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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
Democratic Reform Needed.

The investigation of the state in
stitutions by the committee of the
that is now going on is to
be commended in SO far as its pur-
pose is to ascertain defects in man
agement and TO secure needed re-
forms The Argus believes this is
the purpose of the democratic mi
rority of the committee, The re-
publican party-that is, its bosses
and managers-is responsible for most
of the defects, negligence and mis-
in the state institutions,
and should be held to accountability
for same. But, it seems to be the
purpose of one faction of the repub-
lean party to unload the RESPONSE
bility for the Encouragement of the
institutions, and the misdeeds COM
mitted therein, upon the other fac
ton; to discredit individuals instead
OF the republican party and its bosses.
Governor Deneen should not be made
to bear the entire blame for condi-
tons, for he inherited some of them
from his predecessor, and Governor
Yates inherited some of them from
his predecessor, and for some of them
the republican legislatures are to
blame. The republican party, through
its bosses, has made the institutions
mere political assets to furnish prov
ender for their hungry and thirsty
henchmen-to fatten the party of or
ganized appetite Competency has
had but little to do with the selection
and appointment of those who man
age the institutions, and, perhaps,
less with their subordinates. The
places have been looked upon as
slices of pie" to be distributed TO
fGvorite henchmen of the bosses.
The purpose, therefore, of the anti
Deneen faction in using the disclos-
ures made by the investigation as
mud to sling at the governor is a
misuse of the investigation. 1t is not
il the interest Of reform or better
ment in the institutions, but as a
scheme to take the pie from one fac
tion and distribute it to another set
of henchmen. The institutions will
not be reformed so long as they are
used by republican bosses for the pay
and profit of henchmen. These in
situations belong to the people and
should be administered for the bene.
fit of the inmates as they were in
tended to be. and in the interest OF
the public. When this is done, scan.
dals will cease and Investigations will
nc longer be needed, or will be few
and far between The bosses of the
party of organized appetite have nc
intention, however. to bring about
such a result. They are playing fac
ton politics. The one faction is
showing all the dark side it can fer a
factional purpose
Democratic reform is needed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
BOTH SIDES OF THE pROHI-
BITION QUESTION
The Labor Side.
(BY THE PRESS COMMITTEE OF THE,
LOCAL OPTION LEAGUE.l


LOCAL OPTION LEAGUE(
The following Associated Press item
shows how the breweries are so inter
ested in the poor workingman:
st Louis, March 23.-Declaring
that the owners of the "a syndicate
and independent breweries of st. Louis
and vicinity had violated their con-
tracts and locked out $500 union en-
ployes, and that they had refused to
arbitrate, the unions, through their
international secretary, Joseph Proeb-
tie, late today placed the breweries
on the unfair list Saturday 100000
circulars were distributed setting forth
the fact that the union men had decid-
ed to boycott The st. Louis breweries
and import beer from outside cities,
and asking aid of other union men,
Union labor seems to be put be-
tween the devil and the deep sea
breweries making the cast, heads l
win; tails. you lose" This is the way
the liquor traffic deals with its friends,
whom it uses to rake its chestnuts out
of the fire. How does union labor
like the monkey business?"
A few more questions for the liquor
traffic and their friends:
If more liquor is sold where there
are no saloons than where they are,
would brewers, distillers and whole
sale dealers, who own about 70 per
cent of all saloons, pay license, rent
taxes, insurance, attorneys fees, and
contribute large sums of money to in
fluence the press, to publish and dis
tribute literature, and in other ways
to obtain license, all to lessen the
amount of their sales?
Would the liquor men now be main
tanning five national organizations, al
heavy expense, to oppose all prohibi
tory measures, if such measures die
not interfere with the traffic? Would
they keep an expensive lobby at the
national capital to urge the restoration
of the canteen or army saloon, if they
were not financially Interested?
Are beer wagons and speak easies'
and blind pigs" and liquor agent!
alone, worse than all these evils plu:
the open saloon? Do not the record!
of hundreds of towns show that sa
looms do not lessen these nuisances
but afford additional temptation t.
drink, and are the spawning place o
the most degrading vices?
LOCAL OPTION PRESS COMMIT
TEE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
Humor ans Philosophy
BY DUNCAN N. SMITH
THE CAMPAIGN STRENUOUS.

