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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
THE LIFE-INsURANcE "TwIsTER."

HE "Twister," according to an insurance re-
port of Illinois, is the anarchist in life in
surance. We hate anarchy in any form,
and are glad to see that one OF the old
line companies is hard on the trail Of the
twister The twister, as most of our read
erS doubtless know seeks to switch policies
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
The Baseball Situation.

The Argus hcpes that out of the
present chaotic state of affairs of the
Three-Eye league tranquility will
eventually come and peace prevail.
Whatever may have been the motive
of the southern clubs it cannot be
denied they played a fine game of
politics in voting to GUST Dubuque
temporarily. Naturally some ill feel
ing was engendered, though reports
show that the Rock Island representa-
tives were patient and tried their best
to have peace with honor" 1t is be-
lieved that the days elapsing before
the next meeting will help to cool the
heated browse Assuredly all should
put aside all personal differences in
the interests of harmony. If this is
done without doubt better feeling
than has prevailed for some years will
result
1t would be particularly unfortunate
ii Rock Island. having won a pennant,
were denied the privilege of flying it
ard of having baseball another year
in the same company as last. That
the game is popular here has been
shown from year to year and profess
sional baseball has come 10 be re-
garded as one Of the city's most val
ued assets, both as offering clean and
legitimate amusement and as a source
of steady advertising for Rock Island
Let us have peace in the baseball
world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
Playing Safe.


Be kind to the man who is larger than
you.
Such acting will prove you are bright.
Don't tread on his pet and particular
corns
Or ask him to step out and fight.
A jolly for him,
Most carefully trim.
The gloom from his features to chase
And playing discreetly that way you Will
find
Will serve to preserve your young face
Be good to the man who is built like an
OK.
The kindness you'll find will repay.
Don't call him a lobster or punch in his
ribs
Or fret If he gets in the way.
With him as friend
A large dividend
To you may some morning accrue.
When he takes a notion to clean out the
Perhaps he will overlook you.
1t pays to be friendly with those who are
strong.
If you are not much on the muscle your
self,
A husky side partner helps some.
A >peaceable chap
Will shy at a scrap,
But not If his backing is good.
He simply steps out to the side OF the
And let's his companion saw wood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
why Put Revision or

One of the planks of the Ohio re.
publican platform of principles" is as
follows:
A revision OF the tariff by special
session of the hext congress, insuring
the maintenance of the principles of
protection by imposing such customs
duties as will equal the difference be-
tween the cost of production at home
and abroad. together with reasonable
profit. to the end that without exces-
stve duties American manufacturers,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

farmers, producers and wage-workers
may have adequate protection"
Republicans in general-perhaps it
would be more accurate to say repub-
lican bosses and machine men-cling
tc established belief that when
the time comes for revising the pro-
tective tariff the revision must be
made by the friends" of protection,
not by those who are not welded to
that doctrine. So the Ohio republicans
obviously expect to have a friendly"
congress and a friendly" chief ex-
ecutive in auth ority when the time for
that special session arrives. 1t would
give them terrible shock, of course,
were the voters of the country to put
democrat in the White house next
March or make the house of repre-
sentatives democratic. But stranger
things have happened. Indeed this
very thing is likely to happen. The
life of the present congress will cease
on March 4, 1909.
In view of the possibilities or,
rather, the probabilities, why did not
the Ohio republicans, in order to in
sure tariff revision by the friends of
protection call for immediate action
upon a question which they feel is
needed to be handled by the tariff
ites?" Why couldn't they have ad-
vised it for the present session?
Do they fear the effect of tariff dis
cussion on the national election?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
BOTH SIDES OF THE PROHI-
BITION QUESTION
Conditions at Evanston.
GBY THE PRESS COMMITTEE OF TIL

IBY THE PRESS COMMITTEE OF THE
ANTI-PROHIBITION LEAGUE.l
Evanston, in this state, is a prohibit
ton city. And. yet the moral condi-
tions there, and the conditions as to
temperance, are bad. This is said on
the authority of Justice John F. Boyer
of the college suburb of Chicago, who
made an address at the Wheadon Meth
odist church of Evanston the other
might. Special evangelistic services
are going on and Justice of the Peace
Boyer was advertised to speak Oh
Moral Conditions of Evanston"
Justice Boyer told how many wo-
men had been arrested in the classic
suburb, and on what charges.
The stylishly gowned audience, come
to hear carefully worded ethical lee
ture, sat UP and took notice, shivered
and shook and shuddered.
Many parents of Evanston attend
social gatherings in silks and 'cuta-
ways, while their sons and daughters
are on the streets and in places where
they should not go.
You didn't expect me to say this,
but you must not feel shocked and of
Tended when | tell you the truth.
Don't fatter yourselves that moral
conditions of Evanston are good
They are bad. Here are arrests for
forgery, drunkenness. assault and bat
terry, abandonment, larceny, and many
OF, these only boys and girls. During
So months l have been in office l have
had $3.50 cases."
The case of Evanston is just another
proof that prohibition does not pro-
hibit,. and another instance of the
truth that it is better to have drinking
places open to the public, rather than
in secret. The light of publicity is al.
ways beneficial Besides prohibition
| manufactures perjurers and hypocrites
PRESS COMMITTEE ANTI-PROHIBE
TION LEAGUE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
RECORD OF COURT HOUSE
Real Estate Transfers.

