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The Springdale news., 1908-08-21

The Water Commission has contracted for the pipe for the 10 inch main to be laid from the pump station 10 the TeservoIr. Work of instal Hing the new mann will be started m the near future. When 1t Is completed the old 0 inch main will be taken up and used m making necessary exten- Sions on the system. Sewerage will greatly increase the con- sumption of water, and this Is one of the preparations being made to meet the increased de- mand for water.-FayettevilIe Daily.
 During the terrific electric and rain storm last night the large barn of Sam Carsons. who lives some three or four miles northeast of town, was struck by lightning, setting fire to the build ing and burning 1t to the ground with contents, consisting of 50 tons of hay, 800 gallons of vine gar, 200 berry crates, one mule and horse, harnesses, etc. The lightning struck the barn about l o'clock. when Mir. Carson sprang from the bed and rushed to the burning building and sue ceeded in rescuing four head of horses. The barn was bran new, Sox40 in size, and were 1t not from the fact that Mr. Carson had just taken out insurance on the building and contents the loss would have been heavy one on him. Fayetteville News, 18th inst
The Springdale news., 1908-08-21

The Oxford Telephone Hanger Company of this city was char tered by the state Tuesday, the capital stock being $500, GOO, all of which k subscribed. The in- corporators are Charles F. Ok ford, president; Nathan B. Will Hams, w. II. Morton and H. D.. Wood. Fayetteville Daily.
The Springdale news., 1908-08-21

Mrs. H. r. McAlister spent Tuesday and Wednesday with Gentry friends, and left Thurs day morning for her home at Springdale. She has been visit ing at Chandler, Okla, where she accompanied Miss Ethyl Me Alister two or three weeks ago. She also visited relatives at Tulsa and Okmulgee Gentry Journal.
 Hon. John l. Worthingto ton, Republican nominee for gover- nor, was billed for an address at West Fork on Wednesday of last week, but on account ot de- layed train was unable to get there. Frank Campbell of Fay etteville and others entertained the crowd when 1t was learned the candidate for governor could not be there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15
Charles T.. Tafrs Denial.

Chicago Journal: Charles p Taft,
millionaire brother of William Howard
Taft, takes exception to mention in
this column of cable dispatch which
credited Paris lawyer with the state
ment that Charles P. Taft, William
Nelson Cromwell and Pierpont Nor
gan purchased the stock of the French
Panama Canal company at low fig
ure from the poor peasants who held
it, and then sold it to the United States
for $40,000,000, making profit of mil
lions. Here is what Mr.. Taft says in
letter to the Journal:
Il desire to say that have not been
connected with any deal in regard tc
| the Panama canal, never had any i'll
terest, either directly or indirectly, in
| any securities of the old French com
pany, and knew nothing about any
purchase of any bonds or stocks in
said companies or the sale of the same
to the United States government"
The Journal is glad to publish Mr.
Taft's statement, and suggests that tbs
whole controversy can be easily set
| tied. 1t must be very unpleasant tt
thave such rumors floating about. ant
lif Charles P. Taft will make very
simple request of his brother, the can
liidate for president, they can be dis
posed of effectually.
June 8 last the new Panama Cana
company, whose stocks are the subjec
| of these rumors. after dragging ATOMS
in liquidation for four years, suddenl.
wound up its affairs. closed its offices
and handed over all its archives t.
| the United States government. Jun.
lis Judge Taft was nominated for pres
ident.
If Charles P. Taft will urge Judg'
w. HI Taft to urge Theodore Roose
welt to open these archives to the pub
lie. of course they will be opened. An,
| by revealing the identity of the own
! ers and directors of the canal com
pany all these unpleasant rumors vii
be laid by the heels. The remedy /
very simple, and the Journal suggest
that this plan be followed, the fact
tbe made public. and the American pee
pie be trusted to act accordingly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15
The knights Templar Conclave.

