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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13
The President,s salarr.

The bill introduced in the house
providing for an increase in the
presidents salary from $4,000 year
to 100000, should be passed. The
salary is too small, smaller in fact
than that paid the presidents of the
various large industrial concerns
and counsel for great corporations.
The expense of maintaining the social
status of the White House is heavy.
and not few of our presidents have
been required to draw upon their
private incomes to make up the de-
ticiency represented in the surplus
of expenditures over the salary. This
should not DE. While it will be urged
that the honor of being president of
the United States is one that a man
can afford to pay 100000 for an
nualiy, it is not the spirit of Ameri-
cans to require their representatives
to pay for the honor they enjoy. 1t
would be humiIiating not only to the
president but to the citizens of this
country. if the chief executive would
be unable to entertain as etiquette de-
mands. In our pure democracy we
may incline to criticism of this eti-
Hucttt. Dut II II IL uNeu OFueT ana
must be observed: we would especial
~ dislike and probably would sharply
criticise the president if he put him
self under obligations to wealthy
citizens by accepting from them con
tributiOns for the support of the
white household.
All countries of any prominence
pay the chief executives. whether they
be presidents, kings, queens or EN-
perors. amounts compared with which
the annual salary of the president is
| insignificant. Thus. for illustration.
| the king and queen of England are
allowed $3.50 900; the president of
France a salary of $115.sO0 year
and an allowance for expenses of an
equal amount. The emperor of Ger
many has more than three millions
of dollars year for personal eXpen-
ses and the ear of Russia can make
merry on much larger amount.
Self respect and policy call for an
increase in the presidents salary and
congress ought to allow it at the
present session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13

be. 1t is absolutely certain that the
miners will demand a very substan-
tial increased price paid for mining
they taking the ground that this is
demanded by the increased price of
the necessities of life. and justified
by the prices that coal operators are
getting for their product
There is no doubt that the opera
tors could well pay the prices that
will be asked by the miners. but there
are other things that may induce
them to refuse.
In the first place the operators
would not really pay the increase.
That would come off the consumers,
as is always the case in such in
stances.
But the rejection of the demand of
the miners would in all probability
lead to Il strike and the shutting
down of the bituminous coal mines.
That would lead to greater scar
city of coal than now exists. and
that is great enough, and would con
sequently also lead to even greater
prices than are now being paid
The demand not being made for
this winter, but for time after the
rigors of winter have been broken
and the dull season in the coal bust
ness has set in. the operators would
not be subjected to the inconvenien-
ces that they would be subjected to
if the strike took place in the busy
season.
To be brief. a strike among the coal
miners of the west would almost
certainly insure heavy prices for coal
for at least another year and per-
haps longer.
And in the meantime the people
would suffer just as they have been
suffering ever since the beginning
Of the present season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13

\ locomotive fireman writes to an
eastern paper TO say that there should
be chemical extinguisher for all
cars on passenger trains. He calls at
tention TO the fact that in most all
serious accidents to railroad trains
more or less loss of life is caused by
the instant destruction of cars by
fire. He says every car should be
provided with the medium sized eX-
tinguishers, one at each end of the
ear and all train hands well drilled
III their use. The suggestion is = SEN
sible one. and its compulsory adopt
ion would no doubt save many lives
and a good deal of valuable property.
Including mails, that is endangered by
fire in every wreck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13
The Easy PHI.

DeWitt's Little Early Risers do not
grippe nor weaken the system. They
cure biliousness, iaundice, constipa-
tion and inactive livers, by arousing
the secretions. moving the bowels
gently, yet effectually. and giving
such tone and strength to the glands
of the stomach, liver and bowels
that the cause of the trouble is re-
moved entirely These famous little
pills exert a decided tonic effect upon
the organs involved, and if their use
is continued for a few days there will
be no trace of the trouble.
Harper House pharmacy; A. j.
Riess drug store, corner Seventh ave-
nue. and Twenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13
Low Prices for Corn Past.

1t is the deliberate opinion of the
editor of the Fairfax. Kan. Forum,
who prints his paper in Atchison
county. in the heart of one of the
greatest corn producing sections
in the world, that 1.-The day of cheap
corn in this country is thing of
memory only" The Forum gives sew
eral reasons for entertaining be-
lief that is so very comforting to the
farmers of the middle west. Not so
many years ago" it recalls, "a boun-
tiful corn crop like that of the pres
ent year would have sent the price
tIimbling down until it reached "a
point almost too cheap to steal. The
supply exceeded the demand. The
corn crop raised the past season is
a record breaker, but we see the
price held at figure which means
n fair profit to the grower. Not only
is the demand in this country great
err than ever before. but the people of
foreign countries are beginning to
acquire taste for corn bread and
hominy, and ii isn't at all probable
that the American farmer will be
able to grow enough to congest the
market again"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13

y commission of experts i'm men
tai disease was appointed by the min
listers of education in Germany to in
vestigate the value of hypnotism in
the art of healing. They have been
holding session in Berlin. They
declare that hypnotism cannot pro-
duce organic changes, consequently it
is worthless in the treatment of cpl
lepsy or hysteria, but it can be used
helpfulIy in some instances in re-
moving symptoms through sugges-
tion.-Peoria Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13

