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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-25

reader that the statement of the
finance committee is indeed super
fetal. A careful reading of the state
ment itself, will reveal large items,
without any manner of showing as to
their elements. as an example: mis-
cellaneous claims, stationary, supplies,
and supervisors committee work, 49,,
O21.55.' Then there is the statement
that this does not show the salaries
of the county clerk. circuit clerk, or
county treasurer or their clerks"
These offices are three very important
departments of the county manage.
ment. The taxpayer and voter and
citizen who has any CT lntx business
almost invariably has such dealings
with one of these departments. The
circuit clerk is clerk of the circuii
court and recorder; the county clerk
is the probate and law clerk for the
county court. The treasurer receives
all the money for the county These
three offices hire many clerks. The
statement of the finance committee
leaves the taxpayers, voters and al
citizens alike in the dark. Theil
answer to this is that these Offices
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-25
DISCUSSES TAX PROPOSITION

raise, before voting for it. Already
there is much money invested by
Rock Island citizens outside of the
county of Rock Island, an account of
the nigh taxes. The board of super
visors hired a tax ferret, fer years
ago. and since that time the loaners
of money loan large parts of their
money outside of Rock Island county
So that to the borrower of money, to
the investor. to the renter, and thus
to the business interests of Rock Is,
land county, the past action of the
board of supervisors, together With the
present proposed action. becomes a
still greater menace to the interests
of the people of this county.
There are very grave, underlying
reasons why the taxpayers ana voters
should vote against this proposed
raise in taxes. The above reasons
should cause the casual observer to
investigate. But the real reasons
should cause the voters of this county
to not only investigate, but vote
against the wishes of the finance COM
mittee and board of supervisors. in
this instance. The interests of the
county together with the following
facts about taxes in this county and
state, will no doubt reveal to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-25

Rock Island, H., Sept, 25.-Editor
Argus: The superficial statement given
out by the finance committee of the
board of supervisors, being an official
statement, and purporting to show
reasons for raising the taxes, should
be carefully investigated by every
voter in the county. This law effects
the owners of real and personal prop
erty and the poor man who owns moth
ing, alike. The two must suffer this
raise together. Investors in real es-
tate, especially rentable houses, in
Rock Island and Moline, already know
that it takes about two months rent
or one-sixth the income. to pay the
taxes. This expense added to repairs,
making investment. in rentable houses,
in Rock Island and Moline, unprofita-
BILE. makes rents high. So that when
the poor man wants to rent a house,
he is compelled to pay this increase
tax. to share the loss with the prop
erty owner The tax on the common
owners of personal property, is not
uniformly divided, as will hereinafter
appear For these reasons the tax
payer, both rich and poor, should care
fully investigate this proposed tax
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-25

under the title of revenues. which
eXemptS the capital stock OF "com-
panies and associations organized for
purely manufacturing and mercantile
purposes. or either of such purposes.
(See Section 1, of Revenue, Chapter
| 100, Hurd's Revised Statutes of Hi
| nois).
There is S717,93104, all taxes, col
| lected in Rock Island county, and of
this, the county gets $77,197.S33. The
budget filed by the board of super
visors in the Office of the county clerk,
shows that it needs for next year
| $4,000. (See budget or statement of
county board on file at county clerks
Office. The published statement of
the finance committee, pretending
that the average" yearly expenditures
is $101 ,52577, shows how anxious this
committee is to get more money. The
county budget presented to the county
clerk, and on file in his Office. shows
the demand for this large amount, to
be false. The official budget is $685.
500, the demand is $101, 525.77. Why
this large demand? and why this di;
ference? The real deficiency in this
county is the difference between ST.
1878 and $S3,500. or $6,302.67. TAX
ing the boards own statement and
budget for it; so that the record
this increase, very suspicious way,
to say the least
Then there is an inheritance tax
amounting to Sept 1, 1908, to $12,-
226.62. The law allows this to be col
lected from estates, and under chapter
120, in relation to revenue, section
!: 1874, this amount collected in the
county is paid over to the state treas
urer. The county board of supervisors
has been pretending to guard the
/, county finances, and has just discov
cred that this money should go to the
, county instead of to the state of Hi
! nois. This seems late discovery, fol-
a county board to make while asking
voters to raise their taxes
u If a law exempts property which
| should be taxed, and if taxes collected
D go to the wrong place, the thing to de
D is change the law, not raise more
taxes to be lost Vote against tn,
D tax raise, for your own good. for the
good of the county, and for the goot
0 of the board of supervisors.
HARRY NJ. M'CASKRIN.
oil CThe fees of the county clerks, cir
cult clerks and sher,ff's Office ar
0 paid over to the county, and the count.
pays the officers and their assistant
0 and clerks regular salaries.-Editor)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-25
BUT FtW SECTIONS HAVE
BEEN FAVORED BY RA N
National Weather and Temperature
Bulletin Says Drouth Is Serious
ly Affecting the Country.

