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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-04-10

the Athenian council which con-
demned him to death. And Soc
rates built up a very good sys-
TEN of philosophy.
Columbus was a knOcker. He
knocked the geographers of his
day, learned men, held in much
esteem. To get rid of him they
put him in a ship and sent him
to sea, and he found America.
And from the blows of his ham
mer was built up the greatest
continent of nations in the world S
history.
And Thomas Jefferson was a
knocker. His particular hammer
was out against the divine right
of kings, and the same hammer
built up the constitution on which
the present government of the
United States rests.
Here's the whole point of it.
The knocker is a useful citizen.
Not only that, but he is a neces-
sity. But while the knockers
hammer is breaking something
down, it must be building some
thing else up. The knocker who
can knock any one line and offer
nothing else to be built up in
stead of it, doesn't deserve the
name of knocker. He's merely
an iconOclast, or, if you want to
be more severe, an anarchist.
But the man who can knock
when knocking is needed, and at
the same time build up something
better in the place of that which
he is trying to hammer down,
honorS the name of knocker and
stamps himself as a citizen of an
age ahead of his own.
The world needs knockers.
Doubtless we are as self satisfied
nation as ever lived, and we
have a right to be. But there
may be many things which are
wrong, things which we believe,
or merely tolerate because we
are too Indifferent to the object.
For such things knockers are
needed and needed badly.
Merely to label a man a knock
er without Investigating all that
he is doing with his hammer is
to stamp oneself as Indifferent,
careless and unjust. Fort Worth
Telegram.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-04-10
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The quotations here given are
from the Canyon City grain deal
ers and show the market the day
before the issue of this paper.
The prices are for grain in sack
unless otherwise stated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-28
Indoor Baseball Guide.

The Spalding official indoor base
ball guide has just made its annual
appearance. This popular and grow
ing sport is fully covered in the Spald-
ing annual. 1t contains the official
rules; chapters on the origin of the
game and its progress; suggestions
to umpires; chapter devoted to the
Paeific coast by George W. Hancock,
the inventor OF the game; the game
in and about Denver; the art of bat
ting; how to become base runner;
the game in Canada; implements of
the game; the constitution and by.
laws of the national indoor baseball
association; diagram of the field OF
play; the game in st. Louis, by Viii.
. liam Chamberlin; the game in New
Orleans. by Perry Roehm; in Grand
Rapids. by Mark Foote: indoor base
ball for women; how to teach girls
to play the game, by Joseph Cermak
what an indoor baseball club needs
etc, etc. The book also contains
many fine half tone illustrations of the
| officers and men prominent in indoor
baseball and the teams. This book
should be in the hands of all inter
ested in indoor baseball. and it will
be sent to any address in the United
States or Canada, postpaid by the
American Sports publishing company
p Warren street. New York city, or
| receipt of 10 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-28
PIRATES
FLYING DUTCHMEN
Basketball Guide Out.

The official women's basketball
guide for 190S-09 has just been issued.
This handbook contains the official
rules for playing among the girls as
well as many interesting chapters of
instructions for the guidance of both
the old and the new player. The
rules are those which were adopted
in 1899 at Springfield, Mass, revised
by the executive committee in 1905,
and again in September, 1908, and
are up to date in every respect. The
book contains among other features,
diagrams of the floor showing the po-
sitions of five on team and one of
nine on a team. A very interesting
part Of the book is that by Senda Der.
enson. director of physical training
Smith college, entitled Are Women s
Basketball Rules Better for Women
Than Mems Basketball Rules?" Also
chapter by Clara M. Eisenbrey, in.
structor physical training, Smith col
lege, entitled "A Word to the Wise
and Beginners as well as ''The Sig
nificapce of Basketball for Women
! by Luther H. Gulick, M. D., physical
:, training director public schools Of
I, Greater New York, Danger of I'm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-28
SCRUBS TO GET A
GAME FOR SATURDAY
Take on ST. Ambrose or Geneseo
playing the Regulars.