The Fifty-seventh congress will eX-
pire in three weeks from Wednesday
and very little will be done during the
remainder of the session, aside from
the passage of the regular appropri-
ation bills. The sensational talk about
an extra session of the new congress
is regarded as simply a White House
scheme to influence certain legisla-
ton. Congress started out to do moth
ing and it has succeeded in carrying
out the program to the letter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13

England's anxiety to get out of the
Nenezuelan squabble is said to be due
To rising troubles in the vicinity of
Turkey. If England should get her
hands fun in that place she would
no doubt like to count again upon the
friendship of the United States. Eng
land would have stood a great deal
better show for such friendship if she
had not raised a South American
problem by the unwarranted attack
ON Venezuela.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13

The president received another re-
buke yesterday for his persistency in
appointing negroes to federal offices
in the south, despite the protests of
the people to be served by such APP
pointees. The senate committee on
commerce rejected the nomination of
DR.. w. ID. Crum as collector of Gus
toms at Charleston by vote of to
6. And there were republicans as
well as democrats who sustained such
action. too 1t is now up to the pres
ident to show his teeth and become
wonderfully strenuous once more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13

An Italian has invented Il hydro
scope by means of which human eyes
will be assisted to see into the sea to
an incredible depth and for an enor-
nous radius. This invention will rob
tOrpedOeS. submarine boats. rocks
and shoals of much of their terror.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13

The amount of money now in cfrcu-
lation in the United States is about
$50 per capita. Just about enough
to lay in a couple of tons of hard
coal in Rock Island if he doesn't live
too far away from the dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13

Count Boni &c CasteIlane. chiefly
known in America as the husband of
Anna Gould. has been triumphantly
elected to the French chamber of dep
uties. and in view of his great promi-
hence, viii probably apply to the
Gould estate to have his pension in
nrpaSRI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13

The Fair estate is again in the
courts. 1t has been q profitable
goose for the lawyers to pick. They
ought to have it pretty well picked by
this time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13

1t won't be a very efficient war
measure hereafter to cut the cables if
Marconis little scheme works out
all right.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13

Now that the farmer trusts have
been organized the people can do
nothing in self defense but form Il
consumers trust
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per week. Weekly,
elo0 per year in advance.
All Recommendations of political or argumen-
tative character, political or religious, must
have real name attached for publication No
such articles will be printed over fictitious
signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every town
ship In Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1884 Second
Avenue Rock Island, Ill. ENTERED at the
Postonice as Second-class matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13
Friday, February 10.

The coal consumer might as well
give up since the ground hog has
Joined the coal combine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13
Future Fuel Problem.

1t is certainly to be hoped that
there will be no strike of the bitumin-
Gus coal miners the coming spring.
but the indications are that there will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13

In coal it's quality that makes
heat, it's quality that retains it,
it is quality that makes possible
consumption of 90 per cent of the
combustible part of it, leaving a
light, clean ash lastly, it's quail
ity that lessons your fuel bills
you're not paying for dirt, refuse
or unburnables. The coal we
handle, both hard and soft. de-
serves all the good things we and
our patrons say for it. y ton will
talk as loudly as a carload
E. G.FRAZER
Telephone 1888.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13

BIZ THE j. W. POTTER 90.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13

Rov Are Your Kldneyse
zoops fs s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13
Anusenents.

Society's gala night-Special return
engagement of
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-06-04
Pennsylvania PAYS Most.

Farm wages in Pennsylvania as
shown by the crop report issued by the
Agricultural Department are away
above those paid in any other state in
the Union.
The wages of farm laborers in the
summer time run from eightv-five
cents up TO $l.25 per day, with board
included By the day without board
the men who earn their living by the
sweat of their brow receive from 81 10
to 81 per day, salary that is paid by
few farmers in other states
Labor by the month when board is
of course included is worth from Sl4
to $2S, the amount ranging between
the two figures in different counties.
Delaware, Elk and Erie counties pay
the largest wages for farm labor, as
statistics in the Agricultural Depart.
ment show.
Female help with board per weeb
runs from 81. % to 50. This kind of la
Dor is little sought after though by
the extensive farmers.
Statistics show that farm land is
worth from $40 to so per acre in diff
ferent counties of the state In Potter
county the average price for the land
is $40 per acre, the lowest average of
any of the counties. Chester county s
land is worth OH an average of $40 pei
acre, the highest price of any of the
land in the state. In Dauphin county
land is sold on an average of $40 pei
acre, and farm labor Is worth $l45 {
year including board, or 81 day
without board.
The aggregate wages of the farm la
borer, taking the whole country, il
about - per month with his board.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-06-04
Jndge Little Passed Sentence,