George w. Bomsburg to Charles H
Carlson, south half southeast quarter
section II, and north half northeast
quarter section 2O-2O-2e. $4,000.
Augusta P. Gorham to Swan j. APP
pie, north 80 feet of south half north
east k1.75 acres) section 9-17-2w. 5000
Paul Ohayer to j. A. Bowser, east
half southwest quarter section 5-1G-5w
$3.50.
Matt Simonson to Leonard G. Pos
ton, lot 1, block 1, Simonson & James
addition, Moline 5000.
William A. Milos to Henry w
Rachow, lot II, block 5, Park Ridge
Moline. $1,400.
Charles H. Saunders to Frank A
Anderson, part outlot Is, Eklund's
subdivision, west half southeast quar-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
Wood Pulp.

MI Hitchcock of Nebraska recently
made a great speech in the house of
representatives on wood pulp. He de-
clares that the committee of ways and
means has been a party either know
mgly or in ignorance, to gigantic
schemes of plumber. He declared that
the paper trusts wrote into the Ding
ley bill the paper schedule; that the
lumber trust wrote the lumber SEIZED
ule, the steel trust the steel schedule
and other trusts wrote other schedules
affecting their interests. Mr. Hitch
cock showed That the newspaper pro-
prietors had vigorously protested
against the tariff on wood pulp and
paper at the time the Dingley tariff
bill was under consideration, and that
their representative before the ways
and means committee emphatically
warned the members that the paper
manufacturers were seeking the tariff
as shelter under which TO create a
great print paper trust.
liz newspaper lOlu lllt ways
and means committee that if paper
were put on the free list the creation
of any trust would be impossible.
Mr.. Hitchcock said that former Con-
gresham Russell, a paper manufac-
turer; former Senator Warner Miller
and H. J. Chissolm of Maine, wood
pulp manufacturers, all had spoken
| before the committee in advocacy OF
the tariff ana he charged that six
| months after the Dinglew law went
into effect the International Paper
company was incorporated, with those
three gentlemen as its highest officers
The real object of those who secured
the Dingley tariff on paper, he de
clared, was % capitalize the water
power and spruce forests of the
United States, form a great monopoly
and raise the price of print paper in
America. Another combination, he
said, had been grown up in the west
ern states, operating side by side with
the International Paper company
| The combination, he said, was com
tposed of mills in Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Michigan. protected from
competition by the International Paper
company by reciprocal agreements
and protected from competition with
each other by mutual understanding
The combination he referred to. he
said, had been known under various
names land at one time openly ex
listed as the General Paper company.
The price of paper in the United
States, he declared, was monopoly
price, and the only escape from i
was to permit print paper to come il
free of duty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
II southeast quarter section 6-17-1w.

81.
John A. Liphardt to Charles Fisher,
lots 5, 6, Z, block 8, John A. Liphardt's
First addition, Hillsdale. $525.
Addie B. Anderson to Frank A. An
derson, part outlot Is, Eklund's sub
division west half southeast quarter
southeast quarter section G-17-1w. 81.
Frank A. Anderson to A. B. Ander-
son, outlot Is, Eklunds subdivision
west half southeast quarter southeast
quarter section 6-17-1w. 81.
Laura Linden to Elizabeth Hibner
lot 1, H. Hartzell's addition, Moline
81.
Elizabeth Hibner to Laura Lindon
lot 1, H. Hartzell's addition, Moline
81.
Rose |. Tyler and J. w. Tyler tc
st. Elmo H. Sala. part lots 3, 4, block
2, Realtors subdivision Pruden's addi
ton, Rapids City $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

When the Countess Szechenyi finds
that she will have to take her bath
in a tub in the, kitchen of the counts
Hungarian castle, she will long for
the old gold and marble bath and
boudoir in the Vanderbilt palace. 1t
seem the castle in Hungary has
neither bath room, electric light nor
telephone. And worst of all, it is not
even antique. 1t is less than 10O
years old. All the bride got
for her millions is title, and not
much of that.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
The Thaw marital relations appea