The summary of the weekly bulle-
tin sent out by the department of
agriculture on temperature and rain
fall all over the nation follows:
The week ending Sept. q. 1908, was
characterized by unusually warm
weather for the season Of the year.
and by the absence of any appreciable
precipitation over nearly all the great
agricultural districts. The intense
heat together with the long continued
drouth. especially over the lake region
and New England. intensified condi-
tons favorable to the further develop
ment of forest fires, and these con
tinued over large areas in the above
districts, resulting in much damage
and some loss of life.
Some frosts occurred at exposed
points on the 10th and 18th. but with
out material damage. Sunshine was
abundant over nearly all districts, es-
pecially over the corn belt and all
eastern districts, except i'll the lake
region where much smoky. hazy
weather prevailed.
Inc continued absence OIL ram over
large districts. in the Missouri. upper
Mississippi. and Ohio valleys, lake
region, New England and the middle
Atlantic states is seriously. affecting
many interests. The ground is be
coming baked, vegetation is at stand
still, streams are lower in sections
than for many years, and the water
supply rapidly failing.
Some heavy rains occurred along
the immediate gulf coast and good
showers were general over the south
ern portion of the cotton belt and suf-
ficient rain for present needs occurred
over large portions of Texas. Okla
homa and the surrounding portions OF
Arkansas and Kansas.
Rain was also fairly abundant and
well distributed over Montana, Idaho
and portions of eastern Oregon, North
Dakota and western Minnesota.
| Light showers in the upper Mich
gan peninsula checked. &c some eX
tent. the forest fires in chat district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-25
HIGH sCHOOLREADY
Football Team Scrimmaqes
Last Time Before Alumni
Game.
H. E. BR0NN SEES PRACTICE
Squad Poses for Picture-New Uni
Captain Lift Out of Game.

The high school football squad indulg-
ed in its last scrimmage practice be-
fore the alumni game at the park yes
terday afternoon. The practice was in
secret and no spectators were allowed
in the park. Principal H. E. Brown
was out to see the boys put through
their PAGES, and he expressed himself
as pretty well pleased with the out.
look. They have plenty of ginger and
enthusiasm and show up well in every
detail of the game Just before the
workout picture of the entire squad
for practice, and the picture will be
che of the largest ever taken of the
high school squad.
Appear In New Suits.
Old followers of the game will hard
ly recognize the high school team when
1t trots out on the field tomorrow The
eleven warriors will be logged out in
complete new uniforms and the tradi
tional black jerseys will be seen nc
more. Maroon jerseys with black
leather pads have taken the place OF
the black ones. Union suits will alst
be worn this year, which will change
the appearance of the team consider
ably. Maroon stockings, with a bant
of gold through them, will complete
the outfit. Principal H. E. Brown ant
former athletic director V. c. Hal
bought the new outfits last winter from
a New York firm which offered then
an excellent bargain. Twelve complete
suits were bought. including headgear
Captain Richard Lift will not be il
the game tomorrow from the presen
outlook He is bothered with a BAT
leg, and Coach Powell will probabl.
consider it expedient to save him for
more important battle. His presenc
on the team is a source of no littl
strength and the team will be weak
ened by his absence. The teams viii
line up tomorrow as follows:
High School. Alumni
Drips ...........r. e.......... Grlfntl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-25

