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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-06-06
Watterson's Dark Horse.

Marse Hepry Watterson's presiden-
tiaI dark horse in likely to become as
much Of mystery as the Man In the
Iron Mask If he does not reveal his
identity before long. He should get up
guessing contest and charge 10 cents
a guess, thereby replenishlng his ex-
chequer II is now neck and neck be-
twixt Marse Henry and Colonel John
Temple Graves In creating sensations
as to the presidential nominations.
There are not two more lovable or elo-
Quent men in America than this same
pair OF. great southern editors, but in
this matter they seem to be taking an
oratorical or editorial license which is
closely akin to the traditional poetical
license which bards in all ages and in
all climes have arrogated to them
selves.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-06-06


made BY the Burlington IN the rates is
being seriously considered BY the post
master general Id determining whether
the total compensation received by the
railroads shall be reduced between So
800. 90 and $6. 000,000 annually.
This fact became apparent, It's stated,
last Wednesday. when a committee Of
prominent railroad men called upon the
postmaster general with petition ask
lng him to reseind the order requiring the
total tonnage carried over a mail route
for one week to be divided by seven IN
stead Of BY six in arriving AZ the average
tonnage carried. Such q division as the
postmaster general is insisting upon will
reduce the mail compensation nearly II
per cent.
The chairman Of the committee which
called upon the postmaster general was
W W. Baldwin, assistant 10 President
Harris Of The Burlington. It so happened
that Baldwin was also the man who con-
veyed 10 the former postmaster general
the proposition by the Burlington to cut
its rates "a meet the Rock Island compe-
tition The postmaster general Is said to
have animated that, in view Of a voiun-
tary reduction, It might be difficult for
him to be convinced that the mail pay
could not stand q general cut.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-06-06
The Buckeye Warwick.


These be parlous times, my masters.
especially in Ohio, where men and
things are sizzling hot. The view there
is Kaleidoscope Now you see It and
now you don't Six months ago It
seemed that Senator Joseph Benson
Foraker had the Ohio world in a sling.
Then Taft stock began to rise Then
it was nip and tuck betwixt them.
Then, when George B. Cox, the boss OF
Cincinnati and of the state, declared
for his ancient enemy, Secretary Taft,
the jig appeared to be up with Senator
Foraker, but he kicks at being handed
over bound hand and foot to his oppo-
nents. But Senator Foraker may kick
as much as he pleases, and it will do
him little good, for George B. Cox Is the
Buckeye Warwick. For years he has
made and unmade United States sena-
tors, representatives in congress, gov
errors, judges and minor officers. After
the Republican rout in Ohio in 1905
Cox published a statement that he was
out Of politics for keeps. Nobody be-
lieved him then, and now he has OPEN
" resumed business at the old stand
and aspires to be president maker
Truth to tell, he helped considerably IN
sending Mckinley to the White House.
He was cheek BY jowl with Marcus
Alonzo Hanna in 1896 and again IN
1900. Hanna Is in his grave, but Cox
is still in the land Of the living, cour-
ageous, resourceful, ambitious and
master Of the Ohio situation. That
Cox should throw the weight Of his in
fiuence In favor of Taft. whose Akron
speech in 1905 in denuneiation of Cox
and all his works, is one OF the most
extraordinary developments Of the
extraordinary era III which we live and
Is another Illustration OF the truth Of
the old saying that politics makes
strange bedfelIows That Cox should
be presidential Warwick should fur
nish lovers of the republic much food
FOR reflection, for it must never be for.
gotten that the G. O. ri arrogafea
falsely to Itself all intelligence, patriot
ism and clgic righteousness. posing as
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-06-06

So at last Robert Marion La Toilette
had his way In the matter of choosing
his senatorial mate in lieu Of Hon.
Johu G. spooner. resigned. Multimil-
liouaire Stephenson. who has acted as
La Follette's ..angel' In money matters
for years, captured the plum. One OBJ
ject in Spoouer's sudden resignation
was to throw the apple Of discord into
La Follette's camp. thereby certainly
giving that pompadour statesman much
trouble, with the hope Of giving him
his coup de grace. That It gave him
trouble, much Of 1t. there IS no doubt.
but the result shows that he has not
received his quietus.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-06-06
The Case Of okIahoma.

