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12 THE ARGUS, FRIDAY, "OCTORER 15. 1009. 3 !i 4 i WARFARE IN AIR Army Officer Discusses Possi bilities of Aeroplane in Fufure. COULD DESTROY A NATION Whole Cities Jlisht Be limned by t Droppftig Incendiary Mixtures '. Upon Them. Believing firmly that the field of fu ture war operations will be at least pnrtly in the air, the heads of the United States army are loojijng into the matter of trying out the aeroplane as an offensive weapon. According t , Major George O. Sn tiler, president of the army aeronautical board, the aero plane at the present rate of construc tion and art of manipulation will be ;. capable of flying at the rate of 100 miles an hour within two years. . Ueu ; tenant Foulob. who accompanied Or- - Tille Wright In his five mile straight away dash from Fort Myer to Alex- v andria. Ya . and return, says that at ore time the aeroplaue was 500 feet in the nlr. ". "". . 1 , Since that flight Orvllle Wright has ntUined a height of 1.500 feet in Ger-r- many. Foulois declares that Wright oou'd have flown four times as high s - he did at Fort Myer if he had cared to do so. Dropping Explosives From the Air. It was suggested to Major Squier .. that with the improved capacity of the Wright nzacbiue. to soar in the air. practically at the will of the aviator, the aeroplanes may be made to carry explosives for offensive purposes, to be dropped on cities or warships. . It will hardly be explosives." said Major Squier. "that will constitute the really dangerous weapon of the aero plane. It will use what we terui "in cendiary mixtures' compositions con taining phosphorous and other chemic als which ignite readily on contact with the air. Destruction by fire rath er than by explosion will be the real war work of the flying machines. 1 really believe that in two years or per haps a little longer we will have aero planes that can fly at the rate of 100 miles ier hour, and the dirigibles will probably be making seventy or seventy-five. "An aeroplane armed with a hundred pounds of the strongest of these in cendiary mixtures could duplicate the San Francisco fire by circliug two or three tjmes,. around a city. .The.de- WmWx k0&0&$M$ Ijlj f DRUDGE tPiTiftj$$fa jfljtS fatyVie jvjTTO -7rh--Mi Anty Drudge Dries Miss Pretty girl's Tears. Anty Drudge "Why, what's the matter, dear? What are you crying about?" Miss Prettygirl "Oh, my beautiful new waist is ruined and it just makes me sick. That clumsy Will John son upset a plate of refreshments on it last night at the party, and spoiled all my fun. " Anty Drudge "And his, too, I'll warrant. But dry your V eyes, dear. It was all an accident, no doubt, but you feel so badly that you have to blame someone. Now if you had only known of Fels-Naptha you could have passed it off as a joke, enjoyed yourself and spared Will an uncomfortable time." There's a right way and a wrong way to do everything. i And there is a new way and an old way to do almost everything. The new way to wash clothes is the Fels-Naptha way in cool or lukewarm water, no boiling, either in winter or sum mer, and little rubbing. And the Fels-Naptha is the right way as well saves time, saves the back, saves fuel, and the washcomes out cleaner, sweeter, whiter. It is up to you to choose betwsen the nevy and the old, the right and the wrong way of doing your washing. Simple directions for washing and other household cleaning are printed on the inside of the red and green wrapper, '. jg 'struction which they tfd wreak at a total exH:ise of SlO.iKW). including th; aeroplane, would surpass that of a bombardment by the biggest battle ship Heel liiat ever was got together firing 10.0no.O00 worth of shot ami shell into the doomed town. Terrible to Contemplate. "Army oflicers have not talked of this aspect of the possibilii les in pu li no. The talk Is rather 'scary. but there is no exaggeration in saying that the value of the aeroplane as a fibrin Ing force to be reckoned with in the wars of the future is something ter rible to contemplate. "What may lie done with the d!ri::i ble Is another problem.. The dirigible is neither as convenient nor as mobile an affair as the atroplane. It N a bet ter bad weather craft, and it Is capa ble of carrying far heavier loads of de structive agents. At the same tim. as I luv said before, an aerrfplano can c:irry enough to do a damage that would 'stagger humanity.' and If the dirigible can do more damage it also figures in the newer war problem. JOIN WAR ON TUBERCULOSIS. Unions and Fraternal Organizations In Fight on "White Plague." Ten fraternal and benefit organiza tions with a membership of nearly 4.000.000 and three international labor unions with a membership of over 100.