| If Rock Island achieved honor and
distinction, which it did, in the enter
| tainment of the knights Templar of
| Illinois this week, it also gained an
other valuable asset in the way of max
| ing good in a great undertaking, and
thus spreading the city's fame for hos
lpitality and good fellowship. Without
exception the visiting knights, their
ladies and other guests were profuse
in their praise of every form of enter
T: tainment offered them, and particularly
the hospitality and7 cordially shown
on every possible opportunity.
To Rock Island commandery great
praise is due for bringing to the city
such a body of men, the typical repre-
sentatives of one of the greatest and
noblest of historic orders. To the peo-
pie of Rock Island in general the local
knights are indebted for the spirit with
which they entered into every phase
of the entertainment.
Rock Island, on the. other hand has
demonstrated once more its capability
| for entertaining great assemblages. In
hotel accommodations, and in club
rooms, in coliseum and places for
lout-of-door events such as were pre-
lsented in Island City league ball park
and the Exposition park, the city show
ed that it is unsurpassed by any city
| in the state other than Chicago. The
conclave was the second that has been
held outside of Chicago in period OF
50 years. and the visiting knights made
free to say that on no former occasion
have the accommodations that Rock
Island presented been eclipsed.
| Now that the knights who
graced us by their presence
have for the most part departed fol-
their several homes, it is meet ant
proper that the people of Rock Island
should rejoice among themselves thai
they have acquitted themselves Sc
creditably and that the opportunitie:
were theirs to carry out in fulles
measure the impulses of their hearts
1.-The occasion will linger in happy
memory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15
will allow him 10 stay there in Novem
The story Hour.

1t has been announced the expert
ment of the public story hour made
under the auspices OF several women 5
clubs of the city of Chicago last year
lis TO be continued A fund privately
subscribed has been turned over to the
library board for this purpose, and the
indications now are that these story
hours will become permanent insti-
tuition in Chicago, as it already is in
New York and other American cities.
AS IAN extension of our library's use
fulness, the story hour, which in eff
feet aims TO awaken the interest of
the children in books and to teach
them how and where to find the best
reading, has been proved a practical
extension of the usefulness of public
| libraries.
1t is valuable adjunct to our edu-
cational system, deserving public sup
port 1t is not enough merely to have
books in a great public repository
Books must be brought to the people
and especially to the young
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15
SaturnaIia of Privilege.

At Washington we have congresses
that spend a billion year. lingo
craze for war and imperialism, privi-
lege and protection for selected classes.
the sale of legislation to interests that
contribute privately to campaign
funds and an almost complete failure
to give effect to laws prohibiting mo-
nopoly, discrimination and forestalling.
Waste and favoritism at Washing
ton are attended by burdensome, taxa
ton, high prices, depression in indus
try and idleness and hardship among
the millions who have no share in the
discriminating plutocratic prosperity
of which we hear so much. Profiigacy
and privilege for the few go hand in
hand, now as always, with poverty
and suffering for the many.
Practically every wise remedy pro-
posed, such as economy, peace. tariff
reform, graduated income and inherit
ance taxes, publicity of campaign ex.
penditures and the destruction of priv
ilege, monopoly and imperialism would
lead unerringly to one end-cheapel
living and true prosperity.-New York
| World
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15
The Argus Daily Short Story
HOLDING TRUMPS BY w. F. BRYAN.
Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated Literary Press.