The usual Wednesday afternoon
practice game between the second
team and the high school regulars
took place this afternoon at the ball
park and number of the rooters and
supporters of football were out to see
through some pretty stiff work in
preparation for the game which will
be played in Peoria next Saturday anil
they intend to trim the Distillers il
possible. The second team is making
arrangements to play game here Sat
urday while the first team is away
st. Ambrose second team or the high
school team from Geneseo viii proba
bly, be brought here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-28

the accidents of my occupation as well
as the ordinary hazards of disease
The payment of the premiums is
quite a draft in the wages receive,
which are none too large for the sup
port of my family, even if continuous
ly employed.
1t is reported that four years ago.
you being then a candidate for presi-
dent, solicited e. H. Harriman.t ito raise
a large fund for expenditure on the po-
litical canvass then pending, and that
in accordance with such requests from
you, Mr.. Hartman secured subscrip-
ton of $4,000 from the Equitable Life
insurance company, which subscription
was paid from the funds belonging to
the policy holders. many of whom, like
me, were men who obtained a liyeli-
hood by day labor.
AS you are much interested in the
welfare of the laboring men, may
ask if it will be possible to obtain
your infuence'to have that large sum
of money restored to those who right.
fully own it? Respectfully,
(Signed) J. A. ROGERS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-28

supervised Basket Ball" by Elizabeth
Wright director of physical training,
Radcliffe college; Hints Along Cen
eral Lines" by Agnes R. Wayman,
athletic coach and physical instructor
New Jersey State Normal and Model
schools; Should Girls Be Coached or
Managed by Menu" by E. B. DeGroot.
director gymnasiums and Fairgrounds.
South Park system, Chicago; "Wom-
ems Rules for Women" by George T.
Hepbron, editor Spalding's official
basketball, guide for men; II descript-
i've illustrations of plays which are
without doubt the most valuable in
structions beginner can obtain. This
book should be in the hands of all
girls interested in basketball. and it
will be sent postpaid to any address
in the United States or Canada by
the American Sports Publishing com
pany, 81 Warren street. New York
city. on receipt of 10 cents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-28
LAB0R'S OPPOSITION IS SHOWN
TO TAFT'S DOLLAR-A-DAY THEORY

Chicago, Oct 2S.-If there ever was
any doubt that "Dollar-a-Day" Taft is
the candidate of the trusts, that doubt
was dispelled when Mr.. Taft spoke last
week at Gary, Ind. under the auspices
of the steel trust. All the arrange
ments for Mr.. Taft's appearance at
the Indiana town were made through
the local committee by the represen-
tatives and officials of the steel trust.
When the candidate reached Gary he
was assigned to carriage in which
also rode E. J. Burlington, president
of the Indiana & Illinois Steel COM
pany's. subsidiary organizations of the
steel trust; w. P. Gleason, the local
superintendent, and H. s. Norton, the
local manager of the Gary Land COM
ed by the trust. These three leading
officials of the trust which does not
recognize labor unions acted as Candi.
date Taft's hosts. Elsewhere, Mr.. Taft
has sought to explain his injunction
record and his friendship for union la
poI, anu IDS iHdue Hlo UiuH dUoui
trust prosecution. At Gary he was en-
ltertained by his own political kin, the
Officials of the steel trust, which does
not recognize the unions.
President Roosevelt having given hi:
approval to the consolidation of the
steel trust and its only rival in bust
ness, it is regarded no more than nat
Lural that his proxy for the presidenc,
should manifest his friendship for thu
trust by appearing at Gary under the
Iauspices of the monopoly.
1t is stated in Gary that the officials
Iof the trust hired the colored men o
the town to participate in the parade
in honor of the trust candidate. ant
THAT they intimated 10 all of their EN-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-28
IGNORANCE OR WORSE.
How Mr. Taft's Tariff Speeches Affect
Frisnely Newspapers.

