is it right to put temptation in the way of the man who is too weak to resist It? Is it right to license an in stitution which corrupts and makes a disgrace of our municipal government? Is it right to allow a certain class of men to violate the laws openly and de fiantly at their will, for their personal YOU WILL FIND THESE PAINTS IN OUR HOUSEFURNISH- ING DEPAARTMENT Liquor Question profit? Is it right to permit an Insti tution to remain in this city where boys and girls are growing to man hood and womanhood, which flaunts before their eyes all manner of vice and crime? Is it right to maintain places of resort where workingmen will go to spend their money while their wives and children suffer want and hardship for lack of that money? The whole question Is one of right and wrong. Is personal liberty In volved? No man has any inherent right to do anything that interferes with the rights of others. If the sa loon keeper has the right, as a part of his personal liberty, to sell liquid death and crime to the men and boys of this city, then any citizen ought to have the right, by right of personal liberty, to graze his horse in Long View park, or to build a pig pen in Spencer square, or to burn railroad ties for fuel. ' The saloon Is either right or wrong. If it is right, then it ought not to be taxed, but ought to be allowed to run as a grocery store or dry goods store does. If it is wrong, then it has no business in our city at any price. LOCAL OPTION PRESS COMMIT TEE. (By Anti-Prohibition League.) One of the favorite arguments of the prohibitionists, and which they triumphantly bring forth as unanswer able, 13 the "Why do liquor men op pose prohibition if it does not pro hibit?" Notwithstanding' the confidence of the prohibitionists In this argument, a little reflection can, readily refute it, and demonstrate that the position of the liquor men is entirely logical. Even though prohibition fails to pro hibit, by its very nature is casts the imputation . of illegality, on the meth-. ods of trade that springs up In its wake and drives the business into hands that will adapt themselves to this illegitimate trade. The liquor men, while they could make as much, if not more, gain, than before, natur ally do not wish to see their business under a ban, and relegated into the bands of those who are not subjected to regulation or restriction. As citizens of the community in which they do business they do not believe in introducing an element that will disrupt society and tend to de moralization, on the one haud, and to espionage and persecution on the other. They see the manifold evils that ensue where prohibition is .at tempted and oppose it on the general ground of the public good, as well as on . the ground of interference with their business, which, from being legitimate, is stamped with illegiti macy under the new regime of prohi bition. It is well known also that the qual ity of the liquors vended deteriorate under prohibition, while the quantity rather Increases than otherwise, and also the use of deleterious drugs in creases, so that the last state of the community is Infinitely worse than the first. All these considerations and many others equally patent influence the liquor men to oppose the introduction of a system which seeks to substitute a legitimate and regulated traffic, by abandoning all regulation and relying on the fiat of a bare majority to alter tastes and habits of a lifetime. They can make even more money under pro hibition, but prefer to do business un der the aegis of legitimacy. Neither has intoxicating liquor much to do with poverty. Here and there people buy liquor when the money would have been better spent for food. Likewise they buy Merry Widow hats, sealskin coats, silk shirtwaists and automobiles when they cannot atTord such expense. The bills for tobacco, for tea, coffee and other things that otherwise do not contribute to health and strength go far beyond the bills for liquor. After the prohibitionists shut up all the saloons to save money, it might be a good plan to shut up all the mil linery stores for the same purpose and forbid the sale of luxuries in the dry goods stores which is the largest part of the merchants' business. The prohibitionist does not philoso phize; he preaches. He sees a poor man, he knows the poor man drinks and he says the drink is the cause of his poverty. The poor man like- m Vote Against the Sa loon Tuesday, April 5. WHY? 1. To redeem the reputation of our fair city. 2. To torn more than $750,000 wasted for booze annually into the channels of legitimate ' trade. . 3. To protect our' boys and girls from the temptation and ravages of the saloon. 4. To relieve drink-cursed homes from a reign of violence, anguish and poverty. 5. To decrease taxes by reducing all expenses incident to crime po lice, jails, courts, etc. 6. To put oar town in . the same class with such clean, live,' no-saloon places as Rock ford j GaJesbnrg, Jack sonville, Decatur, Paris, Champaign, etc. ; . - .VOTE "YES" By marking your ballot like this. Shall this city become anti-saloon.- territory? Yes X No If there is a shabby surface in your home to be painted, enameled, stained, varnished or finished in any way, we have just what you need for producing the exact finish desired in the line of Let us show you colors for painting your house or barn, samples of finishes for floors, woodwork, walls, ceilings or furniture. Let us help you make shabby places look new and attractive. wise eats and wears clothes, and It would be Just as logical to say that either one of these is the cause of his poverty. No one needs liquor to support life or maintain health. Likewise they do not need tea, coffee or tobacco; all of which are more Injurious to health than liquor. And when it comes to what is necessary to maintain health and life, nine-tenths of all that the poor man spends for food is thrown away. He does not need pie, cake, meat, tea or coffee. In fact, a plain diet of rice, oatmeal, potatoes and other vegetables would make him strong add to his length of years and save most of his money. He eats the other things because they taste good going down. - The poor man could dress much cheaper and get as much warmth and comfort. Most of the money spent for dress is purely for decoration. As a matter of fact, intelligent people are never interested in what they need. It is the luxuries that every one is reaching for. things that taste good, look well, add to the pleasures of liv ing. It is the efTort to get these things that has made civilization. If a man cannot get luxuries there is no need to labor or accumulate property, for there is nothing otherwise to do with property after he gets it. The American worklngman ought to keep all the luxuries he has and get as many more as possible. If he could be induced to give up beer, tobacco, tea, cofTee, meat, pie and cake and good clothes he could live all right and he could work all right. He would then foe In the class of the Chinese laborer, and under the natural law his wages would go down with his standard of living until it would be no longer necessary to forbid Chinese im migration because the American work lngman could work as cheap as the Chinese. While evil has come from the Intem perate use of liquor, food, clothing and almost everything else contrived by man, still the world has learned that after all it is safer to leave people free to make their own mistakes and not pass meddlesome laws to inter fere with private habits and conduct and go into the business of each per son regulating his neighbor Instead of governing himself. ANTI-PROHIBITION PRESS COM MITTEE. NEW HYDROPHOBIA CURE Michigan University Professor Has Virus That Simplifies Treatment. Ann Arbor, Mich., April 1. Dr. James G. Cumming, director of the Pasteur institute at the University of Michigan, announces the discovery of a new method. for treatment of hydro phobia. The new treatment, Cumming says, eliminates many dangers attend ing former methods and shortens the time of treatment by one week. Cumming uses a virus prepared from the spinal tissues of a rabid animal. This is injected into the patient. 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