The women OF London. God bless 'em.
Are after the ballot red hot.
Not even the cops can suppress them
Or foil for a moment their plot.
They rise UP in meeting and clamor
For what they consider their right.
The speaker his gavel may hammer,
But that doesn't put them to flight
They come to the commons insisting
Where women before never spoke.
Quite useless the men find resisting
Or treating the case as joke.
They cheerfully hike to the prison,
Nor will they for fines pay cent.
To show the new girl has arisen
They don't want to sit on election
And let their old men do 1t all.
They want to help make the selection
And shout when the ministers fall.
They want to enfranchise the ladies'
If ever they wanted thing;
II not. then blue blazes and hades
Will romp for a time in the ring.
They seem TO be tired of asking
And not getting any reply,
And so, their true nature unmasking,
They throw things where once they were
shy.
Not as polite, petted kitten
This boon from their lords would they
wrest.
They're going right after the Briton
With tactics he understands best.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
How to Obtain Results.

The mail order houses are conduct
ing the most comprehensive, system
attic and far reaching campaign that
was ever planned, and they have been
at it for years, spending dollars where
the wholesale and retail merchants
have spent cents. If the retail trade
is to hold its ground against the COM
petition of the mail order houses, and
they can do it, they must meet them
Oh the broad field of advertising and
publicity as well as on the field of
prices. And this must be done
through the newspapers.
Advertising brings results.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
Happy Solution of the Three-Eye
Troubles.

The result of yesterdays meeting
of the Three-Eye league at Chicago
is a complete vindication for Dubuque.
Not only does that city rest secure
in its berth, but it had the satisfaction
of gaining a prestige in the election
of Tom LOTUS, a Dubuquer, as presi-
dent. The rest of the league is for
trnate because Mr.. LOTUS is a good
man, tried baseball executive and
one versed in the game as it has been
played since pussy was kitten. To
Mr.. Holland is due credit for opening
the way for harmony by gracefully
withdrawing. And to NJ. H. Sexton,
who went into the fight simply in the
interests of justice and fairness, and
who did not play bad hand at poll
tics to the attainment of that
end, the outcome is equally
gratifying. The outcome of the
most serious crisis the organization
has passed through has, in fact, been
happy one all around and it is hoped
that mutual understanding and tran
guilty will now prevail. 1t is also
utSlIdDlc that Tic
agreement be continued after this sea-
son, instead of terminating as it will
unless voluntarily renewed. The cir
cult is reasonably compact, has
worked well in the past and another
successful year should help the cities
composing it to see that a continual
tion of the union will best promote
their several interests. Should the
Three-Eye disband this fall 1t would
be impossible for the four southern
teams to form any alliance that would
give them better than class c
league, notch below the Three-Eye.
The northern cities, to have baseball,
would probably be forced to accept
class D article. After eight seasons
OF Glass B experience such pro-
nounced deterioration would be fol
lowed by a reaction on the part OF
local supporters of the sport and
financial loss would result.
The best motto for the league to
adopt from this on is that of re
united union of states so forcibly sci
forth in the past 10 years-no NORTH
no south, no east, no west-but all to
gether for common purpose and the
best good of each integral part
So let's resolve to stick together
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
Good for EVERYBODY.

Mr.. Norman r. Coulter, a promin mt
architect. in the Delbert building, San
Francisco, says: 81 fully endorse all
that has been said of Electric Bitters
as a tonic medicine. 1t is good for
everybody. 1t corrects stomach, liver
and kidney disorders in a prompt anu
efficient manner and builds up the sys.
tenn Electric Bitters is the best
spring medicine ever sold over a drug.
gist's counter; as blood purifier it is
unequaled. SO cents at all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
when you cofne?o he suggested boy.

