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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

Ex-senator Henry q. Davis, of West
Virginia, began his railroad career as
a conductor on the Baltimore d Ohio
railroad, says Success. One day John
NJ. Garrett, president of the road, and
party of friends were on Davis
train making an inspection of what is
known as the second diviSiOn;" that
is, from Martinsburg TO Cumberland.
Garrett asked the conductor some
questions about the villages and the
country through which the train pass
ed. The answers surprised the great
railroad man. Davis not only told
about the villages, but also made sug-
gestions as to how the traffic of the
road could be increased by reaching
into the timber and mining lands
near, and how expenses could be cut
down by changes in the freight sched-
ules. He grew eloquent on the sub
iect and showed that he had given it
thorough study. Finally Garrett said:
rs there anything you don't know
about the road and the country
through which it passes?" Il don t
think there is" Davis modestly re
Piled Garrett laughed, but a week
later Davis got his first promotion,
and, within a few years. he was an
officer of the road. His knowledge of
West Virginia's resources made him a
millionaire later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12


This is brought out by the eXplana-
ton of those unfortunate appearances
of congressmen's names in the Bris-
tow report in connection with nego-
tiations between postal department
grafters and crooked contractors.
The way these innocent congressman
got mixed up in it was all the fault of
their INSCRIPTIONS private secretar-
les. The private secretaries had been
trusted to go about the department
to say what their superiOrs wanted
and they abused this trust by for
warding the postal jobs. Some con-
fiding congressman gave their private
secretaries fac SMILES of their sigma
lures, which shows how it was posi-
bic for those signatures to get at the
bottom of letter showing a peculiar
interest in this or that jobbiug con
tract.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12
TechnicaIity and Justice.

|
preme court reversing the lower
courts which had found Boss" But
| Ter, of st. Louis. guilty of attempted
| bribery and sentenced him to three
years in the penitentiary, is one of
the most interesting in the St. Louis
| Doodle cases. In brief, it orders the
notorious lobbyist discharged and de-
clares that the board of health has
no legal right to make a garbage con-
tract and therefore a member of the
board could not be bribed in the sense
of the law, to make such a contract.
| The affair is summed up in the word
''technicality." The reversal is based
on a ''technicality." Such is the pre-
negative and power of the supreme
court. 1t is useless to question the
Justice of the reversal.
However. it is a disappointment to
he people who are so interested in
law and the administration of justice.
In the lower courts. where Butler was
tried, where voluminous and detailed
evidence was heard, where the verdict
of guilty was returned based upon I'M
deniable evidence, and where Butler
was sentenced to serve three years in
ment, as the Springfield Register puts
it. that the entire case has been turn
ed in an unexpected and undesirable
way by technicality. Mighty is the
lower court; more mighty is the SUI
periOr court; far more mighty is the
"technicality.''
1t cannot be denied that this re-
yersal will prove an encouragement to
boodlers. Boodlers who persist in vi
Olation of the law and in the perver-
sion and a prostitution of Justice. have
taken a systematic schooling in the
study of technicalities. So well versed
are the boodlers and their attorneys
in the welding of the power of the
'technicality" that it is almost an i'm
possibility to prevent the professional
boodler who has influence and money
from escaping justice even if indict-
ed, convicted and sentenced. The in
dictment of the boodIer is difficult
far more difficult. The melting ont of
punishment is almost an impOssibility.
But Doodle and official corruption
are becoming a great political issue.
The people. courts, politicians and
pulpit recognize this. There is some
satisfaction in knowing that indict-
ments are being returned. There is
more satisfaction in the fact that con-
vicfions are being obtained. With the
issue of Doodle so paramount. it is
reasonable to believe that the people
will bring such pressure to bear either
at the ballot box or in some other
such effective manner that the hood
Ter will not only be indicted and con-
victed, but be punished.
The day will come with this issue so
paramount that men against whom
absolute evidence of bribery and cor
ruptiOn is obtained and submitted to
our courts. will land in our prisons
and penitentiaries and be sub
iected to the punishment which they
deserve as viOlators of law and ami
hilators of justice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

There is a feud between Senator
Mitchell and Secretary Hitchcock
Saturday the president said to some
friends: You must excuse me now.
for Senator Mitchell is waiting in the
other office to tell me what he thinks
of the honorable the secretary of the
interior. Later | expect that Secre-
tary Hitchcock will tell me what he
thinks of the honorable the senator
from Oregon" why don't you get
them up here together" somebody
asked. My dear sir" the president
answered. Il hate peace as much as
any man. but | cannot go as far As
that"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

