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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-08

of gold. depending on the amount of
that metal produced. Statistics indi-
cate that the production of gold has
been very unequal in different years,
and at different periods in history. We
have no reason TO expect that it will
be more uniform in the future
II is Objectionable, also. because the
product of gold, even in these last
boom years. is Insignificant when COM
pared to the total product of all in
dustry. 1t is unreasonable to measure
all products by one of the least i'm
pOrtant. it is unwise as well. because
of the opportunity afforded to manipu-
late the supply of that minor product.
The gold standard is Objectionable,
finally, because the owners OF the
standard money are. to all practical in
tents and purposes. the owners of the
balance of the earth. and of its pro-
ducts and the labor of its people, what
ever may be the forms of government.
or of social organisms. the owners of
! the standard money are the real SOW
ereigr-. and without their consent
nothing can be done that is done.
1t remains to indicate as briefly as
possible the more excellent way.
The true measure of value is labor.
Value, indeed, resides to a greater or
less extent in all material things. but
| labor must be applied to make that
value available for human use. Some
| one has said. Mature makes the crab
apple, but without mans help she
| could never evolve a pippin." And the
pippin is more valuable than the crab
apple because it is more useful. and
| the labor required to produce this util-
| ty is, in very real sense, the creator
of that value; and, therefore, the value
should be expressed in terms represent
ing the labor. Or, to put it from an
other point of view. If, by my labor.
| produce a bushel of wheat | have
added that much to the worlds stock
of wealth. the commodities that are
available for human use. | have put
into that wheat a portion of myself. of
my time. my energy, of my life |
have, therefore, a first claim on that
product, by right of creation, a claim
| cannot abdicate if | would, or that
society cannot take from me if it so
desire. Therefore. the value of a. thing
resides in its utility. the useful pur-
poses it subserves in the economy of
| human life. The labor necessary to
produce the utility is the measure of
the value the standard. These are ele-
mentary principles. They must never
be lost sight Of
In my previous letter indicated, in
loutline, what may be called a compos-
lite money standard, obtained by taking
the average price of the staple farm
Iproducts for long term of years.
Icannot nowJepeat This method may
not be strictly accurate, because OF
varying factors in the work of pro
lduction, such as the use of machinery
improved methods of cultivation. more
productive varieties, etc. 1t is also
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-08
NEWS OF THE NEIGTIBORS

against the defendants in the original
sum of $3.50 and costs of the action.
They further seek TO have the counter
claim of the defendants dismissed
Woman Injured.-Mrs Gilbrech, 1909
Carey avenue, was severely injured
late yesterday afternoon on Second
street between Main and Harrison
streets, by being struck by passing
vehicle as she was crossing the street
She was severely cut on the head. The
patient was removed to her home in
the ambulance.
Will Have Home Here.-The board
of supervisors is now looking for a
suitable location in which to establish
a juvenile home in this city A new
state law requires the establishment
of such home and Judge Bollinger
yesterday appeared before the board
and informed them of the require
ments of the law. 1t is the intention
of the supervisors to secure a tenn
porary place at first and when the
IldtlSI IldS pciSSeu lle experimental
stage and it is determined just what
is needed, to secure permanent loca
ton. 1t will also be necessary to APP
point some one to have charge of the
home. This home is for incorrigible
youths, who refuse to attend schoo
and need punishment of some kline
but who are not bad enough to send
to Jail or the reform school.
Obituary Record.-The death of Au
gust Miller occurred yesterday at 9:3(
at Mercy hospital following an opera
| ton. Deceased was born at Nordhau
sen. Germany, Sept 2, 1881, and land
ed in this country in 1854, coming t.
Davenport the next year. He opened
a tailor shop On Brady street in 1875
retiring from business in 1896. HI
has been member kof the Turner sc
ciety since 1856. He is survived b!
his wife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-08