How Mr. II ats Tariff Speeches Affect
Frisnoly Newspapers.
Journals which pay some attention
to common truthfulness.an economic
sense and which desire Mr.. Taft's elec-
ton are alarmed by his recent state
mentS I'm the west concerning tie tar
iff. Thus the New York Times under
Taft" takes up his charge that Mr..
Bryan was responsible for those fea-
lures of the German Wilson tariff bill
Of 1894 which led Nh Cleveland to
denounce it as "a piece Of perfdy."
AS the Times points out, it is well
known that President Cleveland de-
nounced only the corrupt protective
features which We're added TO the bill
in the senate by German and his al
lies, representing the sugar trust and
other trusts, and to which Mr.. Bryan
and other Democrats in the lower
house Were bitterly opposed.
The Times next takes up Mr.. Taft's
claim that the tariff of 1894 sent down
the prices of farm products and was
responsible for the business depression
of 1893 and following years, proving
| Mr.. Tafts price figures TO be much too
low by comparison with the statistical
| abstract issued by the government and
showing that ii the tariff sent corn
and oats down it just as surely sent
! wheat UP during the three years in
| f.b 4 in rha frAt d is,
| that neither the changes in the prices
of grain nor the general depression i'll
| business is now attributed to the Will
son tariff by any one who regards the
undisputed facts.
| AS a cause for the depression of 1888
and the low prices of that period as
compared with later prices Mr.. Taft
can see nothing but the, tariff, taking
no account of the financial causes of
the panic, the uncertainty in regard to
| the standard of value brought about
by both parties and the extremely low
general level of prices caused by the
scarcity in the worlds supply of gold.
In explaining the higher prices of
recent years Mr.. Taft attaches no sig
nificance to the crop conditions of for
eign countries and their demands upon
our farm products, nor has he APP
parently heard of the great deprecia-
ton of gold, the general rise of prices
caused by the increase in the world S
gold production from $15T,000.0OO IN
1893 to S400, 600 GOO In 1906
The Wilson bill, after being Cor
manized in the senate, lowered very
slightly the rates of the Mckinley tar
i'll, only an average of per cent ac-
cordihg to one estimate. AS farm
products are exported in large quanti-
ties, their prices being fixed in the
open markets of the world, it is all
surd to contend that changes in our
tariff were the cause of the depression
during the period following 1893, es-
pecially in view of the existence of
well known and adequate causes.
The New York Evening Post, also
supporting Mr.. Taft, says that the
lpanic of 1893 was distinctly fore
Swallowed by causes having not the
remotest relation to the tariff The
Post adds that, judging from letters
received and general comment, some
thing like two or three thousand hest
tating voters must be turned from Mr.
Taft every time he expounds anew his
peculiar doctrine"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-28
BOOSTERS TIE FOR SECOND
Brunswicks Take TWO of Three Match
es, and Even Up the Score-Bot-
tom Place in Dispute.

The Independents drew still further
away from the rest of their competi
tors in the Tri-City Bowling league,
last evening when they took three
straight games from the Boosters,
their closest rivals for the honors of
leading the league. Both teams rolled
scores far below their average hut the
rolling of the Boosters was worse than
that of the Independents and the re-
suit was that they lost all three of
| the games by close scores. The
games were bowled at the Harms
| alleys
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-28

ployes hat it would be best for them
to march behind the trust banners or
endanger their jobs.
When Mr.. Marshall, the democratic
candidate for governor of Indiana.
went to Gary, the steel trust employees
were kept at work on overtime in
order that they might not have an op-
portunity to hear him. 1t is also the
plan of the trust officials to follow the
same tactics next Saturday in order to
prevent, if possible. their employees
from hearing Mr.. Bryan when he
speaks at Gary.
It is not surprising that Judge Taft,
the man who by a judicial decision
fixed 81 day as enough for a work
ingman. should consort with trust Off
cials, and appear in a public meeting
under their auspices .Dollar-a-Day'
Taft was in company with his fellows
his hackers and chief advocates, when
he appeared with the steel trust. Off
GERS whose monopoly does not recog
nize the unions.
President Roosevelt, who. in his
open letter to Mr. Grace of Binghamp
| ton, claimed to be real and genuine
friend of labor. should receive in his
mail tomorrow personal communica
! ton from J. c. Rogers, union labor
man. who, as a policy holder in the
Equitable Insurance company. address
es number of highly interesting ques
/ tons to him. The communication il
question follows:
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Presiden
of the United States, Washington, D
!, C.-Sir: | am a policy holder in tn,
I Equitable Life Insurance company
which. being a railroad employee,
took out to secure my family agains
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-28
Tie for Second.