Court convened Saturday morning at
the ringing of the Court House b Il.
President Judge K. r. Little aud As
sociates Thompson and Bile" were on
the bench
William r. Grove, who pleaded
guilty to the charge Of forgery wa%
called up for sentenc' He WAS in
formed by the court that sentence
would be suspended on two of the
three indictments, but that on the
one involving the forgery of a. G..
Amesbury ; name hc would proceed
to pass sentence.
The sentence was that he-William
+. Grove pay the costs of prosecu-
tion, restore the money falsely Oh
tanned rs set forth in the indictment.
pay fine of 800 and undergo i'm
prisonment at separate aud solitary
confinement for one year IN the East.
ern Pcnitentllrv.
Peter Snyder. who was acquitted of
charge of assault aud battery, on
Wednesday but was not yet released
was also brought before court The
! Judge gave him little lecture, warn
ing him against a repetition of harsI
| treatment toward his children. Ht
was required to give bond to kecI
the peace for one year toward peopl,
in general and his children in partic
/ ular
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-06-04
REV. JAMES {,
HUTCHINSON

A congregational meeting was held
at the Mahoning Presbyterian Church
last night at which 1t was decided to
extend call to Rev. James f. Hutch
inson, of Irwin, Pa.
The congregation did not proceed to
the election Of "a pastor until after
prayer meeting. Rev. ]. W. Gilland,
ID. d., of Shamokin acted as moderator.
The matter of salaIy was first taken
up. 1t was decided that tins should
remain the same as formerly, $500
with the use of the manse and the us
ual vacation Of one month. The cleo
tion of Rev. J. f. Hutchinson was un-
animous, one hundred and ten ballots
being cast W. v Oglesby and c. V.
zimmerman acted as tcllerS.
The Trustees and the Session signed
the call, after which Howard Shultz
of the Session and f. G. Derr of the
Trustees were elected to prosecute the
call before the Northumberland Pres
ny ttiN, "lltu Will CbbN cht db VI IllOll
on the last Monday of September. The
clergyman TO whom the call was eX-
tended preached at the MahOning
Presbyterian Church last Sunday.
His sound views on theology, his able
and straightforward way of preaching
appealed to the entire congregation
and in the choice of pastor they in
stinctively turned TO him. This is
certainly a compliment which he can
not esteem too highly, considering the
large number of ministers that have
been heard by the congregation during
the year that the pulpit has been va
can't In addition, Consid, ring the
large representation at the meeting
the unanimity of the call counts for
great deal. The Mahoning Presbyter
ian Church with its fine manse, pleas
ant location and good salary attached
can not but constitute very desirable
field of labor.
Rev. J. f. Hutchinson is about
thirty eight years of age. He has a
wife and two children.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-06-04
Funeral of Jesse Snyder.

Jesse Snyder of Riverside, whose
death occurred Monday morning, was
buried Yesterday afternoon, interment
taking place at Mt. Vernon cemetery
The services were conducted by Rev.
r. J. Allen, pastor of ST. Peters NJ.
f. Church.
The deceased was an employe OF
the Reading Iron Works. He was a
very industrious young man, courteous
in manner, kind and obliging in dis
position. He was very we'll liked by
his fellow employees and was just as
highly esteemed III all other circles.
His funeral was very largely attended.
The deceased belonged to the p. o..
5. of A. and the knights of the Golden
Eagle. Both orders were represented
at the funeral, the knights of the
Golden Eagle having forty-three men
in line and the p Q. ). of \. forty
five. The pail bearers were chosen
from the two orders and were as fol-
lows: Daniel Ross, Frank Mensch,
and John Mitchell of the knights of
the Golden Eagle, and William Lewis,
Oscar Eberly and Grant Huber of the
2. O. :. of a.
The flowers were very beautiful and
comprised among other offerings one
from the employees of the Reading Iron
Works.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-06-04
Funeral of John M, Geise.