- 000 have joined the ranks of the fight ers against consumption within the last earjacccrding to a statement of the National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. The fraternal orders and unions now in the fight against tuberculosis are the Modern Woodmen of America. 1'rotherhood of American Yeomen. Order of Eagles. Improved Order of lied Men. Knights of Pythias. Royal Arcanum. Workmen's Circle. Knights of Columbus. Royal League. Independ ent Order of Odd Fellows. Foresters of America. International Photo-engravers' Union of North America. In ternational Printing Fressmen and As sistants union. International Root and Shoe Workers' union and International Typographical union. MUNICIPAL MATTERS Proceedings of the city council of Rock Island, 111., held in the council chamber, Monday evening, Sept. 27, lfKH). Present: Mayor and all alder meut. The clerk read payroll for week ending Sept. 25, 17909, as fol lows: Sam Daxon J. Anthony 1S.50 S.G5 7.CC 7.1.0 10.50 John Ehlers . . . John Ginty Lester Emerick Fred Cost 10.50 E. A. Brasher 'J. 1". Jonuson 7.35 7.S5 7.83 12.05 10.S0 7.85 5.25 2. 1 12.05 F. Johnson Sarr. Lugenbiehl Barney Smith Frank Russ Callahan Albert Kimbel T. Manuel . . S. J. Stroehlo G. Schaab J. Myera S. Daxon Tom Fo: EJ. B. McKown & Son 7.21 23.10 15.73 1.05 4.20 7S.S3 Davo Rooks 14,'Jj L W. Kelly 12.00 Nela Peterson 9.20 Chas. Grams 11 -30 Claua Beck H-SO Emil Frank. Joe Whcelan John Nelson Dennis Collins Vvm. Glass Jerry McCarthy 11.30 11.3 J 11.30 11.) 9.20 5X0 $3S5.'jj Recapitulation. Health account 31. GO Bridge account Second street improvement., First ward sidewalk Second ward sidewalk , Third! ward sidewalk Sixth ward sidewalk , Contingent account Park account Water works expense Reservoir expense 3.80 8.0 52.33 S.40 15.37 1.73 CC.30 7S.S5 27.55 91.2' Total $3S3.65 On motion of Alderman Biochlinger, properly seconded, the ordinance pro viding for the allowance of &uch hills was immediately considered, and :m his further motion, properly seconded, the ordinance was unanimously adopt ed. The clerk submitted a hill from the Twin-City Carriage Works, in amount of $14, properly vouchered for hy the committee, and on motion of Alder man Utke, properly seconded, the bill wan allowed. The clerk read draft of an ordinance granting permission to the C, R. I. P. railway to lay a track from Forty fourth street east to the city limits for loading purposes (tea.Ti track), and communications from the Rock Island Sand &. Gravel company and Tri-Cily Railway company urging the favorable consideration of such ordinance. Al derman Ellinwood presented a petit ion from certain property owners along proposed track protesting against such rights being granted. Attorney Stafford for the Rock Inland road and M. J. Murphy on behalf of certain protestm; property holders were heard at lengtb. Alderman Holzhammer moved that the matter be taken up by the street an 1 alley committee and that the commit tee of the whole consider the report of such committee next Monday even ing. Alderman LaVanway suggested that street and alley committee desires that tho matter be taken up by the committee of the whole, and the mat ter being fully discussed and consid ered was on substitute motion by Al derman Ellinwood. properly seconded, referred to the committee of the whole to bo' considered and acted upon next Tuesday evening. Alderman Holzhammer moved in view of the great volume of business before council that when adjournment is taken it to he tomorrow evening. Seconded. Carried. Tho clerk read communication from Union Electric Telephone & Telegraph company asking permission to open paving on Second avenue, and called attention to fact that said company a bond had expired. On motion of