President Roosevelt will act very un-
wisely If fhe Yields to the advice of
political buccaneers who are trying to
keep Oklahoma out Of the Union on
most aimsy pretexts. The American
people love justice. and they know that
million brave pioneers are entitled
to constitute a state. Under the above
title the Washington Herald. an indie
pendent paper, recently published this
vigorous editorial:
The grand old party must be hard up
for something to do when its leaders
conspire to prevent the admission of Ok
lahoma on the grounds SO far alleged to-
justify opposition to the entry of that.
state into the Union. Startling discov-
cries are made daily as to the shortcom-
ings of the new constitution. 1t has not
made sufficient provision for public edu-
cation, it gerrymandefs the state. and,
worse than ALL it bears too hard on cor
porations.
These are ostensible objections. The
real ones are even less plausible but
much more convincing from a party
standpoint They are that the new state
appears to be hopelessly Democratic and
that if a state government is set up an
army Of federal employees would be out
statehood stand corporate interests only
too anxious to avoid the regulation and
control which the provisions of the con-
stitution seek to set up over them,
1t seems almost Incredible that the aid
|of President Roosevelt and Secretary
Taft should be invoked to carry out
conspiracy composed of such unsavory ell
ements and designed to accomplish such
malodorous purposes It may be that the
constitution trainers of Oklahoma have
made mistakes. but there is ample provi-
sion for their rectifcation, and, strangely
enough. the ease with which the consti-
tuition may be amended by means of the
initiative and referendum is one of the
reasons given by the eonspirators for re-
fusing admission to the new state.
In fact. all the objections so far made
to the constitution are trivial and absurd.
New York is SO badly gerrymandered that
Governor Hughes cannot stand for 1t, but
he is having considerable trouble getting
the matter rectifed The dominant party
might better turn its enginery Of reform
upon the Empire State instead of carplng
at the errors Of our newest common
wealth.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-06-06
VISITING Statesmen.

Some little while ago it was an
nounced that Mr.. Speaker Cannon had
thrown aside the cares of statesman
ship as a garment and would spend his
vacation running a Danville bank
while his son-in-law, the cashier, is in
Europe But Uncle Joe appears to be
doing good deal of visiting for a man
who has charge of an important bank
ing institution. Lately he called upon
Mr.. Vice President Fairbanks, where
upon certain quick witted newspaper
correspondents jumped to the conclu-
sion that Uncle Joe had agreed to get
out of the presidential field and throw
bis own strength to the tall Hoosier. a
report which caused the ambitious IlIi-
noisan to use language too vigorous to
print The following dispatch, is quite
likely to make him "swear like our
army in Flanders
Albany, N z, May 1s.-Speaker Joseph
G. Cannon of the house of representatives
called on Governor Hughes at the axecu-
tive chamber today and the two had
pleasant Interview. Both afterward de-
clared that their talk was of general
character
Speaker Cannon deprecated in his con-
yersation with the newspaper men in the
executive chamber today the talk thus
early Of favorite sons for the presiden-
tiaI nomination. He told how he felt
about it by giving dog story as an Illus
tration
"Out on the Wabash" said the speaker.
1--WE note that the dog that is always
first to give tongue when the pack is let
loose is the one less likely to tree coon
or other game. These dogs that are too
quick to raise a commotion we term
sooner dogs.
The speaker was asked to give his inn
preston that some tares had got into the
wheat and that people thought it good
thing to get some one to separate the
tares from the good grain while they
should continue to work in the wheat
fields. and they considered that Governor
Hughes was secured for this purpose.
The speaker said he had no doubt that
Governor. Hughes was performing his
whole duty.
While the governor and the speaker
were chatting at the big desk in the ex
ecutive chamber Regent st. Clair Nickel
way and Senator John Raines were sit
ting in another part of the room, waiting
an opportunity to see the governor. The
regent turned to Senator Raines and said:
1T would not be strange if we were
looking at the next candidates for presi-
dent and vice president. Cannon and
Hughes.
No. said the senator stranger
things than that baye happened
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the chief apostle of purity and light
Though Foraker knows that Cox's lat.
est pronuneiamento settles the presi-
DENTAL nomination he is game, his
blood is up, and he will probably fight
on to the end tooth and nail and there
by give Taft and his adherents so
much trouble in bagging the Buckeye
delegation that they cannot do enough
missionary work in other states to final
" capture the presidential nomina-
ton for the secretary OF war. Sweet
is revenge! which nobody since the
death of Lord Byron understands bet
fer than does your Ohio politician. II
will not be all smooth sailing for Seere-
tary Taft Of Ohio by any means. Sen
ator Foraker possesses certain ele-
ments of strength from which be can
not be divorced All men in politics
are not tickle and deeeitful. Foraker has
host Of friends who will fight for him
to the last ditch
But this Foraker-Taft feud has
wrought dizzy mixup IN Ohio poll
tics. There is General Senator Dick.
for instance. whooping it up for For
aker to beat the band. not because he
is so fond Of Foraker, but because he
is fond of his own senatorial toga-
Last year circumstances forced them to
fight in pairs, for the danger that then
confronted one confronted the other,
and they wen out. Dick seems now to
fear that il Foraker loses this fight he
Dick may be forced to walk the plank.
for Ohio is full of ambitious statesmen
who aspire to the senate. Dick is a
valuable ally, for he is the understudy
of Senator Hanna and residuary lega-
tee of his political estate. He is the
head center OF what is left of the old
Hanna machine, and, while one of the
chief functions of that machine was to
fight Foraker SO long as Hanna lived.
it is now at Foraker's command. Dick
is chairman of the executive commit
tee of the Republican state committee
"a wheel within a wheel. imperium in
imperio He called Republican meet
ing to boost Foraker Finding out
that the meeting was likely to boost
Taft instead of Foraker he called it off,
thereby making confusion worse con-
founded
One result of the Foraker-Taft feud
in that the Ohio Democrats are pluck
ing up courage and are now figuring
on electing Democrat to succeed For
aker in the senate, a contamination
devoutly to be wished. They have
plenty of good senatorial timber.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-06-06
Burton Of Kansas.