are On a fee basis, and not on salary
basis. They should be On a salary
basis, SO that the public could know
the receipts and expenditures, of
these offices. These Offices be-
ing on fee basis should be supple
mented by the regular report of a
county auditor. Every taxpayer should
require this before voting more money
to defray county expenses, wnen he
can not know what the receipts and
expenditures, for and against the pub
lie, are. The finance committee and
board of supervisors are asking for a
blind vote, to say the least.
For legal and technical reasons, in
addition to the above, the voter should
vote against this proposed tax raise.
The information upon which this state
ment is based is taken from a book
in the circuit clerks office called
classified list of Illinois corporations
| for 190S,' where the reader can find
| the amount of capital stock of each
and in the county treasurer's office
may De 1Oun0 the 'Scneuule or per
sonal property" filed by the assessors
of Rock Island county. showing the
property scheduled for taxation by
| these corporations. Since the finance
committee of the board cf supervisors
submitted its statement in tabulated
form, tabulated statement is here
with submitted which will Offset the
statement of the finance committee
| According to said statement the valu
alton of all the property in Rock Is
land county, upon which taxes were
collected last year was $10,279,7 1853
The following tabulated statement
will show, omitted from taxation the
capital stock, of only eight Rock Is
land county corporations, whicl
amounts to $16,200,0OO So that til,
reader will see that the omitted capi
tai stock of these few corporation
exceeds, by $6,000,OOO. the valuation
of property upon which taxes wer
paid last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-25
.S16,2OO,OOO $25O,O7O

From the tabulated statement. it
appears that, of the s10.000,000 men,
toned by the board, only s250,000 is
assessed upon the personal property
of these eight corporations. leaving
their capital stock of s16.200000 not
assessed at all The law under which
this capital stock escapes taxation. is
found in the statutes, chapter 120,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-18
SUBWAY STATION
RAIDED BY BOYS
Dozen Drunken Youths An
noy Passengers, Fight
Ticket Agent.

George Binghampton. seventeen. Of
No. ago East one Hundred and Eigh-
teenth street, and william Brown. sew
enteeu, of No. 27s East one Hundred
and Forty-ninth street were locked up
at the Alexander avenue police station
last night on charge OF intoxication
and disorderly conduct.
BnEhampton and Brown, with dozen
other boys. sNonpcd down upon the up
town subway station at One Hundred
and Forty-nlnth street and Third ave-
nue. at 10 p NJ. overturned the ticket
box. got into fight with the station
agent John A. Weir and annoyed
scores OF passengers.
Policemen Moss and Dewitt reached
The station just IN time to see the last
round Of the tight. They entered into
IL, swinging their clubs right and left,
g nd the boys scattered. The policemen
were able to arrest only two OF the
boys, who were so badly of from drink
and the effects Of the fight that they
had to be taken 10 the Alexander ave-
nue. station IN an ambulance. where
their wounds were dressed by DR.. Wyn-
koop. OF the Lincoln Hospital.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-18
NEW WELLESLEY
CHAPER0N RULES
Students When Alone Must
Return From Boston Before
6.3OP NJ

WELLESLEY, Mass. Dec. B.-Whcn
the midwinter term at Wellesley Coles
begins In January a number Of revised
rules OF chaperonage will go into effect.
according TO the announcement made
at the college to-day. The new rules,
which were perfected by q committee
O, Eve. call for radical changes from
the regulations first adopted ten years
ago. They will affect the unde-Eradu-
ates when on the campus as we'll az
when on shopping trips. at theatre par
ties or attending lunchcons In Boston.
With the new term the hour for clos
ing houses on the campus will he si5
p. NJ. instead of 10. az heretofore In
village" houses tho hour for closing
will remain 10. Guests may not be en-
tertaired after these hours.
The Student Government Societies
regulations are interpreted 20 mean that
student may not be in Boston later
than $50 p. NJ. without a chn1e-oa.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-18
Or. Landone Believes Humans
Can Be Developed Like
Vegetables and Plants.
HE EXPLAINS THEORY.
How a Destructive Boy Was
Curbed and Building Up
Faculty" Stimulated.