when You Gomez" he suggested boy
ishly
Not in the least-if you can get
away from the prince" she said as
she started down the path.
On the last day of the princes visit
she came into the rose garden a trifle
earlier, but he was there, just as she
had found him for the last three morn
ings.
You are leaving this afternoon.
hear" she said in greeting.
And ] am to leave without knowing
your Names" he asked gloomily.
The princess eyes We're wistful.
Its best to let it remain simply-an
episode" she answered, with refec
ton of his dependency.
But must know-I will known He
seized both her hands and held them
firmly.
Il can't tell you-now," she gasped.
.but If the prince is TO be at the regat-
ia next month. perhaps I'll be able to
see you then. l know our princess is
going"
The gloominess lifted from his face
"I'll see youth find you'll defy
all the powers that be-for your And
| he suddenly took her in his arms and
kissed her.
For a moment the princess did not
stir; then she gave startled exclama-
ton and slipped from his embrace
Two days after the departure of the
prince and his retinue she found her.
self well enough to go to the room
that the minister considered his own
special den. Her curiosity could no
longer be restrained, and the minister.
having always proved wax in her
hands. could surely be induced to tell
all he knew about the late visitors
| While talking her glance fell upon a
small photograph lying on the table
breath came faster.
| who's that?' she demanded eagerly,
stopping the minister in the middle of
what he considered we'll chosen re-
mark.
Don't you know" he asked In aston
ishment. 81 believe it is, though. the
first photograph taken with a full
beard. It's the prince, your highness,
and he 'graciously put his signature on
1t for me-"
The princess took the picture In her
hand, looked at 1t intently, then gave
way TO a peal of hysterical laughter
which caused the cid man to lean over
her anxiously.
"Shall / ring for one of the maids.
your highnessY' he asked her perplex-
eddy.
The princess sat up and wiped her
eyes on dainty lace handkerchief.
NO, no! Don't ring, l never felt bet
ter in my life. | have an inspiration.
don't want to have a marriage ar
ranged for me. There is no romance
in such procedure. If you will only
leave me free until after the regatta 1
lpromise to arrange for myself a mar
riage that will please every soul in the
country. Give me freedom for one lit
tie month" she coaxed, standing before
him and placing an eloquently per-
lsuasive hand on each shoulder
He looked into her eyes helplessly.
II shall never be able to understand
the feISnine mind" he said dolefully.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
RAINEY WHAcKs PRESIDENT
Illinois Congressman Declares Roose-
Welt Usurped Power at Panama.

Kalamazoo, Mich, March Coon
gresham Rainey of Illinois, in a
speech last night on "Roosevelt's
Code" before the first annual ban
quet of the Jackson club, bitterly ar
raigned the president for Imperialism
He claimed the presidents authority
to govern the canal zone expired on
March 4, 1905, and that since then he
has compiled complete code, which,
among other things, deprives the
workers of the right of trial by jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
This is the Ticket to
: Vote Election Day.
DEMOCRATIC TOWNSHIP NOMINEES

SupervisOr-C. NJ. Cannon.
Assistant SupervisOrs-I. N. BOurdeap
Mack w. Giynn, $. A. LaVanway.
AssessOr-J. G. Aud.
COlleetor-M. NJ. Briggs.
ALDERMEN.
First ward-F. w. B.ochIinger.
Second ward-William A. Eckermann
Third ward-C. j. Smith.
Fourth ward-CharIes l.. Thompson.
Fifth ward-William ID. Cochran.
Sixth ward-Frani< LAWYER.
seventh yyard-JOhn A. Hill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25

The supreme court knocks out lots
OF legislation. The cent railway
rate laws in Minnesota and North
Carolina have been declared uncOn-
stitutional by the high court. The
Illinois law is not yet a subject of
attack.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25

Now's the time o'take Rocky Noun
tain Tea. 1t drives out the germs of
winter, builds up the stomach, kidneys
and liver. The most wonderful spring
tonic to make people well. You'll be
surprised with results. 80 cents, tea
or tablets. Harper House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25

There is but one way that Rock Is
land can keep from being robbed in
the telephone business-and that is to
maintain the rival of the Bell COM
pany. The cost of two systems will
not be more in the end than the tri-
butte that would be paid to the Bell
company alone in the field.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25

If the country had depended on con-
gress to relieve the financial strin-
gency, it would have been fiat broke
by now. The members feel like talk
ing, but are careful not TO do any,
thing. The farmer, with his crop of
pork, did business, while the congress
sional log-rollers only looked for pork.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25

for class B ball, and here's hand to
our southern brothers from the
champs of 1908.
May the best team win the race that
! we are about to enter upon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
Getting Ready.