The Brunswicks took two out of the
three games from the Davenport
Giants on the Brunswicks alleys in
Moline. The Davenporter's claim that
the lin boys on the Brunswick alleys
have gotten into the habit of kicking
over pins which the local team fails
to knock over and they are very in
dignant over their supposed unfair
treatment. The Brunswicks, however,
affirm that nothing of the kind occurs
but that the boys will be yell watched
in the future. The scores were as fol-
lows.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-28
FOR A BOAT HOUSE
Contract for Place to Store Naval
Reserves New Boats is Let
to Will Rich.
WORK TO BEGIN AT ONCE
Structure Will Be TWO Stories in
Height, and Will Cost 1850
Money is All Subscribed.

The contract for large boat house
for the local division of naval reserves
was let last night to Will Rich, and
work on it will commence at once. The
beat house will be used principally for
the purpose of harboring two 2S-foot
beats which will be furnished by the
government TO the local division as
soon as the boat house is ready. One
of the new boats will be whaleboat,
with seats for six rowers, and the 9th
er will be a cutter, with oars for 10
men. The addition of these boats to
the equipment has been the dream of
the officers and men of the division
for many years since the ones the
division formerly had were, taken away
because there was no place where they
could be kept safely. AS the building
| of boat house in which to keep boats
was no small task, and would cost con-
siderable money, the Booster club was
| asked to aid in the project. and the
members of the club entered into the
scheme heartily, with the result that
! the funds have all been secured and
nothing remains now but to build the
boat house and receive the new boats
Is TwO-StOry Building.
Several contractors submitted fig
ures on the plans drawn up by the Of
ficers of the division, and the bid of
IWill Rich was the one accepted. The
plans call for a two-story house built
on two barges, each 10 by 40 feet, plac-
ed 1G feet apart. This leaves an open
space for running the boats into the
house side by side, and they can then
be swung up on davits out of the water
and placed on the barges, which in
sures them being kept in first class
condition all the time. The second
istory of the boat house will contain
locker rooms and places for the stor-
age of sails, oars and other nautical
supplies. There is a three-foot prom
lenade deck built around the entire
boat house on the second floor The
top of the house is fiat and will be used
las signal deck The whole boat house
will cost about $3.50, over a third OF
which was raised by the Booster club
The lumber for the boat house is al
on hand now and the work will BIZ
pushed this winter so that the fioat
will be ready for the new boats by tho
Iopening of navigation next year
Reserves Much Elated.
The officers and members of the di
vision are considerably elated over thu
fact that their dreams have at las
lbeen fulfilled. They have all worked
hard for the furthering of the projec
land most of them are financially inter
Tested to the extent of their cruise pa,
from the last trip The jacllies al
wish to do their share of paying fol
the house, and at the suggestion O
lone of them soon after their return
from the cruise, most of their pay wa!
subscribed to aid the work of building
the protection for the boats. Whel
the new boats come the reserves vii
Iput in considerable of their time il
: practice drills on the water, which viii
: include sailing, rowing, and swimming
: The house will very likely be place,
, in the vicinity of the Island City boa
(harbor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-28
DAVENPORT GIANTS.
Even and the Bottom.

The Pirates pulled the Flying Dutch
men down into tie for last place by
taking 1.-TWO of the three scheduled
games by the following scores:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-28
WERE NOT THEIR WIVES
Two kewanee Girls and Rock Island
Young Men Are Arrested,

F. Z. Johnson and c. Clifford, and
May and Clara Clarke, Kewanee sis
tiers, We're arrested last night on
charges of adultery and fornication.
They had registered at a local hotel,
and had been there several days. John
sons wife swore out the warrant. JUS
tice p. H. Wells heard the cases today
and bound the defendants over to the
grand jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-28
Free List For Watches.