DIR. Leon Ebert Landone, who re-
Gently attracted notice by discussing the
application OF the principles OF the
Luther Burbank plant culture to human
beings. to-day left for Los Angeles.
where he has an institute from which
he hopes to supply the effects OF en-
viranment and nurture on child culture
In much the same manner that Mr.. Bur-
bank does to the vegetable kingdom,
In speaking OF his plans. DR.. Landone
said:
-Mr. Burbank believes that children
should grow UP wild. and in that re-
spect We do not agree. He certainly
does not permit his plants to so develop,
I'VE have just begun to understand
ths redex sction OF one part OF the
human system upon another. Glimpses
OF this important field are obtained here
and there through operations. 1t is
quits possible. for instance, to build UP
the brain cell by means of aiding the
development OF certain muscles.
Backward or defective children. It
win usually be found. have some mus
oular or functional defect. and II that
II overcome their mental condition will
appreciRbly improve.
To Develop Faculties.
'Ttuk. then. take the case of the de-
structive boy. One such was placed IN
der my care, and he had hands which
seemed intended for the express pur-
pose Of breaking things. Otherwise he
was normal enough. l placed him in
darkened room. The only light came
from overhead.
He had had nothing to eat for thirty
six hours before he was put in this en-
vironnent, and ] should say that he
was fairly hungry. There was no fur
n.ture hut a very solid table, in the top
OF which there We're holes which fitted
corresponding cubes and balls which
had been placed in the room.
AT first the youngster took no special
notice OF his surroundings. Then l went
into the room and began fitting the balls
and cubes into the holes.
Began to Build Up.
"Bvery time l succeeded lever
room u piece OF candy. which i ate
Then ! took the boys hand and guided
It 80 that he fitted cube into the
proper place. and from above came
candy. which gave TO him,
He devoted himself diligently after that
TO exercising his constructive ability, his
faculty for fitting things together, and
before long he had been completely
turned from his destructiveness and be-
came thoroughly tractable."
DR.. Landone declared that he had
thoroughly tried his theories upon ami
mails OF ell kinds and had verified the
results by post-morten examinations,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-18
PRIEST ACCUSES
TWO OF BLACKMA|L
Father Sloane TestifieS That
$4,000 Was Demanded
After He Gave 500.

Vessel otika and Charles Reich We're
put on trial in the Criminal Court at
Riverhead. L. l., yesterday charged
with Matchmaking the Rev. Father
Louis J. Sloane, OF the Centre Moriches
Catholic Church.
The Judge refused TO allow the prison
. ers TO testify against the priests
character.
ouka, who worked for the priest and
was a member of the congregation, sue
ceeded, Father Sloane testified in OBJ
tanning 500 from him last spring under
threats of making compromising geyela-
tons. Though Father Sloane stoutly
denies that there was any Justification
for the accusations, he sa!d he feared
the man would circulate stories wn'. h
would hurt him with his congre CATION,
and decided 10 20 10 Italy
After his return 10 Centre Morches
several weeks later, Otika and Relch
demanded $1,000 the priest testified
Rumors reached wealthy members of
his congregation.
Mrs. John j., Masurv and Mr.. Nc
Aiee-sn. the New York pawnDroker.
We're amonG -hem. AstCuna.d ar the
charges against the priest. they ud.cu!sd
them and promised 10 AFFORD every
Ensans fgr HE yirdicatiou IN court
DisiGfct- Attorney FurWHu wac ask A
20 prosscute the two mon. Ila two tlru
cent tse priest le-ters wing that II tho
money Vas not forthcoming iG. Y would
shooi bun and burn MS house, Father
80 ane TESTIFIED.
The case VII go % the Jury this morn
.pg LswTers Nunk and purree ua-
Ceared for tle prisoners. Father sloane
stands vorv liah In the estimation ~
his ronEreTaGo0, WHO hrvr M the
slightest Doubt that Sc 4 a., abe n
eYonerBte himself He #. about forty.
rye wears Old rorlIv and p rdsono. "
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-18
DR.. STONE WEEDS AGAIN.
First Wire Hears bride Was Miss
Page, 81 Boston