"First time l ever saw Jenkins take
a drink, and he has had several now"
He doesn't break loose often
"There he goes downing another
"Don't be too hard ON him. I heard
him say that his wife expected him to
fire the cook tonight"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25

Now a New York banker admits
that the west saved the east in the
late financial furry. That is what we
get for being woolly, though not as
wild as once reputed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25

The New York Commercial says
this year. There is one contribution
to human happiness that the trust has
not yet got a mortgage on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
Announcement.

Having been nominated as candidate
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 4 1908.
CHARLES J. SMITH.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25

The first straw hat has been seen.
No one should place a straw of ridi-
cule in the wearer's path; perhaps it's
the only hat he has.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
What's the Use?

What's the Use?
When March is mad
And hope is sad
And April miles away;
When bills are due
And debts accrue.
The worry turns you gray.
When April clear
Comes smiling near
And all the world Is fair,
Your cash still slim
Makes fair hope dim,
You feel inclined to swear.
When smiling May
But stop. but stay.
l see with much regret
Though l stretch my rhyme
Through the summer time
1t wouldn't pay a debt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
Notice 10 Contractors.

Bids will be received at the office of
president of board of local improve
Iments, and there publicly opened, at
the hour of g. p. M, April G, 1908, for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island. III. LEn-
tered at the postofice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
Business.
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Worth is an Elusive quality that re-
sides not in an object of itself, but de-
ponds upon coordination.
Does getting elected to the senate
make man millionaire, or does get
ting to be millionaire make q man O
United States senator?
Weather is an invention OF, the gods
to keep people from quite being bored
to extinction.
A liar may not have much influence,
but his profession is full one. and the
members are all busy.
II a thing is handsome according to
the money that is in 1t, many an old
stocking is thing Of beauty.
1t is a good thing that We can't all
be successful. Some women want to
regulate the universe from now to In
finity.
Don't have too good an opinion OF
yourself. but insist upon it in others.
1t is good thing to- have the friend
ship Of dogs. but don't let them depend
upon you for all their bones.
An old bachelor generally thinks he
knows everything and eventually mar
ries to prove It.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
Almost Hit IL

"Was he much shaken up in the
wreckr'
''Well. he was thrown through the
dining car"
"Any serious resuits?"
"Yes; he missed meal"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
Warranted.

Warranted.
"Have you heard about Brown
mo. What?"
"a screaming success"
as that so? What is it?"
ooh, a boy"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25

Different Kind.
Charley did
not go down to
the office to-
day"
mo; he is in
disposed"
"Ill?"
Hardly; just
indisposed to
work"
=
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-25
BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per week
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
All Communications of argumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
tIon. No such articles win be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-28
LOOK FOR RICH
GOLD CLEAN Up

SEATTLE, Wash, April 20.-A
cable from Nome, Alaska, says bank
ers and miners of the Seward penin-
sula are expecting the largest spring
cleanup in the history of Alaska this
year 1t win probably reach $1,000
coo. From all the camps. reports Of
unusually rich dumps piled up dur
ing the winter season are arriving
and an era Of great prosperity prom
ises to mandate Nome within the
next few weeks. Gold is not the only
metal that looks promising. From
Teller comes word of new tin find
on Brooks mountain. which is said
TO be Immensely rich.
The largest cleanup in Nome's his-
tory was in 1906. when $1,5OO.00O
was taken out. A heavy demand for
labor is expected and the first fees
probably will take about 5000 men,
BY the time the second feet leaves
It is probable that there will be work
for 5000. The Tanana also gives
lpromise of heavy demand for laboe
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-28
INDIANS fight
OVER SQUAWS
tBy Associated Press. ]