at Urbana, but spending his holiday
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Latin, is suffering Sc
we're attack of pneumonia.
A party OF 16 young people from Mi
Ian held a watch party in Milan Town
hall New Years eve. Dancing was
INDUCED in and supper was served by
the young ladies. The Misses Mary
McQuaid and Elizabeth Strickland fur
nished the music for dancing. Those
present were Messrs. George Norton,
Roy Fitzpatrick, Charles Christy, A.
Cressy, William Taylor and Robert
Kale, and the Misses Carrie and Reka
Bowman, Hannah Fitzpatrick, Anna
McQuaid, Edna Kale, Maud Zeitschet
Kate Druckmiller, Mamie Christy. Ma
bel Linquist, Mamie McQuaid and Eliz
abeth Strickland.
Mrs Henry Won Ach and daughter
Vera and son George returned the lat
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Rosenkrans al
Albany, Ill.
The Misses Emma Shellman, Anna
McQuaid, Odessa Caldwell and Helen
Lafferty left Monday morning to re
sumo their school duties in Silvis ant
East Moline after a vacation of two
weeks.
Miss Margaret Medill, who was call
ed to Kansas City by the death of he
brother-in-law, returned to Milan Sun
| day.
James McQuaid left Saturday for ;
visit with friends in Iowa.
DR.. R. B. Williams of the First Meth
odist church occupied the Presbyterian
pulpit Sunday evening, while DR.. GU
len addressed the meeting in the Meth
odist church in Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-08
HAZEL DELL.

Rev. Mr.. Carwell is conducting a
series of revival meetings at the Ger
man Methodist church at Wrayville.
The society dinner at the home of
Mrs. Dan Bartlett Jan. l was well at.
tended.
Miss Edna Bartlett invited about 40
of her friends to party at her home
Jan. 1. The evening was passed in
playing games.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Emmack and two
sons and Mr., and Mrs. John Hays
were entertained at the home of Mrs
James Kennedy last Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-08
MOLINE 4

Many Tramps Ledged.-A barome
in the country is furnished in the rec
ord of tramps given lodging at the
local police station during December.
A total of 40 were given police ac-
commodations last month, and this
figure is the largest for any Deem
Der in the history of the station. De-
Icember of 1904 recorded 539, the same
month in 1905 had All, and in 1906 the
month totaled but 81. The figures for
1907 are held to be the direct result of
slack times in factories which suffered
from the financial depression.
Blaze at Pattern Shop.-A cross arm
on top of the pattern shop at Deere &
Co.'S caught fire Monday night, but
the blaze was discovered and eXtin-
guished before any damage whatever
was done. A spark probably started
the blaze.
Leaves Deere & Co.-Louis R. Brown
has resigned his place at. Deere & Co s
to go to the Kawneer Manufacturing
company of Niles, Mich. The exact
date of Mr.. Browns removal from Mo
| line has not yet been set, but it will
probably be about Feb. l. Mr.. Brown
has an excellent offer from the Kaw
neer people, with opportunity to be
come superintendent of the plant as
soon as he familiarizes himself with
the work
Demand for Authoritative pack
ages of anti-toxin were given out Mon
day. to physicians of Moline by Angus
ISundine. whose drug store has beer
made distributing agency by the stat,
board of health. This anti-toxin come.
direct from the board and is given on
free of charge to doctors who have
cases of contagious disease to combat
Several cases of scarlet fever ant
diphtheria. have developed and tn,
anti-toxin is desired for treatment il
these cases.
Can Get No Place to Practically
high school basketball team has nearl,
arranged its schedule. Captain Youn
has scheduled games with many team:
The main trouble now is getting a hal
for practice. There is great materia
in the school and a fast team can b
secured if they can only get place t
, practice in.
Want Aerial Truck-Manufactur
are anxious that the city administer;
tion provide the fire department wit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-08

difficult, perhaps impossible. to sepa-
rate the human element from the me-
chanical in the work of production, but
these variable factors will in the long
run about cancel each other, and we
have an approximation SO nearly cor
rect as to answer all practical pur-
poses
We do not need to change our NOM
enclature. We will still call dollar
dollar: We only need to remember that
the value of the dollar is not in the
material it is made Of but in the use
iul thing We can buy with 1.-THE con-
| tribution it makes to our welfare and
| happiness. ]. G. OSBORN.
Port Byron. III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-08