Mrs Herai0re Ia SIrrr s..na '--ra-
wife OF pr W"rm Stephen Stone. rss-
ssrday rrro.yv. a .aEl ... Boston ar-
nouuS.ag tae U-lu..4-F .l ra. ta-.f.. y
OF MAudaA, Doc l- m ...... .... .....
40 Mss Catherine AfrrF ps -- Dang ..er
az Mfs hiib} Psgr 'ne .U-t mtu fr-
Hgiaf5 81 the Cornell Medical hoo. iH
tbs city,
The ~ home 81 Dr. Stouo and Afrs
Stone 40. VIII he the EarrHfUrH
fighiy -nrst street ult Central Iark
West The diNorce. when was Kept Sc
alet Tor uonths. Vas s1clsfNels loll in
tns Wosld iast week
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-28

be left at A. NJ. Petro's drug store, $50
Side reporter at her home. Ind. phone
2SS1 black.1
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Baldwin have re-
turned to their home in Scranton, Kansas,
after weeks visit with friends and rela-
Mrs Harry Mitchell has returned to her
home in Kansas City after two weeks
Miss Julia Morgan is able to be out and
around again after several days illness:
She has been suffering with an attack OF
tonSilitis.
Mrs. Harry johnson and mother. Mrs.
James Stewart, left this morning Tor
points in Illinois, and Indiana, where l,ast tnsey
ing relatives and their old home.
Miss Myrtle Carter left today for a
LeaVenworth and Effngham. Kansas.
Mrs. John Anderson of Abbeyviile. Kan
sas. came here Wednesday and Is spend
ing two weeks visiting relatives.
Mr. Jack Williams of Kansas City spent
Friday in Topeka on short business trip
today M,Ss alter Ttaa being f off two weeks on ac-
count of illness. She has been suffering
with an attack of pneumonia;
Frank Higgins is spending the week end
in Meriden on a hunting trip.
Miss Mary CHRISTOPHER is able to be out
and around again after several days III
MT. and Mrs. Frank Hughes visited with
friends here for short time today whlIe
on their way to the western states where
they will spend the winter for the benent
of Mrs. Hughes health. She is suffering
with an attack of lung trouble.
Mr.. John Plumley and family of ONO
visited here Friday with his nephew, MT.
E. Robinson, and family while on their
way to Santa Barbara, California. where
they will spend the winter.
Joe Watkins of Kiro, w: c. George OF
Kilmer, Dan Lands of Kiro, and John
Reser of Elmont were among the North
Topeka visitors today.
The Beaver club will meet MONDAY even
ing at the hall above Proudnt's Gaze.
Frank F. Berry went to ST. Marys To-
day on a short business trip. He VIII re-
turn home this evening.
The Senior B. Y. p. Z. will have their
regular meeting at $50 tomorrow. even
ing Subject: "Frontier Missions" Illus
trated with stereopticon views. The mem
bers will answer to roll call with Bible
verse Special music has been prepared
Miss Juliet C. Smith. parish visitor ot
the Church of the Good Shepherd. NORM
Topeka, will address the Union Sunday
school at Indianola tomorrow at p. m.
The Bible training class will meet at 4
O'Clock.
A very pleasant evening was spent
wednesday night at the home of Edmond
were: Misses Pearl Shuts. Helen Stevick.
Pearl Head. Helen Wellman, Hazel Boast
LYDIA Urban, Garnette Bill. Emily Sneetz
Messrs Ross Frisbie. Royster Mahan'
>Yxile Marble. Silas Ogee, Edd McGeny, Joe
Campbell. Floyd Whitehead and Charley
Ketchum.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-28
DIVISION OF TEXAS.
People in Southwest Portion Seek
Separation From Parent State.

Ell Paso, Tex, Nov. 2S.-Conditions
are such in the southern part of Texas
that 1T is safe to prophesy that within
Few Years the state of Texas will be
divided into at least two parts, per-
haps five Just now the section of
Texas indicated by the dotted space
on the map is dissatisfied with the
present state governm ent. The Lone
Star state seems to be too large and
too varied in the temperament of its
population and it's typographical con-
ditionS to insure eQuiety under one
state legislature. Laws passed for the
beneht of the great majority in Texas
and favorable to the grazing sections
are unfaVorable to the mountainous
sections cf the extreme south. People
of this section, too, differ widely from
the vast majority of the Texans and
are much more closely allied in tenn
permanent to their neighbors on the
west-the Mexicans. Sooner or later
they are going to separate from the
Lone Star state and either join the
Union as a separate state or ally them
selves with New Mexico. This is pos
sible owing to the fact that when
Texas was admitted 1t was with the
understanding that she could at any
future time divide herself into five
parts. This is the first time the di-
vision has been sought.
The men at the head of the move
ment do not care to be called seces-
sionists, for this brings back the men,
ory of the civil war, but term Them
selves SeparatiStS.