Gen. Edward F. Jones. formerly
lieutenant governor of New York
state. has made an offer to the school
board Of birmingham to pay for the
examination of the eyes of pupils in
all the public schools of the city, to
furnish glasses where they are found
to be necessary or to furnish treat
ment for the eyes of poor children
that may be found necessary. Several
wears ago Gen. Jones began to lose
his sight, and in spite of the efforts OF
the most eminent OcuIists he has be-
come totally blind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

Pope Plus is giving constant remind
ers of the fact that he intends to be
master in his own house, even though
by doing so he upsets precedent. The
other day he announced that he in
tended to have his sisters to lunch
with him in the vatican. An attend
ing dignitary pointed out in guarded
language that such thing had not
occurred in the annals of the papacy
since the change in regime of the
Italian government. His holiness re-
piled in the past that he had always
entertained whom he pleased in his
own apartments, and he saw no rea-
son to change his habits According
ly his sisters lunched with him at the
time set.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

New Orleans Times-Democrat Head.
lines in the various newspapers over
the country at this time would indi
cate that the subject of graft was
the main question in many of the mu.
inequalities. Joe Folk, the energetic
circuit attorney of St. Louis, seems to
have stampeded the country. and al
kinds of Investigations are being
made in all parts of the United States
and even in some of the insular posses
sions like the Hawaiian Islands. fo1
instance. Here are some of the char.
acteristic headlines: "Rascals Held UI
TO View City Deep in Doodle" al
leges Bribery ''Bristow Tells OF
Grating" Talks of Graft six
Boodlers Eager to Tell Their Story
Graft Committee Gets Evidence
Game Cf Graft"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

Wages in Italy are very low. accord.
ing TO report of the United States
consul at Turin. He quotes the wages
of boy labOrers at 20 To 30 cents a
day; of men labOrers at 40 to 80
cents: labOrers in the employ of the
city. 40 to 60 cents. Bricklayers re-
ceive so cents to 81 per day; stone
cutters and carpenters. so to 20 cents:
painters and frescOers. 60 to 20 cents;
experts. 60 to rs cents. No wonder the
immigration to the United States from
italy is large.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12
Notice of Awarding of Contract.

Notice is hereby given that the con
tract for the excavation. curbing and
paving of Twenty-ninth street. in this
city, from the south line of Seventh
avenue to the north line of Ninth av-
enue, was awarded by this board at
its meeting, held Nov. "a. to the Tri-
City Construction company, the com
pany being the lowest bidder for the
work proposed in said improvement.
The amount of its said bid is So
$50.
Rock Island, H.. this 9Th day of
December. 1908
WILLIAM MCONOCHIE,
President Board of Local Improve
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

According to the Buffalo Express
there may be something doing. 1t is
announced that Chile has sold to Great
Britain two large battleships which
were being built on the Clyde. Manu-
featuring nations do not usually buy
warships unless there seems a pros
pect that they may be needed in a
hurry. Possibly there are events go
ing on in European cabinets which
the public little appreciates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12
Notice
lnent.

The Economy grocery will be open
ed at 1915 Second avenue Monday, Dec.
IA. with full line of staple and fancy
groceries. Care has been taken in the
selection of stock and an effort will
be made to give our patrons the best
goods at the most reasonable prices.
Economy" is our motto and the pub
lie will find that we will live up to it
in all respects. a list of positive bar
gains will be published in Saturday
issue of The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

\ bill has been introduced in con-
gress TO give the interstate commerce
commission power to enforce its rul-
ings. The railroads needn't worry so
long as the commission retains the
power TO make the rulings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per week. Weekly,
per year IN advance.
All communications of argumentative
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.
sup in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

Tom Platt and his bride have been
snubbed by Washington society. It's
plain that Washington society doesn't
expect to run for office in New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

The philosophical freak who declar-
ed that people lose all their brains in
the bath tub. need not explain where
he lost his.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1e34 Sec
o nd avenue, Rock Island, Ill. TEntered at
postof1ce as second-class matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

The newest thing in politics at the
capital shows that private secretaries
are among the most important func-
1ionaries in our system of govern
Asnt, says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12
Saturday, December u. 1908.