This Is Il new Geal--anu new
trump" he declared mysteriously.
''You wait and see
He would not explain further, and
presently he made his way back to the
picture theater, where the concluding
bout was just ever Ii had been an eX-
pensive experiment, and Colcord re-
Elected that if fudge could beat fighting
in Bitter Creek he had already lost.
His trump card was n burgoo. Col
cord was from Kentucky, and he had
pinned his last faith on this savory
stew. the weapon of the politician. the
delight of voters for generations.
Two aged Eegroes were imported to
suPerintend the making. and Coicori
had selected :; field on the outskirts Of
the town where The crowds would have
to pass his rivals house on the way
to the grounds.
The day before election was selected
for the function. and all business was
suspended by common consent that
every one might participate.
| Colcord watched Myths sharply for
| a counter move but no announcement
came. and with chuckle. Colcord as
sured himself that ut last he had play
ed trump. and played IT at mo-
| ment when it would save the game.
He made an early trip to the grounds,
! where already tho great stew was bub-
! bling and seething in it's caldron
! Edna was IN the yard in front of the
shack her brother had taken when he
had arranged for her coming, and he
stopped TO chat and brag little or
his success
81 don't suppose that you'd care tc
come TO the grounds he said. "but
| you really eight to taste the burgoo
There is nothing else like it. I'll send
or bring some over"
81 shall he delighted" was the de
mure reply, and Colcord rode on rather
sorry that he had TO whip Edna's
brother. It might reduce his chance:
Of winning Edna. and that was ever
more important now than the Office OF
which he had once set his heart.
1t had been announced that the bur
goo would lie served at . o'clock. bu
it was well past that time when a sin
gle RIDER came 10 explain why TIT
crowd had not shown up.
"Mylius is giving lawn party" ex
planned Co.cord's frie2d. There's
dancing floor laid down in his var,
and band from Silver City. Yol
can't get n man past the place, 70
Miss Edna is dancing with all in turn
Looks as though we were beaten
Ben"
'I'm rather glad that we are wa
the unexpected reply as Colcord turne'
to give an order
Some time later the guests at tn
lawn party were surprised to see Co
cord drive up. In the wagon box wer
the two negroes and the caldron O
burgoo.
81 promised to bring you some" el
. planned Colcord as he approache
Edna, land as no one else seemed
want any l brought all of it. 1t ma
help out with the refreshments. 1t
, rather. a. cold day for a lawn. partl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15
Not a "Good" Trust.

The International Paper company,
the trust which saved its tariff bacon
last spring by promising congress to
be good trust. has proved to be a
bad and untruthful trust. 1t repre-
scented that it had got through boost
ing prices and it really must have tar
if protection in order to pay its high
scale of wages. Yet it recently re-
duced wages 10 per cent and caused
its employees to go on a strike. But
the trust will not bear the loss of shut
ting down its mills. 1t coolly adds
another 10 cents per hundred to the
price of paper and loads its troubles
on to the newspapers. The editors
we believe. in spite OF all the shouting
which many of them have done FOL
protection. are not themselves pro
tected"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15

had gone into the competitors territory
and sold finished wire product cheaper
than the pain wire coil could be
bought This competitor appealed to
the department of justice, and was told
in a letter by the acting attorney gen.
eral that the steel trusts conduct IN
the particular case was not restraina-
BILE under the federal antitrust law.
Mr.. Bryan might also have referred
TO the way the city of Springfield was
held up and euchred out of $4,000
and it's irons mills by another branch
of the steel trust which is now sup
porting Mr.. Taft, and doubtless through
some of its officials contributing to the
slush funds of the republican party.
But the Joliet case sufficed to point his
moral.
Mr.. Bryan in considering this mat
ter, asked the question:
why should the steel trust support
the republican ticket? And why
shouldn't Mr. Carnegie. who is one of
the largest bonanolders of the steel
trust, contribute so generously to the
republican campaign fund.-
The question is one that requires an
answer. But, the Boston Globe sug-
gests, that there is another question
that has been put in testing spirit
by number of newspapers which may
be easily answered. This question is
presented by Mr. Carnegie's well
known practice of making gifts on con
dition that the receiver of the gift con
tribute an equal amount.
Mr.. Carnegie, in giving $4,000 to
the republican campaign fund, proba
bly, does not insist that like amount
be contributed. to make his gift effec
tive. The republican party might urge
that it already had fu.Llled every con
dition of generous partnership when
lit created and maintained a tariff that
enables the steel trust to charge Amer
lean consumers several dollars more I;
ton for steel rails than it sells these
products for in foreign markets at 6
profit after paying all the cost of trans
portation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15
Starving Children.