RENO. New, April 27.--A furious
fight with knives took place today at
an Indian camp back of the State uni
vcrsity grounds, IN which two In
Clans, one Chilean and Mexican
we're the principals. Henry Simbron.
Chilean, is lying at deaths door at
tte city hospital, with sixteen deep
wounds; Ed. Gallalas. Mexican. re-
ceiyed many but not dangerous
wounds; John Skimmerhorn, an In
dian boy, was badly cut about the
legs. and Pete Lewis painfully cut.
1 evils. who is one-armed Indian
did frightfal execution with his knife
and suffered least from cnts- Both
Iniians are missing. Gallalas IL In
the city Jail. The fight was over two
Indian women.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-28
BOYS ERROR
CHANGED VOTE
(By Associated Press)

ELMIRA, ". Y, April 27.--Co,l-
gressman J. Sloat Fassett says that a
message he sent to Senator Cassidy
in Albany from the Washington o.
fee of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, urging the senator to vote
for the anti-racing' bills, was changed
in transmission by the boy operator
in the capitol at Washington SO as to
give the impression that Congress-
man Fassett desired the senator n1r
to lend his support to Governor
Hughes measures. The simple in
sertion of the word mot" in this
message is declared to have cause /
the legislatures failure to pass ths
bills, as their fate hung on one vote.
Congressman Fassett did not know
until he met Senator Cassidy at the
State convention in New York that
the telegram had been falsified. The
reason Fassett did not make a state
ment before this, he says. is because
he considered it Senator Cassidy's
affair and not his own. Cassidy de-
clares he will vote for the Agnew
Hart bills at the extra session called
for May 12th.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-28
HAYWOOD BOUNCED
BY FEDERATION

DENVER, April 27.--Formal an
nouncement was made in today's is
sue Of the Miners Magazine. the o.
fetal organ of the Western Fedora
tion of Miners, over the signature Of
G. Z. Mahoney. first vice-preside1t
and acting president of that organic
alton, that the executive board has
terminated the services of William
D. Haywood as representative Of
the federation in the field. Last De-
cember. after Haywood's acquittal at
Boise. Idaho. on the charge. Of COM
plicity in the murder of former Gov
ernor Steunenberg, he was slper-
seeded as secretary-treasurer Of the
federation by Ernst Mills on order Of
the executive board.
Since that time he has been en-
pioyed as lecturer and organizer for
the federation and has made tour
Of the East. It Is intimated that the
executive board disapproved of his
activity in advocacy Of SocialistiC
theories.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-28

WRATH Of
KOREANS
FEAR EXPRESSED THAT METHo
DIST BISHOP MAY BE AS
SASSINATED.
lspecial to the Bonanza. }

HONOLULU. April Bishop
Harris of the Methodist church, in
an interview here, said in the occu-
patton Of Korea by the Japanese he
sees the hand of Providence working
for the good of Korea and that upon
his arrival in Washington, he would
tell President Roosevelt he is coil
vinced that Marquis Ito and Baron
Hayashi are in earnest in their de-
sire to improve conditions for the
good of Korea. Local Koreans are
greatly incensed over his remark ;,
and it is feared by mission workers
among the Koreans that Bishop Har-
ris may be assassinated upon his ar
rival at San Francisco.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-28
Willy FORGER IS
BACK in JAIL
(By Associated Press J

NEW YORK, April 27.--Jacob J..
Haffner, arrested today on complaint
Of a woman whom he swindled out Of
$50 by telling her she was heir ito
property in Brooklyn and would have
to advance that amount for legal ex-
penses, is the same man who, about
twenty years ago, produced in Chi
cago an alleged will of Thomas H.
Blythe, the San Francisco millionaire,
in which Blythe was made to admit
his true name was James HI. Pearcy.
Haffner was named as sole executoc
without bonds in this will. Haffner
accomplished nothing with this docu-
ment except to have the fact brought
out that he had been many years in
Jail.
After the death OF DR.. Theodore
Keattle in Florida in 1896, Haffner
who pretended to be a relative OF
Keattle, and claimed part of the lat
ter's estate, told a New York lawyer
Tarleton Goldthwaite, that Keattle
had a granddaughter named Grace
Clark. who had been adopted by =
5aA Francisco family named Elliott
and that she was heir to Imbray
Clark's millions in Australia. Gold
thwaite found that Mrs. Grace Clark
Elliott of San Francisco had adopte
a girl named Grace Clark. There is
no record here of the outcome of tbs
case.