modern aerial truck, which they as
Sert is necessary in view of the many
high buildings they have already erect
ed here. Nothing has been done by
the council relative to purchasing one.
but ii is very likely such a truck will
be purchased in a very short time.
Should a big fire break out in one of
the large warehouses. such as the
seven-story Moline Pillow company
building, the department would be
Handicapped to a great extent, for while
the department is modern in every 9th
er way, an aerial truck would give
them a better advantage over a fierce
blaze in a tall buildingN The trucks
cost all the way from $4,000 to $4,000
- Caught Cold Christmas.-Sad is the
death of Helen Margaret Matilda, the
7-year-Old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs E
A. Lundberg of go Nineteenth street
who died at the home yesterday after
noon after an illness of 10 days dura
ton. She took part in the Christmas
| exercises of the First Baptist Sunday
school, and then had a cold. and it is
| thought that exposure at that time
caused the fatal Illness
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-08
DAVENPORT

Had % Aliases.-The police and
county attorney expect to hear from
the Passaic county, N. j., officials
within a day or two regarding l.. A.
Williams, the check forger who is
now being held under a 30-day SEN
tence in the Scott county Jail, and
from correspondence, which has been
quite extensive between the local Off
Gals lately. it appears that the New
Jersey officials will come after their
man. Letters from other states in
cities where this man is said to have
operated have been received and thus
far it has appeared that Williams,
who was arrested at the Boston store
in Davenport while attempting to cash
a check, has been known under %
aliases. The local officials state that
he is one of the worst criminals ever
confined in the Davenport Jail.
May Reorganize Spanish Veterans
A meeting of the Spanish War Veter
ans has been called for this evening
at Memorial hall, for the purpose OF
ascertaining whether or not the mem
bers of the organization, which at one
time existed in great strength in Dav
export, intend to maintain such a body
III the future.
To Have Art Exhibit.-A public art
exhibit is to be given at the public
library by the Academy of Science;
as a preliminary TO the lecture of ]
Hopkinson Smith, which opens the
academy series next Tuesday evening
The exhibit will open Friday afternoon
at 9 o'clock and will run through Tues
day afternoon, closing at ) O'Clock eact
day, including Sunday Works b!
American illustrators will be shown
mainly from the w. C. Putnam librar!
and collections. as reproduced in books
and portfolios, while quite numbe
of original drawings will be shown
The artists whose work will appea
will include Charles Dana Gibson
Chrsty Frederick Remington, a. 3
Frost, F. S. Church, Abbey. Reinhart
Howard Pyle. Winslow Homer. JOSEPH
Pencil and others.
Doctors in General Denial.-Th
Matthey brothers have filed reply t
the answer and counter claim of Gus
tav Scheel and wife, in which the.
deny that they agreed to perform al
operation upon Mrs. Scheel at al
agreed price of 5000. They furthe
allege said operation was a success
and that Mrs. Scheel was entirely re
lieved from the suffering and sickness
with which she was afflicted. The
further deny all the allegations of tn
plantiffs regarding leaving a spong
in the wound and demand judgmer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-08
The Price of Peace

The terrible itching and smartng,
incident 10 certain skin diseases. is al
most instantly allayed by applying
Chamberlain's Salve. Price % cents.
For sale by all druggists.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-04
WHEN NEW YORK WAS LITTLE.