Although living under a republican
national administration, republican
state, county and city administrations,
citizens of Chicago are being asked to
raise fund of $500 900 for the benefit
of starving children. All the Chicago
papers are making appeals for the col
lection of such a fund. They do not
conceai the fact that there is immedi-
ate necessity for the relief of more
than $4,000 children found suffering
from hunger in the public schools of
j that city. City officials. headed by the
mayor, have the matter of relief in
hand
Much was heard about soup houses
in 1896, but no such condition as this
made the panic of 1908 the burden of
| their speeches. And yet Mr.. Taft,
Governor Hughes and other republi-
cans on the stump are predicting that
the country will go to the bad in the
event of Mr.. Bryan's election. There
were no starving school children in
'95. and as Mr.. Bryan aptly said in
his speech to the Bryan and Kern Bus
/ mess Mems association in Chicago, of
fetal statistics show that the losses by
reason of business failures for nine
months in the present fiscal year are
in excess of those for the same period
of 1898.
| 1t does not lie in the mouth of Judge
Taft or Governor Hughes to prophesy
hard times in the light of the record
of the present administration. of which
Mr.. Taft is the shining member
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15
Hunor me Philosophy
By DUNCAN NJ SMITH
GETTING EVEN.


When. like the echo of a plague.
A bore drifts into view
And opens up his trouble list
To tell the same to you
Don't hit him with railroad spike
Or cut him with a knife;
Just break in on him and relate
The story of your life.
Cut in upon his painful talk
Before he gets start
No matter If he throws a fit
Or takes 1t quite to heart.
Keep talking though he fidgets round
And never do get through.
Just make him take the medicine
That he had fixed for you.
Start with the moment OF your birth
And lead hin down along
The boyhood places that were filled
With melody and song,
Relate the plain and simple tale
OF your heroic deeds.
It may be cruelty. but it's
Exactly what he needs.
One treatment laid on good and strong
Will make him hunt the door.
And that will be the last OF him:
He won't come round for more.
And. though he may be green with
rage,
He dare not show the same.
But he'll remember you as one
Who beat him at the game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15

and the hot stew will be appreciated"
.Splendidt' cried Edna. IF you VIII
drive round the house I'll show you
where you can have it served. we
anly have cakes and lemonade"
She led the way to the back or the
house, where the two cooks unloaded
Colcords addition to the refresh
ments and prepared to serve it. Col
cord made the best use of his time.
and when he appeared in the front
yard again he approached Myths.
"Tom," he said, 'you can be sherin,
for I'm going to be your brother-in-
law. / told you that wcIll win, but
I didn't realize that - lump card
would be the one you held"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15

More than 20 republican congress
men seeking reelection from Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota. Nebraska, Missouri and
Kansas have been obliged to pledge
themselves to vote against Mr.. Cannon
for speaker. Every nominee from Wis.
consin has made this pledge. Public
sentiment is SO strong on the subject
that candidates have begged the con-
gressional committee to keep Cannon
on the stump in their districts When
Kennedy was asked what be would do
about Cannon he crawled under the
bed and remains there. The voters
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15
Mr.. Carnegic's Gift.

Andrew Carnegie, the chief benef-
ciary of the steel trust. is was an
nounced recently, had contributed $780,
900 TO the republican campaign fund.-
In speech in Missouri Mr. Bryan
referred to this gift of Mr.. Carnegie
and to the support of the republican
candidate by the steel trust He told
the story of how the American Steel
and Wire company, a member of the
steel trust, in order to drive com
petitor at Joliet, ILL.,, out of business,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15

The free service newspaper syndi-
Gates are becoming busy again. Just
now one of them, spported by the rail
roads, is attempting in most artful
manner to dash little spray on the
recent waterway convention in Chi
cago, which the corporations at the
time pretended to be in sympathy with.
The latest press bureau enterprise is
doing the work it is paid for. but we're
next.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

ISociety news, written or telephone ed
to the society editor of The Argus, will
be gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known. to insure relia-
bility. Written notices must bear sig
nature and address.
Mission Society OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Gustav Anlreen was hostess yester
Jay afternoon at her home. 731 Thirty
iiifh street, tc the members of the
Home and Foreign Missionary society
OF Rock Island. composed of societies
from Grace Lutheran, Zion Lutheran
and the First Swedish Lutheran
Churches. Mrs. I. o. Nothstein, the
president. presided and business oil
me half year was transacted. Fol
lowing the business session lunch was
seIt we'd. The yearly meeting will bt
he'd in March with Mrs. |. 0. Moth
stein, 627 Foity-fourth street.
Moline Ladies to Entertain. TIL,
Mt line Wonsr's Relief corps has in
s,ted the Rock Island Grand Arm,
pest and Woman's Relief corps to at
tend a camp fire at the hall in Moline
tomorrow evening. A program ha
been arranged and pleasant evening
g anticipated
Maccabee Gard Party.-Thc ladies o
the Modern Maccabees will give thu
second of 4 series of card parties to
, morrow evening at the home of Mrs
lizzie Beckwith, 419 Fifteenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15