Alder man Thompson, properly seconded, the matter is referred to finance commit tee and city attorney to report back. The clerk read report submitted rrom waterworks department regard ing tests of coal, and on motion promptly seconaeu, tne matter is re ferred to the waterworks and finance committee to investigate matter ana report back. 1 lie clerk read report or waterworks department from superintendent, and on motion of Alderman Biochlinger, properly seconded, the report was ac cepted and filed. The clerk road communication from G. A. Koester relative to sewer in front of his property at Thirty-first street antV Fifth avenue. On motion of Alderman Carse, properly seconded. communication was referred to board of local improvement. Tho clerk read petition from Ward & McMahon to make water connec tion at Fifth avenue between Twenty sixth and Twenty-seventh s'rov-ts. On motion of Alderman Lawler, proper'y seconded, the matter is referred to Waterworks committee with power to c". The clerk read petition from Reddig & Co. to make sewer connection for Rock Island Brewing comp-tny. On mo- tion of Alderman McXea'y, properly seconded, the matter is referred to sewer committee with power to act, end with understanding ttist connec tion is to bo only temporary. Clerk read communication from Channon & Dufva askihg permission to make certain connection for Rock Island Laundry & Comissary building at Thirty-first street. On motion t.f Alderman Carse, properly seconded, matter referred to Waterworks commit tee. Alderman Blocbllnger called up mat ter of completing sewer at Fifth street and Eleventh avenue, and moved that tho work be completed. On motion of Alerman Carse, properly seconded, the work is ordered completed, costs to be . . l uiiargeu io rusi warn siuewaiK luni un morion or Alderman carse, prop erly seconded, the mayor is requested to urge the Vnmediate repair of Ti'i City Railway (tracks on Third avenue The many uses ,! If you were to use for each kind of washing, cleaning, scouring and scrubbing, one of the so- called special prepara tions which are made, you would have an im posing and expensive array of chemicals, wash ing compounds, cleaning pastes, etc . There -is one cleaner that can take the place of them all, and without the need of borax, am- monia, , kerosene lOBi! fell or naph tha, and that is GoldDust. from Fifteenth to Seventeenth streets. Fred Appicquist appeared before the council and explained his position con cerning the construction of a frame addition to his property in violation of building ordinances, which matter has heretofore been discussed by coun cil. On motion of Alderman Utk?, properly seconded, the explanation ' of Mr. Appicquist is accepted by the council and the construction of said addition is approved. On motion of Alderman Carse, sec onded by Alderman Thompson, permit heretofore issued by the mayor, grant ing permission for removal of Miss Kate Spear's house, Third avenue and Eighteenth street, was revoked. The mayor again brought to tho at tention of the council the Twenty eighth street paving controversy, and at his request the city engineer on be half of board of local improvements and Professor Foss. Rev. Theodore Ek bad, George W. Johnson, Dr. J. A. 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Klectropodes ;.Srt. tin. tissues mirifv the blood ti.n x-it:l orirans. especially tin kidneys, rettulate tho t livn the nerves almost f iiiictlniis. and into "cirJs of It proves that electricity Is not on life, but health and viffor n all its irlory. Klectropodes will positively stop lumbHKo, pain in the back, kidney troiibl e. weak nerves, nervous prostration, stom ach and liver trouble, insomnia and heart weak ness. Klectropodes are different from any other electric de vice In that they produce a current only while in ac tual use. They are metal Insoles so placed in the heels of the shoes ! as to he unno ticeable to the wearer. To prove these statements a re ever y bit true, your 1 r u k K i s t will slcn a con tract that if the Kiectropodes ar-i not perfectly sat isfactory to you after SO d a v s ' trial, your money will be refunded. Klectropodes are sold at )rue stores sit $1 a pair. If your drumrist loes not lift V - r.ll I