Had Captain Kidd revisited Wall treet some forty years after
 e had become one of It's pioneer pro-
 rietors, he would have found himself q strange surroundings, and 1t is not
 t all probable that he would have ealizcd the dignity or importance of De thoroughfare from any external 'gidence. Indeed, the street presented 1134 a decidedly ragged and unat- sactive aspect. At its eastern end or Hip, in front of the Long Island Fer f1, stood the fimsly constructed Meal Market, whose transactions in corn and 9milar merchandise had been supple Tented by a more profitable traffic In legro slaves, who were daily displayed Hhlts stands for the benefit of those de- Firing to buy, sell, or hire such com .lodities. and on either side of this un- Ivory mart stretched broken line of hean little wooden buildings extending
 far west as William street. From His point the prospect gradually in- ifoved, the Broadway end boasting Slme dwellings of neat and attractive | hjpearance, but the north side remain < entirely vacant save for four wholly fsslmilar structures. The first of Hsese, on the northwest between Will ~ Em and Nassau streets, was the prop sty of Gabriel Thompson, tavern
 eper. beyond which loomed huge y rnlike affair erected by the Bayards,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-04
S41-843 CHAPEL STREET.


in i729, for what they termed the mystery of sugar refning"-a mystery which Wall street has not wholly fath- omed to the present day; and adjoin- ing this crude factory stood the most pretentious building on Manhattan ls- land-the city hall, whose foundation had been laid in 1899 with the stones taken from the bastions of the old pal isade, Beyond this, and almost ad- joining It. lay the Presbyterian church, a substantial brick edifce; and at the head of the street on Broadway squat ted the ugly, square little wooden buildings with disproportionately tall steeple which had sheltered the congre . gation of Trinity church since 1896.
 Such was the condition of the street which had in less than half q century acquired political If not social ascend ency over all other thoroughfares of the city. which now hoasted a popula- ton of nearly ten thousand souls. The most potent influence effecting this re- suit had, of course, been the selection of the street as the site of the city hall for that building was not only the seat of government. but the social center, New York in those days being ruled by an aristocracy whose nod made the laws and set the fashione Frederick Trevor Hill, in Harpers for May.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-04
MYSTERY OF THE CHINOOK.
Dry, Warm Wind That Brings Joy to the Northwest.

Down the mountains and over the week in swift. continuous current that always marvellous phenomenon, the chinook wind Wherever if touched the snowhanks they melted as If by leger- demain
 No other phenomenon In this land of meteorological mysteries is quite SO unique and distinctive, From the days of Lewis and Clark the chinook wind has been a delight and n wonder It's name is derived from the Chinook na- ton of Indians, one time numerous and powerful people inhabitlng, the north bank of the Columbia from The Dalles to the ocean Trappers, herds men and early agricultural settlers, noting that 1t came Into the interior from the southwest, called it chinook under the somewhat mistaken belief that it flowed out of the Chinook coun- try and drew its warm and melting properties from the mild Japan cur rent Scientific research of later days has shown that this belief was largely erroneous,
 The Chinook Is not moist wind like that which blows in from the Pa cifc, but derives its snow melting DOW CTS from its exceeding dryness. Vapor laden winds from the Pacific, rising to great heights in the Cascade Noun tains, are drained of thar moisture by that mountain wall and become cold dry and raretied In those lofty elevations. In falling from the noun tain heights 10 the plains of the in- land empire they are warmed by the compression II has been scientlfcal- ly determined that the chinook wind in falling from mountain to plain Is warmed at the rate of about one de- gree for each 1S0 feet of descent A fall of $500 feet from the summit of the Cascade Mountains to the wide plateau of the interior will raise the temperature' of the wind by about 30 degrees.
 Here, then, are the peculiar proper ties of the chinook wind-warmth and dryness, melting the snows by its low temperature and sucking them up by its thirsty properties
 This phenomenon Is repeated in the Rocky Mountains and over the broad plains of Montana When the chinook wind has reached the Rocky Noun. tains it Is again moisture-laden ant this moisture is precipitated by tha high range and it's deviating spurs I is rendered dry at the summit of the Rookie and is again warmed by its rapid descent to the Montana plains and this benign influence is often ex tended to the Dakotas.
 To the people inhabiting the vast in terior this chinook has ever been joy and a mystery, When snows arc deep, the lakes were icebound anc Indian herds were famishlng, the
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-04
PoL,IS.
Miss Pearl Noung the Leading At.
 traction This Week.