The funeral of John NJ. Geise, whose
death occurred on Wednesday, took
place Saturday morning and was very
largely attended The services were
conducted by the Rev. L. y. Ulrich,
pastor of Trinity Lutheran church.
The deceased was a member of Nah
oning Lodge, No. 5l6, r. q A. III. and
he was laid away with the beautiful
and impressive Masonic burial service.
The pail bearers were all Freemasons
+. W. Peters, f. f. Williams. W. G..
Pursel, W. G.. Williams, John L. Evans
and W. NJ. Vastine, the latter of Cata
wissa. NJ G.. Youngman, Cashier of
the Danville National Bank, of which
John NJ. Geise was teller, as master of
the Masonic lodge to which the deceas-
ed belonged performed the last sad
rites over his grave. Rev. Harry
Curtin Harman, of Danville Lodge,
No. 224, f. & A. NJ, officiated AS
chaplain during the masonic ceremon-
les at the grave
The flowers were very lavish and
beautiful.
Among those from out of town who
attended the funeral were: Mr. and
Mrs Amos Johnson, of Reading Mr..
and Mrs. A. f. Jacobs of Pittsburg :;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jacobs, of Phila-
delphia; Mr.. and Mrs. ID. II. Geise of
Germantown, and Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
.Jacobs-of Hazleton.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-06-04
BROKEN
YESTERDAY

Work on the sewer was begun yes
terday morning The forenoon was
occupied in getting the grade and 9th
erwise preparing for the actual work
of digging. At one O clock five men
were put TO work OH the excavation.
Ground was broken below the river
bank and by evening long ditch had
been dug extending from low water
mark to the river bank An addition
al number of hands will he employed
this morning
The Borough water pipe is laid
through the alley between West Ma
honing and West Market streets
which will be traversed by the sew
er. 1t required considerable digging
yesterday morning to locate the water
pipe, as the intention is to lay the
sewer so as not TO interfere with the
water.
The alley through which the sewer
will pass is used considerably, but
travel will be shut out for some time
to come
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-06-04
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-06-04
Granted Right Of Certifcation

Borough Superintendent L. L. Cor
dy who some time ago made applica
tion to the Columbian University, of
Washington, ID. c., for the right of
certification, has received reply in
forming him that his application has
been approved by the Committee on
accredited schools and i'll accordance
with this the Danville High School
has been placed on their accredited
list.
Among other institutions who have
granted the right of certitication to
the Danville High School are Lafay-
ettc College, Dickinson College, Wash
ington and jefferson College, Wash
ington and Lee University Gradu-
ates of our local High School are also
admitted to Bucknell University on
certificate
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-06-04
Contract Awarded.

The Valley township School Board
has awarded to Charles Erwine the
contract for tearing down the school
houses at the Slope and at Stroub's 5
church and for building the new one
at Kasevillc. The contract price is
S30G. The material in the two build
ings torn down will be used in the
construction of the new school house.
The shingles on the old buildings will
not answer aud the roof on the Kase-
willie building Will have to be Of new
material
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-06-04
SIM arvisor Post. Notices,

Notices signed by c. w. Gearhart,
Supervisor, We're posted i'll South
Danville yesterday prohibiting bicy
clists from riding on the sidewalks un-
der penalty of the law.
Wheeling upon the pavement had
become a great nuisance in South Dan
willie and pedestrians, children especi-
ally, were exposed to great danger.
The situation became little short of
scandalous whenever there was any
thing going on at DeWitt's Park. At
the close of a base ball game it was
no unusual thing for a string of wheel
men all in "A row to take the sidewalk
leaving hut little room for pedestrians
Several very narrow escapes occurred
1t different times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-06-04
At Roaring Greek and Lithia SPRINGS.

The close of the school term with its
release from the exacting duties Of
the school room was celebrated 10y the
High school yesterday with general
outing.
The teachers including the entire
corps employed picnicked at Roaring
Creek the Junior class of the High
school spent the day at LitIia Springs
near northumberland the Sophomorcs
went to Hunters Park The Senior
class will take its outing today and
Will 90 to Roaring Greek.
The long looked for vacation is here
and this means three months OF rec
reatiou aud play for most Of the pa
pills of the schools. who will devise
many pleasant way of passing away
the summer DAYS.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-06-04
Three Days Shoot,

The first annual spring tournament
of the Northumberland County Sports
mems Association will be held OH the
grounds of the association near the
new dye works, Sunbury, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, June 9, 10, II.
The opening event will be team
shoot between the West Branch Rod
and Gun Club, Of Williamsport. and
the Northumberland County Sports
mems Association, at twenty five tar
gets per man, six men to the team.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-06-04
Flag Day June Is.

As Flag Day this year falls on Sun
day, the day will be observed on Mon
day. June 10, and the American Flag
Association with headquarters at New
York has issued circular letter TO
the Press, mayors of cities, town offici-
ais, patriotic societies, school officers,
and teachers, urging their cooperation
in securing the widest possible recog-
milton of the day and requests gener.
al and patriotic celebration.