The next annual meeting of the Hi
nois Press association will be held at
Galesburg Feb. 1918.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12
Sunday Services

at 2:3O p. IN. Holy communion at :
! a. m.
Aiken Street Union Chapel, South
| Rock Island. Sunday school at 3 p
M. Services every Tuesday at 1880
p. m.
| Bethel Presbyterian Chapel, corner
| Twelfth street and Eleventh avenue.
Sunday school at 3 p. m.
Trinity Episcopal church, corner
| Nineteenth street and Sixth avenue;
Rev X. T. Sweet. s. Il. D., rector mot
officiating); Rev. Frederick \. Heisley,
priest in charge. Third Sunday in Ad-
vent. Holy communion at 7:30 a. IN.
At this service the brotherhood of st.
Andrew will make its annual corpOr
ate communion. Sunday school at
9:15 a. IN. Morning subject and ser
mon at 1O:45 a. III. Even song and
sermon at 7:30 p. III. Morning sub
iect, The Human Ministers of a Di-
vine Person" Evening. The Man.
Christ Jesus" Wednesday and Fri
day Climber days.. service at 10 a. m.
Saturday (also Ember day.. service at
/ p. IN.
street and Fourth avenue: in charge
of clergy of Trinity church. Sundays,
even song, address and Sunday school
1T , p. IN. Wednesdays, evening pray
er and sermon at 5:3O p. IN.
Memorial Christian. corner of Third
avenue and Fifteenth street, Rev. o.
W Lawrence, pastor. Services at
1O:45 a. m. and 1880 p. m. Sunday
school at 9:45 a. m. Y. p. 5. c. +. at
Gas p. IN. Morning subject, "Wor-
ship" Evening. Christ in Revela
tons
st. Joseph's Roman Catholic, cor
ner of Second avenue and Fourteenth
street; Rev. Thomas MaclIin, dean and
pastor. Mass at s n. IN. and 1890 a.
IN. Vespers at p. m. Sunday school
at p. IN.
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic,
Twenty-eighth street and Fifth ave
nue.; Rev.. F. Lockney, pastor. Mass
at and 1920 n. IN. Sunday school
at p. IN. Nespers at 7:3O p. m.
st. Mary's German Catholic, corner
of Fourth avenue and Twenty-second
street; Rev. F. j. Poettllin, pastor.
Mass at and 10:3O a. IN. Vespers at
, p. IN. Sunday school at 2s30 p. IN.
Mass and sermon at 9 Il. IN. for the
Belgian pensioners.
Y. NJ. c. a. building, corner of Third
avenue and Nineteenth street. Boys
meeting al 2:30 p. M; mems meeting
at $3.50; bible classes at 4:45, and
luncheon at $50.
Salvation Army barracks, 1909 Sec
ond avenue. Services as follows:
Knee drill at Z a. m; holiness meeting
at 10: 30 a. m; christians meeting at
p. m; salvation meeting at p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

BY THE j. w. POTTER 90.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

Y. NJ. C. a. building, corner of Third
avenue and Nineteenth street. Boys
meeting at 2:30 p. m; mems meeting
at $3.50; bible classes at 4:45, and
luncheOn at $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

Salvation Army barracks, 1909 Sec
ond avenue. Services as follows:
Knee drill at a. m; holiness meeting
at 30 a. m; christians meeting at
p. m; salvation meeting at p. IN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Twenty-third street, between Seventh
and Ninth avenues. Services at
1O:45 a. IN. Sunday school fol
lows morning service. Reading
rooms in London building on Second
avenue open daily except Sunday
from - IN. 10 p. m. Sundays sub
ject. rs the Universe. including Man.
Evolved by Atomic Force
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-20
NOVEL VACATION DEVICE.

How Two Summer Girls Paid sea-
shore Expenses.
The vacation device OF two Los An
Seles (CaI) girls who desired summer
outing that would prove both pleasant
and profitable will appeal to many par
ents. says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
These young women established them
selves on the beach of a popular Pacific
coast seaside resort. erected a large
tent and furnished it with rugs. pill
lows, hammocks. cushions, blankets,
toys. tin pals, hoes, sand spades, build
ing blocks. etc Then they hung out a
sign reading: DAY Nursery. Check
Your Babies Here. Best of Care. Mod
crate Charges"
At first it looked as if the expert
ment might not prove successful, but
after one or two mothers, more daring
than the average. had given the nursery
q trial others followed, and in a little
while the girls were compelled to en-
pIoy assistant caretakers. Parents go
ing on sail checked their whole fam
lily, mothers ready for the morning dip
deposited the baby. fathers tired of an
swering What for?'' took their young
ceived brass checks to correspond with
those around the Recks of their young
sters and began to enjoy life once
more; young aunts going fishing took
little nieces and nephews TO the Los
Angeles girls. and the latter in every
instance guaranteed to watch over
their charges and kept their promise.
1--WE are doing more business than
the snake charmer," said one of them.
I'VE are not only making our expenses,
but will have a big surplus at the end
of the season. We shall stay as long as
the crowds do. Some of the same chill
dren come every day. The mothers
know that they are in good hands. for
we direct their amusement, correct
their speech and give them constant
change of occupation so that they do
not become restless and fret. The tent
is better for them than so much hot
SUM-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-20
Concentration.