Ex-senator Joseph Ralph Burton of
Kansas is on a speechmaking tour in
Kansas lambasting his enemies at a
great rate. It is said that be is draw
ing large audiences. He Is a good
deal Of an orator; consequently that
report is by no means incredible.
Moreover, many Kansans believe that
Burton was prosecuted and convicted
of a technical violation Of the law not
SO much because be had violated the
law as because he was In the way Of
certain politicians in Kansas and else
where So. taken all In all, Burton is
quite likely to be a thorn ID the side Of
the Republican party Of the Sunaower
State for many moons.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-02

Al this rate Richland will receive
from The dispenSaries to reduce taxa
tion this year at least $155,0O0, while
Charleston will get only $4,000. But
Richland can find use for the mon
ey in building good roads. schools.
new Court House and Jail, while
Charleston may not need the money
at all. }. II.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-02

than oncthirl as great As the sales Of
Richland, $l26.03G.25, and are only
slightly in excess Of Orangeburg, So,
077.77. Charleston's profits, $11.-
1876, are less than the profits Of
Sumter, $l3,067.S2, and Of Florence,
$12.570.71, and are less than one
third of Richards profits, $3S,691.-
81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
HIS DEATH WAS SUDDEN
William Rounds, Former Resident of
County Passes at Muscatine.

William Rounds, for number of
years resident of the lower end of
ms county, and a member of the
Grand Army post at Illinois City. died
suddenly yesterday morning at Musca-
tine, where he had been making his
nome of late. He was stricken with
heart failure. and passed away before
medical attendance could be summon
ed. Mr. Rounds was a native of Eng.
land and Sc years of age. He came
10 America when a young man and
served through the civil war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
MILAN MUST GRANT
ANOTHER LICENSE
Opponents of Third Saloon in VILLAGE
Lose Point-Trustees Defer
Action,

\ special meeting of the Milan vii
laSe board was held last evening for
the purpose of considering the gram
ing of license for third saloon,
which has become something of an is
sue in the village. The committee ap.
pointed at the previous meeting to as
certain the rights of the trustees in
the premises presented an opinion
from Searle & Marshall of this city
holding that in the absence of any pro-
vision in the ordinances limiting the
number of saloons it will be necessary
to grant licenses to all who apply. Ac
ton was deferred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
SAW CUT THROUGH RIBS
But Fairport, Iowa, Man Still Has
Chance to Recover.