II iij.imrn .ii ii.iiii. l-l-llll ,VUUI i i -1 . i .... nn i. .... ,j .. ,i . . . jremittanfe In Thi KiectropodeCompaTiv, Suite 4s. Holland Block. Lima. Ohio, and you will tot a pair, together with the iirm's contract binding them to satisfy, you completely before 30 days are over I or positively refund your money. Say whether for luiJy or gtnUeman. . . , G d Dust to mm- den, Pher J. Carlson, C. F. Gannon and K. H. Guycr, on behalf of property owners, were heard relative to the matter. Alderman Frick read a resolution In troducing an ordinance providing for water main on Thirty-ninth street from Fourteenth avenue to C4 feet south of Fifteenth avenue and moved the im mediate consideration of the resolu tion introducing said ordinance, which was properly seconded and unanimous ly carried, and his motion properly sec onded to adopt the ordinance was un animously carried. ' Alderman Lawler moved that the matter of constructing of five-foot ce ment sidewalk on the east side of Twenty-fifth street from Fifteenth to Eighteenth avenues within CO days, he referred to the board of local improL ments. Seconded. 'Carried. Alderman Frick introduced a resolu tion and ordinance providing for water mains on Twenty-fourth-and-a-half street, Sixteenth to Eighteenth ave nues, and moved the immediate con sideration of tho resolution. Second ed. Carried. On his further motion, properly seconded, the ordinance was unanimously adopted. Alderman Lawler submitted report of committee on matter of adjustment of balance claimed due by ex-City At torney Oliver Olson, recommending the amount of $400, in full 'settlement of all of said Olson's claims against the city, and providing that in consid eration of such payment he dismiss his suit now pending against tho city and pay all court costs. On motion of Ald erman Lawler, seconded by Alderman LaVanway, the report submitted was adopted. Engineer Treichler called attention , to necessity for repairs to sewor at Augustana college library building, and on motion of Alderman Lawler, prop erly seconded, the matter was referred to the board of public improvements, with power to act. On motion, properly seconded, coun cil adjourned to tomorrow evening, at 8 o'clock. I hereby certify to the city clerk that tho foregoing is a true and com plete record of the proceedings of the regular meeting cf the city council, held Sept. 27, 1909. E. R. MALOXEY, Official Reporter. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of October, A. D. 19oD. M. T. RUDGREX, City Clerk. STAR GAZING. The Stud of the Constellations as c Pastime. Probably every reader has often ad mired the beauty of a starlight night A little caret ui observation on such a uight will show tbat the brighter stars may be divided iuto groups or "constel lations,' as the astronomers call them, most of which are known by the names of animals or legendary per sons, such for example as '"the Great Dear," "the Swan," "Hercules." "An dromeda." etc. The easiest method of learning these "coiisteliations" is from some oue already acquainted with them, but if the beginner is not fortu nate enough to know any such person the majority can be learned from r.ny cheap star maps such as are sometimes contained in ulmauucs. Now. if the budding astronomer will notice the position of anj of these groups or constel'ations at a particu lar hour of any nisht and then look a few hours afterward he will see that during the interval the stars which ap peared low down in the east have risen to the south in si somewhat similar manner to the apparent motion of the euu and moon, while closer attention on several evenings will show a circu lar or rotary movement around the north pole of the heavens, the motion being the opposite way to the hands of a clock. Near the north pole is a bright star called the -role star." This star is easily found when the observer has once noted the seven bright stars of the "Great Rear." the two outer stars of the four forming the "square" known as the "poiuters" point almost directly to the Pole star. This majes tic movement of the stars around the Iole of the heavens is a most sublime and wonderful sight. Country Side. Running Water Frozen. 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