The Thaw marital relations appear
to have reached a peculiar turn. 1t
appears that Mrs. Harry Thaw is anx-
ious to secure divorce so as to get a
lump Of the ready money and resume
her career on Broadway. and Thaw's
mother and the other members of the
family are encouraging her and offer
ing her fine settlement, as they want
to get her out of the family. Poor,
silly Harry is. however, still infatu-
ated with the show girl and proposes
to fight the suit One would suppose
that he would have come out of it by
this time, but he seems incurable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
Don't Wear
A Truss

Brooks Appliance is .
now scientific discovery
with automatic air cush.
fonsthst draws the broken
parts together and binds
them Is you would . bro
Ken limb. It absolutely
holds firmly and comfort.
ably and never slips;
always light and cool and
conforms to every move
ment OF the body without
chaflng or hurting, Imake
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

Truly unhappy the lot of the indi-
vidual or institution who goes to law
to adjudicate differences. 1t has been
said that the nan who wins in a law
suit loses. Just now the Three-Eye
league is having it's troubles with liti-
cation. Baseball is a law unto itself.
When it goes into the courts it loses
every trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
Best Healer in the WorId.

Rev. F.fStarbird of East Richmond.
Maine. says: Il have used. Bucklen's
Arnica Salve for several years, on my
old army wound. and other obstinate
Sores and find it the best healer in
the world. / use it too with great sue.
cess in my veterinary business" Price
% cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
Knew Them.

"Any particular brand?" asked the
clerk as the new customer leaned over
the cigar case
No" said the new customer with an
air of resignation. "Just give me about
2 cents worth of tobacco and s, cents
worth of band, and l guess that will
about average up with what I have
been smoking"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

Quincy Herald: From the vast num-
Der of bootlegging cases in the federal
courts, it is very evident that prohi-
hilton in prohi srtion districts does not
prohibit. If it were not for the &C
tivity of Uncle Sans agents there
would be as much liquor sold as
under license and there would neither
be regulation nor revenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

The administration is at last com
PEELED to admit what every one sus-
pected, that the Panama canal will
cost nearly double the official esti-
mate. The American people want
the canal and are willing to pay what
it honestly costs, so why try to fool them
with cooked figures"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

The republican sea being rough,
Perry Heath appears again in Wash
ington as the stormy petrol of repub-
lican politics with advice how to keep
the party ship from sinking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

The political upheaval in Japan is
due to finance. reports a dispatch
from Toxic Yes, and a political up
heaval is due here if the republicans
don't produce new stock of pros
perity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

letter, Salt Rheum and Eczema.
These are diseases for which Cham
berlain's Salve is especially valuable.
1t quickly allays the itching and smart
ing and soon affects cure. Price, 25
cents. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

The dumping of steel on Europe
at panic prices by the steel trust is
there called the American peril If
these bargains could be dumped at
home, by revising the tariff what a
blessing it would be to the American
naOnia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

Japan is preparing for a great inter
national exposition in 1912. This fact
ought to put a quietus on the rumors
that Japan is anxious for scrap with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
Scandalous.

lawful to think that an old man
like the professor should be such a
flirtw
as hep"
isn't he? I heard him telling just
little while ago about. being out all
morning with Flora and Fauna, and
he has grandchildren old enough to
marryw
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

Yesterday was not Thursday, nor
was it Friday the 18th, but it was a
Jonah day apparently for two insti-
tutions in when Rock Island is seri-
ously interested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

What! No baseball in Rock Island
the coming season! What, indeed,
would there be left of the good old
summer time. Perish the thought.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
announcement.

for alderman of the Third ward on the
democratic ticket, 1 ask the support of
the voters of the ward at the approach
ing election, April T. 1908
CHARLES j. SMITH.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
Humor ane Philosophy
BY DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

When the tools that a man is using
suddenly become animated and execute
things of their own initiative they have
the man at decided disadvantage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

The dog that has its day usually in
sists upon a sixteen hour day in full
defiance of all union rules.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. tEn-
tered at the postofice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

Now here comes along another of
those pesky Lawson days-Friday the
18th.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

The man who is burning with anx-
iety to do you a favor probably knows
a process whereby he can collect three
prices for it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
Our Boys and Personal Lib
erty"--More Boys and
More Liberty.