Most marvellous is the recent achieve
ment of the famous young American
chess player. Pillsbury. in carrying on
more than twenty games of blind
fold chess" simultaneously Seated
where he could not see any of the
boards. Pillsbury succeeded in win
ming nearly all the games against pro-
ficient players. To do this he had to
keep in memory the problem present
ed by each board during long series
of moves. He had to know the loca-
ton of several hundred chessmen
scattered over more than score of
tables and to keep track of successive
changes of location on each board.
These facts he had to keep in mind
for Il period of several hours, to say
nothing of the additional mental
strain of studying each adversary's
attack and thinking out way of de
feating it. This was feat Of mental
concentration.
How far might man not go in any
line of effort by applying himself with
equal persistence to the development
of the priceless faculty of concentra-
ton?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-20

There is good deal of unhappiness
connected with Wall street" said
James X. keene. but there's a fascin-
alton about stocks that isn't known
to any other line of business. Wall
street invariably draws a man back.
no matter what his failures may have
been. If dry goods merchant goes
under. loses every cent he has and
finds that he is completely wound up.
no one sees him in the dry goods dis
trict until he has tried a good many
times to get on his feet in other ways.
Then he may go back. 1t is the same
with other branches of trade. But
when man gets heavily hit down
around the street he can be found at
the old stand until he leaves the
world for good
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-20

may possess the qualifications of lead
ership. In a republican district, run
ming for congress against former
State Senator Chapman. a potent man
i'll his party, he put up fight that
simply smothered Chapman. He has
ability and he can campaign.
AS matters now stand, Congress
man Williams. as. presidential timber,
is not big figure save at home. But
he is a democrat whom it will be well
to watch.-St. Louis Republic.
All that the Republic says of Con
gresham Williams is undoubtedly
true, except that he is much more
widely known man than the St. Louis
paper seems to realize.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-20
A Good Name.

From personal experience testify
that DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
unequaled as a liver pill. They are
rightly named because they give
strength and energy and do their
work with ease.-W. T. Easton, Boerne,
Texas. Thousands of people are using
these tiny little pills in preference to
all others. because they are so pleas
ant and effeetual. They cure bilious
ness. torpid liver jaundice, sick head
ache, constipation. etc. They do not
purge and weaken, but cleanse and
strengthen. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-20
The Williams Boom.

Illinois democracy, if all Indications
do not fail, has a candidate for the
democratic presidential nomination in
the person of Congressman j. Il. Viii
liams. No man in southern Illinois is
better known than Mr.. Williams, and.
if the democracy of the state can
unite. if Cook county and the country
can settle their differences and get
together, no democrat has a better
chance to carry the state than he.
solid and enthusiastic delegation
from Illinois. also. would carry weight
in the convention. 1t must be admit
ted. however. that Congressman Viii
liams is not public character outside
his state.
In his Illinois career is one achieve
ment which tends to show that he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-20

BY THE j. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-20
SCALP HUMOURS
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When Every Other Remedy and
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Complete treatment for every hu-
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-20

An old friend said to Senator Teller
the other day: Don't you feel odd to
be called a Democrat" The Colorado
man replied: Not so odd as you might
think. 1t was with the democratic
party that l affiliated when "A young
man before left nj lnative place, Al
legheny county, y. Y. and settled in
Morrison. Ill. to practice law. l at
tended the Chicago convention which
nominated Lincoln and then joined
the republicans"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-20

The republican hope of making a
high moral issue out of the recent
election in New York City has gone
glimmering and their evil prophecies
before election will turn out to be
false. Mayor-elect Mcclellan announc-
es in the most emphatic manner that
there viii be no gambling in New
York during his term of office. He
further says that the city will not be
Il wide open one" but on the con-
trary law and order will be observed
in the strictest sense. This announce
ment has set at rest lot Of idle talk
about New York throwing open its
doors TO vice as soon as the demo
cratic candidate took the oath of Of
fee. Democrats may not make as
many pharisaicaI professions as re-
publicanS. but they are more law
abiding. New York under Mcclellan
will compare favorably With any re-
publican governed city in the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-20
Stockholders Meeting.

Rock Island, III, Oct. %, 1908.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Peoples Power com.
pany will be held at the Rock Island
office of the company, corner Seven
teenth street and First avenue, Fri.
day, Nov. %, 1908, at $3.50 p. M, for
the election of directors, and any 9th.
er business that may come before the
meeting.
PEOPLES POWER COMPANY.
S. S. Davis, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-20

The Philadelphia Record says the
objections to the elevation of eX-Sur-
geon Wood to the highest rank but
one III the army are two-fOld: That
the confirmation of this act of favor
itism would produce generalization in
the corps Of officers, and that it would
result in placing a man of practically
no military experience in a position to
become within very few years hence
the general in command.