Cal phillips, a young man whose
home is at Fairport, Iowa. is lying in
the hospital at Muscatine as a result
of an accident at Pine Mills Saturday.
He was employed at portable saw
mill and accidentally fell against the
whirling blade. The teeth tore into
his left side cutting four ribs in two
and penetrating the lung Some 60
stitches were taken in closing the
wound. Surprising as it may seem. Z
Is said there is a possibility that the
victim may recover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

as he was endeavoring to dispose of a
quantity of silver at the Nabstedt jew
elry store, was taken to Ottumwa in
charge of an officer from that city. In
that city. Wedley is wanted for rObbing
the homes of w. B. Bonnefield and
Mrs. Simons, the latter being a daugn-
ter of Mrs. Bonnefield, the two families
being absent in Mexico for the winte".
In this city the police recovered $500
worth of stolen plumber which hal
been sent to him by express. This
consisted of a seal skin coat and two
grips, filled with valuables. Asile
from the large amount of jewelry men
toned in Sundays paper, the grips
contained three suits of clothes, ST.
new silk patterns which had never
been used, a silver comb. brush ami
mirror set, three black silk waists, N
overcoat and numerous other articles
all identified as stolen from the two
homes in Ottumwa. Inasmuch as 4
silk umbrella, stolen from the resi-
dence of NJ. \. Richardson was fouad
in Wedley's possession when arrested,
he is suspected strongly of being one
of the parties who has been commit
ting the extensive burglaries in this
city.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Emily ].
Davenport. a resident of Davenport
| for 40 years, died Sunday at the age
of So years. Her death resulted from
a severe cold. Emily Andreas Daven-
port was born July 10, 1882, in Amity
\. Y. She was married Dec. >, 1916
to Isaac L. Davenport who died IN
April, 1900. In the spring of 1857 they
came to Davenport, which has since
been their home. Mrs. Davenport
leaves brother, J. Andreas of Bay
field. Wis. and one daughter, Miss Sd
rah Davenport of this city.
Davenport relatives have received
word of the death at Cleveland. Ohio
| Sunday morning, of Mrs. H. P. Stroll
after weeks illness from pneumonia
Mrs. Stroll will be remembered here
as resident of Davenport from 1S3:
to 1903, her husband being a travelling
ink salesman.
| Sunday, at the home of his brother
Henry ROhwer, residing two miles ives
of this city on the Chapel road. oc
! CURED the death of Juergen Rohwe"
| after an illness of heart trouble y
years duration. He was nearly sc
years of age and was a native of Ger
many.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
TOOK The JUDGE
Marshal Anderson of East Mo.
line Arrests Magistrate
HoeSIi in Saloon.
WAS ENGAGED IN A FIGHT
Adversary Unwelcome Suitor for
Hand of Officials Hired
Girl.

Police Magistrate Fred Hoesli of
East Moline, was arrested by Village
Marshal Theodore Anderson last night
while fighting in a saloon with NJ. }.
Lynch. The latter paid a fine OF s.
and costs in the court of Justice IN
Selsen at Moline this morning. Hoes
lis trial is being held this afternoon.
1t seems that there has been bad
blood between the two men for some
time. Lynch has been calling upon
the hired girl at the Hoesli home and
the magistrate has not been pleased
with the courtship. In fact he. on one
recent occasion, invited Lynch to
leave the premises, and the latter did
but continued to meet the young wo-
man.
Last night the men met in a saloon.
Marshal Anderson saw the two drink
ing together at the bar, and seeming
a clash stayed around to be in at the
finish.
Came soon.
Trouble came even sooner than had
been expected. Before the miXup had
piOCGeuSu lar eHOuSl 40 result III udnl
age to either belligerent the marshal
stopped it. Hoesli thereupon ordered
him to take Lynch TO the lookup. but
the officer averred that he would
abide by the magistrates past instruc
tons to arrest both parties to al
fights. Both Hoesli and Lynch were
accordingly taken intO custody. The
latter plead guilty this morning, bui
the magistrate demanded a trial
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12

died yesterday after a short illness
with pneumonia. She was born in
Belgium and is survived by her par
ents and one sister
The 1S-months-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. E. Minteer, Darlene Bernice
died Sunday after short illness with
membraneous Group.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12

trdCGU 10 IIIG klUIIEyS,
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder of
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
that is their work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12