To those who use watches these fig
ures will be interesting. The watch
trust. protected" by tariff duties
ranging from 80 to 66 per cent, shows
its gratitude by making the following
special prices to foreigners:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-28
FoRcED.ouT SALE
Must vacate eu,ia'ns for Landlord b,

Must Vacate Building for Landlord by
Nov. IS.
Everything in the shoe line in our
store will be sold at sacrifice, nothing
to be held back, every pair of mems,
ladies', misses, boys and children's
shoes and slippers must be sold, as we
must vacate the building. 1t will be n
money saving chance for you. Come
and see, and convince yourself that
the prices have been greatly cut. We
are going to quit the shoe business.
GEORGE F. SCHMALE.
1905 Second Avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-28
Prices.
A National Scandal.

That numerous men prominent In
public life have been corrupted by
money spent to control the tariff is a
fact Of which there is conclusive
proof. Our tariff schedules and the
methods followed In working them out
constitute a national scandal.-H. E.
Miles, Chairman Tariff Committee Of
National Association Of Manufacture
ers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-28
Afflicted with Sore Eyes for 80 Years,

| have been afflicted with sore eyes
for SO years. Thirteen years ago l be-
came totally blind and was blind for
six years. MY eyes were badly in
famed. One of my neighbors insisted
upon my trying Chamberlain's Salve
and gave me half a box Of it. To my
surprise it healed my eyes and my
sight came back to me-P. C. Earls
Cynthiana, KY. Chamberlain's Salve
lis for sale by all druggists.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-18
KING EDWARDS HEALTH
Slight Throat Trouble, but No
Ground for alarming RumOrs.

London. Dec 17.-Alarming rumors have been in
circulation in London recently regarding health
Of King Edward. but II learned to-day that
the condition Of his majesty does not cause uneasi-
ness to the members of his household.
A member of the household said to-day that in
view the condition Of the Kings throat K was
considered advisable that he remain at Brighton.
His throat has caused him inconvenience for some
time. and the present damp weather of London and
other interior points OF England aggravates il.
Some weeks ago, while a guest at country
house, his majesty had TO forego talking
count of the resulting irritation TO his Rroat
otherwise he apparently enjoys his usual health,
and he shows signs OF the more serious ailments
which have been hinted at. The day following the
one on which he had to stop talking the King
up and played bridge and smoked his customary
mild cigars which do affect his throat. and
several days after. while still a member OF tbs
house party. his majesty talked usual the irri-
taton only appearing at long intervals. It did
come back, however, with the Kings slight
attack of influenza, and the doctors decided that
an easier and quicker cure would be obtained by
a change 10 the milder climate of the seaside
New-York tribune., 1908-12-18
THE REFORMS IN INDIA.
Greater NatiUe Rights, but No Loss
of Central PO1Cer.

London Dec 17-Lord Morley, Secretary Of State
for India speaking in the House Of Lords this
afternoon unfolded plan for the reform of the
government administration Of India. opening what
he described as "a very important chapter in the
history of the relations between Great Britain and
India" He made no attempt to minimize the for
midable difficulties confronting the government Of
India owing TO the unrest and anarchy in the en-
pire but deprecated alarming views regarding the
situation there He said there no fear of any
thing in the nature of uprising, but that panic
was possible In spite of the bombs Of terrOrists
he had determined to pursue the promised policy
of constitutional reform.
The governments proposals were: First, to IN
crease the membership of both the judicial and
the Viceroy's councils by nomination and election
giving the different classes of the community each
it's representative second to repeal the prohibition
against the legislative councils discussing mat
ters of general importance; third, TO Increase the
executive councils Of Bombay and Madras from
two TO four members EACH fourth. TO give the lieu
tenant governor an executive council of two men,
bers and, fifth, adopt device to secure an Off
cial majority in the legislative council.
Lord Morley said that he expected criticism Of
this fifth proposal, but explained that he made no
pretension Of opening parliamentary system in
India He wanted merely to assign TO the Indians
a greater share in the government of India with
out dvestng the central authority of any Of its