traction This Week.
 An announcement of special interest Is that of Manager Poll in presenting Miss Pearl Young, the singer who has been soloist with Pryors band and with His Honor the Mayor" and The spow Man at his thea.er this week as one of the big features of the bill,
 Miss Young sinee appearing in yau- deyllle this season has created fur. ore with the wonderful voice she pos, sesses Last Sunday evening she sang before a very select audience at Car. negie hall, New York city, and the New York Telegraph in reviewing the selections she gave made fatterine mention of her work. Miss Young was accompanied by a band in hel song numbers at Carnegie hall and the audience was elated at the rare treat from this young singer.
 Miss Young has number of good selections for the Poll program and undoubtedly her numerous friends will turn out to hear her and give en- couragement to the former choir sin ger of this city.
 Miss Young. 1t will be remembered sang at the first operatic performance Of the Grays in this city. where she sprung into prominence as a promis- ing singer Since entering in earnest upon a stage career she has net with unusual success and her friends arc always pleased to hear of any new venture this young singer may takt up.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-04
HOMESTEAD SKATING RINK.

People who visit the Homestead skating rink each afternoon and even Ing are well paid for their visit, as there Is lots of fun for the small price of admission, Skating every after noon from 130 to p. m; in the eve ming, skating from ' to 10 o'clock, and dancing from 1O:15 to 11;30. The Rock is not open as yet, but that doesn't make a bit of difference to the Homestead rink, which Is thronged nightly with people who enjoy good music and skating. Several new pieces will be added to the S5,O00 or gan this week. Among them are ones that never have been heard be- fore, they were made especially for the Homestead skating rink, and will be played this week.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-04
STILL MISTRESS OF THE NILE

Ono famous figure stands out in the history of Egypt and the Nile, giving river, country, and seaport a lasting charm. All along the river from Phllae, above all at Dendera, the shores are personal with the recollec- tions of the woman than whom no queen was ever more brilliant, whose charm, seduction, wit and human fas- cination have been made immortal by the masterpieces of the world, Antony as did her subjecte, called her Egypt And the country whose shape Is To- tus. whose emblems are the serpent and the papyrus, Is instinct with the grace of this empress Alexandria, her capital and playground, was a garden a pleasure park for her, banquet hall where beside her on her couch Mark Antony delivered up Caesar Italy fame, and honor into her beautiful hands, giving all the treasures of his life that she might dissolve them in the winecup from which he drank to her, In Alexandria, Cleopatras temples fill- ed the squares; through the streets at night, touching elbows with Roman, Greek and Egyptian, with slave and noble, the queen and the mad Antony, made sport of tho etiquette that hedges royalty. Here, where she had origin ally hewitchcd Cac' ar, she held Antony until kingdoms and hie old gories were nothing to him; and here in Alexandria she lifted him, defeated broken, into his tomb; and here, beside him, she herself died. So intense is the car touche that Cleopatra has left on Egyptian history and on this marine city that the ugly hustle of commerce, where Jews, Greeks, and Egyptians fight to-day for stocks and bonds and land sneculatlons in the modern cos- lnopolis Is lost and forgotten as the old capital rises like a mirage on the edge of the desert and as me thinks of Gle opAtra, shines again with something of its old glory, The queens pink obe- lsks (one of which ,s now in the New York Central Park are seen again in their old place. and the shouts and cries t emble up m the air as the people call to her. Cleopatra Is going to Cydnus in the golden barge hung with purple! The people kiss the ground her feet have trod; she is a goddess; she is Isis--Hathor; she Is Empress oi Upper and Lower Egypt, Mistress of the Nile. But she is, above All else. a 1 woman whom Antony has named hie Serpent of Old Nile" Her ship puts out for sea, and the seaside crowded with citizens is black like a pail, As she sails away the heart of Egypt goes with her, and the great river and the land have In all their history no more sumptuous memory than the memory of her.-Mare Van Worst. in Harper for May.