The clerk read petitions from vari-
Gus parties for permission TO make
sewer connections. Referred to, the
sewer committee with power to act.
The clerk read bids from Hudson &
Collins, H. w. Horst, and Emil Peter
son for plastering and painting interior
of the waterworks building. Referred
TO waterwOrks committee to report at
next meeting.
The clerk read bill of F. A. Druc:l-
miller for $72 for painting waterworhs
building. Referred to the finance COM
mittee to report.
The mayor submitted a report of the
board of local improvements, also IN
estimate of costs for the Improvement
of Seventh avenue from the east line
of Thirtieth to the west line of Thir-
ty-eighth street, in amount of $50,
1890, and recommending the said I'M
prOvement
Alderman Anderson offered resolu-
ton that the estimate of improving
Seventh avenue from Thirtieth to Thi:-
ty-eighth street is fair and impartial
one, and the same be approved and
adopted. Adopted
The mayor presented an ordinance
for the improvement by paving with
asphalt of Seventh avenue from west
Thirty-eighth street
Alderman Anderson moved the i'm
mediate consideration of the ordinance.
Carried. t,r -; sStiI
Alderman Anderson moved the
adoption of the ordinance. Adopted by
unanimous vote.
Alderman Brooks moved that the
clerk provide each alderman with a
copy of the ordinance Carried.
| Alderman Trenkenschuh moved that
the clerk furnish each alderman with
copies of ordinances a week before
submitted for passage Carried.
Alderman Eckhart presented re-
port from the board of local improve
ments, also an estimate of costs for
laying of water pipes in G. Elmer
Blakesley's addition in amount of 81 :
1900, And recommending the said i'm.
Iprovement
Alderman BlOchlinger offered a reso.
luton that the estimate of costs for
1.-THE laying of water pipes in G. Elmer
lBlakesley's addition is a fair and rea-
lsonable one and the same be approved
and adopted Carried
Alderman Eckhart presented an or
Idinance for the improvement OF
Twelfth avenue between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets by laying of water
mains. Laid over until next meeting
leach alderman to be furnished with a
copy OF ordinance.
Alderman Lawler presented resol1
ton for the adoption of the harbor line
as shown by blue prints. Adopted by
unanimous vote.
Alderman Anderson presented com
munications in regard to examination
of city clerks books and moved that
the committees action be approved
the costs of the examination to be
borne by the city. Carried
Alderman Brooks offered a resolu
ton instructing the fire and light com
mittee to investigate and report ur
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
May Lose His Leo.

Conductor Harry w. Swickard of
the Burlington road, who was caught
and dragged underneath an engine at
Alpha during the winter and badly in
Jured, is likely to lose a leg. Bleed
poisoning has. set in. Mr.. SwiclS ,rd
is at Galesburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
MOLINE SOCIALISTS TICKET
{. S. Oaebelliehn Nominated for Mayor
of Eastern Suburb.

Socialists of Moline in a mass con-
Vention last night nominated the fol-
lowing for city officers:
Mayor-C. S. Daebelliehn.
Clerk-C. H. Hintz
Treasurer-Charles Mas.
Attorney-E. F. Brice.
Mas today declined to stand for
nomination for treasurer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12

placing of light at Thirty-eighth sire It
and Eighteenth avenue. Adopted.
Alderman Blochlinger from the sew
err committee reported in regard u
plumbing of residence of Mr.. SangrCn.
So Second avenue, and asking council
for further instructions. Laid over -
the next meeting.
The mayor presented petition
from the Industrial commission TO va
cate Judgment in sewer district No. T.
also protest against same. Laid over
until next meeting.
Adjourned on motion of Alderman
Eckhart II. c. SCHAFFER,
City Clerk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12

Therefore, when your kidneys are weak
or out of order, you can understand how
quickly your entire body is affected and
how every organ seems to fail to do its
duty.
If YOU are sick or "feel badly" begin
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Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon
as your kidneys are well they will help
all the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone.
If you are sick you can make no mis-
take by first doctoring your kidneys.
The mild and the extraordinary effect of
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great
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stands the highest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases, and is sold