Even the republican newspapers are
not falling over themselves to boom
Joe Cannon. With the Methodists and
the labor men all denouncing him and
the best elements advocating his de-
feat. Uncle Joe has not much left but
his machine. There's some doubt as
to its ability to carry the old gun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15

The city has finally accepted the
fraudulent storm drain, apparently de-
termined to make the best of a bad
bargain. The transaction closing the
proceedings seems to be of the hurry
up order, and whether or not the pre-
ponderance of public sentiment will
sustain it is not hard to- guess.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15
They Make You Feel Good.

The pleasant purgative effect ex
perienced by all who use Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. ant
the healthy condition of the body ant
mind which they create makes one
feel joyful. Price 25 cents. Sample:
free at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15
Heiress Burdened.

"He wants to marry an heiress."
'He has title. Why doesn't he!"
"well. you see, his past presents an
obstacle"
'Heiresses don't mind that. 1t makes
a man interesting"
'He feels quite cast down about It.
though
"What's the trouble"
"You see. he married one only six
months ago"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15
A Healthy Family.

"Our whole family has enjoyed good
health since we began using DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, three years ago." says
L. A. Bartlett of rural route 1, Guilford
Maine They cleanse and tone the sys
tenn in gentle way that does you
good. % cents, at all drug stores.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15

The courts have asked Edna Wallace
Hopper to surrender the $500 automo-
bile given her by broker who has be-
come bankrupt. The unsentimental
brutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15

Referring to the death of well
known citizen, the Springfield tMass-
Republican says che never seemed to
enjoy good health" And this from
Massachusetts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15

Salt Lake is well to the front with q
nice, gentle. earthquake, which is per-
fectly domesticated and trained to act
as an early morning alarm clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15

II Adam had only been as lucky when
the fall occurred as were those two
balloonists, what a blessing it would
have been for the race.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15

1t. is Noah Webster's 150th birthday
anniversary next Friday, and his one
literary work still ranks among the
best sellers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15

My, how silent Teddy has become
and Son-in-Law Nick has simply drop
ped off the earth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15

Rockefeller says he can do more
work than he could Is years ago, and
work more people, too.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15

Mr.. Archbold made the mistake o.
his life when he didn't get rebate or
his letters as well as his oil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15

To the Knights Templar: Come
back any old time you want to. The
town is yours for keeps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15

Save out a pumpkin for the kid
lanterns. Halloween is coming.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
4 Second avenue. Rock Island, III. GEn-
tered at the postofice as second-class
-stter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS
tsHALL THE PEOPLE RULE'l
NATIONAL.
For President of the United
States,
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
OF Nebraska.
For Vice President,
JOHN WORTH KERN
or Indiana.
STATE.

For United States Senator-Lawrence
b. Stringer.-
Tor Governor-Adlai E. Stevenson
For Lieutenant Governor Elmer A.
Perry.
For Secretary of State = xelpho F.
Beidler
For Auditor-Ra1ph Jefrries.
For State Treasurer-John B. Mount.
For Attorney General-Ross c. Hall.
For Clerk of Supreme Court-John L.
Pickering.
University Trustees-Edward Tilden.
A. L. White, Isaac S. Raymond Qong
term); A. L. Bliss (short term).
CONGRESS.
For Representative in Congress M.
J. McEniry
For Member of State Board of Equal
ization-Eli Dixson.
LEGISLATURE.
For. State Representative--Henr L.
Wheelan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-15
An Opening.

81 feel blue as indigo
81 know where there is a good open
ing for you"
"Good. Where?"
"In laundry"