IBY PRESS COMMITTEE OF LOCAL
OPTION CoNMITTEE.I
The following appeared in the Sat
urday Evening Post Nov. 8, 1907, in
an article, The Battle of the Bottle"
by Harrison Dickson:
WANTED.
One hundred boys for new custom
ers. Most of our old customers are
rapidly dropping out
Ten committed suicide last week.
Twenty are in Jail, eight are in the
chain gang.
Fifteen were sent to the poorhouse;
one was hanged
Three sent to the insane asylum.
Most of the balance amt worth
fooling with-they've got no money.
We are just obliged to have new Gus
tomers-fresh young blood-or we will
have to shut up shop.
Don't make any difference whose
boy you are-we need you. You will
be welcome
If you once get started with us, we
guarantee to hold you. Our goods are
sure.
Come early-stay late.
OPELIKA SALOONS,
Proprietors.
\ Our Boys.
The following extract is from the
speech of one of the officers of the
Ohio State Liquor league:
1t will appear from these facts, gen.
|tlemen, that the success of our bust
ness is dependent largely upon the
creation of an appetite for drink. Men
who drink liquor, like others, will die
and if there is no new appetite created
our counters will be empty, as will be
our money drawers Our children will
go hungry, or We must change our
business to something more remunera-
tive. The open field for the creation
of this appetite is among the boys
After men are grown and their habits
formed, they rarely change in this re
gard. 1t will be needful, therefore,
that missionary work be done among
boys, and L make the suggestion, gen
tlemen, that nickels expended in treats
to the boys now will return in dollars
to your tiils after the appetites. have
been formed Above all, create appe
titles. -
Here is the full diabolism of the sa
loon set forth in plain. ungarnished
terms that makes mans blood course
more quickly; and, further, it makes
it mighty hard for fatherhood to con
tinue patient and temperate in thought
and utterance on this temperance
question.-Alabama Citizen, Oct. 10
1906.
| If local evidence of the above il
needed, most any day in Rock Island
boys may be seen coming out of sa
looms, pail of beer in one hand and ;
free lunch" in the other, as the writer
Of these lines has seen two in one bus
mess trip in one afternoon.
Consider: The saloons need boys
Have you one to spare?
FOCAL OPTION PRESS COMMIT
I: TEE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

The Three-Eye league seems in need
of a fair umpire before the season
starts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
About All,

Not everything that's labeled good
The spirit true has caught.
Most of our good intentions
Are really good for naught.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
Miaht Help.

"Well, you have been talking a good
while. but don't see"-
"Allow me-"
"Eh-what is this?"
"The address of my oculist."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12
NEGRO eanks In Mi.,I..ip,i.

There are ten negro banks in Missis-
sippi, and they recently organized .
'state bankers association Of their own.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

Sympathy is simply feeling with the
afflicted one, and the natural remedy is
also simply relieving the affliction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

Adam was the only original thinker
or doer, and we are not dead certain
that he did not have to defend suits
for infringements of patents and copy
rights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

Most girls are never really happy
unless they are frightened nearly to
death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

The man who makes a good living is
not to be depended upon to wash the
dishes clean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-12

There is one popularity about subtle
humor, and that is that nobody ever
knows that 1t is around.
+ Probably reformers would like to be
characterized as people who don't sub
scribe to the slush fund.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-29
GLAoIA GALA MoBBED.

According TO a Portsmouth IN. H.
dispatch the scenes of the days when
the people of New Eoglaud stoned
witches we're re-enscted in that place
yesterday when a thousand men, women
and children mobbed Glscia Gala and
later stoned the Office 10 which she was
sitting 10 conference with her attorney,
John M. Bartlett.
She remained 10 the Office three hours.
During that time the mob outside grew
larger and larger. They shouted and
cs'cslled. Growing even more impa-
tien', they began to throw snow balls
aud pieces of ice against the windows
aud shake their fists at the singer when
they could get glimpse of her through
the paDes.
Finally, it became necessary to call
upon the police to disPerse the crowd,
as it was feared Miss Gala would suffer
bodily injury when she came out.
The crowd accosied Miss Gala when
she was near the lawyers Office and
made rush toward her. They surround
ed her, many shouting insults, and she
was entirely unable to advance.
Her destination wss just across the
street, but she could not reach it. Finally
the police we're cilled and forced way
through the crowd for her. The police
we're then kept 10 readiness in case they
should be needed later, and we're on
hand to protect her when she left The
Office.
Mrs. Roy, in an interview, denied that
she wanted her brothers death to appear
as murder in order to obtain his life
insurance. She admitted that after
meeting her husband in 1905, st the
races, they lived together, and we're not
married until they csme to America.
Paul II. Roy, accompanied by law
yer, yesterday afternoon went to the Of
ice of the procureur general in Paris to
put himself at the disposition OF French
Justice il demand for bis prosecution
should be presented by the American
government. he was informed thai
nothing concerning him had been re-
ceiyed. The opinions Of experts are
quoted in the press, to show that It is
contrary to French custom to grant ex-
tradition against a Frenchman. II
charge is brought against Frenchmsn
bis trial must occur iu France.